Băișoara mine

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Băișoara mine
Location
Băișoara mine is located in Romania
Băișoara mine
Băișoara mine
LocationBăișoara
CommuneCluj County
CountryRomania
Coordinates46°35′15.5″N 23°22′24.29″E / 46.587639°N 23.3734139°E / 46.587639; 23.3734139[1]
Production
ProductsIron ore
Production50,000 tonnes of iron ore
Financial year2008

The Băișoara mine is a large open pit mine in the north-western of Romania in Cluj County, 60 km south of Cluj-Napoca and 466 km north-west of the capital, Bucharest. Băișoara represents one of the largest iron ore reserves in Romania having estimated reserves of 6 million tonnes of ore.[2] The mine produces around 50,000 tonnes of iron ore/year.[2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Băișoara, Cluj County, Romania". mindat. Retrieved 4 November 2023.
  2. ^ a b "Regional setting and geochronology of the La Banatitic Magmatic and Metallogenetic Belt" (PDF). geo.edu.ro. 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-09-28. Retrieved 2010-09-09.