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Muncelu Mic mine

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Muncelu Mic mine
Location
LocationVețel
CommuneHunedoara County
CountryRomania
Production
ProductsIron ore, Gold, Iron
Production0 tonnes of iron ore
Financial year2008
History
Opened1951
Closed1998

The Muncelu Mic mine was a large open pit mine in the western of Romania in Hunedoara County, 16 km southeast of Simeria and 387 km north-west of the capital, Bucharest. Muncelu Mic represents one of the largest iron ore reserves in Romania having estimated reserves of 6.5 million tonnes of ore.[1] When it was operational it produced around 200,000 tonnes of iron ore/year.[1] The mine also has a gold and silver reserves of around 5.4 million tonnes grading 1g/t gold and 8g/t silver resulting 173,000 oz of gold and 1.38 million oz of silver.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Economia" (in Romanian). Primaria Veţel. 2013. Archived from the original on 2013-05-18. Retrieved 2013-06-20.