Dognecea mine
| Location | |
|---|---|
  Dognecea mine | |
| Location | Dognecea |
| Commune | Caraș-Severin County |
| Country | Romania |
| Coordinates | 45°16′26.08″N 21°45′1.9″E / 45.2739111°N 21.750528°E / 45.2739111; 21.750528 (estimated) |
| Production | |
| Products | Iron ore |
| Production | 10,000 tonnes of iron ore |
| Financial year | 2008 |
| History | |
| Opened | 1911 |
The Dognecea mine is a large open pit mine in the western of Romania in Caraș-Severin County, 23 km west of Reșița and 509 km north-west of the capital, Bucharest. Dognecea represents one of the largest iron ore reserves in Romania having estimated reserves of 9 million tonnes of ore.[1] The mine produces around 10,000 tonnes of iron ore/year.[1]
References
- ^ a b "Industria in Transilvania interbelica" (PDF) (in Romanian). BCU Cluj. 2010. Retrieved 2010-10-01.
