Ghelari mine
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| Location | |
|---|---|
| Location | Ghelari |
| Commune | Hunedoara County |
| Country | Romania |
| Production | |
| Products | Iron ore, sometimes Magnetite, Siderite, Limonite, in pockets: Hematite. |
| Production | 200,000 tonnes of iron ore |
| Financial year | 2008 |
| History | |
| Opened | 1900 |
| Closed | September 2005 |
| Owner | |
| Company | Minvest SA Deva |
The Ghelari mine was a large open pit, also an underground iron ore mine in the western of Romania in Hunedoara County, 20 km south-west of Hunedoara and 411 km north-west of the capital, Bucharest. Ghelari represents one of the largest iron ore reserves in Romania having estimated reserves of 14 million tonnes of ore.[1] The mine produced around 200,000 tonnes of iron ore/year.[1]
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