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Roșia Poieni copper mine
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The Roșia Poieni copper mine is a large open pit copper mine in the centre of Romania, 90 km (56 mi) northwest of Alba Iulia and 484 km (301 mi) north of the capital, Bucharest. Geographically the mine is located in the Apuseni Mountains, 7 km (4.3 mi) south of the Arieș River in Lupșa commune. The access to the site is made through a south-west industrial haul road from Cornii Valley that crosses the National Road no. 74 Alba-Iulia – Zlatna – Abrud when entering Abrud and through a north industrial haul road from Mușca Valley that crosses the National Road DN75 [ro] Câmpeni – Turda in Mușca village, Lupșa commune.[1]
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Location | |
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Location | Roşia Montană |
Commune | Alba County |
Country | Romania |
Coordinates | 46°18′53″N 23°10′17″E |
Production | |
Products | Copper |
Production | 11,000 tonnes |
Financial year | 2008 |
History | |
Opened | 1929 |
Owner | |
Company | CupruMin |
The Roșia Poieni deposit was developed between the 1950s and 1970s within the Abrud–Mușca–Bucium area (the Golden Quadrilateral) from Apuseni Mountains of the Metaliferi Mountains. The mine produces around 11,000 tonnes of copper a year and the mineral deposit represents 65% of the total copper reserves in Romania. The mine is owned by CupruMin a state owned company.[1]
Its decanting basin has totally erased the village of Geamăna at 46°19′41″N, 23°12′36″E.