Iacobeni mine

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Iacobeni mine
Location
Iacobeni mine is located in Romania
Iacobeni mine
Iacobeni mine
LocationIacobeni
CommuneSuceava County
CountryRomania
Coordinates47°24′33.66″N 25°20′3.98″E / 47.4093500°N 25.3344389°E / 47.4093500; 25.3344389 (approximate)[1]
Production
ProductsCopper, Manganese
Production70,000 tonnes of manganese
Financial year2008
History
Opened1782
Owner
CompanyMinbucovina

The Iacobeni mine is a large mine in the north of Romania in Suceava County, 96 km southwest of Suceava and 340 km north of the capital, Bucharest. Iacobeni represents the third largest copper reserve in Romania having estimated reserves of 200 million tonnes of ore grading 0.4% copper.[2] The mine also has one of the largest manganese reserves in Romania estimated at 2.5 million tonnes of ore with an annual production of around 70,000 tonnes.[2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Iacobeni, Suceava County, Romania". mindat. Retrieved 3 November 2023.
  2. ^ a b "Iacobeni mine" (in Romanian). www.crainou.ro. 2009-05-26. Retrieved 2009-05-26.

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