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Polkowice-Sieroszowice mine

Coordinates: 51°27′54″N 16°06′07″E / 51.4651°N 16.1020°E / 51.4651; 16.1020
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Polkowice-Sieroszowice mine
Copper ore mine tower in Sieroszowce near Polkowice, Poland
Location
LocationPolkowice, Sieroszowice
townPolkowice County
CountryPoland
Production
ProductsCopper
History
Opened1962
Owner
CompanyKGHM Polska Miedź

The Polkowice-Sieroszowice mine is a large mine in the west of Poland near Polkowice and Sieroszowice, Polkowice County, 350 km south-west of the capital, Warsaw. Polkowice-Sieroszowice represents one of the largest copper and silver reserve in Poland having estimated reserves of 387 million tonnes of ore grading 2.65% copper and 54 g/tonnes silver.[1] In 2018 the mine produced over 196,000 tonnes of copper and over 428 tonnes of silver.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Resource base". KGHM Polska Miedź. 2010. Retrieved 2010-09-28.
  2. ^ "Polkowice-Sieroszowice". KGHM Polska Miedź. 2018. Retrieved 2020-02-23.

51°27′54″N 16°06′07″E / 51.4651°N 16.1020°E / 51.4651; 16.1020