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Făget mine

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Făget mine
Location
LocationRodna
CommuneBistrița-Năsăud County
CountryRomania
Production
ProductsLead, Zinc, Copper, Sulfur
Production857 tonnes of lead, 1,038 tonnes of copper, 25,941 tonnes of sulfur and 2,797 tonnes of zinc
Financial year2008
History
Opened1980

The Făget mine is a large mine in the northwest of Romania in Rodna, Bistrița-Năsăud County, 50 km southwest of Bistriţa and 699 km north-west of the capital, Bucharest. Făget represents one of the largest lead and zinc reserve in Romania having estimated reserves of 9.25 million tonnes of ore grading 0.79% lead and 2.48% zinc thus resulting in 0.07 million tonnes of lead and 0.23 million tonnes of zinc.[1]

References

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  1. ^ "Prezentare comuna Rodna" (in Romanian). scritube.com. 2009. Retrieved 2010-09-17.