Dognecea mine | |
Pushpin Map: | Romania |
Coordinates: | (estimated) |
Place: | Dognecea |
Subdivision Type: | Commune |
State/Province: | Caraș-Severin County |
Country: | Romania |
Products: | Iron ore |
Financial Year: | 2008 |
Amount: | 10,000 tonnes of iron ore |
Opening Year: | 1911 |
The Dognecea mine is a large open pit mine in the western of Romania in Caraș-Severin County, 23 km west of Reșița and 509 km north-west of the capital, Bucharest. Dognecea represents one of the largest iron ore reserves in Romania having estimated reserves of 9 million tonnes of ore.[1] The mine produces around 10,000 tonnes of iron ore/year.[1]