Ocna de Fier mine | |
Pushpin Map: | Romania |
Coordinates: | (approximate) |
Place: | Ocna de Fier |
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: | 1900 |
The Ocna de Fier mine is a large open pit mine in the western of Romania in Caraș-Severin County, 25 km west of Reșița and 511 km north-west of the capital, Bucharest. Ocna de Fier represents the largest iron ore reserves in Romania having estimated reserves of 200 million tonnes of ore grading 25% iron metal.[1] [2] The mine produces around 10,000 tonnes of iron ore/year.[1]