Polkowice-Sieroszowice mine | |
Place: | Polkowice, Sieroszowice |
Subdivision Type: | town |
State/Province: | Polkowice County |
Country: | Poland |
Owner: | KGHM Polska Miedź |
Products: | Copper |
Opening Year: | 1962 |
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]