Altân Tepe mine

Altân Tepe mine
Location
Altân Tepe mine is located in Romania
Altân Tepe mine
Altân Tepe mine
LocationStejaru
CommuneTulcea County
CountryRomania
Coordinates44°47′27.67″N 28°33′55.98″E / 44.7910194°N 28.5655500°E / 44.7910194; 28.5655500[1]
Production
ProductsCopper
History
Opened1898
Closed2003
Owner
CompanyMinbucovina

The Altân Tepe mine (from Turkish "altın tepe", "golden hill") was a large mine in the east of Romania in Tulcea County, 63 km southwest of Tulcea and 215 km north-east of the capital, Bucharest. Altân Tepe represents the third largest copper reserve in Romania having estimated reserves of 200 million tonnes of ore grading 0.4% copper. After operation for 105 years, it was closed and conserved in 2003 due to nonprofitability. It had also problems with water contamination.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Mina Altân-Tepe, Stejaru, Tulcea County, Romania". mindat. Retrieved 4 November 2023.
  2. ^ "Satul minier Altan Tepe, polul saraciei din sud-estul Romaniei" (in Romanian). Financiarul. 15 January 2009. Archived from the original on 18 August 2010. Retrieved 3 October 2010.