Dobrești mine

Dobrești mine
Location
Dobrești mine is located in Romania
Dobrești mine
Dobrești mine
LocationDobreşti
CommuneBihor County
CountryRomania
Coordinates46°50′51″N 22°16′44″E / 46.84750°N 22.27889°E / 46.84750; 22.27889
Production
ProductsBauxite
Production10,000 tonnes of bauxite
Financial year2008
History
Opened1965
Owner
CompanyAsociația Mineral West

The Dobrești mine is a large mine in the northwest of Romania in Bihor County, 55 km (34 mi) southwest of Oradea and 629 km (391 mi) north of the capital, Bucharest. Dobrești represents the largest bauxite reserve in Romania having estimated reserves of 10 million tonnes.[1] Opened in 1965, the mine, which employed 2,000 workers, produced 140,000 tonnes of bauxite per year. After a reduction in workforce to 700 in 1997, the mine closed in 1999.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Dobrești mine". www.crisana.ro (in Romanian). 2009-05-29. Retrieved 2009-05-29.
  2. ^ Deac, Anca (June 18, 2018). "Clădiri abandonate, singurele rămase dintr-o întreprindere minieră profitabilă în perioada comunistă". Digi24 (in Romanian). Retrieved November 5, 2022.