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Lueta mine

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Lueta mine
Location
LocationLueta
CommuneHarghita County
CountryRomania
Production
ProductsIron ore
Production10,000 tonnes of iron ore
Financial year2008
History
Opened1900

The Lueta mine is a large open pit mine in central Romania in Harghita County, 36 km west of Miercurea Ciuc and 299 km north of the capital, Bucharest. Lueta represents one of the largest iron ore reserves in Romania having estimated reserves of 6 million tonnes of ore.[1] The mine produces around 10,000 tonnes of iron ore/year.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Industria in Transilvania interbelica" (PDF) (in Romanian). BCU Cluj. 2010. Retrieved 2010-10-01.