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Muncelu Mic Mine
The Muncelu Mic mine was a large open pit mine in the western of Romania in Hunedoara County, 16 km southeast of Simeria and 387 km north-west of the capital, Bucharest. Muncelu Mic represents one of the largest iron ore reserves in Romania having estimated reserves of 6.5 million tonnes of ore. When it was operational it produced around 200,000 tonnes of iron ore/year. The mine also has a gold and silver reserves of around 5.4 million tonnes grading 1g/t gold and 8g/t silver resulting 173,000 Ounce, oz of gold and 1.38 million Ounce, oz of silver. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Muncelu Mic Mine Iron mines in Romania Gold mines in Romania ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vețel
Vețel ( hu, Vecel; german: Witzel) is a commune in Hunedoara County, Transylvania, Romania. It is composed of ten villages: Boia Bârzii (''Bojabirz''), Bretelin (''Brettyelin''), Căoi (''Káun''), Herepeia ('' Filimon Sîrbu'' between 1948 and 1964; ''Herepe''), Leșnic (''Lesnyek''), Mintia (''Marosnémeti''; ''Bayersdorf''), Muncelu Mare (''Nagymuncsel''), Muncelu Mic (''Kismuncsel''), Runcu Mic (''Erdőhátrunk'') and Vețel. At the 2002 census, 91.6% of the population were Romanians, 4.7% Hungarians and 3.6% Roma. 87.8% were Romanian Orthodox, 4.4% Pentecostal, 3.1% Roman Catholic, 2.1% Baptist and 1.7% Reformed. Mintia village is the site of the Mintia-Deva Power Station. Natives * Filimon Sârbu Filimon Sârbu (August 10, 1916 – July 19, 1941) was a Romanian communist activist and anti-fascist militant executed by the pro-Nazi authorities during World War II. After the war, he was acclaimed as a hero by the communist government. ... References Comm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |