Ceptura Coal Mine is an

open-pit mining Open-pit mining, also known as open-cast or open-cut mining and in larger contexts mega-mining, is a surface mining technique of extracting rock or minerals from the earth from an open-air pit, sometimes known as a borrow. This form of mining ...

exploitation it is considered one of the largest in the country of

Romania Romania ( ; ro, România ) is a country located at the crossroads of Central Europe, Central, Eastern Europe, Eastern, and Southeast Europe, Southeastern Europe. It borders Bulgaria to the south, Ukraine to the north, Hungary to the west, S ...

located in

Ceptura Ceptura is a commune in Prahova County, Muntenia, Romania. It is composed of five villages: Ceptura de Jos (the commune centre), Ceptura de Sus, Malu Roșu, Rotari, and Șoimești. The open-pit Open-pit mining, also known as open-cast or o ...

Prahova County Prahova County () is a county ( județ) of Romania, in the historical region Muntenia, with the capital city at Ploiești. Demographics In 2011, it had a population of 762,886 and the population density was 161/km². It is Romania's third mos ...

with estimated coal reserves of 18 million tonnes. The coal mine opened in 1954. The legal entity managing the Câmpulung mine is the Ploieşti National Coal Company, which was set up in 1957.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Ceptura Coal Mine Coal mines in Romania 1954 establishments in Romania