CupruMin is a company based in Abrud, Alba County,

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specialised in the production of

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and

copper ore Following is a list of minerals that serve as copper ores in the copper mining Copper extraction refers to the methods used to obtain copper from its ores. The conversion of copper consists of a series of physical and electrochemical proces ...

. The company owns and operates the Roşia Poieni copper mine which represents the largest copper reserve in

and the second largest in

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. CupruMin produces around 1.33 million tonnes of

grading 0.36% copper per year from which 4,800 tonnes of copper metal is extracted. , Cuprumin had 420 employees and produced 400 tons of

per month. The company's attempt of May 28, 2008 to privatize was halted as the plan did not comply with State aid rules.AVAS vrea să "extragă" 27 milioane de euro din CUPRU MIN Abrud
, November, 11 2008, curierulnational.ro The second try of privatization was conducted in November 2008 at a starting price of 27 million euro. In December 2008, the privatization attempt was canceled due to the unfavorable economic situation.
December, 22 2008, wall-stret.ro In November 2009, after more than one year of inactivity, work was restarted.S.C. Cuprumin S.A. produce 400 de tone de cupru pe lună și funcționează pe profit
, ziarulunirea.ro
May, 3 2010, adevarul.ro The Roşia Poieni copper mine deposit is estimated at 900,000 tons (60 percent of the

reserve), which allows to continue the exploitation for at least 20 years.Exploatarea minieră Cupru Min Abrud scoasă la licitație pentru 60 de milioane de euro
October, 26 2011, Dorin Țimonea, ''Adevărul'' In March 2012, Roman Copper Corp.

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won the tender for the full takeover of Copper Min capital, owned by the Ministry of Economy. Wall-Street.r
de la Roman Copper câștigă licitația pentru Cupru Min"
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References

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External links

Official website
Copper mining companies of Romania Companies of Alba County