Filipești 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, one of the largest in
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
Filipeștii de Pădure
Filipeștii de Pădure is a commune in Prahova County, Muntenia, Romania. It is composed of four villages: Dițești, Filipeștii de Pădure, Minieri and Siliștea Dealului.
Natives
* Constantin Croitoru
'' General locotenent'' Constantin Cro ...
,
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 8.4 million tonnes.
The legal entity managing the Filipești mine is the
Ploieşti National Coal Company which was set up in 1957.
References
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Coal mines in Romania
Geography of Prahova County