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a year and the mineral deposit represents 65% of the total copper reserves in
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160:11,000 tonnes
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77:Roşia Montană
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71:
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23:
1644:Roșia Poieni
1643:
1639:Moldova Nouă
1634:Leșu Ursului
1481:Ocna de Fier
1451:Cacova Ierii
829:Tazlăul Mare
684:Gura Ocniței
489:. Retrieved
485:the original
480:
408:
355:chalcopyrite
327:
311:
303:
280:
203:
201:
1800:Ocnele Mari
1780:Gura Slănic
1724:Șaru Dornei
1538:Muncelu Mic
1476:Muncelu Mic
1338:Husnicioara
1237:Târgu Mureș
1160:Noul Săsesc
1097:Laslău Mare
967:Bilciurești
912:Natural gas
897:Anina-Doman
769:Oprișenești
724:Lebăda Vest
599:Băicoi Nord
422:and in two
387:molybdenite
264: [
234:Arieș River
206:is a large
129: /
105:Coordinates
89:Alba County
1909:Categories
1835:Târgu Ocna
1790:Ocna Mureș
1765:Bălțătești
1614:Altân Tepe
1210:Sighișoara
1112:Luceafărul
1074:Ghindăoani
1068:Gherăiești
1051:Filitelnic
1007:Copșa Mică
1002:Cobălcescu
953:Berbinceni
943:Bătrânești
764:Olimpiysky
719:Lebăda Est
491:2009-05-25
446:References
424:ball mills
379:sphalerite
375:chalcocite
270:Câmpeni –
246:Alba-Iulia
222:Alba Iulia
157:Production
142:Production
117:23°10′17″E
114:46°18′53″N
1874:Budureasa
1704:Delinești
1696:Manganese
1586:Orașu Nou
1573:Bentonite
1333:Filipești
1328:Comănești
1318:Câmpulung
1308:Bustuchin
1293:Bărbăteni
1242:Târnăveni
1080:Grădiștea
1071:Ghercești
987:Călinești
874:Viperești
799:Satchinez
729:Malu Mare
694:Iași-Gorj
619:Bustuchin
442:(Larox).
428:flotation
395:malachite
391:germanite
371:covellite
359:magnetite
278:commune.
242:haul road
226:Bucharest
1894:Teregova
1884:Dobrești
1825:Sărmășel
1785:Jabenița
1709:Globurău
1629:Iacobeni
1591:Petrești
1581:Gurasada
1558:Săcărâmb
1523:Cireșata
1461:Gârliște
1456:Dognecea
1446:Băișoara
1403:Sărmășag
1393:Rovinari
1383:Prigoria
1368:Paroșeni
1348:Livezeni
1303:Bozovici
1298:Berbești
1288:Aninoasa
1260:Voitinel
1251:Torcești
1217:Spinoasa
1206:Sărmașel
1147:Mușenița
1142:Muridava
1083:Ibănești
982:Caragele
973:Brădești
879:Zegujani
784:Pescăruș
779:Pârâieni
739:Midia SE
689:Hințești
659:Delta VI
654:Delta IV
614:Brădești
411:open pit
299:CupruMin
208:open pit
195:CupruMin
147:Products
73:Location
34:Location
1858:Gârcina
1775:Folești
1734:Uranium
1714:Răzoare
1466:Ghelari
1423:Voivozi
1418:Uricani
1408:Șotânga
1398:Rudăria
1373:Petrila
1323:Ceptura
1201:Salonta
1173:Plenița
1137:Miorița
1102:Lilieci
1087:Ilimbav
1060:Florina
1056:Firtușu
1029:Dârvari
1026:Damieni
1012:Cristur
977:Brodina
849:Țicleni
839:Teremia
814:Slatina
789:Pișcolt
774:Pâncota
744:Mihaela
679:Geamăna
664:Eugenia
644:Cuejdiu
634:Călacea
589:Barchiz
579:Abrămuț
558:Romania
418:in two
399:azurite
367:bornite
333:) with
319:diorite
315:Miocene
308:Geology
289:of the
218:Romania
191:Company
173:History
99:Romania
95:Country
84:Commune
1889:Dubova
1879:Ditrău
1845:Potash
1820:Sărata
1770:Cacica
1671:Cavnic
1624:Cavnic
1606:Copper
1563:Țarina
1553:Rovina
1533:Frasin
1528:Colnic
1518:Certej
1513:Cavnic
1505:silver
1491:Teliuc
1428:Vulcan
1378:Pralea
1358:Lupeni
1313:Căpeni
1247:Teleac
1232:Șincai
1222:Șamșud
1192:Rodbav
1178:Poduri
1042:Domino
1033:Deleni
1017:Cușmed
970:Bobocu
958:Bianca
948:Bențid
933:Balaur
869:Videle
864:Văluța
859:Văleni
854:Variaș
824:Șivița
794:Salcia
754:Moreni
749:Moftin
704:Izvoru
604:Bobaia
594:Băbeni
383:galena
357:, and
351:pyrite
345:. The
295:copper
250:Zlatna
211:copper
178:Opened
151:Copper
1867:Other
1815:Praid
1742:Băița
1676:Făget
1471:Lueta
1413:Țebea
1363:Motru
1353:Lonea
1283:Anina
1255:Totea
1227:Șaroș
1183:RBN-4
1164:Paula
1156:Nadia
1152:Nadeș
1122:Maria
1092:Ioana
1038:Doina
997:Clara
963:Bilca
938:Bazna
902:Derna
844:Turnu
809:Sinoe
804:Săcel
759:Năeni
714:Lapoș
699:Irina
674:Gîsca
639:Cobza
276:Lupșa
272:Turda
268:]
254:Abrud
238:Lupșa
186:Owner
1805:Ogra
1757:Salt
1663:zinc
1661:and
1659:Lead
1543:Rodu
1503:and
1501:Gold
1438:Iron
1343:Jilț
1275:Coal
1196:Roua
1117:Mamu
1107:Lira
1077:Gina
1022:Daia
928:Anca
834:Teiș
363:gold
261:DN75
214:mine
202:The
181:1929
168:2008
923:Ana
919:A-E
649:D-T
629:C-T
584:B-T
574:A-T
566:Oil
325:).
321:or
236:in
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454:^
397:,
393:,
389:,
385:,
381:,
377:,
373:,
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361:;
353:,
266:ro
252:–
248:–
542:e
535:t
528:v
494:.
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