Crucea – Botușana mine

Crucea - Botușana mine
Location
Location Crucea
Commune Suceava County
Country Romania
Production
Products Uranium
Production 46,000 tonnes of uranium ore
Financial year 2008
History
Opened 1965
Owner
Company CNU

The Crucea – Botușana mine is a large mine in the northeast of Romania in Suceava County, 145 km southeast of Suceava and ca. 400 km north of the capital, Bucharest. Crucea - Botușana represents the second largest uranium reserve in Romania having estimated reserves of 30 million tonnes of uranium ore grading 0.5% uranium metal thus resulting in 150,000 tonnes of high grade metal.[1]

References

  1. "Crucea - Botusana mine" (in Romanian). www.cncan.ro. 2009-05-30. Retrieved 2009-05-30.

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