Cavnic mine
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The Cavnic mine is a large mine located in the northwest of Romania in Maramureș County, 26 km southwest of Baia Mare and 576 km north of the capital, Bucharest. Cavnic represents one of the largest polymetallic reserves in Romania having significant reserves of gold, silver, copper, lead and zinc amounting to 20 million tonnes of ore grading 1g/t gold, 30g/t silver, 2% lead, 3% zinc and 1% copper. The resources amount to 640,000 oz of gold, 19.2 million oz of silver, 400,000 tonnes of lead metal, 600,000 tonnes of zinc metal, and 200,000 tonnes of copper metal.
Wikidata
Kapnikbanya
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Location: 47.6426, 23.8738, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
3 places
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Peștera cu Oase de la Poiana Botizii ⓘ
cave in Romania -
Peștera din Dealul Solovan ⓘ
cave in Romania -
Cavnic mine ⓘ
gold mine
| Type | Subtype | Date | Description | Notes | Source |
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| site | cave | Peștera cu Oase de la Poiana Botizii | cave | Wikidata | |
| site | cave | Peștera din Dealul Solovan | cave | Wikidata | |
| site | mine | Cavnic mine | gold mine, mine | Wikidata | |