Polkowice-Sieroszowice mine
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Location | |
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Location | Polkowice, Sieroszowice |
town | Polkowice County |
Country | Poland |
Production | |
Products | Copper |
History | |
Opened | 1962 |
Owner | |
Company | KGHM Polska Miedź |
None | Public company |
The Polkowice-Sieroszowice mine is a large mine in the west of Poland near Polkowice and Sieroszowice, Polkowice County, 350 km south-west of the capital, Warsaw. Polkowice-Sieroszowice represents one of the largest copper and silver reserve in Poland having estimated reserves of 387 million tonnes of ore grading 2.65% copper and 54 g/tonnes silver.[1] The annual ore production is around 11 million tonnes from which 292,000 tonnes of copper and 594 tonnes of silver are extracted.
References
- ↑ "Resource base". KGHM Polska Miedź. 2010. Retrieved 2010-09-28.
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