Valea Chioarului mine

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Valea Chioarului mine
Location
Location Valea Chioarului
Commune Maramureş County
Country Romania
Production
Products Bentonite
Owner
None Private

The Valea Chioarului mine is a large mine in the northwest of Romania in Maramureş County, 30 km south of Baia Mare and 520 km northwest of the capital, Bucharest. Valea Chioarului represents one of the largest bentonite reserve in Romania having estimated reserves of 20 million tonnes.[1]

References

  1. "Bentonitele din Romania" (in Romanian). Babes-Bolyay University. 2010. Retrieved 2010-11-27. 

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