The Altân Tepe mine (from Turkish "altın tepe", "golden hill") was a large mine in the east of Romania in Tulcea County, 63 km southwest of Tulcea and 215 km north-east of the capital, Bucharest. Altân Tepe represents the third largest copper reserve in Romania having estimated reserves of 200 million tonnes of ore grading 0.4% copper. After operation for 105 years, it was closed and conserved in 2003 due to nonprofitability. It had also problems with water contamination.[2]
References
- ^ "Mina Altân-Tepe, Stejaru, Tulcea County, Romania". mindat. Retrieved 4 November 2023.
- ^ "Satul minier Altan Tepe, polul saraciei din sud-estul Romaniei" (in Romanian). Financiarul. 15 January 2009. Archived from the original on 18 August 2010. Retrieved 3 October 2010.
