Location Orașu Nou Country Romania Financial year 2008 | Commune Satu Mare County Products Bentonite Opened 1955 | |
Production 14,700 tonnes of bentonite | ||
The Orașu Nou mine is a large mine in the northwest of Romania in Satu Mare County, 45 kilometres (28 mi) northeast of Satu Mare and 641 kilometres (398 mi) north of the capital, Bucharest. Orașu Nou represents the largest bentonite reserve in Romania, having estimated reserves of 25 million tonnes (25,000,000 long tons; 28,000,000 short tons).
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