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A OPEN PIT MINING AÇIK OCAK MADENCİLİĞİ

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23 rd <br />

Surface Mining Statistics in Romania<br />

M. Marinescu<br />

Faculty of Geology and Geophysics, University of Bucharest, Romania<br />

ABSTRACT In Romania, in time but the most in XX century, were exploited 82 mineral and<br />

power substances, in over 3,478 of identified quarries and open pits. 98.5 % (3427 quarries<br />

and open pits) from the total surface exploitations extracted non-power mineral substances<br />

and 1.5 % (51) power substances.<br />

Very much exploited (78) were non-power substances (or mining commodities). Some from<br />

these (bauxite, iron ore, manganese ore, copper ore, gold-silver ore, and complex ore) were<br />

metallic ores. But the most non-power substances (73) were non-metallic mineral substances.<br />

Only 4 were power substances: lignite, coal pit, bituminous schist, and bituminous sand. The<br />

quarries and open pits were identified in all 41 counties from Romania and in Bucharest. The<br />

distribution of quarry in these counties is non-homogenous, in correspondence with the<br />

different geological structure and economical development.<br />

Key words: mining statistics, surface mining, Romanian mining statistics, Romanian<br />

surface mining, Romanian quarries<br />

1 INTRODUCTION<br />

Romanian territory is investigated in detail<br />

from geological point of view and is well<br />

known. While Romania is not a big country,<br />

because of the very complex geological<br />

structure, it has, identified and quantified in<br />

resources and reserves, 110 mineral and<br />

power substances (Marinescu, 2003).<br />

Usually, being at the ground surface or<br />

near (at little depth), the most numerous (82)<br />

from these mineral and power substances<br />

was exploited at the ground surface. The<br />

information about the surface mining comes<br />

continuous, yet from very old times.<br />

In this paper it is analyzed the surface<br />

mining situation on the bases of the present<br />

knowledge data about all times. It is evident<br />

that, about old and very old times, many data<br />

are now too slightly and this first<br />

presentation must to be improved, especially<br />

with new archaeological data.<br />

Of course, the most development of the<br />

surface mining is registered in modern times.<br />

2 SURFACES <strong>MINING</strong> ON HISTORIAN<br />

EPOCHS<br />

The surface exploitation was beginning<br />

timid from the Pre-historical times, it was<br />

strong pursued in Antiquity, it manifested a<br />

more little development in Middle Ages and<br />

had presented bigger extending to ours<br />

times. The identified quarries and open pits<br />

were upwards of 91 and the number of<br />

mineral substances had exceeded 16.<br />

2.1 Mining Surface in the Primitive<br />

Commune<br />

The slightly archaeological data about this<br />

Pre-historical time speak about some mineral<br />

substances surface exploitations: 6.<br />

Certainly, surface mining (in primitive<br />

manner) was practiced in more numerous,<br />

but unknown today sites. The firestone was<br />

much exploited but the archaeologists<br />

indicate sure exploitations at Bercea Mare,<br />

Lesnic and Roscani. In Cernat Hill, near<br />

Roscani village, together with firestone, was<br />

exploited the quartzite [Boroneant, 2000].<br />

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