A OPEN PIT MINING AÇIK OCAK MADENCİLİĞİ

5.1.4 Sandstone exploitation
Common sandstone in 213 quarries from
31 counties were extracted. In the north of
the country (Satu Mare, Maramures,
Suceava, Botosani counties) 23, in center
(Bistrita Nasaud, Salaj, Cluj, Harghita,
Covasna, Brasov, Sibiu and Alba) 72, in
vest (Bihor, Arad, Hunedoara, Caras
Severin) 22, in east (Iasi, Neamt, Vaslui,
Bacau, Vrancea, Tulcea, Constanta) 68 and
south (Mehedinti, Valcea, Prahova, Arges,
Dambovita, Buzau) 27 quarries where
registred.
Ornamental sandstone only at Baschioi, in
Tulcea county, was exploited.
5.1.5 Sand exploitation
172 open pits and quarries in 33 counties
and Bucharest, had exploited sand. The
distribution of the sand surface exploitation
on quarries and open pits can be observed in
Figure 7.
Remaining 1/3 from sand surface
exploitation was quarries and they had
extracted the output from sandy geological
formations. In the north of the country (Satu
Mare, Maramures, Botosani counties) 9, in
center (Salaj, Cluj, Covasna, Sibiu and Alba)
19, in vest (Hunedoara, Caras Severin,
Timis) 10, in east (only Tulcea and
Constanta) 17 and south (Mehedinti, Gorj,
Dolj, Valcea) 5 quarries where registred.
5.1.6 Gravel exploitation
127 gravel open pits (fig. 8) and quarries
was registered in 25 counties: Alba, Arad,
Bihor, Brasov, Buzau, Caras Severin, Cluj,
Constanta, Covasna, Dambovita, Harghita,
Hunedoara, Iasi, Maramures, Mehedinti,
Mures, Neamt, Prahova, Salaj, Satu Mare,
Sibiu, Suceava, Timis, Valcea and Vaslui.
109 open pits had extracted gravel along
the following many rivers: Mures, Teius,
Ampoi, Crisul Alb, Crisul Negru, Crisul
Repede, Beretau, Teuz, Tarlung, Ghimbav,
Olt, Buzau, Ramnic, Cerna, Mraconia,
Somesul Mic, Ruda, Tarnava Mare,
Geoagiu, Siret, Somes, Viseu, Iza, Tarnava
Mica, Moldova, Prahova, Teleajan, Varbilau,
Somes, Artibaciu, Sadu, Hanfta, Suceava,
Moldova, Timis, Topologu.
Other 18 quarries had extracted the gravel
in Alba (Aiud, Mihacea quarries), Constanta
(Aliman, Gherghina, Medgidia, Mircea
Figure 7. Allocation of sand surface
exploitations on quarries and open pits
(1=quarries; 2=open pits).
Approximate 2/3 from sand surface
exploitation was open pits and they had
worked in 31 counties and Bucharest. They
had exploited the sand along the Suceava,
Somes, Somesul Mic, Tarnava Mare, Olt,
Crisul Alb, Crisul Repede, Crisul Negru,
Caras, Mures, Strei, Bega, Bahlui, Prut,
Barlad, Siret, Cosustea, Motru, Gilort, Jiu,
Amaradia, Olt, Ialomita, Teleajan, Buzau,
Dambovita and Danube rivers and their
tributaries.
Figure 8. Allocation of gravel surface
exploitations on quarries and open pits
(1=quarries; 2=open pits).
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