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Elatsite mine

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Elatsite mine
Location
Sofia Province
CountryBulgaria
Production
ProductsCopper

The Elatsite mine is a large copper mine located in the west of Bulgaria in Sofia Province. Elatsite represents one of the largest copper reserve in Bulgaria and in the world having estimated reserves of 650 million tonnes of ore grading 0.3% copper.[1] The mine is currently owned by the Geotechmin group.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Alpine-Balkan-Carpathian-Dinaride". cambmin.co.uk. 2012. Retrieved 2013-06-26.
  2. ^ "GEOTECHMIN Bulgaria │ Ellatzite-Med AD - Ellatzite-Med AD". GEOTECHMIN. 2014. Archived from the original on 2014-02-26. Retrieved 2014-02-14.