Borska Reka mine

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Borska Reka mine
Location
Bor District
Country Serbia
Production
Products Copper, Gold, Silver

The Borska Reka mine is a large copper mine located in the east of Serbia in Bor District. Borska Reka represents one of the largest copper reserve in Serbia and in the world having estimated reserves of 1 billion tonnes of ore grading 0.53% copper. The mine also has gold reserves amounting to 4.4 million oz and 36.3 million oz of silver. [1]

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References

  1. "New law on mining" (PDF). mineprofs.org. 2007. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-09-01. Retrieved 2013-06-26.