Rudna mine
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| Location | |
|---|---|
  Rudna mine | |
| Location | Polkowice |
| town | Polkowice County |
| Country | Poland |
| Coordinates | 51°30′06″N 16°06′26″E / 51.501537°N 16.107309°E |
| Production | |
| Products | Copper |
| History | |
| Opened | 1969 |
| Owner | |
| Company | KGHM Polska Miedź |
The Rudna mine is a large underground mine in the west of Poland in Polkowice, Polkowice County, 350 kilometres (217 miles) south-west of the capital, Warsaw. Rudna represents one of the largest copper and silver reserve in Poland having estimated reserves of 513 million tonnes of ore grading 1.78% copper and 42 g/tonnes silver.[1] The annual ore production is around 13 million tonnes from which 231,000 tonnes of copper and 546 tonnes of silver are extracted.
