Minister of European Investments and Projects Marcel Bolos declared on Friday in Alba Iulia that Romania is seeking European funding for the expansion of copper mining in Rosia Poieni - Alba County."For the copper mining development project we plan to obtain support under the Smart Growth, Digitalization and Financial Instruments Operational Program. In this regard, we are having talks with the European Commission so that this important project for Romania (...) can be expanded and, why not, succeed perhaps in having this important resource of Romania's processed domestically," Bolos told a press conference.He added that a package of projects is being discussed that refer both to the expansion of copper mining, but also to copper processing."Yet for processing we need to identify the investor who would be willing to invest in such an important infrastructure, both in terms of volume and complexity of the technological process. What we propose to the European Commission involves expanding mining, with the support of Cupru Min company, and, why not, also setting up the processing component also in Alba County," Bolos explained.It is not the first time that the possibility that the ore extracted from the Rosia Poieni deposit be processed in Romania instead of being sold abroad as so far, mainly to China, is being tackled, as various government officials declared along the years that investments should be supported so that the copper ore be processed in the country.Cupru Min, a company under the authority of the Ministry of Economy, has as main activity object the exploitation and delivery in specific forms of copper ore resources/reserves from the Rosia Poieni mining perimeter. The extracted copper concentrate comes from a porphyry deposit which, in addition to copper, contains other metals as well.
Interim president Ilie Bolojan has convened the Supreme Council of National Defense on Wednesday, April 30, to discuss essential defense topics such as Romania’s participation in the ReArm Europe Plan/Readiness 2030, the draft Law on National Defense of Romania, and the National Plan on Military Mobility. Other topics concern the draft Law on certain measures […]
The photography exhibition World Unseen, which allows both blind and sighted visitors to experience images through touch and sound, is opening its doors in Iași after attracting over 100,000 visitors in Bucharest. Hosted at the Palace of Culture, the exhibition will be on display from April 29 to July 29. Organized by Canon Romania in […]
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DAAS Epta Romania, part of the international Epta group, is set to open the first Training Center for refrigeration technicians in the country with an EUR 500,000 investment. The company also announced the accelerated expansion of the remote monitoring service center, or TLM. The Training Center is a pilot project developed based on the model […]
Knauf Insulation, part of the Knauf Group, has invested EUR 140 mln in state-of-the-art production facilities and brought together world-class expertise to transform the Târnăveni plant in Romania into the most technologically advanced facility in Central Eastern Europe. Industrial services provider Bilfinger has played a significant role in the project by undertaking a comprehensive range […]
The seventh edition of Neversea, one of Europe’s largest beach music festivals, will not take place in 2025, the organizers announced. The event is now scheduled to return in 2026 in Constanța, Romania, after challenges in securing a suitable beach venue. Organizers from Untold Universe explained in a press release that they were unable to […]
