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Cetate open-pit gold mine (1971–2006) to be reopened as part of the project. Roșia Montană Project was a proposed gold and silver mine in Roșia Montană, Romania.If approved, it would have become Europe's largest open-pit gold mine [1] and it would have used the gold cyanidation mining technique.
The 5th century BC is associated with the Dacian stage of art [21] [22] and it is the time of the La Tène period (Iron Age II) when Dacian culture flourished, especially in Transylvanian citadels. [23] The Dacian art of Iron Age II has all the characteristics of a mixed style, with its roots in the Hallstatt culture (1200–500 BC).
Within the project, Roșia Montană Gold Corporation (RMGC) plans to produce 225 tonnes of gold and 819 tonnes of silver over 17 years and it would involve digging up a large area, involving the creation of four mining pits covering 205 ha (510 acres), the first two at the old mining sites of Cirnic and Cetate, followed by pits at Jig and Orlea ...
A gold coin worth $3,000 was found in a kettle in Monmouth, Oregon. "The funds that come from the coin will go directly back into the local community to help provide critical social services for ...
It was designed by Stiles O. Clements and featured a black and gold Art Deco façade. The unusual color scheme was meant to symbolize the "black gold" that was Richfield's business. Haig Patigian did the exterior sculptures. [2]
The main asset included in the treasure was a quantity of 93.4 tons of gold, consisting of 91 tons of historical gold coins and 2.4 tons of gold ingots. According to the conventions applicable at that time, gold served to guarantee the issuance of Romanian lei. The 91 tons of gold coins belonged to private Romanian banks, existing on the ...
The original Cowardly Lion costume worn by Bert Lahr in “The Wizard of Oz” sold for over $3 million in 2014. It was made from real lion pelts, optical glass eyes, and “Italian human hair wig ...
The devastating fires raging across much of Southern California this week have caused extreme damage, leveling some of Los Angeles' historic landmarks. Thousands of firefighters continue to battle ...