Glogova-Sisesti District

Prospect in Gorj, Romania with commodities Zirconium, Thorium, REE, Titanium
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Nearby scientific data
  7. Geologic structures
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Mining district
  10. Ownership information
  11. Bibliographic references

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 60000855
MRDS ID ISM0744
Record type District
Current site name Glogova-Sisesti District

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 22.96861, 44.91533 (WGS84)
Relative position DEPOSITS ARE LOCATED ON THE BANKS OF THE RIVER MOTRU. APPROXIMATELY 40 KM NE OF TURNU-SEVERIN IN SW ROMANIA.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Gorj(province)

Romania(country)

Geographic areas

Country State
Romania Gorj
Romania Mehedinti

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Zirconium Critical Primary
Thorium Primary
REE Critical Primary
Titanium Critical Primary

Nearby scientific data

(1) 22.96861, 44.91533

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description STATIC COASTLINE

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Discovery year 1970

Mining district

District name GLOGOVA-SISESTI DISTRICT

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner ROMANIAN GOVERNMENT

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    US BUREAU OF MINES, 1982, GLOGOVA, HEHEDINTI PROVINCE, ROMANIA, US BUREAU OF MINES, MINERALS AVAILABILITY SYSTEM DEPOSIT PROFILE, 11 P.

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.