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Romania is among the top five countries in EU in terms of mineral resource potential
Romania is among the top five countries in the European Union when it comes to its mineral resource potential, Grigore Pop, general manager of the National Agency for Mineral Resources said at the Economic Forum on Mining.
\\\'Romania is among the top five countries in the European Union when it comes of its mineral resource potential, according to data made available by the relevant authorities in the country. Unfortunately, if we were to talk exploitation, our position would be far lower than that,\\\' said Pop.
He mentioned that Romania has almost the entire possible range of mineral resources in its underground, starting from hydrocarbon, ferrous and non-ferrous metals, coal, construction materials, all kinds of rocks and including mineral waters.
At the same conference, Sorin Gaman, deputy general manager of the General Department for Mineral Resources in the Ministry of Economy said that the closed mines should be reopened - which will become possible after the approval of the new law of the mines - since there are great quantities of resources still available in there.
In early January this year, Prime Minister Victor Ponta stated that the law of the mines is absolutely necessary.
‘We definitely need a law since, beyond propaganda, we have many mineral resources that we need to exploit, but we also have all kinds of blockages that we need to deal with first. Remin Baia Mare (northwestern Romania) is, let\\\'s say, the first mine that comes to my mind, but there are others too,\\\' Ponta said.