Tyuzoșa-Ludovica ore deposit, Săsar-Valea Roșie mining area, Baia Mare, Maramureș County, Romania
Rhodochrosite occurrence and a manganese outcrop in the northern part of the Ludovica ore deposit. May 2013.
© Nicu Pascanu
View of the former 'Gheorghe' gallery entrance. Abandoned mining area since the second half of the 19th century. May 2013
Abandoned entrance of 'Emerica' gallery, Ludovica ore deposit. May 2013.
Entrance of 'Domnișoara' gallery, blocked now. Old mining activities, from the 19th century. Ludovica ore deposit. May 2013.
Crossing the 'Gheorghe' Valley, can be observed numberless mining pits of the 'Gheorghe' galleries. All are collapsed now or clogged with rocks and vegetation. Ludovica ore deposit. May 2013.