The Ghelari mine was a large open pit, also an underground iron ore mine in the western of Romania in Hunedoara County, 20 km south-west of Hunedoara and 411 km north-west of the capital, Bucharest. Ghelari represents one of the largest iron ore reserves in Romania having estimated reserves of 14 million tonnes of ore. The mine produced around 200,000 tonnes of iron ore/year.

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Ieşirea din mina Ghelari. Mina datează din 1901

Gyalár, Ghelari; Vaskő bánya / iron mine, panorama card (hajtásnál

Biserica din Ghelari

Mine Güler

Ghelari Tourism (2025) Romania Best Places to Visit in Ghelari