Topic: Rosia Montana
Bucharest issued an archaeological discharge certificate for an area in northwestern Romania where a Canadian firm wants to establish a gold mine, the culture ministry said Friday.The decision was criticized by groups defending the patrimony of the region's ancient Roman site."The department ...
The Romanian Academy on Wednesday urged the ministry of culture to include a former Roman site in its tentative list for UNESCO World Heritage to protect it from a Canadian gold mine project.Two other organisations involved in the conservation of cultural heritage, ...
Opponents of a Canadian gold mine project in a Romanian village on Saturday called on the Romanian culture ministry to save a threatened ancient site in the area."The universal value of the Rosia Montana site and especially of the Roman mining tunnels ...
It's a rare day when a mayor balks at proposals that his town be entered on the World Heritage List next to such illustrious sites as the Taj MahalBut Mayor Eugen Furdui of Rosia Montana -- a picturesque Carpathian mountain village with ...