The Mines and Quarries of Dacia
- Dacian Gold Mines of Transylvania, between Apulum and Napoca in the Bihor Mountains.
- Alburnus Maior 131-167 CE and closed in 215 CE, is known today as Rosia Montana.
- Other Dacian Mines produced Salt, Iron, Silver and Copper.
- Dacian Quarries produced Limestone, Marble, Schist, Sandstone and Andesite.
The Legions that operated the Mines
- Apulum (Alba Iulia):
- Legio XIII Gemina (106-271 CE) When it was withdrawn from Dacia and moved South to Moesia Superior (Moesia Superior was renamed Dacia Aureliana)
- Troesmis (Iglita, Romania)
- Legio V Macedonica (106-166 CE)
- Castra Potaissa (Ruins, Turda, Romania):
- Legio V Macedonica (166-274 CE)
Other Gold Mines in the Roman Empire
- Las Medulas Gold Mine
- Spain, the Roman Province of Hispania Tarraconensis
- Dolaucothi Gold Mine
- Wales, Britannia
Alburnus Maior Gold Mine known as Rosia Montana