Hochfeld Mine, Untersulzbach valley, Hohe Tauern, Salzburg, Austria

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Bergwerk Hochfeld, Untersulzbachtal, Hohe Tauern, Salzburg, Österreich

Ancient mine, including the Hieronymus adit ("Hieronymus Erbstollen"), the "Jakobi-Oberbau" workings, and other adits and workings. Adits are both on the western (Martin adit) and eastern side of the valley.
First mentioned in 1537. Intermittently active in the subsequent centuries, until mining activities finally stopped in 1953.

Metamorphosed stratiform (but remobilised) submarine-exhalative Cu-Fe-sulphide mineralisations with minor Cu, Zn, Pb, Au, Ag. Hosted in a narrow, stratabound band within a biotit-chlorite-schist.

Now operated as a tourist mine ('Schaubergwerk Hochfeld') as part of a mining trail ('Geolehrpfad Knappenwand Untersulzbachtal').

Geologically similar to the Brenntal deposit near Mühlbach im Pinzgau, not far away.

References

- SEEMANN, R., F. KOLLER, G. GRUNDMANN, F. BRANDSTÄTTER und E. HEJL (1993): Die Kupferlagerstätte "Hochfeld" - ein Teilprofil der Habachformation im Untersulzbachtal (Salzburg). Abh. Geol. B.-A. 49, 49-66.
- Seemann, R. (1993): Geolehrpfad Knappenwand Untersulzbachtal. Naturkundlicher Führer zum Nationalpark Hohe Tauern, Band 10, Österreichischer Alpenverein, Innsbruck, Austria, 115 pp.
- Lewandowski, K., Lerch, H. & Seemann, R. (2006): Chronik - Schaubergwerk Hochfeld "Bergbau im Untersulzbachtal – Eine fast vergessene Welt" Die 500-jährige Geschichte des Kupferbergbaus am Hochfeld im Untersulzbachtal. Zukunftskollegium Nationalpark Hohe Tauern, Neukirchen a. G., 288 pp.

External Links

- http://www.mineraliensammler.com/bildergalerien/fundgebiete/hochfeld/hochfeld.htm
- http://www.schaubergwerk-hochfeld.at
- http://www.neukirchen.at

Mineral List

Albite Allophane Altaite Anglesite Ankerite 'Apatite' Azurite Bismuth Bornite Brochantite Calcite Cerussite Chalcanthite Chalcopyrite

'Chlorite Group' Chrysocolla Copiapite Copper Cosalite Covellite Cubanite Cyanotrichite Fluorite Galena Glaucodot Gold var: Electrum Gustavite

Gypsum Hematite Hessite Hydrozincite Ilmenite Jarosite 'K Feldspar var: Adularia' Langite Lillianite Limonite Magnetite Malachite 'Manganese Oxides' Marcasite

Molybdenite Posnjakite Pyrite Quartz var: Rock Crystal Sampleite Scheelite Sphalerite Stützite Sulphur Titanite

53 entries listed. 46 valid minerals.