(Kongens gruve; Kongens grube; Kongelig Majestets gruve)
The largest and the oldest of the silver mines in the Kongsberg area. Mining was started 18. October 1623, and were in operation until mining ended in Kongsberg. The deepest shaft in Kongens Mine is 1070 meter deep (ca. 500 meter below sea level!).
The name "Kongens mine" translated in english means the Kings mine.
References:
- Brünnich, M. L. (1777): Forsøg til Mineralogie for Norge. Priskrift, Trondhjem
- Møller, N. B. (1861) Mineralnotiser. Nyt Mag. Naturv. 11, 59-64
- Lietz, J. (1939): Mikroskopische und chemische Untersuchungen an Kongsberger Silbererzen. Zeitschr.ang. Min. 2, 65-113 [on jalpaite]
- Nordrum, F. S. (1995): Mineralfunn på Kongsberg etter nedleggelsen av Sølvverket. Bergverksmuseets skrift nr 9 , 42-47
- Nordrum, F. S. (2002): Nyfunn av mineraler i Norge 2001-2002. STEIN 29 (2): 4-10 [on a find of thenardite]
Mineral List:18 entries listed. 18 valid minerals.
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