ArgentopyriteKongens Mine, Overberget Mining Field, Kongsberg Silver Mining District, Kongsberg, Buskerud, Norway
Photo: Kjell Gatedal Kongens gruve; Kongens grube; Kongelig Majestets gruve
The largest and the oldest of the silver mines in the
Kongsberg Silver Mining District. 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. Norsk Bergverksmuseums skrift. 9 , 42-47
- Nordrum, F. S. (2002): Nyfunn av mineraler i Norge 2001-2002. STEIN 29 (2): 4-10 [on a find of thenardite]
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18 entries listed. 17 valid minerals.
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