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Falun mine, Falun, Dalarna, Sweden

Photo: Kjell Gatedal

Latitude: 60°35'53"N
Longitude: 15°36'47"E

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Falu gruva

Copper mine with minor gold. Mining probably started around the 11th century and was terminated in 1992. In the 17th century two thirds of the world's copper came from Falun mine. Selenium was discovered in sulphides from Falun mine.

Note on the name: Falun is the town, "Falu" is an old genitive form that has survived until today and is kind of special; "Falu mine" (also found on labels) is a direct translation from the Swedish "Falu gruva" thus meaning "the mine of Falun".

Total amount of ore extracted during the life span of the mine was approximately 30.000.000 t with a yield of 400.000 t blister copper, 500.000 t zinc, 160.000 t lead, 380 t of silver and 5 t of gold. Gold, silver, lead and sulphur was produced from the year 1790, but zinc much later.

Quite a number of orebodies and mines exist, which today often is hard to distinguish from each other.
Following shafts are known;
Gustavs shaft
Lovisa shaft
Adolfs shaft (started 1745)
Fredriks shaft (started 1716)
Oscars shaft
Drottning shaft (Queens-)
Meijenholz shaft
Oscars shaft
Rålambs shaft
Creutz shaft
Wredes shaft

Mineral List

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55 entries listed. 46 valid minerals. 4 type localities (valid minerals). 1 type locality (other).

Localities in this Region

Sweden

Dalarna
- Falun
  - Falun mine
    - Fredrik shaft
    - Östra Hårdmalmen orebody

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References

- Palache, C., Berman, H., & Frondel, C. (1951), The System of Mineralogy of James Dwight Dana and Edward Salisbury Dana, Yale University 1837-1892, Volume II: 618, 625.
- Schumacher, J.C., Schäfer, K. & Seifert, F. (1987): Lamellar nigerite in Zn-rich spinel from the Falun deposit, Sweden. Contribution to Mineralogy and Petrology. 95: 182-190
- L. Lindeström (2002): The Environmental History of the Falun Mine. ISBN 91-631-3536-1.

External Links

- http://www.falugruva.se/en/Falu-Gruva/
- http://www.visitfalun.se/en/The-world-heritage/
- http://www.gl.rhbnc.ac.uk/geode/Fennoscandia/Falun.html [Link Broken? Apr 2013]
- http://www.geonord.org/shows/falueng.html

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