Goldgruben, Kliening, Bad St Leonhard, Saualpe, Kärnten, Österreich
Ancient gold mines. Activities in this area, which extends in a NNW direction into the neighbouring Mischlinggraben (Staubmann workings), date back to the 15th century. Today, the workings are long abandoned, but gold nuggets are still frequently found by panning in the Kliening stream, near Wiesenau. In the Mischlinggraben, additional minerals were recovered from the host rocks, mainly marbles.
Located near Kliening, about 2 km SW of Bad St Leonhard.
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References
- Friedrich, O. (1933): Notiz über die Mineralführung der Lagerstätte Kliening im Lavanttal (Kärnten). Tschermaks Min. Pet. Mitt. 43, 447-452.
- Sterk, G. (1955): Zur Kenntnis der Goldlagerstätte Kliening im Lavanttal. Carinthia II, 145./65., 39-59.
- G. Niedermayr, I. Praetzel: Mineralien Kärntens, 1995
- Pohl, W., and Belocky, R. (1999): Metamorphism and metallogeny in the Eastern Alps. Mineralium Deposita 34, 614-629.
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