Antimony mine, Stadtschlaining, Oberwart, Burgenland, Austria

Abandoned antimony mine, which was active since the 18th century. Located 2 km N of Stadtschlaining (formerly Schlaining), NE of Oberwart.
Hydrothermal, stibnite-bearing veins of Tertiary age.

Two mining districts are known: the Kurt district (Vinzenz and Mathilde adits; mined since 1893) and the Neustift district (Antoni and Hoffnung adits; W of the 'Tauchental').

The Neustift district was abandoned in 1980, the Kurt district in 1990, and the whole mine was officially closed in 1991.

A mining museum is located in nearby Goberling.

NOTE on the mineral list: Sénarmonite and cervantite appear to only have been found as synthetic crystals from the smelter (Arzruni, 1891; cited in Huber & Huber, 1981). No modern confirmation is available.

References:
- Verdinek, S. & Huber, P.A. (1968): Bernstein, Schlaining, Rumpersdorf - Mineralienfundstellen im Burgenland. Der Aufschluss, 19, 143-144.
- Huber, S. and Huber, P. (1977): Mineral-Fundstellen Band 8: Oberösterreich, Niederösterreich und Burgenland. C. Weise Verlag, München, 270 pp.
- Tuma, F. (1991): Über Fundstellen im südlichen Burgenland. Mineralien-Welt, 2 (6), 32-40.
- W. Grum, H. E. Frimmel & F. Koller (1992): Sr-Isotopendaten zur Genese der Antimonit-Lagerstatte Schlaining Burgenland. Mitteilungen der Gesellschaft der Geologie und Bergbaustudenten in Österreich, 38, 1992, 73-92.
- R. Exel: Die Mineralien und Erzlagerstätten Österreichs (1993)

- http://www.kulturburgenland.at/burgen/db/29/