Ancient mining district with many localities.
First mining activities in this area were carried out by Celtic inhabitants.
Silver was extracted first, then Pb-Zn ores, and finally uranium.
The Birkenberg subdistrict closed in 1978, the Bohutín one in 1979.
All mining activites stopped in 1991.
Note on Příbram on the mineral market: A fine collection of Příbram minerals was assembled in recent decades by Mr. Josef Vajdak of Massapequa, New York. This private collection was disbursed starting in April, 2007. Many new species for the Příbram district were included in the collection, including those from the most recently mined uranium deposits. All were verified by analytical means.
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References
- Klaproth, M.H. (1802): Chemische Untersuchung des Weiß-Spießglanzerzes, Beiträge zur chemischen Kenntniss der Mineralkörper, Dritter Band, Rottmann Berlin, 183-186
- Slavík, F. (1927): The minerals of Příbram. Am. Mineral. 13, 345-350.
- 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: 1015.
- Stobbe, J. (1981): Famous mineral localities: Příbram Czechoslovakia. Mineralogical Record 12, 157-165.
- Sejkora, J. & Litochleb, J. (2003): Die primäre Mineralisation der Príbramer Erzzone und ihre interessantesten Mineralien. Lapis 28 (7-8), 32-59.
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