Mining activities in Kaňk started in the 14th century (later than in other Kutná Hora sites) due to higher content of sulphides and lower content of Ag. In the beginning of the 15th century are documented in Kaňk 15 large mines usually named after miners and owners - Tolpy, Šváby, Nyklasy, Šmitna, Fráty, Hoppy, Rabštejn, Kuntery, Šafary, Trmandl, Sedlák, Mladá Plimle, Nová šachta, Koštofaly. The prime time of mining was in the 16th century when more then 1000 miners worked in Kaňk and App. 1 - 1,5 ton of Ag was produced per year from app. 5000 tons of ore.
The most important vein was The Main vein (Hlavní žíla) -oriented in NS direction, 1,4 - 1,7 km long with might from 1,5 to 5m. The principal minerals of the Main vein are quartz, pyrite, pyrrhotite, arsenopyrite and sphalerite.
The phase alpha-AsS, trimorph of realgar and pararealgar, has been found at Kaňk.
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References
- Harapát, L., Med, L.: Rozenit - nový minerál z hald na Kaňku. Časopis pro mineralogii a geologii, 1984, roč. 29, č. 2, s. 213.
- Neues Jb. Mineral., Mh., 1974, 7, 330-334.
- Pauliš P. Mineralogické lokality okolí Kutné Hory. Kuttna, Kutná Hora 1999.
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