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Sweden, Östergötland

Bersbo copper mines, Atvidaberg

Mineral locality Documented siteGray area

What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

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Nails and fittingsNails and fittings

Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Stephanie Clifford from Arlington, VA, USA (CC BY 2.0), North Lincolnshire Museum, Martin Foreman, (CC BY 2.0).

Why this spot

Sweden's leading 19th-century copper field, mined from the 1400s

Documented in Swedish mining history; remediated dumps remain visible.

Before you go

Hazards noted for this site.

capped tailings, open shafts

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