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Konnerud mines, Drammen

Mineral locality Documented siteGray area

What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

Crystals and mineralsCrystals and minerals
Coins and tokensCoins and tokens

Also reported: galena, sphalerite.

Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Stephanie Clifford from Arlington, VA, USA (CC BY 2.0), West Yorkshire Archaeology Advisory Service, Amy Downes, (CC BY-SA 2.0).

Why this spot

Silver-lead-zinc skarn veins worked on Konnerudkollen from the 1730s

Documented Drammen mining heritage area with marked trails.

Before you go

Hazards noted for this site.

open shafts

Keep exploring nearby

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