Kosovo, Pristina
Novo Brdo medieval mines
Mineral locality Documented siteRestricted
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Crystals and minerals
Coins and tokens
GoldAlso reported: galena, sphalerite, slag (viewing).
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), BLM Alaska (Public domain).
Why this spot
One of medieval Europe's great silver-gold mining towns, worked by Saxon miners from the 1200s
Extensively documented in Balkan mining history; fortress and spoil fields survive.
Before you go
Hazards noted for this site.
open medieval shafts
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