Germany
Hesse
Gießen District
Lahntal
Lahn-Dill-Kreis
Eschenburg
Grube Gottesgabe Silver Mine
Germany
Hesse
Gießen District
Lahntal
Lahn-Dill-Kreis
Eschenburg
Grube Gottesgabe Silver Mine
Grube Gottesgabe Silver Mine
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Location: Eschenburg, Lahn-Dill-Kreis, Lahntal, Gießen District, Hesse, Germany
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Silver, fahler ore, chalcopyrite, cinnabar; also called aurora or soapstone; discovered by farmers in 1695; re-opened in 1852: 1750 deep tunnel, 450 m long (now used for drinking water production); blind shaft at the end of the tunnel in the Eibach valley (72 m deep); operating times: -1926, 1935-1941This is an excerpt from a list from Wikipedia.
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•November 8, 2020
Definitely make a detour, gives you an idea of what the work looked like here!
translated by•March 17, 2021
The Gottesgabe pit was a silver mine near Roth (Eschenburg) in the Lahn-Dill district. The pit was between Mandeln and Roth in the Schmarbach valley. Silver-bearing ore was mined between 1695 and 1941.
translated by•February 20, 2022
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