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Grube Vesuv Lead Mine Ruins

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Grube Vesuv Lead Mine Ruins

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Grube Vesuv Lead Mine Ruins

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Location: Freihung, Amberg-Sulzbach, Upper Palatinate, Bavaria, Germany

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Rombea

February 8, 2021

The history of lead ore mining is explained at stations 4 and 5 of the "Geological Expedition" - Vesuvius pit. The lead ore deposit of Freihung extends over a length of 3 - 6 km and a width of 1 - 2 km along the "Freihunger Disturbance", it is the largest lead ore deposit in southern Germany.

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Rombea

February 8, 2021

The dump of the Vesuvius mine is located here, part of the geological - historical - educational trail along the former lead mine site. The history of lead ore mining is explained at stations 4 and 5 of the "Geological Expedition" - Vesuvius pit. The lead ore deposit of Freihung extends over a length of 3 - 6 km and a width of 1 - 2 km along the "Freihunger Disturbance", it is the largest lead ore deposit in southern Germany.

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BioMann

February 9, 2021

Here in the forest was the mine dump.

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Location: Freihung, Amberg-Sulzbach, Upper Palatinate, Bavaria, Germany

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