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Nico
February 26, 2026
Hiking
Everything has an end, only a sausage has two… and every fence has a hole somewhere.
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Scout Jens
May 26, 2024
Hiking
The current image of the mines dates back to around 1900, when the ore was mined in open-cast mines. Some of the older tunnels can still be seen in the impressive open-cast mine walls.
The minerals known from there were found in the open-cast mines. However, here too, some of the valuable sites were completely mined by collectors a long time ago. The dumps no longer exist; they fell victim to the leaching process and the construction of the military airfield in Sembach.
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The minerals known from there were found in the open-cast mines. However, here too, some of the valuable sites were completely mined by collectors a long time ago. The dumps no longer exist; they fell victim to the leaching process and the construction of the military airfield in Sembach.
mineralienfreunde-der-pfalz.de/fundstellen/bergwerke/imsbach/katharina1
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Gerd 🥾🚴♀️🚵🛶
January 1, 2019
Hiking
The pits Katharina I and Katharina II are among the oldest copper mines in the Imsbacher district. Although the beginning of copper ore mining in Imsbach has not yet been …
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