Mining in the Upper Harz
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Mining in the Upper Harz region of central Germany was a major industry for several centuries, especially for the production of silver, lead, copper, and, latterly, zinc as well. Great wealth was accu
The headframe of the Emperor William Shaft in Clausthal is one of the oldest surviving winding towers in Germany
The so-called Dennert Fir Trees recall aspects of mining all over the Harz
Medieval mine on the Bockswieser Gangzug north of Oberschulenberg
Stamp mill of the old Saiger works (Saigerhütte) of Olbernhau-Grünthal in the Ore Mountains
During the Middle Ages, between the 5th and 16th century AD, Western Europe saw a period of growth in the mining industry. The first important mines were those at Goslar in the Harz mountains, taken i
Mining in the Upper Harz
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Beschreibung allerfürnemisten mineralischen Ertzt unnd Bergkwercks Arten (Description of most distinguished kinds of mineral ores and mines) by Lazarus Ercker, 1580