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Unser Frau ober dem Feichter mine, Weißenbach (Rio Bianco), Ahrntal (Valle Aurina), Puster Valley District, South Tyrol, Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, Italyi
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Unser Frau ober dem Feichter mineMine
Weißenbach (Rio Bianco)Village
Ahrntal (Valle Aurina)Commune
Puster Valley DistrictDistrict
South TyrolAutonomous Province
Trentino-Alto Adige/SüdtirolAutonomous Region
ItalyCountry

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Mindat Locality ID:
228950
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:228950:5
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Name(s) in local language(s):
Grube Unser Frau ober dem Feichter, Rio Bianco (Weißenbach), Valle Aurina (Ahrntal), Bolzano (Sud Tirolo, Südtirol), Trentino-Alto Adige, Italia


Ancient mine (16th century).

To process the mine's ore, a smelter was erected in Weißenbach in the 16th century.

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References

Tasser, R. (1997) Das Kupferbergwerk von Prettau. S. 28-33 in "Grenzen überschreiten", Führer durch die gleichnamige Ausstellung in der Burg Taufers und im Naturmuseum Südtirol. Eigenverlag Naturmuseum Südtirol, Bozen, 39 pp.
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