Herzog Ulrich silver mine - Kongsberg - Norway

[francis]

Me, Andreas (desses) and another friend of mine decided to go on another trip after our success at Spitegrenda. We had to apply for a permit for this trip, as the mine is in the protected zone. The mine is part of Underberget, a row of mines on the hillside that follow the same vein. Samuel gruve which I posted some pics from last year is along the same line.

It was a very nice trip, and one of the more scenic mining trips I have been on We didn't get to see more than a small part of the mine, as it's too big to cover in one go. The aluminium ladders in the mine were allready there (and didn't look very nice), but proved to be very useful.

One of the interesting features of the mines in the area, is that some of them have permanent mini glaciers which fill up holes/shafts.

I took lots of pics. The ones I have posted below are the ones I was most happy with

Camera: Nikon D80
Lense: Nikkor 18-70mm
Flash 1: Nikon SB600
Flash 2: Manual flash w. guide nr. 20 and a Firefly II

Francis

 

[wormster]

Whoa, that's VERY impressive loved the ice formations.

 

[gus horsley]

Good pictures, especially the ice bits, but I couldn't see much in the way of mineralisation.  What sort of deposit is it?

 

[francis]

Good pictures, especially the ice bits, but I couldn't see much in the way of mineralisation.  What sort of deposit is it?

Thanks!

The silver is pure, so it isn't mixed with other metals like lead. From what I have read, this doesn't occur very many places in the world? The silver was found where two minerals intersected each other, a rusty brown mineral and calcium carbonate.

Francis

 

[Crazy Claire]

Great pics, wish I was there

Did you find any silver wire/rope in any slag heaps?

i found some the other day as I was scratching around a heap on Dartmoor, though it was mixed with nickle and arsnic so not pure!

 

[francis]

No, we didn't find any, but then again we didn't look for any either. Part of the deal when applying for a permit it that no "mining tools" and metal detectors are allowed within the protected area.

Francis