GERMANY: Ramsbeck Mine (Sauerland)

Описание: In a original mine train, visitors are driven 300 meters below ground, 1.5 km into the mountain. Here you learn about the history of ore mining. The temperature in the mine is 12 degrees Celsius throughout the year.

The first documentary proof of lead and zinc mining in Ramsbeck dates to 1518 (although the mine is significantly older). The century-old ore mine closed on 31 january 1974. Shortly afterwards, it was turned into the exhibition mine it still is today.

The Ramsbeck ore deposit is ancient, but the surrounding rock is even older. It is made up of 390 million-year-old sea sediments from the Lower-Middle Devonian age. The term deposit describes a particularly high concentration of metals such as lead, zinc and silver within a limited geographical area.

'Sauerländer Besucherbergwerk Ramsbeck'
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http://www.sauerlaender-besucherbergw...

Ramsbeck is a subdivision of Bestwig municipality in the Hochsauerland district, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.

The Sauerland is a rural, hilly area spreading across most of the south-eastern part of North Rhine-Westphalia, in parts heavily forested and, apart from the major valleys, sparsely inhabited.

September 8, 2011