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THE IMPACT OF HISTORICAL MINING ON THE RELIEF OF LOW TATRAS (ON THE EXAMPLE OF MALY GAPEL HILL)
(STEF92 Technology, 2019-06-20, Vladimír Čech)
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The underground mining development in Low Tatras focused primarily on gold, silver and partly iron ore exploitation began in the Middle Ages. At the end of the 16th century, manually created mining underground spaces (vertical shafts and horizontal galleries) were already 100 m deep and several hundred meters long. The mines were situated also at the top of the mountain range at an altitude of approximately 1400 meters above sea level. During the 16th century silver mine called St. Michal was created on the ridge ...
Exploration and Mining2019