Great Copper Mountain (Falun)

Sweden / Dalarna / Falun
 mine, copper mine, UNESCO World Heritage Site
The Great Copper Mountain (Swedish: Stora Kopparberget) was a mine in Falun, Sweden, that operated for a millennium from the 10th century to 1992.
The Great Pit was created in 1687 by a huge cave-in. Dividing walls and bottoms of three former open-cast pits collapsed to leave one huge hole. Since then the pit has been extended through continued mining and is now 95 metres deep and 350 metres wide
UNESCO World Heritage Site
Bird's eye view:
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Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Copper_Mountain
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Coordinates:   60°35'55"N   15°36'45"E
This article was last modified 11 years ago