WORLD'S OLDEST MINE.
On the outskirts of the town of Falun, in the north of Sweden, is the oldest. mine in the world. It began tb produce copper in century tMs mine was the chief, source; of the copper supply, of Europe. Today it no longer produces copper in large quantities,'but from its deepestgalleries come the-sulphur pyrites that are used for the manufacture .of sulphuric acid and other 'chemical?. It" is ono of the most old-fashioned mines imaginable. You will find no rapid-haul-, ing mnchinery, no cage that descends at a lightning, speed into the bowels of the earth. You -walk into the mine through sloping galleries a.nd then climb down to its depths by means of long ladders. As you descend you wish that you had brought an overcoat, for the .walls are covered with ice. Ventilation and drainage are accomplished Wy means of the most antiquated pumping gear in, existence in any pit. Besides copper and pyrites, the Falun mine produces gold. From it came all the gold uted to make the Swedish crown and sceptre, and it has provided most of the metal for the gold coinage of that country.
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Press, Volume LVIII, Issue 17429, 13 April 1922, Page 2
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