| The village and the mine with the same name "Rosia Montana" are located approximately 85 km north of the city of Deva. The mine complex extends over 21.2 square kilometers and is one of the largest gold deposits in Europe. The tunnel system in the underground is several hundred kilometers long and w ... moreThe village and the mine with the same name "Rosia Montana" are located approximately 85 km north of the city of Deva. The mine complex extends over 21.2 square kilometers and is one of the largest gold deposits in Europe. The tunnel system in the underground is several hundred kilometers long and was used until a few years ago. Already in Roman times the tunnels had a length of 145 km. |
| The metal extraction by ore leaching (mostly copper) was about 1,000 years BC. known in the Mediterranean, but there are also barely no written records. The in the Middle Ages and in the following Renaissance well-known different procedures were first described in detail by Georg Agricola 1556 in hi ... moreThe metal extraction by ore leaching (mostly copper) was about 1,000 years BC. known in the Mediterranean, but there are also barely no written records. The in the Middle Ages and in the following Renaissance well-known different procedures were first described in detail by Georg Agricola 1556 in his book "De Re Metallica Libri XII". A contribution by Peter Seroka |
| Nach neuesten archäologischen Untersuchungen von Schlacken, geht der Bergbau bis auf das 3. und 4. Jahrhundert (n.Chr.) zurück. Es fand ein Abbau im Ausbiß des Alten Lagers statt. Die erste urkundliche Erwähnung im Jahre 968 n.Chr. durch den Mönch Widukind besagt, dass Kaiser Otto der Große im Sachs ... moreNach neuesten archäologischen Untersuchungen von Schlacken, geht der Bergbau bis auf das 3. und 4. Jahrhundert (n.Chr.) zurück. Es fand ein Abbau im Ausbiß des Alten Lagers statt. Die erste urkundliche Erwähnung im Jahre 968 n.Chr. durch den Mönch Widukind besagt, dass Kaiser Otto der Große im Sachsenland "Silberadern" aufgeschlossen hat, um seine Kriege zu finanzieren... Ein Beitrag von Silvio H. |