| Iin 1546 Georgius Agricola reported about a white metal which is fused to the Rammelsberg lead and silver melter and that you could scrape off. He called this metal "contrefey", because it could imitate gold. Agricola did not recognize that this metal was zinc. He further observed that a similar met ... moreIin 1546 Georgius Agricola reported about a white metal which is fused to the Rammelsberg lead and silver melter and that you could scrape off. He called this metal "contrefey", because it could imitate gold. Agricola did not recognize that this metal was zinc. He further observed that a similar metal, which he named from some unknown reasons "ZINCUM" arose under similar circumstances in Silesia during smelting. |
| Die Goldvorkommen im Landkreis Waldeck-Frankenberg gehören zu den klassischen Vorkommen in Deutschland. Die Goldgewinnung in dieser Region reicht bis in die Zeit vor dem Dreißigjährigen Krieg zurück. Es wurde nicht nur Gold gewaschen, sondern auch bergmännisch so am Eisenberg bei Korbach abgebaut... ... moreDie Goldvorkommen im Landkreis Waldeck-Frankenberg gehören zu den klassischen Vorkommen in Deutschland. Die Goldgewinnung in dieser Region reicht bis in die Zeit vor dem Dreißigjährigen Krieg zurück. Es wurde nicht nur Gold gewaschen, sondern auch bergmännisch so am Eisenberg bei Korbach abgebaut... ein Beitrag von Ingo Löffler |
| 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 |
| On the site of Sos Enattos mine exploitation in shafts and tunnels is known since the Roman times. In 1960, with the exploitation of the deposit, these tracks have been permanently deleted. Initially, it was operated in the mining of silver and galena and only in modern times to sphalerite... (Wri ... moreOn the site of Sos Enattos mine exploitation in shafts and tunnels is known since the Roman times. In 1960, with the exploitation of the deposit, these tracks have been permanently deleted. Initially, it was operated in the mining of silver and galena and only in modern times to sphalerite... (Written in german) |
| Kaspar Sternberg wurde als jüngster von 3 Söhnen des Grafen Johann von Sternberg geboren. Mit elf Jahren wurde er für die geistliche Laufbahn bestimmt und begann 1778 mit der priesterlichen Ausbildung im Collegium Germanicum in Rom. Er ging 1783 nach Regensburg, um eine kirchliche Laufbahn zu beschr ... moreKaspar Sternberg wurde als jüngster von 3 Söhnen des Grafen Johann von Sternberg geboren. Mit elf Jahren wurde er für die geistliche Laufbahn bestimmt und begann 1778 mit der priesterlichen Ausbildung im Collegium Germanicum in Rom. Er ging 1783 nach Regensburg, um eine kirchliche Laufbahn zu beschreiten. 1802 wurde er als Stellvertreter des Fürsten Thurn und Taxis die Spitze der dortigen politischen Verwaltung, des Landesdirektoriums. Während der nächsten 4 Jahre war er Gesandter am Immerwährenden Reichstag ... |
| Do you know El Tio, the ruler of the underworld? In January 2012 Stefan Schorn, administrator of mineralienatlas.de, had the chance to visit the Bolivian San José Mine. In his article he tells us about the history of the mine and shows us with over 60 pictures this adventuresome trip inside the mine ... moreDo you know El Tio, the ruler of the underworld? In January 2012 Stefan Schorn, administrator of mineralienatlas.de, had the chance to visit the Bolivian San José Mine. In his article he tells us about the history of the mine and shows us with over 60 pictures this adventuresome trip inside the mine. (Article in German) |