Nasa silver mine
The Nasa silver mine ( Swedish : Nasa silvergruva ) is located in Nasafjäll, just east of the Norwegian border in Sweden . The mining of silver began in 1635 after the two seeds Jöns Persson and Peder Olafsson discovered silver in 1634, and the first phase lasted until 1659. From 1770 to 1810, work resumed.
history
In the first period (1635–1659) the Sami were forcibly recruited and obliged to transport the ore with their reindeer from the mines to Silbojokk , where it was melted. Refusal to work was severely punished, so that many Sami fled to Norway . In 1659, due to the war against Sweden, the mine and smelter were raided and destroyed during a military invasion of Norway. Movable goods were brought to Norway and the infrastructure burned down. This ended the first period of silver mining in Nasafjäll .
In 1770 the silver mine was put back into operation by another company. The smelter was built in Adolfström because the reconstruction of the smelter in Silbojokk had become impossible due to heavy deforestation. Transport routes and a new settlement were built. The ore was transported by reindeer in winter and by horse in summer. In 1810 the mine in Nasafjäll and the smelting plant in Adolfström were shut down.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ A b Neil Kent: The Sámi Peoples Of The North . London 2018, ISBN 978-1-78738-031-8 , pp. 222-223 .
- ↑ Histories Om Nasafjäll Silvergruva. In: adolfstrom.com. Retrieved January 5, 2020 (Swedish).
Coordinates: 66 ° 28 ′ 26.1 ″ N , 15 ° 24 ′ 12 ″ E