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Falun

Boom town, Sweden.

About Falun

Urban area in Falun Municipality, Sweden. Mining area of the Great Copper Mountain, inscribed as a World Heritage Site in 2001.1,2

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Mines

Worked atFalun Mine (Stora Kopparberg)Falun lies close to Falun Mine (Stora Kopparberg).1

Sources

  1. Wikidata item Q26509 (Falun)
  2. Mining Area of the Great Copper Mountain in Falun UNESCO World Heritage Centre

From the Prospector Trails mining history dataset: each fact links to the source it was checked against. Figures are as the source gives them, in the money of their day. Not investment advice.

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