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Freiberg

Boom town, Germany.

About Freiberg

Former district of Germany in the Free State of Saxony.1

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Mines

Worked atFreiberg silver mining districtFreiberg lies close to Freiberg silver mining district.1

Sources

  1. Wikidata item Q20236 (Freiberg)

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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