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Idrija

Boom town, Slovenia.

About Idrija

City in Slovenia. Part of the Heritage of Mercury (Almaden and Idrija) World Heritage Site, inscribed in 2012. Mercury production ended in 1993-94.1,2

Where next

Mines

Worked atIdrija mercury mineIdrija lies close to Idrija mercury mine.1

Sources

  1. Wikidata item Q15875 (Idrija)
  2. Heritage of Mercury. Almaden and Idrija 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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