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Silver smelter slag locality, St Andreasberg, Braunlage, Goslar District, Lower Saxony, Germanyi
Regional Level Types
Silver smelter slag localitySlag Locality (Inactive)
St AndreasbergTown
BraunlageMunicipality
Goslar DistrictDistrict
Lower SaxonyState
GermanyCountry

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View of the St Andreasberg silver mining and metallurgy area, ca. 1920.

Silver smelter slag locality, St Andreasberg, Braunlage, Goslar District, Lower Saxony, Germany
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View of the Sankt Andreasberg mining and metallurgy area, in 1908.

Silver smelter slag locality, St Andreasberg, Braunlage, Goslar District, Lower Saxony, Germany
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View of the Sankt Andreasberg mining and metallurgy area, in 1914.

Silver smelter slag locality, St Andreasberg, Braunlage, Goslar District, Lower Saxony, Germany
05256090017272052044847.jpg
View of the St Andreasberg silver mining and metallurgy area, ca. 1920.

Silver smelter slag locality, St Andreasberg, Braunlage, Goslar District, Lower Saxony, Germany
09254530017272317868279.jpg
View of the Sankt Andreasberg mining and metallurgy area, in 1908.

Silver smelter slag locality, St Andreasberg, Braunlage, Goslar District, Lower Saxony, Germany
05723050017272317876412.jpg
View of the Sankt Andreasberg mining and metallurgy area, in 1914.

Silver smelter slag locality, St Andreasberg, Braunlage, Goslar District, Lower Saxony, Germany
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View of the St Andreasberg silver mining and metallurgy area, ca. 1920.

Silver smelter slag locality, St Andreasberg, Braunlage, Goslar District, Lower Saxony, Germany
09254530017272317868279.jpg
View of the Sankt Andreasberg mining and metallurgy area, in 1908.

Silver smelter slag locality, St Andreasberg, Braunlage, Goslar District, Lower Saxony, Germany
Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
51° 41' 43'' North , 10° 30' 12'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Slag Locality (Inactive) - last checked 2021
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Sankt Andreasberg2,037 (2015)1.9km
Bad Lauterberg im Harz11,784 (2018)7.3km
Braunlage5,159 (2015)8.2km
Wieda1,501 (2018)8.9km
Zorge1,230 (2018)11.3km
Mindat Locality ID:
240571
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:240571:4
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
German:
Silberhütte (Schlackenvorkommen), Sankt Andreasberg, Braunlage, Landkreis Goslar, Niedersachsen, Deutschland


Operated until 1912.

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