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Falun Mine

Falun Mine
Photo: Arild Vågen, CC BY-SA 4.0 (licence)

Falun Mine (Swedish: Falu Gruva) was a mine in Falun, Sweden, that operated for a millennium from the 10th century to 1992. It produced as much as two-thirds of Europe's copper needs and helped fund many of Sweden's wars in the 17th century. Technological developments at the mine had a profound influence on mining globally for two centuries.

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  • Heritage listed
Address
Gruvgatan 1

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