Kongsberg Silver Mines
CountryNorway
RegionBuskerud
Year Opened1623
Size/Depth1,000 m deep
MineralSilver
About Kongsberg Silver Mines
The largest pre-industrial silver mine in Norway. Produced 1,350 tonnes of silver over 335 years. The deepest shaft reaches 1,000 m. Now a museum where visitors can enter the mines. The mines saved the Danish-Norwegian economy.
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