Archive for April 12th, 2008
The Second Ruotevare Mine,…
…in Jokkmokk and Laponia, can be found some 12 km northwest of Kvikkjokk. Already in 1662, and in combination with the silver mines of Silpatåkkå in the Jokkmokk mountains, Isak Tiock wrote to the king about the discovery of a large and lucrative iron ore deposit. This deposit was so big that the mountain itself [...]
Posted: April 12th, 2008 under Jokkmokk's Mines.
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