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Schrofen area, Strass im Zillertal, Schwaz District, Tyrol, Austriai
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Schrofen area | Mining Area (Inactive) |
| Strass im Zillertal | Municipality |
| Schwaz District | District |
| Tyrol | State |
| Austria | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
47° 22' 50'' North , 11° 48' 42'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Mining Area (Inactive) - last checked 2025
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The Schrofen area was an important part of the Ringenwechsel Mining District that stretches north of the Larchkopf. The 46 adits in the area are between 830 m above sea level and 1,280 m above sea level. The extensive waste dump field still contains a lot of ore today, as there was no possibility of processing the ore nearby.
The following is a description of the area as found in . See page 151 of for a map of all tunnel numbers with their names.
Adit no. 486 was a larger mining operation. Below it is the smaller adit no. 485. A substructure was started far below this (no. 484). After this collapsed, adit no. 483 was started just a little higher up. Both substructure adits were abandoned because they got stuck in the red sandstone and did not reach the Schwaz dolomite.
To the east are what were once less important mining operations: adit no. 516, Stangen adit no. 514, 514a and 513, the three Weißenschrofen adits. The Josef and Daniel adits are deeper. In the eastern part, higher adits still exist: Schneider adit, adit no. 502, 503 and Burgschlögl adit.
To the west, there are larger mining operations again. The higher aditesfirst had to drive through longer stretches of Wildschönau slate, the deeper tunnels first had to drive through red sandstone before they reached the Schwaz dolomite and thus the ore. They are: Frauen, Georg, Larchner, Martin, Barbara, Kalk, Peter tunnels, adit no. 479, Kolmann tunnel, Nothburg adit and Paul Oberbau. The large dump of adit no. 473 is located deeper.
The Zieher adit, which was set up 90 m below the Paul superstructure in the east, was intended to drive under the mine workings at Weißer Schrofen. After 250 m, ore was found below the Schrofen cross, which was mined in a breakout. After that, the advance was stopped. In 1860, the tunnel was opened up by the Schwaz mining association and driven down to below the Weißer Schrofen adits. However, the good ore flow in the upper depths did not continue down to the adit level. The adit was abandoned in 1874.
The following is a description of the area as found in . See page 151 of for a map of all tunnel numbers with their names.
Adit no. 486 was a larger mining operation. Below it is the smaller adit no. 485. A substructure was started far below this (no. 484). After this collapsed, adit no. 483 was started just a little higher up. Both substructure adits were abandoned because they got stuck in the red sandstone and did not reach the Schwaz dolomite.
To the east are what were once less important mining operations: adit no. 516, Stangen adit no. 514, 514a and 513, the three Weißenschrofen adits. The Josef and Daniel adits are deeper. In the eastern part, higher adits still exist: Schneider adit, adit no. 502, 503 and Burgschlögl adit.
To the west, there are larger mining operations again. The higher aditesfirst had to drive through longer stretches of Wildschönau slate, the deeper tunnels first had to drive through red sandstone before they reached the Schwaz dolomite and thus the ore. They are: Frauen, Georg, Larchner, Martin, Barbara, Kalk, Peter tunnels, adit no. 479, Kolmann tunnel, Nothburg adit and Paul Oberbau. The large dump of adit no. 473 is located deeper.
The Zieher adit, which was set up 90 m below the Paul superstructure in the east, was intended to drive under the mine workings at Weißer Schrofen. After 250 m, ore was found below the Schrofen cross, which was mined in a breakout. After that, the advance was stopped. In 1860, the tunnel was opened up by the Schwaz mining association and driven down to below the Weißer Schrofen adits. However, the good ore flow in the upper depths did not continue down to the adit level. The adit was abandoned in 1874.
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Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
Austria
- Tyrol
- Schwaz District
- Ringenwechsel mining districtMining District
- Schwaz District
Eurasian PlateTectonic Plate
- AlpsAccretionary Complex
EuropeContinent
- The AlpsMountain Range
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References
[1]Pirkl, Herwig (1961) Geologie des Trias-Streifens und des Schwazer Dolomits südlich des Inn zwischen Schwaz und Wörgl (Tirol) [Geology of the Triassic strip and the Schwazer Dolomite south of the Inn between Schwaz and Wörgl (Tyrol)]. Jahrbuch der Geologischen Bundesanstalt, 104. 1-150 p.124 - See also map on page 151 for tunnel numbers and their names.
