Log In
Weittal mining area, Schwaz District, Tyrol, Austriai
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Weittal mining area | Mining Area (Inactive) |
| Schwaz District | District |
| Tyrol | State |
| Austria | Country |
This page is currently not sponsored. Click here to sponsor this page.
Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
47° 22' 14'' North , 11° 47' 53'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Mining Area (Inactive) - last checked 2024
Köppen climate type:
Name(s) in local language(s):
Weittal, Revier Ringenwechsel, Schwaz, Gebiet Brixlegg - Schwaz, Inntal, Nordtirol, Tirol, Österreich
In 1855, the Schwaz mining association opened up the Weittal adit. After 300 m, the adit reached the Schwazer dolomite and after 720 m, the Kirchmaier deposit.
The adit was driven forward a further 100 m and reached the Weittal deposit. Both the Kirchmaier deposit and the Weittal deposit were mined in the past from the Frauen adit above.
In order to develop the Kirchmaier deposit about 100 m deeper, the Neubruck adit was opened in 1860 at 957 m above sea level.
In 1877, the Kirchmaier deposit was reached at a distance of 840 m. To solve a ventilation problem, an overcut was driven in the deposit up to the Weittal adit.
To process the ore, a processing plant was built at the mouth of the Neubruck adit. This was operated with an overshot water wheel with a diameter of 6 m.
By 1890, the reserves above the tunnel floor had been mined. As the ore continued to flow down the shaft, a 60 m deep shaft was dug. A substructure adit was also to be driven 140 m below the Neubruck tunnel. This would have reached the Kirchmaier deposit after a length of around 1,300 m. However, due to the decreasing ore thickness in the underground mining, this project was not realized.
In 1903, underground mining was abandoned and operations ceased in 1908 after the remaining ore had been mined.
Related Tunnels
Not much is known about the naming of the adits. The following is a reference from , referencing the full journal of the mining area in :
The following adits are likely to have led to larger mining operations, based on the size of the associated dumps.
From top to bottom: Adit no. 427, 406, 424, Upper Otto adit, adit No. 420, Otto adit, adit No. 422, Upper Sebastian adit, adits no. 423 and 418a, Kram and Water adits, Lower Sebastian adit, adits no. 415 and 414, and also no. 404 and 405.
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Aragonite Formula: CaCO3 |
| ⓘ Galena Formula: PbS |
| ⓘ Rhodochrosite Formula: MnCO3 |
| ⓘ 'Tetrahedrite Subgroup' Formula: Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
| ⓘ | 'Tetrahedrite Subgroup' | 2.GB.05 | Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Rhodochrosite | 5.AB.05 | MnCO3 |
| ⓘ | Aragonite | 5.AB.15 | CaCO3 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| C | Carbon | |
|---|---|---|
| C | ⓘ Aragonite | CaCO3 |
| C | ⓘ Rhodochrosite | MnCO3 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Aragonite | CaCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Rhodochrosite | MnCO3 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
| S | ⓘ Tetrahedrite Subgroup | Cu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Aragonite | CaCO3 |
| Mn | Manganese | |
| Mn | ⓘ Rhodochrosite | MnCO3 |
| Cu | Copper | |
| Cu | ⓘ Tetrahedrite Subgroup | Cu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S |
| Sb | Antimony | |
| Sb | ⓘ Tetrahedrite Subgroup | Cu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S |
| Pb | Lead | |
| Pb | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
Austria
- Tyrol
- Inn valleyValley
- ⭔North TyrolRegion
- Schwaz - Brixlegg mining districtMining District
- Schwaz District
- Ringenwechsel mining districtMining District
Eurasian PlateTectonic Plate
- AlpsAccretionary Complex
EuropeContinent
- The AlpsMountain Range
This page contains all mineral locality references listed on mindat.org. This does not claim to be a complete list. If you know of more minerals from this site, please register so you can add to our database. This locality information is for reference purposes only. You should never attempt to
visit any sites listed in mindat.org without first ensuring that you have the permission of the land and/or mineral rights holders
for access and that you are aware of all safety precautions necessary.
Weittal mining area, Schwaz District, Tyrol, Austria