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Irene De Groot
September 27, 2026
Mountaineering
The Romans devised an ingenious system to extract ore from the mine: they blew up the mountain by letting in large amounts of water. This water had to be brought from the mountains further north, for which they built canals sometimes up to 100 kilometers long. The result is an "exploded" mountain, with orange loose rock formations scattered over a large area. The mine was only abandoned in the 3rd century AD, as other, more interesting gold areas were discovered.
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Elevation 800 m
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