Tarnowskie Góry Lead-Silver-Zinc Mine and its Underground Water Management System
World Heritage
Poland
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Located in Upper Silesia in southern Poland, the mine is one of the major mining areas in Central Europe and includes an entire underground mine area, including drifts, shafts, galleries and other water management systems. Most of the mining area is underground, while the open-pit mining terrain preserves the remains of shafts and waste dumps, as well as the remains of a 19th century steam water pumping station. Elements of the water management system, both underground and on the surface, testify to three centuries of continuous efforts to drain the underground mining areas and use the poor water from the mines to supply towns and industries. Tarnowski Guri has made a significant contribution to global lead and zinc production.
# Lead-silver-zinc ore
# Groundwater management system
# Southern Poland
# Upper Silesia
# Mining Area
# Water Management System
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