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Mining Area of the Great Copper Mountain in Falun

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The Copper Mine in Falun, the Great Pit

Falun Mine (Swedish: Falu Gruva) was a mine in Falun, Sweden, that operated for a millennium from the 10th century to 1992. It produced as much as two thirds of Europe's copper needs[1] and helped fund many of Sweden's wars in the 17th century. Technological developments at the mine had a profound influence on mining globally for two centuries.[2] Since 2001 it has been designated a UNESCO world heritage site as well as a museum.

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