Today, Bronco and me visited Šentanski rudnik (St. Anna Mine). I explaned some basic things to him.
Cinnabar, the ore from which
mercury is extracted, was discovered in the vicinity of
Podljubelj back in the mid-16th century. In 1670 deposits were found in Lajb that were rich enough to warrant extraction. Mercury, the only metal that remains in a liquid state at normal temperature and pressure, was obtained from the cinnabarite. It was used in particular in obtaining and cleaning
gold and
silver, in medicine, and in photography techniques, and especially in the armaments industry (ignition devices for explosives). Bronco wasn't interested to visit the mine, so we continued along the creek. While we were returning back home, he decided to eat the cotton
handkerchief, so we prolonged our trip to the
veterinarian, where they gave him 2 shots, so he throw up like a teenager after to many drinks.
Mining ceased in 1902 due to the low content of mercury in the ore. Since Bronco didn't find the abandoned mine interesting, we moved on.
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| Our highest point on the way to mountain pasture Prevala. |
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| That look. Bronco doesn't know what I want and I don't know what he wants. |
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| View of the Tržič mercury mining area, in 1899. |
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