Pyhäsalmi Mine
Pyhäsalmi Mine is a former zinc and copper mine, located in the Pyhäjärvi municipality in the south of Northern Ostrobothnia province, Finland. It was at times the deepest active base metal mine in Europe, having a depth of 1,444 metres or 4,738 feet.
- Quarry
- …lies at an elevation of 170 metres (558 feet)
- …is also known as “Pyhasalmen Kaivos”
- Description: mine in Pyhäjärvi, Finland
Pyhäsalmi Mine
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Latitude
63.6589° or 63° 39′ 32″ north
Longitude
26.05153° or 26° 3′ 6″ east
Open location code
9GM8M352+HJ
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In Other Languages
From Czech to Japanese—“Pyhäsalmi Mine” goes by many names.
- Czech: “Důl v Pyhäsalmi”
- Egyptian Arabic: “منجم بايسالمى”
- Finnish: “Pyhäkummun kaivos”
- Finnish: “Pyhäsalmen kaivos”
- Finnish: “Pyhäsalmen Kaivos”
- French: “mine de Pyhäjärvi”
- French: “Mine de Pyhäjärvi”
- German: “Grube Pyhäsalmi”
- German: “Pyhasalmi-Mine”
- German: “Pyhasalmimine”
- German: “Pyhäsalmimine”
- Greek: “Ορυχείο Πυχασάλμι”
- Japanese: “ピュハサルミ鉱山”
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