The first indications for mining go back to 1500 BC. The mine was operated by the Romans from 100 AD till 300 AD. After that time the mining activities stopped and the deposit was rediscovered in the 19th century and the mine was opened in 1853. The ore output in the mid 1970s was 600,000 t/year. The mine closed in 1996 and the underground levels were flooded.