Skorovatn

Skorovatn
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Skorovatn is located in Trøndelag
Skorovatn
Skorovatn
Skorovatn is located in Norway
Skorovatn
Skorovatn
Coordinates: 64°38′38″N 13°06′49″E / 64.6439°N 13.1135°E / 64.6439; 13.1135
CountryNorway
RegionCentral Norway
CountyTrøndelag
DistrictNamdalen
MunicipalityNamsskogan Municipality
Elevation
[1]
462 m (1,516 ft)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Post Code
7893 Skorovatn

Skorovatn[2] is a village in Namsskogan Municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. The old Skorovas Gruber mine is here, but it closed in 1984. Skorovatn is located right on the border with Røyrvik Municipality, just south of the lake Tunnsjøflyan and the large lake Tunnsjøen. Skorovatn is about 20 kilometres (12 mi) east of the main European route E6 highway that crosses Namsskogan Municipality. Skorovatn Chapel is located in the village.[3]

Mine

View of the entrance to the mine

The Skorovas Gruber mine was the first in Norway to exploit a sulphide ore deposit and produced zinc and copper.[4][5][6] The mine discharged tailings into a nearby lake, but the contamination from this process has been deemed relatively slight.[7] The mine closed in 1984. Before its closing, virtually everyone that lived in and around Skorovatn worked directly or indirectly for the mining operation.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Skorovatn, Namsskogan (Trøndelag)". yr.no. Retrieved 2018-04-27.
  2. ^ "Informasjon om stadnamn". Norgeskart (in Norwegian). Kartverket. Retrieved 2024-11-10.
  3. ^ a b Thorsnæs, Geir, ed. (2018-01-28). "Skorovatn". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 2018-04-27.
  4. ^ Fullerton, Brian; Williams, Alan F. (1972). Scandinavia: An Introductory Geography. Praeger Publishers.
  5. ^ Ramberg, Ivar B. (2008). The Making of a Land: Geology of Norway. Geological Society. p. 186. ISBN 978-82-92394-42-7.
  6. ^ Royal Norwegian Information Service (1986). Norway Handbook.
  7. ^ Wolkersdorfer, Christian; Bowell, Rob (2005). "Contemporary reviews of mine water studies in Europe" (PDF). Mine Water and the Environment (24).


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