Nasa silver mine

A map of the silver mines from 1646

The Nasa (Nasafjäll) silver mine (Swedish: Nasa silvergruva), located on Nasa Mountain on the border between Sweden and Norway, was used for mining silver, mainly from 1635 to 1659 and from 1770 to 1810. Smelting occurred during the first period (1635-1659) at Skellefteälven; during the second period (1770–1810) at Adolfström in Arjeplog .[1]

  1. ^ "Mining for silver". www.eng.samer.se. Archived from the original on 20 August 2010. Retrieved 9 November 2012.