This picture is taken inside one of the mines. it shows an opening where you can go further inside the mine. When they started the mining here in Kongsberg there was no explosives so they had to do the job manually. That included building a big fire next to the mountain wall and heating it up. Afterwards they threw cold water on it to make it crack. After that they had to use hammers and other small tools to dig into the mountain. It was a tedious process and they did not get very far each day.
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Louise, they were mining for silver. The mines were shut down in 1958 but parts of it is now used as tourist attractions.
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