Tallnäsgruvan/Malmbergskärrsgruvornas konsthjul

Tallnäs and Malmbergskärr Mines Waterwheel

History and Location

The wheel was built in 1813 to provide Tallnäs Mine with mechanical power. When the Tallnäs mines merged with the Malmbergskärr Mining Company in 1818, the waterwheel was moved there.

No reliable remains of the wheel pit exist today. After the opening of Persberg Canal in 1821, many new waterwheels were built along the canal, and it is likely that the stones were reused elsewhere.

Production and Reports

• 1813 – Lilla Tallnäs Mine:

  • Three mines were abandoned as the ore was of lesser quality.

  • The southernmost mine had been opened two years earlier.

  • Depth: 16 fathoms, width: 1–2 fathoms.

  • Waterwheel construction completed.

  • 1320 barrels of ore extracted by 12 workers.

• 1818:

  • 489 barrels of ore extracted.

  • The company merged with the Malmbergskärr Mining Company and moved the waterwheel there.

  • Tallnäs Mine was abandoned afterward.

History and Location

The wheel was built in 1813 to provide Tallnäs Mine with mechanical power. When the Tallnäs mines merged with the Malmbergskärr Mining Company in 1818, the waterwheel was moved there.

No reliable remains of the wheel pit exist today. After the opening of Persberg Canal in 1821, many new waterwheels were built along the canal, and it is likely that the stones were reused elsewhere.

Production and Reports

• 1813 – Lilla Tallnäs Mine:

  • Three mines were abandoned as the ore was of lesser quality.

  • The southernmost mine had been opened two years earlier.

  • Depth: 16 fathoms, width: 1–2 fathoms.

  • Waterwheel construction completed.

  • 1320 barrels of ore extracted by 12 workers.

• 1818:

  • 489 barrels of ore extracted.

  • The company merged with the Malmbergskärr Mining Company and moved the waterwheel there.

  • Tallnäs Mine was abandoned afterward.