Getö Järnmalmsgruva

Mine

Coordinates: 59.75951, 14.28699 (WGS84)

Description of Getö Iron Ore Mine, Färnebo Parish, Värmland County

1740: Northern Getö Mine worked; depth 11 fathoms, good ore.
1748: Southern Getö Mine; depth 12 fathoms, red-banded ore.
Both abandoned in 1820 due to strong water inflow and have likely remained idle since. Exact location uncertain, probably refers to water-filled mines just north and south of the main mine’s surface openings.

First mentioned: 1766, resumed from idle, abandoned next year due to cost, not ore shortage.
1784–1786: Mine in operation; depth 15 fathoms. Horse-powered hoist (hästkonst) used, work not profitable due to water inflow.
1785: Called the most ore-yielding among minor mines, but with strong water inflow.
1819: Minimal work, otherwise idle until 1847, when a steam engine was installed to power hoist and pump.
1847–1860: Mining with good results, except last two years when steam engine consumed too much fuel.
During this period: mine lowered from ~30 m to 91–96 m; in 1852, ore bottom lowered 5 fathoms (≈9 m).

Ore: Dense, high-quality black ore with pyroxene skarn.
Partially mapped in 1860 by A.J. Nyberg.
New map did not use old one, as only one reference point was on the surface and the depth sheets could not be located.
North direction determined by sighting Polaris.