On 12 August 1880, the landlord Jozef Bánó and the Egger brothers acquired the opal mines. In the early years they thrived. In Dubník they built a new grinding shop, and in the Viliam tunnel they built the first mining railway. In 1886, Jozef Bánó sold his share to the..Dozvedieť sa viac…
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In 1873, an important world exhibition was held in Vienna, where opal gained the attention and favour of the Emperor Franz Joseph I. He granted Adolf Ľudovít Goldschmidt a knightly order, a noble title, and the predicate von Libanka.
In 1871, Emilia Goldschmidt died of tuberculosis. After the death of his mother, the first-born son Adolf Ľudovít Goldschmidt von (de) Libanka continued the family tradition.
In 1862, Emília Goldschmidt’s lease was extended.
Salomon Johann Nepomuk Goldschmidt died suddenly at age of 47. The widow Emília née Polláková assumed the lease. She became the first and last lady at the head of the mining company in Dubník.
From 12th August 1845, the well-known Viennese jeweller Salomon Johann Nepomuk Goldschmidt took over the mine. A sophisticated business plan soon brought its “fruits” and mining became profitable after years. Among other things, Johann Nepomuk made a huge popularity of the jewel and its sale. He introduced a new system..Dozvedieť sa viac…
Before the end of the millennium, groups of volunteers sought to protect mines from invasions by vandals, thieves, and other adventurers who illegally entered them and ruthlessly destroyed their history. They developed the first plans for their accessibility and tourist use.
Attorney Gabriel Fejérváry became a new tenant of the mines, who probably drew the first mining maps of this area. It was he who was responsible for the system of “correct” mining and a great future began to be drawn for the site.
In 1922, mining in opal mines was terminated and mines closed for almost 100 years.
Jozef Rumpler had devastated the deposit by spontaneous opal mining, which led to the withdrawal of the deposit and a new lease to Marek Szentiványi. After him, there was silence in the mines, as there was no candidate to apply for the lease.