The search for magic opal was successful. This is evidenced by the order of Emperor Rudolf II, addressed to Stefan Kecer of Pekľany, ordering him to make his land accessible to the mining of precious stones. This written document confirms that the opal mine by Červenec is officially the oldest..Dozvedieť sa viac…
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By the Ministry of Finance Decree in Budapest, opal mines were put into operation by the State.
The first written mention of precious opal in our territory comes from 14th May 1597, when Emperor Rudolf II. of Habsburg gave permission to Albert the Great, considered the greatest thinker of the Middle Ages, to seek the rare opal throughout Historic Hungary.
The technologies are also being modernized in the mining industry, as evidenced by the position of the steam engine and the pulsometer. During this period, the Egger family discovered a large amount of gem in a place that is still called the Gizela’s Chapel. After the discovery of opal in..Dozvedieť sa viac…
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…
When Isabella Jagiellon, daughter of the Polish King Sigismund I, got married to the King of Hungary Ján Zápoľský in 1539, she was given an exceptional jewel as a gift. The impressive gold pendant was fitted with sixteen opals in the shape of tear, which undoubtedly came from the locality..Dozvedieť sa viac…
Many local legends speak of opal mining in the Slánske vrchy mountains in the times before Christ. However, based on an expert assessment of regional findings, underground mining was launched around the 11th century.
How did opal get to the city of Alexander the Great? Who inhabited the wilderness in the Slánske vrchy mountains? The successful wandering of the beautiful opal is the work of Germanic tribes and enterprising Roman merchants who never missed any opportunity to please their not less charming Egyptian queen…Dozvedieť sa viac…
Opal enchanted the Greek poet Onomakritos so much that he compared it to a child’s face in his poem. It was also intensely admired by the Roman philosopher Gaius Julius Solinus, who attributed extraordinary magical effects to the mysterious stone of sixty colours. In his book Naturalis Historia, one of..Dozvedieť sa viac…
In 2015, the mine managed to re-open and create a basic tourist circuit.