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Gondo Gold Mine

Gold mines in SwitzerlandHistory of ValaisSurface mines in Switzerland
Eingang zur Goldmine Gondo (2009)
Eingang zur Goldmine Gondo (2009)

The Gondo Gold Mine was the largest gold mine in Switzerland. The mine is located in the south of the canton of Valais near the Italian border at over 1200 m above sea level. In its heyday up to 500 men worked here, while the municipality of Gondo itself had only 100 inhabitants.

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N 46.188333333333 ° E 8.1405555555556 °
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3907
Wallis, Switzerland
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Eingang zur Goldmine Gondo (2009)
Eingang zur Goldmine Gondo (2009)
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