Balcony-Mine Theresa (Balconul Minei Terezia).투르다 소금광산(Salina Turda. Turda Salt Mine). 투르다(Turda)

Balcony-Mine Theresa (Balconul Minei Terezia).

투르다 소금광산(Salina Turda. Turda Salt Mine).

투르다(Turda). 루마니아(Romania)

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The Theresa Mine (Mina Terezia)

It is the oldest chamber that can be visited within the Turda Salt Mine ensemble (an isolated, bell shaped mine). Exploitation of salt in this particular chamber started in 1690 and ended in 1880, and during this period salt was extracted using the downward horizontal slicing method. Salt blocks were cut from the base of the mine (underhand stoping). After the extraction of salt from this mine ceased, it was used as a disposal chamber for the rejected and unusable salt blocks resulted from the extension works of the Franz Joseph gallery. After the base of the mine was flooded an underground lake was formed, with a "salt island" in the middle of the lake. The base of the mine is located at a depth of 112m below the surface, respectively 90m below the shafts in the arch of the extraction hall. The diameter of the base of the mine, in the NE-SW direction, is 75m. The base of the mine is covered by a lake with a maximum depth of 8m, which was formed due to the build-up of infiltration water. The concentration of salt in the water is 260 g/l.

                                                    ▲ Rudolph mine 으로 내려가는 엘리베이터

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