Skorovatn

Skorovatn
Village
Skorovatn

Location in Nord-Trøndelag

Coordinates: 64°38′32″N 13°06′50″E / 64.64222°N 13.11389°ECoordinates: 64°38′32″N 13°06′50″E / 64.64222°N 13.11389°E
Country Norway
Region Trøndelag
County Nord-Trøndelag
District Namdalen
Municipality Namsskogan
Elevation[1] 455 m (1,493 ft)
Time zone CET (UTC+01:00)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+02:00)
Post Code 7893 Skorovatn

Skorovatn is a village in the municipality of Namsskogan in Nord-Trøndelag county, Norway. The old Skorovas Gruber mine is here, but it closed in 1984. Skorovatn is located on the border of the municipality of Røyrvik, just south of the lake Tunnsjøflyan and the large lake Tunnsjøen. It is about 20 kilometres (12 mi) east of the main European route E6 highway that crosses Namsskogan. Skorovatn Chapel is located in the village.[2]

Mine

The Skorovas Gruber mine was the first in Norway to exploit a sulphide ore deposit and produced zinc and copper.[3][4][5] The mine discharged tailings into a nearby lake, but the contamination from this process has been deemed relatively slight.[6] The mine closed in 1984. Before its closing, virtually everyone that lived in and around Skorovatn worked directly or indirectly for the mining operation.[2]

References

  1. ↑ "Skorovatn" (in Norwegian). yr.no. Retrieved 2011-09-15.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Store norske leksikon. "Skorovatn" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2011-09-15.
  3. ↑ Fullerton, Brian; Williams, Alan F. (1972). "Scandinavia: An Introductory Geography". Praeger Publishers.
  4. ↑ Ramberg, Ivar B. (2008). The Making of a Land: Geology of Norway. Geological Society. p. 186. ISBN 82-92394-42-7.
  5. ↑ Royal Norwegian Information Service (1986). Norway Handbook.
  6. ↑ Wolkersdorfer, Christian; Bowell, Rob (2005). "Contemporary reviews of mine water studies in Europe". Mine Water and the Environment (24).