page_title: Skorovatn
section_title: Mine
hierarchical_section_title: Skorovatn / Mine
caption_attribution_description: The old entrance to the mines in Skorovas, Nord-Trøndelag, is located near the top of Gruvfjellet.
context_page_description: Skorovatn is a village in the municipality of Namsskogan in Trøndelag county, Norway. The old Skorovas Gruber mine is here, but it closed in 1984. Skorovatn is located right on the border with the municipality of Røyrvik, just south of the lake Tunnsjøflyan and the large lake Tunnsjøen. Skorovatn is about 20 kilometres east of the main European route E6 highway that crosses Namsskogan. Skorovatn Chapel is located in the village.
context_section_description: The Skorovas Gruber mine was the first in Norway to exploit a sulphide ore deposit and produced zinc and copper.  The mine discharged tailings into a nearby lake, but the contamination from this process has been deemed relatively slight.  The mine closed in 1984.  Before its closing, virtually everyone that lived in and around Skorovatn worked directly or indirectly for the mining operation.
caption: View of the entrance to the mine
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