![]() Molds depending on the market requirements. Medený Hámor represented an unprecedentedĬentral mining manufactory. ![]() The greatest presence of exported products from Banská Bystrica was concentrated on the Venice market in the 15th century. Another requested product was a mining green color that was very rare. Commodities that are semi-produced like copper ingots and fully produced commodities like copper wire, roof sheet… were exported worldwide. In metallurgical plants of this complex, melted refined copper was poured into molds depending on the market requirements. Medený Hámor represented an unprecedented piece that already in the 16th century had characteristics of a central mining manufactory. Here, they established ‘Medený Hámor’ a functioning purification metallurgy. Thurzó, who together with a rich bankman Jakob Fugger established a marketing Thurzó-Fugger copper company called Ungarisher Handel, with residency in Banská Bystrica. Progress of mining and the secret of producing clean copper was brought by János I. ![]() The main impulse for mining was silver which was abundantly present in Špania Dolina thus, copper from this region was called ‘Black Copper’. In the 14th century, copper was demonstrably exported to Venice.Ī rich mix of copper and silver ore was found in Špania Dolina, which became the base for the copper mining rush in Slovakia. From 1242, the settlement experienced an extensive expansion that was mainly connected with the mining of copper ore in the territory between Staré Hory and Špania Dolina.Įven though copper ore was being mined in pre-historical times, industrial importance was acquired only in the second half of the 13th century. It served as a starting base for mining gold, steel, and copper. The settlement of Banská Bystrica was located on the road “Via Magna” from ancient Hungary to Poland. The most significant mining region for copper ore in the past was located around the mining center of Banská Bystrica. Geographically, it is possible to connect individual mining locations into territorial mining regions. The estimate of Slovak mining history is 3800 years. Sources about ancient Slovaks processing metals on the territory of Slovakia do exist however, took place with the combination of other nations before our era. It is not possible to determine the beginnings of mining in Slovakia.
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