The mountain Blåberg is situated near the Øvre Årdal town in Norway and well-known for it's caves of 17th century. It is a well-known tourist hiking spot.

Blåberg saw centuries of copper mining.

View of Blåberg from the 1000 meteren road
View of Blåberg from Øvre Årdal
Inside Blåberg

In the 18th century rich sources of copper were found, and mining began in the valleys and mountains across the Årdalsfjord part of the Sognefjord.

Blåberg was called the Mine Mountain.

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The Årdal Copper Mines, Årdal, Sogn og Fjordane, Norway


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