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Longyearbyen >
Mine 5
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The accessible part of the mine consists of several buildings built on the hillside. The mine itself can not be entered - the shafts have been closed with explosives.
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Type: Building
Status: Abandoned
Accessibility: Easy
Recommendation: worth the trip
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rust unsafe flooring polar bears
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Lots of mine-related equipment left scattered around. Great views.
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blasted tunnels, removed stairs
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something to drink and eat
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Mine #5, also known as "Olav V's mine", was founded by Store Norske Spitsbergen Kulkompani in the 1950s. The road to the site was finished in 1957 and cable-car connection in 1958, and mining began in 1959. Coal was mined until the reserves were exhausted in 1972.
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All traces of human activity in Svalbard dating from before 1946 are protected. Although this mine is newer than that, it will not be demolished and will eventually be covered by the cultural heritage law. While safe from demolition, the buildings will eventually collapse on their own or be bought down by an avalanche.
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This location's validation is current. It was last validated by
Opheliaism on 9/20/2011 2:07 AM.
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on Sep 20 11 at 2:07, Opheliaism validated this location on Sep 18 11 at 17:59, Tupsumato changed the following: Future Plans on Sep 6 11 at 20:21, Opheliaism validated this location on Sep 6 11 at 12:53, Tupsumato made this location available on Sep 6 11 at 12:53, Tupsumato updated gallery picture lauantai12.jpg on Sep 6 11 at 12:52, Tupsumato updated gallery picture lauantai11.jpg on Sep 6 11 at 12:52, Tupsumato updated gallery picture lauantai10.jpg on Sep 6 11 at 12:51, Tupsumato updated gallery picture lauantai9.jpg on Sep 6 11 at 12:51, Tupsumato updated gallery picture lauantai8.jpg on Sep 6 11 at 12:51, Tupsumato updated gallery picture lauantai6.jpg
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