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The History of the Josva Copper Mine

This 1912 photo of the tower over the Josva mine shaft shows a tipping wagon being pushed to the shaft.

This 1912 photo of the tower over the Josva mine shaft shows a tipping wagon being pushed to the shaft.

Photographs and article were published in This is Greenland 2000-2001, © 2000 by the Government of Greenland. Reprinted here with the express permission of the publisher.