INVESTIGATIONS OF SILVER MINES IN THE ERA OF IVAN III

Ievlev, Aleksey

PII

S0205-96060000616-4-1

DOI

10.31857/S60000616-4-1

Publication type

Article

Status

Published

Authors

Aleksey Ievlev

Volume/ Edition

Volume 35 / Issue 1

Pages

50-68

Abstract

In 1491 the Muscovy state sent its ﬁrst exploration party attempting to ﬁnd copper and silver ores in the land of Komi, on river Tsilma. After many centuries, it is hard to separate facts from myths in the history of the Tsilma works. Despite the persistent legend regarding the existence of a copper producing factory, no reliable sources have been found to conﬁrm that copper ores were mined and smelted in the area. Without a special archeological investigation, it is impossible to date precisely the surviving traces of old mining activities. Some parts of the relief seen as remnants of old mines could also be of natural origin. But there is a documentary record in the chronicles conﬁrming that the party of 1491 did ﬁnd some ores or presumably precious metals, which marks the attempt as a pioneering event in the history of Russian mining and metallurgy.

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Date of publication

01.01.2014

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1242

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GOST	Ievlev A. INVESTIGATIONS OF SILVER MINES IN THE ERA OF IVAN III // Voprosy istorii estestvoznaniia i tekhniki. – 2014. – V. 35. – Issue 1 C. 50-68 .
MLA	Ievlev, Aleksey "INVESTIGATIONS OF SILVER MINES IN THE ERA OF IVAN III." Voprosy istorii estestvoznaniia i tekhniki. 35.1 (2014).:50-68.
APA	Ievlev A. (2014). INVESTIGATIONS OF SILVER MINES IN THE ERA OF IVAN III. Voprosy istorii estestvoznaniia i tekhniki. vol. 35, no. 1, pp.50-68

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