Ragglgraben - Mining St. Veit

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The St. Veit deposit consisted of several mining districts, which were called Schlegelberg, auf der Au, Ragglgraben, Schwanhalt and Meseneben. There is documented evidence of mining in Ragglgraben from 1519 to 1531. Mining was last mentioned as “reopened” in 1563 and 1564 and may have acted as a replacement for the abandoned pits at auf der Au.

The Weitmoser mining shareholders, known from gold mining in Gastein and Rauris, operated both the mines at auf der Au and in Ragglgraben. They owned the pits further down, while the Katzpeck mining shareholder owned the upper tunnels. The names of the tunnels Gesellenbau, St. Johann, Heilig Kreuz, St. Adam, St. Georgian and Auffahrt have been handed down from this time.

Copper ore mining was done here with low levels of golden silver. The ores obtained were processed at the smelting works in St. Veit im Pongau. The mines around St. Veit were classic examples of “subsidiary mines”, as small metallurgical suppliers were called.