Skorovatn

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Skorovatn
Village
Skorovatn is located in Nord-Trøndelag
Skorovatn
Skorovatn
Location in Nord-Trøndelag
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Country Norway
Region Trøndelag
County Nord-Trøndelag
District Namdalen
Municipality Namsskogan
Elevation[1] 455 m (1,493 ft)
Time zone CET (UTC+01:00)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+02:00)
Post Code 7893 Skorovatn

Skorovatn is a village in the municipality of Namsskogan in Nord-Trøndelag county, Norway. The old Skorovas Gruber mine is here, but it closed in 1984. Skorovatn is located on the border of the municipality of Røyrvik, just south of the lake Tunnsjøflyan and the large lake Tunnsjøen. It is about 20 kilometres (12 mi) east of the main European route E6 highway that crosses Namsskogan. Skorovatn Chapel is located in the village.[2]

Mine

The Skorovas Gruber mine was the first in Norway to exploit a sulphide ore deposit and produced zinc and copper.[3][4][5] The mine discharged tailings into a nearby lake, but the contamination from this process has been deemed relatively slight.[6] The mine closed in 1984. Before its closing, virtually everyone that lived in and around Skorovatn worked directly or indirectly for the mining operation.[2]

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