In 1871, Emilia Goldschmidt died of tuberculosis. After the death of his mother, the first-born son Adolf Ľudovít Goldschmidt von (de) Libanka continued the family tradition.
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In 1862, Emília Goldschmidt’s lease was extended.
Salomon Johann Nepomuk Goldschmidt died suddenly at age of 47. The widow Emília née Polláková assumed the lease. She became the first and last lady at the head of the mining company in Dubník.
From 12th August 1845, the well-known Viennese jeweller Salomon Johann Nepomuk Goldschmidt took over the mine. A sophisticated business plan soon brought its “fruits” and mining became profitable after years. Among other things, Johann Nepomuk made a huge popularity of the jewel and its sale. He introduced a new system..Dozvedieť sa viac…
Before the end of the millennium, groups of volunteers sought to protect mines from invasions by vandals, thieves, and other adventurers who illegally entered them and ruthlessly destroyed their history. They developed the first plans for their accessibility and tourist use.
Attorney Gabriel Fejérváry became a new tenant of the mines, who probably drew the first mining maps of this area. It was he who was responsible for the system of “correct” mining and a great future began to be drawn for the site.
In 1922, mining in opal mines was terminated and mines closed for almost 100 years.
Jozef Rumpler had devastated the deposit by spontaneous opal mining, which led to the withdrawal of the deposit and a new lease to Marek Szentiványi. After him, there was silence in the mines, as there was no candidate to apply for the lease.
The last tenant of the old era of opal mining was the French company Bittner – Belangenoy.
It seems that there have been many controversies over opal mining. At the end of the 18th century, the monarch entrusted mining to the Viennese jeweller Joseph Rumpler. However, it was not long before the company Neumány took over the mines tenancy. However, this position did not long in the..Dozvedieť sa viac…