Show emeralds to be mined in salzburg mountains vienna austria europe s only emerald mine bachtal Ha 7 feet high up in the salzburg mountains will be put in operation again soon its owners schaffhausen co have engaged ten workers to drive a new gallery into the mountain if pure emerald crystals are found in the gallery work will be resumed on a large scale Ha bachtal was operated during the eighteenth and nineteenth cen tunes by various companies include ing a british firm which is said to have exported most of the gems to india crystals with a diameter of up to one inch were found in ha he bachtal they were of beautiful dark green color but lacked trans larency |