GEOTOUR & IRSE 2012.pdf - Fakulta BERG - TUKE

Salgótarján, 04. – 06. October 2012
approached from Telkibánya village by car and with 20 minutes walk from the paved road up the
Kánya Hill, or with a hike on the red marked trail.
Fig. 4 Educational Centre equipment
The adit starts on the 517 m level, on the western slope of the Kánya Hill. After leaving the walling
of the entrance, at 20 m it reaches the Lobkowitz Vein, one of the veins richest in gold, having a
limonitic, ochreous and kaolinitic vein filling here. The vein itself is 1-2 dm thick only, but it is
surrounded by a brecciated and hydrothermally altered host rock. Along the vein a drift was driven
to the north. At 200 m the adit traverses the 0.3–1.2 m thick Jószerencsét Vein, striking to 30°,
dipping to SE. The main tunnel reaches the along-strike drift at a „blind shaft‟ (reaching the level of
the Veresvíz drainage tunnel), which is secured with a steel net and a barrier. The clayey
hydrothermal breccia of the vein can be observed in the drift. The main tunnel leads further to the 2-
6 dm thick Jupiter Vein, following this to S in about 300 m length to the ventilation shaft. (Data of
the veins: Zelenka & Horváth 2009; Sasvári & Kondela 2009).
The visit is very popular also for civilian (non-geoscientist or student) groups. Walking into the
nearly horizontal adit requires no special effort or equipment. As there are no chambers or any
rooms inside, the optimal visitor group has to be maximum 20 persons with one or two leaders.
There is no need to go further than the Jószerencsét Vein, as the drift becomes increasingly muddy
inwards. The tour takes 30-45 minutes, depending on the interest of the group.
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