I gruva ble det drevet ut jernmalm i
eldre tider. Fra 1888 ble gruva mutet på sinkav A. H. Fjære. Gruva
er ca.20meter lang, 10 meter på det høyeste og 1-1,5 meter bred.
Mineraler i gruva var kalkspat, kvarts, sink,svovelkis, kopperkis
og feltspat m.m. Tangaråsgruva har byttet eier flere ganger. Ved
siste muting, i 1919, ble den kalt Tange Zinkgrube.
The mine was driven out iron ore in the old times. From 1888, the
mine mutet on the sink of AH Fjære. The mine is ca.20meter long, 10
meters on the highest and 1-1.5 meters wide. Minerals in the mine
was kalkspat, quartz, zinc, svovelkis, kopperkis and feltspat mm
Tangaråsgruva have changed ownership several times. At last muting,
in 1919, it was called Tangen Zinkgrube.
Eneste fornuftige rute til gruva er å
gå ovenifra stien. Se; Additional Waypoints
The only sensible route to the mine is to go from the up-side
track. See; Additional Waypoints