Skorovatn

Skorovatn
Village
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Coordinates: 64°38′32″N 13°06′50″E / 64.64222°N 13.11389°E / 64.64222; 13.11389Coordinates: 64°38′32″N 13°06′50″E / 64.64222°N 13.11389°E / 64.64222; 13.11389
Country	Norway
Region	Trøndelag
County	Nord-Trøndelag
District	Namdalen
Municipality	Namsskogan
Elevation	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.

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

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