Editing Folldal (section)

==History==
[[File:Folldalgruver gammeltbilde.jpg|thumb|Interior view of the ''Gammelgruva'' mine.]]  
Mining has been important to Folldal's development from the 18th century to the present. The Folldal works ({{langx|no|Folldal Verk}}) was founded in 1748. Folldal's main [[Copper extraction techniques|copper mine]], {{lang|no|Gammelgruva}}, also opened in 1748. The mine employed up to 550 people. Until 1878, ore was transported by horse-drawn vehicles to the Lovise [[smelter]] located in neighboring [[Alvdal]] municipality. From 1878 to 1906 there was a lull in operations. Operations were restarted in 1906 when ore was transported by a {{convert|34|km|adj=on}} long cable car (Northern Europe's longest) to the smelter. The main [[mining|mine]] played out and was closed in 1941. Smelting continued using ore from several other deposits in the area until 1968. Then the mining and ore dressing moved to Tverrfjellet at [[Hjerkinn]], in neighboring [[Dovre]] municipality, approximately {{convert|30|km}} from Folldal. The business was closed in 1993.