Saxon Mining Office
The Saxon Mining Office (german: Sächsisches Oberbergamt) is the executive authority for mining rights in the German state of Saxony. It is also responsible for all non-metallic mineral resources on the terrain of the former East Germany. History Based on discoveries of silver in 1168, Freiberg developed into the centre of Ore Mountains and Saxon ore mining. A mining office (''Bergamt'') and master miner (''Bergmeister'') were mentioned here in 1241. Freiberg mining law ('' Bergrecht''), first laid down in writing in 1307, was subsequently adopted in many other European mining regions. In 1470 rich silver finds in the Ore Mountains (at Schneeberg Annaberg-Buchholz and Marienberg) resulted in a new (the second) '' Berggeschrey''(silver rush). The mining industry expanded rapidly, and in the wake of this growth a single mining administration was gradually set up in Albertine Saxony during the early 16th century. The Annaberg mining regulations (''Bergordnung'') enacted in 15 ...
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