Bergslagen · about 2 km from Sala
Sala silvergruva
Closed to divers
Temporarily closed for maintenance since summer 2024 (X-Ray Mag, Feb 2026); no Sala dives on the gruvdyk.se calendar for Oct–Nov 2026. Ask the club whether diving has resumed.
- Max depth35 m
- CertificationIntro to cave
- SpecialFlooded mine or quarry
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- Fill stationÄventyrsgruvan (Tuna Hästberg)Air and nitrox (EAN21–30; standard EAN30), trimix, O₂, argon; rebreather cylinders up to 3 l. Max 10 % above working pressure.Route ↗
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What it looks like
Gruvdykning i Sala Silvergruva. Boka inspirationsföreläsning för pepp i företaget! Sala Silver Mine diving
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Gruvdykning i Sala Silvergruva. Boka inspirationsföreläsning för pepp i företaget! Sala Silver Mine diving
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The dive
At 2–3 °C, per X-Ray Mag this is the coldest diveable mine in Sweden. Visibility is almost unlimited to -30 m and worse below the thermocline (logs: 8–15 m).
Profile and sections
At 2–3 °C, per X-Ray Mag this is the coldest diveable mine in Sweden. Visibility is almost unlimited to -30 m and worse below the thermocline (logs: 8–15 m). Tourist routes follow a continuous yellow main line, with jumps marked with double arrows (2006). Finds: hoof prints, beer bottles and a sealed room.
Sala is a silver mine, worked from the 15th century until 1908 (briefly also in 1950–51; the neighbouring Bronäs mine until 1962). The lower half of the mine has been flooded since the 17th–18th century. It has been owned by Sala municipality since 1988 and is now a mining museum. ~6,000 dives in 15 years (2021).
Practical: for a rest day there are tours of the dry mine.
- Depth and profile
- Water surface 155 m below ground; the mine is 318 m deep (~160 m of water). Club limits: newly certified cave/mine divers max -15 m on their first weekend; after 50 h experience planned dives to max -35 m. Floor of the deepest chamber at ~-30 m (185 m below ground).
- Configuration
- No configuration rules found; large chambers with fixed lines and four separate entries/exits. A semi-closed rebreather (RB80) was used here in 2007. At 2–3 °C a heated drysuit and dry gloves are essential.
- DPV: unknown
- No data; the chambers are close to the platform.
Who can dive where
- At least Intro to cave
- Configurations: Backmount / twinset / Sidemount / CCR / Small cylinders / no-mount (speleo sumps)
- Goes down to 35 m (trimix or deco may be needed)
- Experienced divers only
This is how the planner decides who in your team may dive this cave. Rules your own trip adds (organizer, a mail, the AI) show with your trip.
How to get there
Only via Sala Silvergruva Dykarklubb (SSDK; founded 2009, diving since 2006), in collaboration with Sala Silvergruva AB; join and book via gruvdyk.se. Down 155 m by lift; gear by cart to the dive platform at Christinasjön. Club members are trained to operate the lift and in rescue procedures.
Around Sala silvergruva
Fills1 fill station · 91 km
Äventyrsgruvan (Tuna Hästberg)
Krongruvvägen 50, Borlänge
Air and nitrox (EAN21–30; standard EAN30), trimix, O₂, argon; rebreather cylinders up to 3 l. Max 10 % above working pressure.
On event days 9:00–18:00, for booked divers
By the water inside the mine (80 m level). Prices: air/nitrox 100 SEK per cylinder, 200 SEK per twinset, rebreather cylinder 50 SEK, suit inflation 75 SEK per event, O₂ 0.20 SEK/l, trimix 0.95 SEK/l; pay on site (card, cash SEK/EUR). Analyse your own gas (analyser free to borrow). Sorb (sofnolime) and CCR support: ask.
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