Sala silvergruva

Mine diving in Bergslagen · about 2 km from Sala

Max depth: 35 m
Type: Backmount
Certification (estimate): Intro to cave

⛔ 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.

Flooded mineExperienced diversPermission needed

Silver mine, worked from the 15th century until 1908 (briefly also in 1950–51; the neighbouring Bronäs mine until 1962); owned by Sala municipality since 1988 and now a mining museum.

More about Sala silvergruva

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Depth profile and sumps
Configuration advice
Warnings with sources (2)
DPV suitability
Driving times from your stay and a plan with the AI instructor

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Current conditions

Visibility, flow and water levels change quickly. Right before your dive, check what other divers report:

dykarna.nu – Tuna Hästberg ↗
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Swedish diving community with recent dive logs (visibility, temperature), forum and news.
gruvdyk.se ↗
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Membership and booking system of the Swedish mine clubs, with the dive-day calendar.

Plan a cave diving trip to Bergslagen

Enter your team, with certifications, gas and configurations, and see right away which caves fit. With driving times from your stay, fill stations and an AI instructor who thinks along.

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Certification requirements, configurations and trimix depths are estimates for planning. Always check them locally and dive within your training. Compiled from web research (Äventyrsgruvan/adventuremine.se, gruvdyk.se, X-Ray Mag Feb 2026, DYK 2010 and 2021, Metaller och Gruvor 2011, Waterpixels 2024, dykarna.nu (sites, logs, news), Oxygene Diving, Stockholms Dykcenter, Värmlands Museum, SVT, Karolinska, NetdoktorPro, Länsstyrelsen Jämtland, Wikipedia; Sept 2026). Pins from the operator and dykarna.nu; Långban's pin is the mine area (GeoNames), not the dive platform. ~ = estimate. Rules change — check locally.