Dansk

Abstract

The Ochre works in Løvskal - a contribution to the history of Danish raw materials production

In Løvskal, in the middle of Jutland between Viborg and Randers, there was an ochre works, active from 1916 to 1965. Today, only a few traces in the landscape are left, and there are only a few written sources of its history. This article paints a portrait of the history of the ochre works as a contribution to the history of Danish raw materials production. The ochre was mainly used by color factories, and the most well-known use was as an ingredient in the paint that gave the DSB's freight wagons its well-known reddish-brown color.

The article begins with an introduction to ochre as a raw material - including the special qualities of the Løvskal-ochre. In addition, the focus is on company ownership, open pit mining, production, processing and application of the material. Finally, the question of why the ochre works was closed down the mid-1960s is addressed.