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Strassa mine Iron ore mining in Stråssa has very old origins: mining is documented from the 15th century. For a long time, miners took care of the operation. Among them was the famous "Mine Mother" Maria Olsdotter, called Sweden's first female mining bailiff. However, the ownership changed after the mining privileges ended in 1874, and Stråssa Grufvebolag was formed. This company was transformed into a joint-stock company in 1906. Already the following year, the mining field was bought by Metallurgiska AB. A leading profile in this company, which due to its highly speculative (and probably also dubious) business was later named Metallurgical Härvan, was the wholesaler William Olsson. During the time of the Metallurgical Härvan, the still-preserved mine cabin and a large workshop building were built. After this failed, Stråssa came into the possession of an Austrian company between 1913 and 1917. In 1914, this company received a concession on a seven kilometer long railway between Stråssa and Storå, which was opened for traffic on July 31 of the following year. For many years, the traffic was managed by TGOJ. Grängesbergsbolaget, or Trafik AB Grängesberg-Oxelösund as the company was actually called, became the owner of the mine in 1917. As early as 1923, however, operations were shut down due to a declining economy and technical difficulties.