As an aside, there is a fascinating lineage betewen mining silver and the birth of the Dollar in this region[0], to the establishment of precision horology[1], and thus luxury timepieces.
[0]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ore_Mountains
[1]https://nomos-glashuette.com/en/watchmaking/watchmaking-trad...
[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wismut_(company)
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free_Republic_of_Schwarzenberg