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simonrl
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18 years ago

Passed through the Pyrenees today (west central) and noticed slate outcrops at the side of the road. Very purple in colour. Wonder if there was any slate industry in the area. No time to investigate though 😞 and too hot anyway 🙂

my orders are to sit here and watch the world go by

LAP
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18 years ago

#2

There is quite a lot of slate quarrying in parts of Spain, though non underground as far as I know. I remember when travelling to Tenerife seeing several large slate quarries from the plane (where else).

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Byt vndyd mwyhaf - byth onddyth moyav
Lliaws a bwyllaf - Líows o boylav
Ac a bryderaf - ac o boryddarav
Kyfarchaf y veird byt - covarcav yr vairth
Pryt nam dyweid - poryth na'm dowaith
Py gynheil y byt - Pa gonail y byth
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Wyn
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18 years ago

#3

Slate is/was? quarried in Galicia NW Spain. I knew a couple from there who had moved to Bethesda, they seemed to feel at home!

I did see some surface workings that looked like gravity mills in the Spanish Pyrenees near Bossost (very close to the French Border). Unfortunately I couldn't stop to explore. Anyone got any info?

LAP
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17 years ago

#4

http://www.bocamina.com/esp/sel33.htm

Small, but interesting pics...

"pizarra" means slate

Kein geneis kanaf - Cain gnais canaf
Byt vndyd mwyhaf - byth onddyth moyav
Lliaws a bwyllaf - Líows o boylav
Ac a bryderaf - ac o boryddarav
Kyfarchaf y veird byt - covarcav yr vairth
Pryt nam dyweid - poryth na'm dowaith
Py gynheil y byt - Pa gonail y byth
Na syrch yn eissywyt - na soroc yn eishoyth
Neur byt bei syrchei - nour byth bai sorochai

simonrl
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17 years ago

#5

Thanks LAP, interesting site :thumbsup:

my orders are to sit here and watch the world go by

LAP
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17 years ago

#6

no problem,
I tried searching the spanish for "slate quarry" and not a lot came up really, clearly its not that big a thing over there in terms of interest. Itd be interesting to have a look there one day though.

Kein geneis kanaf - Cain gnais canaf
Byt vndyd mwyhaf - byth onddyth moyav
Lliaws a bwyllaf - Líows o boylav
Ac a bryderaf - ac o boryddarav
Kyfarchaf y veird byt - covarcav yr vairth
Pryt nam dyweid - poryth na'm dowaith
Py gynheil y byt - Pa gonail y byth
Na syrch yn eissywyt - na soroc yn eishoyth
Neur byt bei syrchei - nour byth bai sorochai

Gwyn
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17 years ago

#7

Pizarras-Villar del Rey, Extremadura, were/are stakeholder partners in the E.U. funded research into quarry restoration. Others included McAlpines.
Try www.bangor.ac.uk/ies/life/life.htm