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ICLOK
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17 years ago

Ok folks... Has anyone been to Lignes in Spain.. I collect Cornish engine houses and am told ther are lots there! true or false? If so anyone know of a decent guide or site... that will tell me how to get to the right places... found odd bits but nothing substantial.

I fancy a trip. Ta much in advance!

Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaagh Creeper!!!!!

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Monty Stubble
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17 years ago

Loads - check out:
Linares
La Union
Sierra Almagrera
Los Pedroches, (Cordoba)
Cuidad Real
Barruecopardo (Salamanca)

There may be some in the Asturias but I don't know that area.

I'm sure I saw some at Mina de Sao Domingo in Portugal but I can't remember now, it was 20 years ago and I can't be bothered to check through all my slides.

The finest workers in stone are not copper or steel tools, but the gentle touches of air and water working at their leisure with a liberal allowance of time.
Henry David Thoreau

Monty Stubble
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17 years ago

If you're going on holiday with someone and need to do a bit of non-mining sight-seeing, lazing on beaches, etc. Can I suggest flying out on a cheapy to Alicante,hiring a car and spending some time around the La Union/Portman area - over 1500 shafts, some with engine houses, flat rope winders, dressing plants, etc, etc all packed into a 5 square mile area.
There was a good museum in La Union too but I haven't been for quite a few years. It was advertised as being there when I went in February 2007, the last time I was there.

The finest workers in stone are not copper or steel tools, but the gentle touches of air and water working at their leisure with a liberal allowance of time.
Henry David Thoreau

ICLOK
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17 years ago

If I had to make a very quick trip say a couple of days where would be the best concentration.... is there any literature or guides you know of?

Really grateful for the response... I'd given up. :thumbsup:

Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaagh Creeper!!!!!

Monty Stubble
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17 years ago

I'd say you don't need a guide to La Union, if you get there you can see nothing but mines. Check it out on Google Earth.
Most of them are easy to access. There are underground sites there too but don't mess with them unless there's a few of you.

2 of us descended one which consisted of a spiral staircase around the outside of a shaft (stones stuck out of the side) they stopped after 50 feet but the shaft kept on going - we didn't!

I've been looking at mines in Spain about 20 times but only in the south, west and east, never the centre and the north.

If you get bored with that a bit further to the south-west is Mazarron and then further on, the Sierra Almagrera which is like mining heaven.

I've never found any useful guides or truly useful websites. I started with a Michelin maps and worked from there.

Plenty of photos here...
http://www.bocamina.com/esp/tablasel.htm

The finest workers in stone are not copper or steel tools, but the gentle touches of air and water working at their leisure with a liberal allowance of time.
Henry David Thoreau

ICLOK
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17 years ago

But in terms of Engine Houses of a Cornish type... wheres the best place you know.

Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaagh Creeper!!!!!

Vanoord
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17 years ago

"ICLOK" wrote:
Ok folks... Has anyone been to Lignes in Spain.. I collect Cornish engine houses and am told ther are lots there! true or false? If so anyone know of a decent guide or site... that will tell me how to get to the right places... found odd bits but nothing substantial.

I fancy a trip. Ta much in advance!

Forgive me for asking, but when you say "collect", surely you don't actually bring them back with you?! 😮

Hello again darkness, my old friend...

ICLOK
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17 years ago

Yes I do.... that's why they've virtually all gone in Derbyshire and surrounding counties, I pinch em and have a clearing in Sherwood forest with over 100 so far.... see grid ref xxxxx!!!!

Well you started it!:thumbsup:

(Actually better not joke about it as will end up with everyone trying to find them like the so called reserve list of BR Steam engines that where hidden in tunnels!) ::)

Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaagh Creeper!!!!!

carnkie
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17 years ago

"ICLOK" wrote:
But in terms of Engine Houses of a Cornish type... wheres the best place you know.

I know of one odd place. Need check copyright regs 😉

More to follow.

The past is a foreign country: they do things differently there.

ICLOK
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17 years ago

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Oh good grief!!!! ::)

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Monty Stubble
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17 years ago

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Linares for engine houses - no doubt. More awkward to get to though.

The finest workers in stone are not copper or steel tools, but the gentle touches of air and water working at their leisure with a liberal allowance of time.
Henry David Thoreau

ICLOK
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17 years ago

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It looks about 100k in land from Union, Reckon 2 full days there for a recce would be good.

Thanks for my starter for 10.... :thumbsup:

Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaagh Creeper!!!!!

carnkie
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17 years ago

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"ICLOK" wrote:
But in terms of Engine Houses of a Cornish type... wheres the best place you know.

Probably the one furthest away was discovered by accident as explained in an interesting article by Kenneth Brown 'The story of a New Zealand copper ming fiasco' in the Journal of the Trevithick Society. It was a 36" engine sent out to the Kawau mine, New Zealand, in 1854. The engine house is still there if you want to pop out and nick it. 😉

http://www.teara.govt.nz/EarthSeaAndSky/MineralResources/MiningAndUndergroundResources/3/ENZ-Resources/Standard/2/2/en#breadcrumbtop

The past is a foreign country: they do things differently there.

ICLOK
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17 years ago

#14

Great link thanks..... by the way its now in Sherwood Forest.... I nicked it last week so now 101 engine houses....

Ho hum .... Gimme strength!!!! :blink:

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Monty Stubble
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17 years ago

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As I recall the road from La Union to Linares is none to clever - give yourself plenty of time. Its about a 5 hour drive and 400Km.

La Union is my idea of heaven. Make sure you have a look at Portman and its spectacular dressing plant (derelict) They dumped so much fine tailings in the sea that the entire bay filled up with it. The sea is now about 2 Km from the dock!

Nothing to do with mines but check out the gun batteries on top of the cliff near the lighthouse. Abandoned now but the underground magazines, etc are still in place.

I shall hopefully be out in Spain later this year, don't know which area yet.

The finest workers in stone are not copper or steel tools, but the gentle touches of air and water working at their leisure with a liberal allowance of time.
Henry David Thoreau

Monty Stubble
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17 years ago

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btw - you'll need a big bag. Some of those engine houses are biggg! 😮

The finest workers in stone are not copper or steel tools, but the gentle touches of air and water working at their leisure with a liberal allowance of time.
Henry David Thoreau

ICLOK
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17 years ago

#17

Oh Don't you start.... it was going so well....

I will take the biggest bag I have, and a little ruck sack for a whim or two.... gonna have to buy a new clearing for this lot....

Satisfied!!!! 😉

Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaagh Creeper!!!!!

minerat
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17 years ago

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Hi, go on to strahlen.org. he has loads of stuff including the mines of spain plus others in europe, good luck

minerat

be afraid.....very afraid !!!!

ICLOK
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17 years ago

#19

Cheers for that..... :thumbup:

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Monty Stubble
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17 years ago

#20

Also have some Spanish OS maps of some areas but not Linares.

The finest workers in stone are not copper or steel tools, but the gentle touches of air and water working at their leisure with a liberal allowance of time.
Henry David Thoreau