Name 1
MAQUETA MINA DE ALMADEN
Name 2
MODEL OF THE ALMADÉN MINE
ID number
001.75.Almadén
Manager / Administrator
Javier Carrasco Milara, Cerco San Teodoro, s/n. Almadén (Ciudad Real)
Ownership
Public
Institution
Minas de Almadén y Arrayanes, S.A
Local / Original ID Number
001.001.003.144
Type of Object
Mine, Knowledge, social care
Description
Short description
Model that demonstrates the Larrañaga exploitation method that was used in the Almadén mine from the year 1803. The system devised by Larrañaga (manager of the Almadén mine) was developed in three successive stages. In the first, the central strip of ore was removed from the ore-containing layers, which were almost vertical; in the second, the lateral walls of the deposit were excavated incompletely, by means of cross-drilling; finally, in the third stage, the remaining columns of ore, called reserves, had to be engaged, after which the extraction of the ore from the deposits was completed.
Measures
1.750×2.550×0.200m
Materials
Wood
Dating
2004
Author / Producer
Minas de Almadén
Illustrations
Original use
Museum
Present use
Museum
Original location
Museum of the Mining Interpretation Center
Present location
Museum of the Mining Interpretation Center
STATE OF CONSERVATION
History of conservation:
Present state
good
Necessary activities:
DOCUMENTATION
Addresses /collections/links etc. where further in-depth information is accessible:
www.parqueminerodealmaden.es
Submitted
AYUNTAMIENTO ALMADEN
Submitted by
Alicia Escudero & Águeda Moyano
Date Submitted
26. 4. 2022
Date Edited
Never