Name 1
EXPLOTACIÓN EN BANCOS
Name 2
MINING USING THE BANKS (BANCOS) SYSTEM
ID number
001.142.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
001.001.003.233
Type of Object
Mine
Description
Short description
As the cinnabar layers were in a vertical position in Almadén, one form of mining was “mining in banks (bancos)”, where the ore was mined from the top down. To lift the ore, a hand tone was used.
Measures
Materials
Rock and wood
Dating
17th century
Author / Producer
Minas de Almadén
Illustrations
Original use
Mine
Present use
Museum (view inside the mine, 1st floor)
Original location
Mine interior
Present location
Almadén mine, 1st floor (Mining Park)
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
Águeda Moyano & Alicia Escudero
Date Submitted
28. 4. 2022
Date Edited
Never