Name 1
RECOGIDA DE RESIDUOS SÓLIDOS
Name 2
COLLECTION OF SOLID RESIDUE
ID number
001.149.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
001.001.003.225
Type of Object
Built heritage - industrial
Description
Short description
"In processes in the previous centuries, the slag had a much higher mercury content than it does today because the temperatures used were lower and it was usually mixed with ore and then subjected to roasting again.
The solid residue of the roasting process that takes place in ovens is collected from the bottom on conveyor belts that take it to metal hoppers known as “pots”.
In these hoppers, the slag containing 60% sulfur, 7% iron and about 108ppm of mercury are cooled inside the hoppers by means of water showers.
The water vapour produced is conducted through pipes to the outside and the slag, once cooled, is discharged from the bottom and transported to the dumps by truck
"
The solid residue of the roasting process that takes place in ovens is collected from the bottom on conveyor belts that take it to metal hoppers known as “pots”.
In these hoppers, the slag containing 60% sulfur, 7% iron and about 108ppm of mercury are cooled inside the hoppers by means of water showers.
The water vapour produced is conducted through pipes to the outside and the slag, once cooled, is discharged from the bottom and transported to the dumps by truck
"
Measures
Materials
Iron
Dating
20th century
Author / Producer
Minas de Almadén
Illustrations
Original use
Treatment of slag from melting
Present use
Museum (Mining Park, Cerco de Destilación)
Original location
Smelting Furnace (Cerco de Destilación)
Present location
Mining Park, Cerco de Destilación
STATE OF CONSERVATION
History of conservation:
Pending renovation
Present state
medium/acceptable
Necessary activities:
Rust removal and painting
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
28. 4. 2022
Date Edited
Never