Name 1
CHIMENEA HORNO CERMAK -SPIREK
Name 2
HEARTH OF THE CERMAK-SPIREK FURNACE
ID number
001.152.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
001.001.003.222
Type of Object
Smelting
Description
Short description
"This hearth, 24.25 metres high and with a floor area of 12.9×14.5, is made of brick and is the only thing that remains of some continuous production furnaces (Čermak-Špirek) that were installed in 1906 and were used to treat mineral of fine size called ""bacisco"".
They consisted of a mobile grill and, in order that there were no jams inside the furnace, there were several rows of vertical and horizontal bricks.
The heat was supplied from below, fire was distributed throughout the mineral and steam left upwards. These were simple furnaces, but with good use of heat and low maintenance.
"
They consisted of a mobile grill and, in order that there were no jams inside the furnace, there were several rows of vertical and horizontal bricks.
The heat was supplied from below, fire was distributed throughout the mineral and steam left upwards. These were simple furnaces, but with good use of heat and low maintenance.
"
Measures
"24.25 metres high
area of 12.9×14.5 metres"
area of 12.9×14.5 metres"
Materials
Brick
Dating
1906
Author / Producer
Minas de Almadén
Illustrations
Original use
Cinnabar roasting (mercury metallurgy)
Present use
Museum
Original location
Cerco de Destilación (Smelting Furnace)
Present location
Mining Park, Cerco de Destilación
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