Name 1
POZO SAN AQUILINO
Name 2
SAN AQUILINO SHAFT
ID number
001.312.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
001.001.003.001
Type of Object
Mine

Description

Short description
It is excavated through frailesca down to the 9th floor. From the 9th to the 14th floor, it is lined with concrete.
Measures
cross-section: 2.9×2.7m2
depth: 378m
Materials
Slate, frailesca rock, and concrete
Dating
16th century
Author / Producer
Minas de Almadén
Illustrations
Original use
The first shaft known to be used for ore extraction and transportation of personnel and material at the Almaden Mines
Present use
Museum
Original location
Cerco San Teodoro
Present location
Cerco San Teodoro (Mining Park)

STATE OF CONSERVATION

History of conservation:
The oldest name of the shaft is La Grúa (1609); in 1856 it was excavated down to the 9th floor and in 1950 it was excavated down to the 14th floor.
Present state
good
Necessary activities:
cleaning

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
9. 5. 2022
Date Edited
Never