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San Vito-Villaputzu mines (San Vito, Cagliari Province).

Description:

In this area there are a lot of small lead, zinc and silver mines.

San Vito small mines.

Cannas de Bidda: lead mine.

Monte Lora: old lead mine.

Cannevrau: old lead, antimony and fluor mine.

Pediattu (or Pedeattu): old lead, barium and fluor mine.

Perd'Arba - S'Omini Mortu: old lead and zinc mine.

Su Zerbuzzu - Sa Fraigada: lead and zinc mines.

Arcu Ruggeri - Bruncu Argioledda: sulphides mine.

Is Crabus: old lead and silver mine.

Bruncu Molentinu: old lead, barium and fluor mine.

Mindarrì: old lead, barium and fluor mine.

Gutturu is Follas - Cannas - Mina Forredda: old lead and silver mine.

San Vincenzo: old lead mine.

Villaputzu small mines.

Sa Sperruma: lead, silver and fluor mine.

Bruncu Crabilis - Is Crabilis - Su Serbuzzu: old lead and fluor mine.

Arcu is Pangas: old lead, zinc, iron and molybdenum mine.

S'Acqua Arrubia: lead and silver mine.

Gibas (or Gibbas): lead, silver and fluor mine.

Sa Sperruma: old lead mine.

Today, all these mines are abandoned.

References:

STARA P., RIZZO R., TANCA G.A. "Iglesiente - Arburese, Miniere e Minerali, Vol 3" - Edizione associazione e gruppi mineralogici italiani.

FADDA ANTONIO FRANCO "Sardegna, Guida ai tesori nascosti" - Ed. Coedisar, Cagliari 1994.

Carta Geologica della Sardegna 1:200.000, 1997.

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