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Asuni mines (Asuni, Oristano Province).

Description:

Pixina de Porcus, Ualla and Rio Molas are old lead, zinc and fluor mines.

Pixina de Porcus mine.

Middle 1800: mining researches for silver minerals.

Late 1800: mining activity; the company exploited a vein of galena and quartz with fluor and barium.

Ualla mine.

1949: mining permission for fluor minerals.

In the 50's mining activity by Montevecchio Company and Monreale Company.

1963: mining researches by Sarramin Company.

Is Molas mine.

Middle 1900: mining researches for lead and fluor minerals.

Today, Pixina de Porcus, Ualla and Is Molas mines are abandoned, but this mines are located in a beautiful natural landscape.

References:

BAKOS F.- VALERA R. "Il campo filoniano di Castel Medusa (Asuni - Sardegna centrale)" - Estr. da Atti Giorn. di studio sulle Fluoriti Italiane, Torino, 1972.

DERIU M. - NEGRETTI G. "Caratteri petrografici e geostrutturali della regione di Asuni (Sardegna centrale)" - Estr. dai Rend. Soc. Min. Ita., Pavia, 1959.

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

SELLA QUINTINO "Sulle condizioni dell'industria mineraria nell'isola di Sardegna" - A cura di F. Manconi, Ed Ilisso, Nuoro, 1999.

Carta Geologica della Sardegna 1:200.000, 1997.

Cartina IGM: 529, I-II

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