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Terras Nieddas mine (Fluminimaggiore, Carbonia-Iglesias Province).

Description:

Terras Nieddas is a lead, zinc and silver mine.

1861: mining explorations by Mrs. A. Matzè and F. Seruis Congiu.

1873: mining permission to Cav. Gaetano Rossi.

1877: mining concession to Anonima Generale delle Miniere Company.

1890: mining concession goes to the United Company, and then to the Pertusola Limited Company; this Company built a little mining village.

1907: the Pertusola Company built a railtrain to the Su Zurfuru washing station.

1969: mining concession to Piombo Zincifera Sarda, and then Terras Nieddas mine was closed.

Today, Terras Nieddas mine is abandoned; this old mine is located near to Su Mannau famous Grotto (Fluminimaggiore).

References:

MURTAS ALBERTO e BRUNO "Piccole Antiche Care Miniere...Da Gutturu Pala a S'Acqua Bona" - Quaderni di storia Fluminese n.4 - Carbonia 2000.

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

SELLA QUINTINO "Relazione sulle condizioni dell'industria mineraria in Sardegna" 1871.

Carta Geologica 1:25.000 Capo Pecora-Guspini, Foglio 224-225.

Carta Geologica della Sardegna 1:200.000, 1997.

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