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Railway and Metalworking Workshops, Mina de São Domingos
The maintenance of all railway and industrial equipment needed by the mine was conducted in workshops. Maintenance work was conducted in accordance with production work, both in terms of replacement of worn parts and components as well as for the development of new equipment. Two of the locomotives used in the Sao Domingos Mine Railway System were built in these workshops and one of these was designed by the first Technical Director of Mason & Barry, James Mason. In addition to the railway workshops, the workshops also had specialised areas and personnel working with iron, copper, brass and other materials, which included blacksmiths, foundry operators, copper and iron boilermakers, castors, etc..
CHARACTERISTICS
LOCATION
Address: Rua de Santa Isabel nº 30/31
City: Mina de São Domingos
Postal Code: 7750 - 146
Telephone: 286647534
Email: fserraomartins@gmail.com
Website: http://fundacaoserraomartins.pt/
City: Mina de São Domingos
Postal Code: 7750 - 146
Telephone: 286647534
Email: fserraomartins@gmail.com
Website: http://fundacaoserraomartins.pt/
FUNCTIONING
Public venue, with no timetable or entrance fee.
ORGANISATION OF THE VISIT
The visit to this Point does not require prior booking and can be done individually.
Specific Conditions:
In the event of an individual or group of smaller size want to make the visit, the price charged will be equivalent to that paid by a group with 6 persons.
Method:
On foot
Difficulty Level:
Average
Group Visits:
Yes
Minimum Number of Person per group:
6
Maximum Number of Person per group:
25
Observations:
Exceptionally, visits may be made with a greater number of participants.
Guided Tours:
Yes
Observations:
Old Mining Complex - Guided tours of the Mina de S. Domingos and former industrial complex A urban circuit in the village of Mina de S. Domingos and a route that evokes the ore cycle in times of great Mine laboring. An open air museum that marks the experiences and the various stages of harvesting and processing the ore.
Specific Conditions:
In the event of an individual or group of smaller size want to make the visit, the price charged will be equivalent to that paid by a group with 6 persons.
Method:
On foot
Difficulty Level:
Average
Group Visits:
Yes
Minimum Number of Person per group:
6
Maximum Number of Person per group:
25
Observations:
Exceptionally, visits may be made with a greater number of participants.
Guided Tours:
Yes
Observations:
Old Mining Complex - Guided tours of the Mina de S. Domingos and former industrial complex A urban circuit in the village of Mina de S. Domingos and a route that evokes the ore cycle in times of great Mine laboring. An open air museum that marks the experiences and the various stages of harvesting and processing the ore.
EXISTING EQUIPMENT
Industrial Facility/ Plant
Exterior mining facilities
Exterior mining facilities
EXTERNAL SUPPORT
TRANSPORT
Type of Transport:
Táxi
Agency Name:
Geral Táxis
Telephone Number:
286611117
Type of Transport:
T. Rodoviário
Agency Name:
Rodoviária do Alentejo
Telephone Number:
284313620
Parking for private vehicles:
No
Táxi
Agency Name:
Geral Táxis
Telephone Number:
286611117
Type of Transport:
T. Rodoviário
Agency Name:
Rodoviária do Alentejo
Telephone Number:
284313620
Parking for private vehicles:
No
SITES OF TOURISTIC INTEREST
ASSOCIATED ROUTES
Iberian Pyrite Belt Route
The Pyrite Route is a thematic route of mining and geological tourism dedicated to the Iberian Pyrite Belt, considered one of the main mining regions of Europe, with more than 90 known massive sulphide deposits, distributed throughout the regions of Alentejo and Andalusia. In addition to the pyrite mines occur in the province hundreds of manganese deposits and veins of copper, lead, barium and antimony.
The Pyrite Route is a thematic route of mining and geological tourism dedicated to the Iberian Pyrite Belt, considered one of the main mining regions of Europe, with more than 90 known massive sulphide deposits, distributed throughout the regions of Alentejo and Andalusia. In addition to the pyrite mines occur in the province hundreds of manganese deposits and veins of copper, lead, barium and antimony.
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