Lousal Mine, Azinheira dos Barros, Grândola, Setúbal, Portugali
Regional Level Types | |
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Lousal Mine | Mine (Abandoned) |
Azinheira dos Barros | Civil Parish |
Grândola | Municipality |
Setúbal | District |
Portugal | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
38° 2' 5'' North , 8° 25' 23'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Mine (Abandoned) - last checked 2020
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
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Grândola | 10,737 (2014) | 20.2km |
Santiago do Cacém | 7,797 (2018) | 23.9km |
Aljustrel | 5,334 (2018) | 28.6km |
Santo André | 10,601 (2017) | 31.5km |
Peroguarda | 400 (2018) | 33.5km |
Mindat Locality ID:
46421
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:46421:0
GUID (UUID V4):
89c8e107-bdc9-4fe1-be41-a69c14bac24a
Name(s) in local language(s):
Mina do Lousal (ou Louzal), Azinheira dos Barros e S. Mamede do Sádão, Grândola, Distrito de Setúbal, Portugal
Pyrite mine. Closed in 1988.
Since about 200x, the mine is in rehabilitation to acid mine drainage control (Ferreira da Silva et al., 2009).
Registered mining concessions (up to 1962):
No. 1084 Louzal no. 2 (Cu), registered on 26-01-1922
No. 1085 Louzal no. 3 (Cu), registered on 26-01-1922
No. 368 Louzal Novo (Cu), registered on 09-01-1904
No. 312 Louzal (Cu), registered on 03-01-1900
LOUSAL - mining concessions and concession agreements:
1885-1899 - concessão A. Manuel e mais tarde Alfredo Masson.
1900 - Louzal (conc. no. 312) – Guilherme Ferreira Pinto Basto e Waldemar d'Orey.
1904 - Louzal Novo (conc. no. 368).
1910 – Empress Mina dos Barros.
1915 – Henrique Burnay & Companhia.
1922 – Louzal no. 2 (conc. no. 1084), Louzal no. 3 (conc. no. 1085). Outras concessões da mesma empresa situadas na região E e NE do Lousal: Sítio do Montado (conc. no. 1086) e Cerro dos Arneirões (conc. no. 1107).
1934 – Société Anonyme Belge des Mines d'Aljustrel.
1936-1988 – Mines et Industries S.A., Grupo SAPEC.
in: Matos, J.X.; Oliveira, V. (2003) - Mina do Lousal (Faixa Piritosa Ibérica) - Percurso geológico e mineiro pelas cortas e galerias da antiga mina. IGME, Pub. Museo Geominero, no.2, Espanha, pp. 117-128.
1885-1899 - concessão A. Manuel e mais tarde Alfredo Masson.
1900 - Louzal (conc. no. 312) – Guilherme Ferreira Pinto Basto e Waldemar d'Orey.
1904 - Louzal Novo (conc. no. 368).
1910 – Empress Mina dos Barros.
1915 – Henrique Burnay & Companhia.
1922 – Louzal no. 2 (conc. no. 1084), Louzal no. 3 (conc. no. 1085). Outras concessões da mesma empresa situadas na região E e NE do Lousal: Sítio do Montado (conc. no. 1086) e Cerro dos Arneirões (conc. no. 1107).
1934 – Société Anonyme Belge des Mines d'Aljustrel.
1936-1988 – Mines et Industries S.A., Grupo SAPEC.
in: Matos, J.X.; Oliveira, V. (2003) - Mina do Lousal (Faixa Piritosa Ibérica) - Percurso geológico e mineiro pelas cortas e galerias da antiga mina. IGME, Pub. Museo Geominero, no.2, Espanha, pp. 117-128.
From 1900 to 1988, copper pyrites were extracted from Lousal mines, located between Canal Caveira and Ermidas do Sado. After the mines were closed, Frederic Velge Foundation was created, as a result of a partnership of the company that owns the mine and Grândola City Hall. The Foundation has a cultural, scientific and pedagogical project. Mining Museum intends to preserve the memory and the knowledge of generations of workers who excavated Lousal mines, converted nowadays in a sort of archaeological site. In the Mining Museum you can watch and learn how a mine works through the testimonies of the work, which was carried out here for decades. This museum is housed in the ancient mining facilities, actually the first one of this sort in Portugal. It was officially opened on may 20th 2001. You should especially draw your close attention to the work structures that were totally restored to welcome visitors: facilities, excavations, mine galleries and even the engines of the electric power station that used to supply not only the mine, but also local inhabitants.
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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 1 - Elements | |||
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ⓘ | Gold | 1.AA.05 | Au |
ⓘ | Copper | 1.AA.05 | Cu |
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
ⓘ | Sphalerite | 2.CB.05a | ZnS |
ⓘ | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
ⓘ | Pyrrhotite | 2.CC.10 | Fe1-xS |
ⓘ | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
ⓘ | Marcasite | 2.EB.10a | FeS2 |
ⓘ | Safflorite | 2.EB.15a | (Co,Ni,Fe)As2 |
ⓘ | Cobaltite | 2.EB.25 | CoAsS |
ⓘ | Bournonite | 2.GA.50 | PbCuSbS3 |
ⓘ | 'Tetrahedrite Subgroup' | 2.GB.05 | Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S |
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
ⓘ | Goethite | 4.00. | α-Fe3+O(OH) |
ⓘ | Cuprite | 4.AA.10 | Cu2O |
ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
ⓘ | Siderite | 5.AB.05 | FeCO3 |
ⓘ | Malachite | 5.BA.10 | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
ⓘ | Anhydrite | 7.AD.30 | CaSO4 |
ⓘ | Baryte | 7.AD.35 | BaSO4 |
ⓘ | Anglesite | 7.AD.35 | PbSO4 |
ⓘ | Jarosite | 7.BC.10 | KFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
ⓘ | Natrojarosite | 7.BC.10 | NaFe3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
ⓘ | Szomolnokite | 7.CB.05 | FeSO4 · H2O |
ⓘ | Starkeyite | 7.CB.15 | MgSO4 · 4H2O |
ⓘ | Hexahydrite | 7.CB.25 | MgSO4 · 6H2O |
ⓘ | Melanterite | 7.CB.35 | Fe2+(H2O)6SO4 · H2O |
ⓘ | Alunogen | 7.CB.45 | Al2(SO4)3 · 17H2O |
ⓘ | Aluminocoquimbite | 7.CB.50 | Al2Fe2(SO4)6(H2O)12 · 6H2O |
ⓘ | Paracoquimbite | 7.CB.55 | Fe4(SO4)6(H2O)12 · 6H2O |
ⓘ | Rhomboclase | 7.CB.55 | (H5O2)Fe3+(SO4)2 · 2H2O |
ⓘ | Coquimbite | 7.CB.55 | AlFe3(SO4)6(H2O)12 · 6H2O |
ⓘ | Römerite | 7.CB.75 | Fe2+Fe3+2(SO4)4 · 14H2O |
ⓘ | Tamarugite | 7.CC.10 | NaAl(SO4)2 · 6H2O |
ⓘ | Voltaite | 7.CC.25 | K2Fe2+5Fe3+3Al(SO4)12 · 18H2O |
ⓘ | Gypsum | 7.CD.40 | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
ⓘ | Ferricopiapite | 7.DB.35 | Fe3+0.67Fe3+4(SO4)6(OH)2 · 20H2O |
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates | |||
ⓘ | Pyromorphite | 8.BN.05 | Pb5(PO4)3Cl |
Group 9 - Silicates | |||
ⓘ | Muscovite | 9.EC.15 | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
ⓘ | Chamosite | 9.EC.55 | (Fe2+)5Al(Si,Al)4O10(OH,O)8 |
ⓘ | Albite | 9.FA.35 | Na(AlSi3O8) |
Unclassified | |||
ⓘ | 'Psilomelane' | - | |
ⓘ | 'Feldspar Group' | - | |
ⓘ | 'Chlorite Group' | - | |
ⓘ | 'Biotite' | - | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
H | Hydrogen | |
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H | ⓘ Alunogen | Al2(SO4)3 · 17H2O |
H | ⓘ Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
H | ⓘ Chamosite | (Fe2+)5Al(Si,Al)4O10(OH,O)8 |
H | ⓘ Coquimbite | AlFe3(SO4)6(H2O)12 · 6H2O |
H | ⓘ Ferricopiapite | Fe3+0.67Fe43+(SO4)6(OH)2 · 20H2O |
H | ⓘ Goethite | α-Fe3+O(OH) |
H | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
H | ⓘ Hexahydrite | MgSO4 · 6H2O |
H | ⓘ Jarosite | KFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6 |
H | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
H | ⓘ Melanterite | Fe2+(H2O)6SO4 · H2O |
H | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
H | ⓘ Natrojarosite | NaFe3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
H | ⓘ Paracoquimbite | Fe4(SO4)6(H2O)12 · 6H2O |
H | ⓘ Rhomboclase | (H5O2)Fe3+(SO4)2 · 2H2O |
H | ⓘ Römerite | Fe2+Fe23+(SO4)4 · 14H2O |
H | ⓘ Starkeyite | MgSO4 · 4H2O |
H | ⓘ Szomolnokite | FeSO4 · H2O |
H | ⓘ Tamarugite | NaAl(SO4)2 · 6H2O |
H | ⓘ Voltaite | K2Fe52+Fe33+Al(SO4)12 · 18H2O |
H | ⓘ Aluminocoquimbite | Al2Fe2(SO4)6(H2O)12 · 6H2O |
C | Carbon | |
C | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
C | ⓘ Siderite | FeCO3 |
O | Oxygen | |
O | ⓘ Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
O | ⓘ Alunogen | Al2(SO4)3 · 17H2O |
O | ⓘ Anglesite | PbSO4 |
O | ⓘ Anhydrite | CaSO4 |
O | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
O | ⓘ Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
O | ⓘ Chamosite | (Fe2+)5Al(Si,Al)4O10(OH,O)8 |
O | ⓘ Coquimbite | AlFe3(SO4)6(H2O)12 · 6H2O |
O | ⓘ Cuprite | Cu2O |
O | ⓘ Ferricopiapite | Fe3+0.67Fe43+(SO4)6(OH)2 · 20H2O |
O | ⓘ Goethite | α-Fe3+O(OH) |
O | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
O | ⓘ Hexahydrite | MgSO4 · 6H2O |
O | ⓘ Jarosite | KFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6 |
O | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
O | ⓘ Melanterite | Fe2+(H2O)6SO4 · H2O |
O | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
O | ⓘ Natrojarosite | NaFe3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
O | ⓘ Paracoquimbite | Fe4(SO4)6(H2O)12 · 6H2O |
O | ⓘ Pyromorphite | Pb5(PO4)3Cl |
O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
O | ⓘ Rhomboclase | (H5O2)Fe3+(SO4)2 · 2H2O |
O | ⓘ Römerite | Fe2+Fe23+(SO4)4 · 14H2O |
O | ⓘ Siderite | FeCO3 |
O | ⓘ Starkeyite | MgSO4 · 4H2O |
O | ⓘ Szomolnokite | FeSO4 · H2O |
O | ⓘ Tamarugite | NaAl(SO4)2 · 6H2O |
O | ⓘ Voltaite | K2Fe52+Fe33+Al(SO4)12 · 18H2O |
O | ⓘ Aluminocoquimbite | Al2Fe2(SO4)6(H2O)12 · 6H2O |
F | Fluorine | |
F | ⓘ Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
Na | Sodium | |
Na | ⓘ Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
Na | ⓘ Natrojarosite | NaFe3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
Na | ⓘ Tamarugite | NaAl(SO4)2 · 6H2O |
Mg | Magnesium | |
Mg | ⓘ Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
Mg | ⓘ Hexahydrite | MgSO4 · 6H2O |
Mg | ⓘ Starkeyite | MgSO4 · 4H2O |
Al | Aluminium | |
Al | ⓘ Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
Al | ⓘ Alunogen | Al2(SO4)3 · 17H2O |
Al | ⓘ Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
Al | ⓘ Chamosite | (Fe2+)5Al(Si,Al)4O10(OH,O)8 |
Al | ⓘ Coquimbite | AlFe3(SO4)6(H2O)12 · 6H2O |
Al | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
Al | ⓘ Tamarugite | NaAl(SO4)2 · 6H2O |
Al | ⓘ Voltaite | K2Fe52+Fe33+Al(SO4)12 · 18H2O |
Al | ⓘ Aluminocoquimbite | Al2Fe2(SO4)6(H2O)12 · 6H2O |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | ⓘ Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
Si | ⓘ Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
Si | ⓘ Chamosite | (Fe2+)5Al(Si,Al)4O10(OH,O)8 |
Si | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
P | Phosphorus | |
P | ⓘ Pyromorphite | Pb5(PO4)3Cl |
S | Sulfur | |
S | ⓘ Alunogen | Al2(SO4)3 · 17H2O |
S | ⓘ Anglesite | PbSO4 |
S | ⓘ Anhydrite | CaSO4 |
S | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
S | ⓘ Bournonite | PbCuSbS3 |
S | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
S | ⓘ Cobaltite | CoAsS |
S | ⓘ Coquimbite | AlFe3(SO4)6(H2O)12 · 6H2O |
S | ⓘ Ferricopiapite | Fe3+0.67Fe43+(SO4)6(OH)2 · 20H2O |
S | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
S | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
S | ⓘ Hexahydrite | MgSO4 · 6H2O |
S | ⓘ Jarosite | KFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6 |
S | ⓘ Marcasite | FeS2 |
S | ⓘ Melanterite | Fe2+(H2O)6SO4 · H2O |
S | ⓘ Natrojarosite | NaFe3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
S | ⓘ Paracoquimbite | Fe4(SO4)6(H2O)12 · 6H2O |
S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
S | ⓘ Pyrrhotite | Fe1-xS |
S | ⓘ Rhomboclase | (H5O2)Fe3+(SO4)2 · 2H2O |
S | ⓘ Römerite | Fe2+Fe23+(SO4)4 · 14H2O |
S | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
S | ⓘ Starkeyite | MgSO4 · 4H2O |
S | ⓘ Szomolnokite | FeSO4 · H2O |
S | ⓘ Tamarugite | NaAl(SO4)2 · 6H2O |
S | ⓘ Tetrahedrite Subgroup | Cu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S |
S | ⓘ Voltaite | K2Fe52+Fe33+Al(SO4)12 · 18H2O |
S | ⓘ Aluminocoquimbite | Al2Fe2(SO4)6(H2O)12 · 6H2O |
Cl | Chlorine | |
Cl | ⓘ Pyromorphite | Pb5(PO4)3Cl |
K | Potassium | |
K | ⓘ Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
K | ⓘ Jarosite | KFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6 |
K | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
K | ⓘ Voltaite | K2Fe52+Fe33+Al(SO4)12 · 18H2O |
Ca | Calcium | |
Ca | ⓘ Anhydrite | CaSO4 |
Ca | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
Ti | Titanium | |
Ti | ⓘ Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | ⓘ Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
Fe | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
Fe | ⓘ Chamosite | (Fe2+)5Al(Si,Al)4O10(OH,O)8 |
Fe | ⓘ Coquimbite | AlFe3(SO4)6(H2O)12 · 6H2O |
Fe | ⓘ Ferricopiapite | Fe3+0.67Fe43+(SO4)6(OH)2 · 20H2O |
Fe | ⓘ Goethite | α-Fe3+O(OH) |
Fe | ⓘ Jarosite | KFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6 |
Fe | ⓘ Marcasite | FeS2 |
Fe | ⓘ Melanterite | Fe2+(H2O)6SO4 · H2O |
Fe | ⓘ Natrojarosite | NaFe3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
Fe | ⓘ Paracoquimbite | Fe4(SO4)6(H2O)12 · 6H2O |
Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
Fe | ⓘ Pyrrhotite | Fe1-xS |
Fe | ⓘ Rhomboclase | (H5O2)Fe3+(SO4)2 · 2H2O |
Fe | ⓘ Römerite | Fe2+Fe23+(SO4)4 · 14H2O |
Fe | ⓘ Safflorite | (Co,Ni,Fe)As2 |
Fe | ⓘ Siderite | FeCO3 |
Fe | ⓘ Szomolnokite | FeSO4 · H2O |
Fe | ⓘ Voltaite | K2Fe52+Fe33+Al(SO4)12 · 18H2O |
Fe | ⓘ Aluminocoquimbite | Al2Fe2(SO4)6(H2O)12 · 6H2O |
Co | Cobalt | |
Co | ⓘ Cobaltite | CoAsS |
Co | ⓘ Safflorite | (Co,Ni,Fe)As2 |
Ni | Nickel | |
Ni | ⓘ Safflorite | (Co,Ni,Fe)As2 |
Cu | Copper | |
Cu | ⓘ Bournonite | PbCuSbS3 |
Cu | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
Cu | ⓘ Cuprite | Cu2O |
Cu | ⓘ Copper | Cu |
Cu | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
Cu | ⓘ Tetrahedrite Subgroup | Cu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S |
Zn | Zinc | |
Zn | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
As | Arsenic | |
As | ⓘ Cobaltite | CoAsS |
As | ⓘ Safflorite | (Co,Ni,Fe)As2 |
Sb | Antimony | |
Sb | ⓘ Bournonite | PbCuSbS3 |
Sb | ⓘ Tetrahedrite Subgroup | Cu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S |
Ba | Barium | |
Ba | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
Au | Gold | |
Au | ⓘ Gold | Au |
Pb | Lead | |
Pb | ⓘ Anglesite | PbSO4 |
Pb | ⓘ Bournonite | PbCuSbS3 |
Pb | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
Pb | ⓘ Pyromorphite | Pb5(PO4)3Cl |
Documents
Title (click to view) | Year | Author | |
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Mina do Lousal | 2003 | João Xavier Matos & Victor Oliveira |
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References
Oliveira, Daniel P. S., Gonçalves, Pedro, Morais, Igor, Silva, Teresa P., Matos, João X., Albardeiro, Luís, Filipe, Augusto, Batista, Maria João, Santos, Sara, Fernandes, João (2024) Unlocking the Secondary Critical Raw Material Potential of Historical Mine Sites, Lousal Mine, Southern Portugal. Minerals, 14 (2) doi:10.3390/min14020127