Mines of Murcia - Shropshire History

Mines of Murcia
Murcia lies on the south-east coast of Spain and the capital city is Cartagena. The
surrounding country has been extensively mined for lead since the Roman times, with
the greatest period of explotation being from the mid-19th Century to the 1950s. Decline
then set in and the last mines closed in the 1990s. There are two main areas of mining at
Mazarron and Sierra Minera as shown on the maps below.
Perhaps due to the lack of a local steel industry and the hot dry weather, many of the
mining remains are still in situ. In recent times mining museums have been set up at
Matildes Mine and Parque Minero la Union and it is possible to go underground at the
latter. During 2008, a group of mining historians visited the area and the photographs in
this website are the result.
Mines of Mazarron
Coto Fortuna
Federico
Luisito
No Te Escapera
San Jose
San Simon
San Tomas
Mines of Sierra Minera
Blanca
La Ocasion
Las Matildes
Maria Jesus
Mill near El Gorguel
Monserrat
Portman
San Juan Bautista
Santervas
Segunda Paz
Telemaco
Teresita
Name Unknown
Ruston Bucryus Excavator in Quarry