Montevecchio Mining Museum

The Montevecchio Mining Museum displays industrial machinery, extraction equipment, and mineral processing facilities across multiple exhibition routes through former mining buildings.

The site operated from 1848 to 1991, becoming Italy's largest mine in 1865 with 1,100 workers extracting lead and zinc from extensive underground deposits.

The management building, constructed between 1870 and 1877, contains preserved rooms that demonstrate the social differences between miners and administrative staff.

Visitors can explore four distinct routes through the complex: the management building, Sant'Antonio, workshop areas, and Piccalinna, each focusing on different mining aspects.

The museum maintains an 1885 foundry and a late 19th-century steam-powered extraction machine that transported miners and minerals from underground chambers.

Location: Arbus, Sardinia

Website: http://monumentiaperti.com/it/default/3014/Ufficio-Geologico-Museo-Mineralogico-e-Collezione-Castoldi.html

GPS coordinates: 39.52705,8.59893

Latest update: March 4, 2025 03:21