In La Unión, in the Sierra Minera de Cartagena you can visit the Mining Park. This project aims to show the entire mining industry that was developed in Murcia.
The tours and guided tours have several parts. The tour begins with a ride on a mining train, a ride that if you go with children they will really enjoy. Afterwards you will be able to visit different facilities that make up the park complex where you will learn about the mines from which different materials were extracted. You will get to know the Agrupa Vicenta mine and the conditions in which the miners worked.
These are Deposits of the Mining Park:
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Highway 33. Legendary route that crosses the Sierra Minera, this path connects all points of the Mining Park.
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Filón Remunerated mine. An old open-pit tin mine.
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Agrupa Vicenta Mine. It is the only underground mine in Murcia that has been converted into a Museum and the main attraction of the park.
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Mina Pablo and Virginia. This pyrite mine has been reconstructed.
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Powderbox. The place where the gunpowder that was later used to exploit the mines was stored is called the Polvorín. It is curious because there is a small chapel inside.
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Remunerated mine laundry. In the laundry, the tin was concentrated to separate the minerals mechanically.
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Sludge pond. A deposit or dump of minerals that were of no use.
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Toaster Oven. It was used for roasting some minerals that managed to enrich their metal levels.
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Serpentine. These are galleries that were built on the slopes of the mountains and served as chimneys.
What are you waiting for to discover this historic place?
