Minería antigua en Sotiel-Coronada (Calañas, Huelva)

  1. Rubén Macías Fortes 1
  2. Juan Aurelio Pérez Macías 1
  3. Félix Carnero Ortiz 2
  1. 1 Dpto. de Historia I, Facultad de Humanidades, Universidad de Huelva
  2. 2 Minas de Aguas Teñidas S.A.
Journal:
De re metallica ( Madrid ): revista de la Sociedad Española para la Defensa del Patrimonio Geológico y Minero

ISSN: 1888-8615

Year of publication: 2016

Issue: 26

Pages: 27-41

Type: Article

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Abstract

This paper shows the evidence of the Roman exploitation in Sotiel-Coronada (Calañas, Huelva), one of the most important mines in the Iberian Pyrite Belt. Roman remains are abundant and still visible, revealing not only mining and metallurgical operations, but also works in settlement areas and roads. The chemical analysis executed on the Roman slag revealed that Sotiel-Coronada was a copper and silver mine, and the study of archaeological materials ensure that the mines works took place from the beginning of the first century until the seventh century AD, thereby being one of the few Hispanic mines within Visigothic occupation period.

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