Las Minas

• Villanueva de Oscos
• Mines

Recently, the Town Council of Villanueva de Oscos, with the collaboration of the Principality of Asturias, has recovered and rehabilitated the mines of this municipality.

They are remains of mines from very different periods, from the Roman period, with the extraction of gold in Mina As Cárquivas, to much more recent exploitations, such as Mina Pena Tascón, which was abandoned in 1957.

The mines that can be visited in the municipality of Villanueva de Oscos are the following:

As Cárquivas Mine:

Extraction:
Gold

Chronology:
Roman undetermined/ Imperial Roman, Approximate period 1st and 2nd century.

Location:
On the AS-27 from El Puerto de la Garganta towards Santa Eulalia de Oscos.

Accessibility:
Good, by the AS-27 and AS-13.

Description:
Exploitation on primary, consisting of three cuts (open pit excavations worked with the Ruina Montium system), a gallery and tailings deposit.

Busdemouros Mine:

Mining:
iron ore and copper.

Chronology:
S. XVIII and XIX

Location:
It is accessed by the AS-11 towards Puerto de la Garganta from Vegadeo and turn off towards the village of Busdemouros.

Accessibility:
Good, by road AS-13 and AS-11 and asphalted track.

Description:
Ditches, slag heaps, and mouths can be seen.

Pena Tascón Mine:

Extraction:
Iron with lead and zinc

Chronology:
From the 14th to the 20th century (exploitation was abandoned in 1957).

Location:
Pena Curiscada, southeast of Villanueva de Oscos, near the village of Ovellariza.

Accessibility:
good by the AS-13, asphalt road from Ovellariza and a short stretch of dirt road.

Description:
The loading dock, trench, wagons, railroad track and galleries can be seen.