{"id":29177,"date":"2024-12-09T14:34:04","date_gmt":"2024-12-09T13:34:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.geoparcorigens.cat\/mineria\/"},"modified":"2025-01-31T16:02:55","modified_gmt":"2025-01-31T15:02:55","slug":"mineria","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.geoparcorigens.cat\/en\/mineria\/","title":{"rendered":"Mineral deposits"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>.kb-row-layout-id29177_16a44c-f1 > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id29177_16a44c-f1 > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id29177_16a44c-f1 > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-none, 0rem );max-width:var( --global-content-width, 1290px );padding-left:var(--global-content-edge-padding);padding-right:var(--global-content-edge-padding);padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-xxl, 5rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-xxl, 5rem);grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr) minmax(0, 2fr);}.kb-row-layout-id29177_16a44c-f1 > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id29177_16a44c-f1 > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-md, 2rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-lg, 3rem);grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kb-row-layout-id29177_16a44c-f1 > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}<\/style><div class=\"kb-row-layout-wrap kb-row-layout-id29177_16a44c-f1 alignfull wp-block-kadence-rowlayout\"><div class=\"kt-row-column-wrap kt-has-2-columns kt-row-layout-right-golden kt-tab-layout-row kt-mobile-layout-row kt-row-valign-top kb-theme-content-width\">\n<style>.kadence-column29177_52d461-b6 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column29177_52d461-b6 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column29177_52d461-b6 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column29177_52d461-b6 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column29177_52d461-b6 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column29177_52d461-b6 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column29177_52d461-b6{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column29177_52d461-b6 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column29177_52d461-b6 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column29177_52d461-b6\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><style>.kb-image29177_b1a072-fe .kb-image-has-overlay:after{opacity:0.3;}<\/style>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-kadence-image kb-image29177_b1a072-fe\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.geoparcorigens.cat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/IMG_20180219_095641.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"kb-img wp-image-4330\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kadence-column29177_7aff83-7d > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column29177_7aff83-7d > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column29177_7aff83-7d > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column29177_7aff83-7d > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column29177_7aff83-7d > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column29177_7aff83-7d > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column29177_7aff83-7d{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column29177_7aff83-7d > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column29177_7aff83-7d > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column29177_7aff83-7d\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<p>Although mining in the Or\u00edgens Geopark is currently inactive, a range of minerals have been exploited throughout history. Mining has had a major local socioeconomic impact throughout:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The\u00a0<strong>production of lime and cement<\/strong>\u00a0from carbonated rocks (cement factories of the Pobla de Segur and Xerallo) and coal mining (Soss\u00eds, Isona and Coll de Narg\u00f3).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Mining of\u00a0<strong>metals<\/strong>\u00a0such as iron, copper, lead and zinc<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Mining of\u00a0<strong>uranium<\/strong>\u00a0in Mines de Castell during the 1960s.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Numerous\u00a0<strong>hydroelectric power plants<\/strong>, such as the Mining Heritage Interest Site (LIPM \u2013 in its Catalan acronym) in la Vall Fosca or the Talarn and Camarasa hydroelectric power plants and their associated reservoirs.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>It should be noted that the minerologist and gemologist Joan Abella i Creus discovered the mineral&nbsp;<strong>Abellaite<\/strong>&nbsp;in this territory,<strong>&nbsp;the first new mineral species recorded and 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kadence-column29177_ac4e6e-59\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<p>Here you can find the mineral deposits of interest selected for the Or\u00edgens Geopark:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Iron mining in Manyanet Valley<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Iron mining in Sant Esteve de la Sarga<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Manganese and salt mining in Gerri de la Sal<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Copper mining in la Torre de Capdella<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Lead and zinc mining in Mont-Ros and Pobell\u00e0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Cupper and uranium mining in Castell-Esta\u00f3<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Lignite mining in Isona<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Sulphate mining in Tendrui<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Carbonate rock mining in Xerallo<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Carbonate rock mining in la Pobla de Segur<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Clay rock mining in Palau de Noguera<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Although mining in the Or\u00edgens Geopark is currently inactive, a range of minerals have been exploited 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Mining has had a major local socioeconomic impact throughout: It should be noted that the minerologist and gemologist Joan Abella i Creus discovered the mineral&nbsp;Abellaite&nbsp;in this territory,&nbsp;the first new mineral species recorded and described in Catalonia. 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