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European Quarry Landscapes Id 19 Name Portland Address Isle of Portland Country Britain Landscape Whole island quarried, still two active quarries Stone Limestone Heritage From early C17 Portland was the preferred stone in London and has been used on many famous buildings there and internationally. It gave its name to the artificial Portland cement, whose inventor hoped his material resembled prestigeous portland stone. Re-use Abandoned quarry landscape. Old quarries renatured naturally, some art projects, and modern rehabilitation processes. Period Roman C17-present Institution Portland Sculpture and Quarry Tust Best practice Increasing use of mining instead of open quarries for its lower impact on landscape and envirionment. Contact Portland Stone Firms Ltd 99 Easton Street, Portland Dorset, DT5 1BP Tel 01305 820331 e-mail Recognition World Heritage Site: Jurassic Coast (1029) Portland Stone: A nomination for “Global Heritage Stone Resource” from the United Kingdom References Stone Quarry Landscapes, Stanier, P, Stroud, 2000 Portland: An illustrated history. Morris, S. 2004. Dovecote press (Second Edition) Historical summary The old quarries were amalgamated and a modern extraction industry removes the stone, rehabilitating the land afterwards. Size (ha) www http://www.stonefirms.com/portland-stone- range/portland-stone-quarry/

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Id 19

Name Portland

Address Isle of Portland

Country Britain

Landscape Whole island quarried, still two active quarries

Stone Limestone

Heritage From early C17 Portland was the preferred stone in London and has been used on many famous buildings there and internationally. It gave its name to the artificial Portland cement, whose inventor hoped his material resembled prestigeous portland stone.

Re-use Abandoned quarry landscape. Old quarries renatured naturally, some art projects, and modern rehabilitation processes.

Period Roman C17-present

Institution Portland Sculpture and Quarry Tust

Best practice

Increasing use of mining instead of open quarries for its lower impact on landscape and envirionment. Contact Portland Stone Firms Ltd

99 Easton Street, PortlandDorset, DT5 1BP

Tel 01305 820331

e-mail

Recognition World Heritage Site: Jurassic Coast (1029)Portland Stone: A nomination for “Global Heritage Stone Resource” from the United Kingdom

References Stone Quarry Landscapes, Stanier, P, Stroud, 2000Portland: An illustrated history. Morris, S. 2004. Dovecote press (Second Edition)

Historical summary

The old quarries were amalgamated and a modern extraction industry removes the stone, rehabilitating the land afterwards.

Size (ha)

www http://www.stonefirms.com/portland-stone-range/portland-stone-quarry/

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Id 64

Name Lengefeld

Address Kalkwerk LengefeldKalkwerk 4 a09514 Pockau-Lengefeld

Country Germany

Landscape

Stone Marble

Heritage Battery of four large historic lime kilns, qarry workings and underground mines. Museum with working exhibitions.

Re-use Museum of lime and cement industry

Period C16 -

Institution Lime works of Lengefeld museumGEOMIN - Erzgebirgische Kalkwerke GmbH (http://www.geomin.de/index_en.php)(active mining

Best practice

Conservation and interpretation of lime workings and marble mining Contact Prof Helmuth Albrecht

Tel 037367-2274

e-mail [email protected]

Recognition WHTL - 5775 Mining Cultural Landscape ErzgebirgeERIH

References

Historical summary

Marble was extracted from 1540 and the first lime kilns from 1647. The large preserved kilns are from the 1840s, closing in 1986. Underground mining from 1880 continues today.

Size (ha)

www www.kalkwerk-lengefeld.de

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Id 18

Name Carrara

Address Viale XX Settembre Carrara loc. Stadio

Country Italy

Landscape Form part of the protected area of Alpi Apuane. The principal workings appear from the coast as a glistening white range of peaks.

Stone Marble

Heritage One of Europe’s principal sources of marble, since Roman times the quarries have supplied materials for buildings and memorials in many countries.

Re-use

Period Roman to present

Institution Museo del Marmo

Best practice

A museum quarry and parts of the 1890 ferrovia marmifera, the railway built in 1890 to convey marble from the workings to the coast.

Contact http://portale.provincia.ms.it/page.asp?IDCategoria=2102&IDSezione=10746&IDOggetto=&Tipo=

Tel 0585845746

e-mail [email protected]

Recognition WHS Tentative List: Marble Basin of Carrara, 5004GHSRERIH

References

Historical summary

Excavations from the Roman age, Renaissance, pre-industrial and contemporary period. The great Roman quarry of Fossacava, opened in the second half of the I century AC and operating up to the III century, still preserves authenticity and integrity.

Size (ha)

www http://urano.isti.cnr.it:8880/museo/home.en.php

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Id 47

Name S'Hostal

Address Líthica,Camí Vell, km 1 - 07760 Ciutadella de MenorcaPO Box 170

Country Spain

Landscape Sunken excavated area with vertical walls, marked by toolmarks, set in garden landscape.

Stone Sandstone

Heritage Hand and mechanical extraction

Re-use Open-air quarry heritage site, with access ramps, gardens and small interpretation centre.

Period Roman: C19 C20, Closed 1994

Institution Líthica cultural association

Best practice

Cultural activities and conservation of quarry landscape as gardens. Contact

Tel 971 481578

e-mail

Recognition WHL: Mining Heritage Spanish Tentative List 5139

References UNSCO submission document

Historical summary

Mares sandstone quarries, disused since 1994. Traditional quarrying was by by the use of hand tools which left unique marks on the quarry wall. Mechanisation of the work resulted in a flat quarry face with deep cuts.

Size (ha)

www http://www.lithica.es/home-Ing.html

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Id 61

Name La Martinenca

Address Partida de la Martinenca, s/nCemex43530 - AlcanarTargona

Country Spain

Landscape Restored

Stone Limestone

Heritage

Re-use 20% of the quarry has been rehabilitated

Period C20

Institution EcoQuarry (Ecotechnology for Environmental Restoration of Limestone Quarries), Life program. The project include 11 quarries in Spain and Portugal, coordinated by the

Best practice

Renaturing working cement quarry. Aim was to imitate the geomorphology of the area by reproducing different types of landscape structures identified in the surroundings, and initiate the natural vegetation succession.

Contact Director: Carlos Doménech JordMaria Garcia Villan, Environmental Manager for CEMEX Spain [email protected]á

Tel 977.70.97.00

e-mail

Recognition The Montsia massif is designated as a Natura 2000 protected area.Restoration prize 'Ciutat d'Almeria', VII Concurs Nacional de Restauració d'Espais Afectats per Activitats Extractives.

References CEMEX_Ecological rehabilitation in Mediterranean conditions_Mediterranean.pdf

Historical summary

A pilot site of the EU funded EcoQuarry program: EcoQuarry (Ecotechnology for Environmental Restoration of Limestone Quarries), funded by the EU Life program and coordinated by the University of Barcelona.

Size (ha) 150 (20% rehabilitated)

www http://www.cembureau.eu/topics/biodiversity/case-studies/experimental-project-ecological-rehabilitation-

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Id 33

Name Leithagebirge

Address Vienna

Country Austria

Landscape Restored quarry part of baroque royal Esterhazy Palace

Stone Sandstone

Heritage St Stephen’s Cathedral in Vienna“Symposium of European Sculptors" started by Karl Prantl

Re-use Open-air arena

Period Roman; C16

Institution Esterházy Family Private FoundationAWG architects group

Best practice

Interpretation of former quarry and promotion of visits and cultural events. Contact Römersteinbruch Betriebe GmbH

A-7062 St. Margarethen

Tel +43 (0) 2682 / 63004–402

e-mail

Recognition St Margarethen quarry is one of the most beautiful and imposing open-air arenas in Europe.

References

Historical summary

Size (ha)

www http://esterhazy.at/en/margarethenquarry/678059/Quarry-in-St-Margarethen

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Id 39

Name Chambeon

Address Forez plain

Country France

Landscape Wetlands

Stone Gravel

Heritage

Re-use Wetlands park, the Ecopôle du Forez is the object of much field research. Exceptional for Europe.Programs focusing on topics as diverse as ecology,

Period 1954 - 91

Institution Partnership between CEMEX and FRAPNA (Fédération Rhône-Alpes de Protection de la Nature)

Best practice

Wetlands restorationEcopôle du Forez”, a 150ha area with scientific and educational focus, dedicated to the preservation of plants, wildlife diversity of the Loire

Contact Christian Béranger, Environment Director, CEMEX France

Tel

e-mail [email protected]

Recognition Quarry Rehabilitation Case StudyNature 2000

References CEMEX_Learning whilst rehabilitation_France.pdf

Historical summary

The Chambeon aggregate quarry was exploited by CEMEX from 1973 to 1990. Four million tonnes of aggregates were extracted. The operated and restored surface is 45 hectares and the water surface is 33 hectares.

Size (ha) 150

www

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Id 71

Name La Mujer, Sierra de San Cristóba

Address Jerez de la Frontera and El Puerto de Santa María,Cádiz

Country Spain

Landscape Abandoned quarries returned naturally to nature. Galleries and chambers partly open to the sky, result of the excavation techniques.

Stone Sandstone

Heritage Stone used for Seville cathedral

Re-use Currently categorised as "Planta de Reciclaje de Residuos de Obras y Demolición"

Period C15 - 1950

Institution

Best practice

Escuela Técnica Superior de Arquitectura de la Universidad de Sevilla Contact Escuela Técnica Superior de Arquitectura de la

Universidad de Sevilla

Tel

e-mail

Recognition Proyecto Fin de Carrera, María Llerena, Bienal de Arquitectura Española

References Las canteras de la Sierra de San Cristóbal y la Catedral de Sevilla: Rodríguez Estévez, Juan Clemente, 1998Una puerta equipada para la cantera de La Mujer, María

Historical summary

Size (ha)

www http://www.gentedelpuerto.com/2012/10/09/1-521-la-montana-herida-las-cuevas-canteras-de-la-sierra-de-san-

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Id 70

Name Cantera Los Arenales

Address Alhaurín el Grande, Torremolinos, MálagaAndalucia

Country Spain

Landscape Open air; renatured

Stone Limestone (cement)

Heritage Supply of arids for the development of Malaga and the coastline

Re-use Public of the floor of the old quarry for sport and recreation, portected by a cordon of planted land on one of the sides on which there is a plantation of 1.200 trees, including

Period 1970s - 2007

Institution

Best practice

Planned restoration agreed between the Ayuntamiento de Mijas and the Administraciones Autonómicas after the end of extraction.

Contact Compañía General de Canteras, FYM, Italcementi

Tel

e-mail

Recognition Premio nacional de restauración - ANEFA

References

Historical summary

Thirty years of extraction for construction projects. The renaturing project was completed in 2007.

Size (ha)

www

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Id 50

Name Norwegian Millstone Centre

Address Norsk Kvernsteinsenter6957 Hyllestad

Country Norway

Landscape Nearly 400 quarries are identified in Hyllestad

Stone Millstone

Heritage Many small historic quaries conserved in landscape, sometimes with partially finished mill stones in situ.

Re-use Museum: Hyllestad Quemstone Quarries are exceptionally well-preserved archaeological sites with a high degree of authenticity

Period 800 -1900

Institution Norsk Kvernsteinsenter

Best practice

Museum interpretation of quarry landscapeNetwork of municipalities organised together. Contact Astrid Waage, Director

Tel +47 (0) 458 - 71940

e-mail [email protected] @ misf.museum.no

Recognition Part of Viking serial heritage World Heritage trans national tentative list nomination

References Denmark_WHTL-5577.doc

Historical summary

The production of quernstones dates to the Viking Age, c. 800s, but increased to industrial levels with products being transported across large parts of Europe towards the end of the Viking Age, representing approx. 1200 years industrial history.

Size (ha)

www http://www.kvernstein.no/

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Id 69

Name Fertőrákos Kőfejtő

Address 9421 Fertőrákos, Fő u. 1.,Győr-Moson-Sopron hills zone

Country Hungary

Landscape Abandoned underground workings conserved and made accessible.

Stone Limestone

Heritage

Re-use Now used for concerts to the fine acoustics as the Fertőrákosi Barlangszínház (cave theatre).

Period Roman; 1628 - 1948

Institution Fertő-Hanság National Park Directorate9435 Sarród, Rév-Kócsagvár PO.: 4.

Best practice

Re-use of semi-underground workings as concert space.

Contact Fertőrákos Quarry and Cave TheatrePro Sopron Culture Office9400 Sopron, Liszt F. u. 1

Tel +36 99/537-620

e-mail [email protected]

Recognition Part of Fertő Region World HeritageEuropean Quarry Landscapes: http://www.historic-quarries.org/quarries/quarry/612IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources)

References

Historical summary

Used in Vienna, Győr, Nagykanizsa, Sopron and Keszthely; in Vienna at the University and the Royal Museum; in Sopron at the City Hall and the Palace of Justice.

Size (ha) 5

www http://www.kofejto.hu/

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Id 72

Name Sidobre

Address Maison du GranitVialavert, CastresTarn et Hérault, Midi-Pyrénées et Languedoc-Rousillon

Country France

Landscape

Stone Granite

Heritage

Re-use

Period

Institution Parc naturel régional du Haut-LanguedocCarrieres PLO S.A.S.

Best practice

Quarry extraction within a natural park.Guided visits to the quarry. Contact

Tel 04.67.97.38.22

e-mail [email protected]

Recognition Parc naturel régional du Haut-Languedoc

References

Historical summary

The largest granite quarry in France.

Size (ha)

www http://www.tourisme-midi-pyrenees.com/accueil/a-voir-a-faire/visites-decouvertes/savoir-faire/lindustrie-et-lagro-

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Id 24

Name Bornholms

Address Bornholms MuseumSct. Mortensgade 293700 Rønne

Country Denmark

Landscape Abandoned. Conserved landscape.

Stone Granite; coal; clinker and fireclay

Heritage Varied landscape of extraction of different materials. Unique in Denmark. Island devoted to extractive industry.

Re-use Museum

Period C19-1990s

Institution Moseløkken Stenbrudsmuseum(quarry museum)

Best practice

Whole island conserved as quarry landscape, two museums and working terracott factory. Contact Jacob Bjerring-Hansen, director

Tel +45 56 95 07 35

e-mail [email protected]

Recognition One of Denmark 25 best industrial heritage sites: WWW.25FANTASTISKE.DK

References Jorgensen and Pedersen (2014)

Historical summary

Bornholm’s raw materials industries have made their mark on Danish industrial history, with their extraction and processing of granite, sandstone, coal, clay and kaolin. The island’s many quarries and pits present unique man-made landscapes.

Size (ha)

www www.bornholmsmuseum.dk

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Id 25

Name Burons

Address Cubillo del Campo and Hontoria de la CanteraBurgos

Country Spain

Landscape Abandoned quarries, some formerly military barracks, others waste dumps. Some active excavations.

Stone Limestone

Heritage Stone quarried for Burgos cathedral and other monuments. The Polvorin de Hontoria is an abandoned store, part closed but visited by enthusiasts.

Re-use None

Period C11 - 1990s

Institution Ayuntamiento de Hontoria de la CanteraPlaza Caritina Líniers 1, 09351 Hontoria de la Cantera, Burgos

Best practice Contact

Tel

e-mail

Recognition None

References

Historical summary

The stone widelyused for important Medieval monuments in the region. The quarries are devided between the municipalities of Cubillo del Campo and Hontoria de la Cantera.Known as 'piedra de Hontoria'.

Size (ha)

www

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Id 62

Name Vohenbronnen quarry

Address HeidelbergCementZementwerk 1/169601 Schelklingen

Country Germany

Landscape Open air

Stone Limestone (cement)

Heritage

Re-use Forestal recultivationAgricultural recultivation, extensive grasslandConservation of several rock faces for the settlement of the

Period Active

Institution HeidelbergCement

Best practice

Active recultivation and renaturing during quarry development. Contact

Tel

e-mail

Recognition Nature 2000Quarry Life Award

References

Historical summary

The Vohenbronnen, Gerhausen and the quartz and sand pit Altheim supply the Schelklingen cement plant

Size (ha) 24

www

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Id 23

Name Las Arcillas

Address Teruel,Aragon

Country Spain

Landscape Open air, abandoned clay workings

Stone Clay

Heritage The clay from the Teruel quarries was used to manufacture bricks and tiles found in the towers and churches of Mudéjar architecture of the Teruel World Heritage Site.

Re-use New park incorporating a 'Sustainable Mobility Network' of six cycle trails to connect with the city, paths and five 'green islands'.

Period

Institution Ayuntamiento de Teruel

Best practice

Las Arcillas, Life+ project focused on the restoration of three former quarries to integrate the abandoned industrial space into the city. Cycling trails through corridors will contributes to a change in the mobility model of the city.

Contact Florencio Conde

Tel +34 978 619 902

e-mail [email protected]

Recognition Mudejar Architecture of Aragon World Heritage Site 378bis

References

Historical summary

Size (ha)

www http://life.teruel.es/

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Id 48

Name Lieteberg (Zutendaal)

Address Hoge Kempen National ParkLimburg

Country Belgium

Landscape Restored landscape

Stone Gravel

Heritage Former coal mines and gravel beds, closed 1990s. Natiohanl park opened 2006

Re-use Natural park

Period

Institution Flanders Heritage AgencyKoning Albert II-laan 19, bus 5B-1210 Brussels

Best practice

large-scale partnership between NGOs, 12 local municipalities, Restoration as landscape park and nature reserve

Contact Sonja VanblaereAdministrator-general,

Tel +32 (0)2 553 84 97

e-mail [email protected]

Recognition Landscape Award of the Council of Europe“Hoge Kempen rural-industrial landscape”, eligible for UNESCO World HeritageWHTL_5623 Hoge Kempen

References http://www.coe.int/t/dg4/cultureheritage/heritage/landscape/prix/2013/HogeKempenPark_belgium_appli.pdf

Historical summary

Size (ha) 5,700 (whole park)

www http://www.rlkm.be/en/hoge-kempen

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Id 81

Name Ballykeefe

Address KilmanaghBallykeefe

Country Ireland

Landscape Open cast, abandoned

Stone Limestone

Heritage The quarry has been used to create a natural amphitheatre for music and theatre and the vertical quarry walls have been utilized for rock climbing.

Re-use The quarry has been developed into an amphitheatre by the local community supported by Barrow, Nore, Suir Rural Development (Under the Leader Programme) and the

Period

Institution Geological Survey of Ireland

Best practice

It provides a good example of imaginative end usage for the benefit of the community whilst retaining the geological interest.

Contact Dr Sarah Gatley Senior Geologist, Head Geological Heritage & Planning Programme

Tel

e-mail

Recognition KILKENNY - COUNTY GEOLOGICAL SITE REPORT

References Geological Survey of Ireland

Historical summary

Size (ha)

www

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Id 31

Name Serra d’Aire e Candeeiros

Address

Country Portugal

Landscape

Stone Limestone

Heritage

Re-use

Period

Institution

Best practice Contact

Tel

e-mail

Recognition http://www.euromines.org/mining-quarrying-and-tourism-some-examples-portugal#sthash.CyfiQ8Ak.dpuf

References

Historical summary

Size (ha)

www

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Id 28

Name Mountsorrel Quarry

Address Wood LaneQuorn, LoughboroughLeicestershireLE12 8GE

Country Britain

Landscape

Stone Granite

Heritage Largest granite quarry in Europe

Re-use Broad Hill – a former part of the quarrywhich is being restored. It now resembles its profile in 1865. South Mound -allowed to regenerate naturally, now

Period 1854 -

Institution

Best practice

Two contrasting renaturing projects, one natural and one managed. Contact Lafarge Aggregates Limited

Tel 0116 230 3881

e-mail [email protected]

Recognition Gold Quarry Products Association Environmental Award has been awarded to Mountsorrel Quarry every year since 1995

References A Guide to Mountsorrel Quarry, Lafarge Aggregates Ltd

Historical summary

Size (ha)

www www.lafarge-aggregates.co.uk

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Id 43

Name Austerfield (The Mosaic Reserve)

Address Highfield Lane, High Street, Austerfield, Doncaster DN10 6RG

Country Britain

Landscape

Stone Sand

Heritage Lowland heathland is a national priority for conservation because it is a rare and threatenedhabitat, the UK supporting about a fifth of the world total.

Re-use Restoration of natural landcape, with the conservation of rare lowland heath habitat: oak woodland, lowland heathland/ acid grassland mosaic, hedgerows and small

Period

Institution The Mosaic Trust

Best practice

Biodiversity best practice. Local management by CSI initiative Contact Dr. Michael Rademacher

HeidelbergCement, BelgiumStewart Laws (Quarry Manager based at Wykeham Quarry)

Tel

e-mail [email protected]

Recognition Global Environmental Sustainability:

References 12.best_practice_austerfield_11_sept.pdf

Historical summary

The site has been worked for sand from this locality since the 1940’s. The most recent planningpermission was granted in December 1994. Material from the site is processed at a nearby plantat Auckley.

Size (ha) 472

www www.heidelbergcement.com

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Id 54

Name Museé de la Pierre

Address Rue Joseph Potier 54B-4140 Sprimont

Country Belgium

Landscape Active quarry site Carrières de Sprimont

Stone Limestone - Petit Granit (Belgian Bluestone)

Heritage One of the most important centres of Belgian stone, the so-called "small granite", a grey-blue, marble-like limestone. The stone is primarily used in the building industry; but sculptors also like working on it. The museum is in the old power station.

Re-use Museum

Period

Institution Museé de la Pierre

Best practice

Musée de la Pierre, with the quarries Carrières de Sprimont and Carrières de la Préalle, holds annual Rencontres Internationales de Sculpture de Sprimont (RISS).

Contact Florence DUFRASNE

Tel +32 (0) 4 3822195

e-mail [email protected]

Recognition GHSR: Most widespead Belgian stone also internationalERIH

References

Historical summary

Size (ha)

www http://www.sprimont.be/touristes/curiosites/musee-de-la-pierre

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Id 59

Name Pietra Serena

Address Il Casonevia Imolese 9850033 Firenzuola FI

Country Italy

Landscape Operating quarry as well as natured quarries (40000 trees planted) nearby

Stone Sandstone

Heritage Pietra serena” (literally, “serene stone”) is the stone of Brunelleschi, Michelangelo and Vasari, widely used during the Renaissance for columns, capitals and murals. The Museo di Pietra Serena explains the work of extracting and working the stone.

Re-use When the extraction has been completed, the quarry is closed down. The original environment is recreated replacing soil and cultures according to a project planned

Period

Institution MUSEO DELLA PIETRA SERENAPiazza Don Stefano Casini, 450033, Firenzuola (FI)

Best practice

Process of opening, extracting and returning landscape to original vegetation. Contact Fosco Ferri (LEADER Mugello/Val di Sieve, Tuscany, Italy)

Tel +39 055 8199459

e-mail [email protected]; [email protected]

Recognition GHSR. "the stone of the Florentine renaissance" widely used in Tuscany

References LEADER project

Historical summary

Extraction since Etruscan times. Leader project to update in 2000.

Size (ha)

www http://www.calamini.it/index_eng.htm

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Id 45

Name Estremoz

Address

Country Portugal

Landscape Large region of marble production, biggest in Portugal

Stone Marble

Heritage Monsterio de Batalha, la Torre de Belém, Monasterio de los Jerónimos

Re-use One of several quarry towns with extensive active marble workings.

Period Roman (370 BC) - present

Institution Museu do Mármore, Largo da Estação7160-207 Vila ViçosaIneti, coordinator of Rota da marmore

Best practice

Project RUMYS: Development of routes for industrial tourism, plan of tourist visits - Rota do pedra and marmore.Reuse of inoperative quarries close to the urban centres for art and leisure places, eg. “Ópera vai aos Mármores” opera in old quarries.

Contact Luis Oliveira Sousa, Rota do pedraPatrícia Falé, Rota do marmore

Tel

e-mail [email protected]@ineti.pt

Recognition GHSRProject Rumys

References MARBLES FROM PORTUGAL, Luís Lopes & Ruben Martins

Historical summary

Used since Antiquity for numerous buildings in Portugal and Americas. With the two other marble towns, Borba and Vila Viçosa, Estremoz is internationally known for its fine to medium marble.

Size (ha)

www http://www.rumys.espol.edu.ec/rutas.asp?pais=Portugal

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Id 51

Name Pentelikon

Address Tourist officeAmerikis Street 210564 Athens

Country Greece

Landscape Abandoned ancient quarry workings as well as modern industrial extraction.

Stone Marble

Heritage Mountain from which stone was supplied for the construction of the Parthenon

Re-use

Period Classical - 1970s

Institution

Best practice

A trail guide guides visitors through the principal quarrying sites, including a 137 m inclined paved way along which large blocks were slid down to lower levels.

Contact

Tel +30 (0) 2103310565

e-mail

Recognition GHSRERIH

References

Historical summary

Pendeli (Pentelikon) quarries at Penteli (ancient Mount Pentelikon), just north-east of Athens, were an important source of white marble throughout the Classical, Hellenistic and Roman periods.

Size (ha)

www

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Id 17

Name Pierre de Caen

Address Calvados 14101BRETTEVILLE-SUR-ODON

Country France

Landscape Quarries appear as excavated areas in the landscape where the stone has been extracted for use in all types of construction from the time of the earliest settlers in the

Stone Limestone

Heritage Used in France and England in Medieval period, numerous cathedrals, Tower of London, etc.

Re-use Max 9,000 tons extracted each year.

Period C12 - present

Institution Association Patrimoine Géologique de NormandieDépartement des Sciences de la Terre, Université de Caen Basse-Normandie

Best practice

Guided visits to la Maladrerie quarry

Contact

Tel

e-mail

Recognition GHSR

References http://www.apgn.fr/apgn/carte_site/fic_s14_46.pdf

Historical summary

Size (ha)

www http://www.apgn.fr/apgn/carte_site/fic_s14_46.pdf

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Id 58

Name Solenhofen

Address Bahnhofstr. 891807 Solnhofen

Country Germany

Landscape Shallow open air excavations, many smalll-scales workings to find fossils.

Stone Limestone

Heritage The stone slabs are split by means of picks and chisels, even small hoes. Each of the slabs is marked with coal into its rectangular or square shapes and then hacked out with a hammer.

Re-use Museum of fossils

Period

Institution

Best practice Contact

Tel

e-mail

Recognition GHSR

References

Historical summary

Solnhofen is known all over the world for its Jurassic limestone slabs and its fossils. Fossils from the Solnhofen Limestone may show exquisite detail, and often include fragile or soft-bodied organisms that usually leave no fossils at all.

Size (ha)

www http://www.museum-solnhofen.de/

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Id 74

Name Markina

Address Canteras Olaspe,Monte Zapola s/n.48270 MarkinaBizkaia

Country Spain

Landscape Open air

Stone Limestone and marble (black)

Heritage Wide architectural use in the Basque Country

Re-use

Period

Institution Canteras Olaspe

Best practice Contact

Tel +34 946 169 686

e-mail [email protected]

Recognition GHSR

References

Historical summary

Size (ha)

www http://www.olaspe.com/

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Id 75

Name El Mercadillo

Address La CerraduraJaen

Country Spain

Landscape Open air, abandoned

Stone Limestone

Heritage Used in World Heritage cities of Ubeda and Baeza in Jaen region, Jaen cathedral

Re-use Abandoned quarry landscape

Period Roman -

Institution Ayuntamiento de Pegalajar,Plz. de la Constitución, 1 – 23110 Pegalajar (Jaén)

Best practice Contact

Tel 953 360 003

e-mail [email protected]

Recognition GHSR

References

Historical summary

'Piedra Dorada'

Size (ha)

www

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Id 73

Name Macael

Address Andalusia

Country Spain

Landscape Open air 'sistema de bancos descendente'

Stone Marble

Heritage

Re-use

Period

Institution Ayuntamiento de Macael (CIF: P-0406200-F)Avda/ Ronda, 3304867 Macael (Almería)

Best practice Contact

Tel 950.128.113

e-mail

Recognition GHSR

References

Historical summary

Size (ha)

www http://www.macael.es/Servicios/Informacion/informacion.nsf/lecturacss?ReadForm&id=04062&nv=Informacion&tip

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Id 63

Name Luberon Geopark

Address Maison du Parc naturelregional du Luberon60 place Jean-JauresBP122

Country France

Landscape The exploitation of mineral resources (ochres, lignites, clays, limestones…) has deeply marked the region; this is attested to by several ovens, quarries, factories, etc.

Stone

Heritage

Re-use Natural park, environmental education

Period

Institution

Best practice Contact Christine Balme

Tel +33 4 90 04 42 00

e-mail [email protected]

Recognition Geopark managed by the Luberon Park, one of the 44 French regional nature parks.

References

Historical summary

Size (ha)

www http://www.parcduluberon.fr/geopark

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Id 20

Name Gwynedd: Penrhyn, Dinorwic, southern Gwynedd,

Address National Slate MuseumPadarn Country ParkLlanberisGwynedd

Country Britain

Landscape Abandoned, conserved, very large area of former quarries and waste tips. Photo: Dinorwic Quarry.

Stone Slate

Heritage An enormous area witsouth Gwynedd quarrying landscapes, slate quarrying landscape of the Ogwen-Cegin valleys and Penrhyn quarry, Ffestiniog slate landscape, Nantlle/Moel Tryfan slate quarrying landscape, Dinorwic quarry, now part of the Welsh Slate Museum

Re-use Museum, landscape park, some waste extraction for agregate.

Period 1787 - 1969

Institution The Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Wales, Plas Crug, Aberystwyth, SY23 1

Best practice

Conservation and interpretation of historic quarry landscape, nomination of quarry landscape for WHL. Contact Stephen Hughes, RCAHMW

Tel +44(0)1970 621200

e-mail

Recognition GB WH List: 'Slate industry of N. Wales' 5678: http://whc.unesco.org/en/tentativelists/5678/GHSRERIH

References Historical quarry, conserved as part of the National Slate Museum, Wales

Historical summary

Worked since the Roman period, grew from in the 18th century, expanding rapidly between 1856 and 1900 and once among the largest slate producers in the world. North Wales quarries provided roofing materials and slate products throughout the world in C19.

Size (ha)

www http://www.penmorfa.com/Slate/

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Id 78

Name Leighton Buzzard Sand

Address The Greensand Trust,The White House,Suite 5, Hockliffe Road,Leighton Buzzard,

Country Britain

Landscape Open pit

Stone Sand

Heritage

Re-use Natural restoration

Period

Institution

Best practice

The restoration process requires that the sand pits are re-landscaped, some to become nature reserves which benefit wild life, the trees and the leisure industry.Other quarries are back-filled with inert waste and housing estates built on them.

Contact

Tel 01525 378101

e-mail [email protected]

Recognition ERIH

References

Historical summary

Leighton Buzzard sand industry has continued for over 150 years. Sand extracted from the local pit is exported all over the world and has many uses.

Size (ha)

www http://thesandmuseum.org/

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Id 80

Name Carrière souterraine du Petit Banc

Address Carrières de GèromontGèromont 1054170 Comblain-au-Pont

Country Belgium

Landscape Underground excavations

Stone Sandstone

Heritage

Re-use Museum of the excavations, geological and archaeological heritage.

Period

Institution Musée du Pays Ourthe-Amblève

Best practice

An underground gallery has been specially built for visitors to give them some idea of this labyrinth. Expert guides take visitors below ground, where they can get a vivid idea of working conditions and also appreciate how paving stone was quarried.

Contact

Tel +32 (0) 4 - 3692644

e-mail [email protected]

Recognition ERIH

References

Historical summary

Size (ha)

www http://www.decouvertes.be/grand-public/carrieres_de_geromont

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Id 79

Name Parco Minerario - Isola d'Elba

Address Palazzo del BuròVia Magenta, 2657038 Rio Marina (LI)

Country Italy

Landscape Open cast, abandoned

Stone Limestone

Heritage C18 - 1970

Re-use Preserved landscape

Period C18 - C20

Institution Museo dei Minerali e dell'Arte mineraria

Best practice

Mineral park including the exploration of mining and quarrying landscapes and industrial history. Guided tours and trails on foot or by mountain bicycle through the archaeological remains of iron ore mining, quarries and underground workings.

Contact

Tel 39 0565 962088

e-mail [email protected]

Recognition ERIH

References

Historical summary

Elba was the principal source of iron ore in the eighteenth century for furnaces like Capalbio and Accessa in Tuscany, and in the nineteenth century for the much larger coke-fired blast furnaces at Piombino.

Size (ha)

www http://www.parcominelba.it/

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Id 21

Name Anjou

Address Musee de l’Ardoise de RenazeLongchamps53800 RenazéMayenne

Country France

Landscape Underground, the extraction heritage consists of many headframes and other industrial infrastructure but not much landscape.

Stone Slate

Heritage Displays show methods used in mines and quarries to dislodge blocks of slate weighing up to 500 tons. A narrow gauge railway takes visitors through former workings.

Re-use

Period C18 -

Institution

Best practice Contact Telephone

Tel +33 (0) 243064014

e-mail [email protected]

Recognition ERIH

References

Historical summary

The whole area of Brittany produced slate (Côtes d'Armor, Finistère, Morbihan, Mayenne especially Maine-et-Loire) but it was concentrated round Anjou in the C18 and C19. Renaze was important from the C15 until closure in 1975

Size (ha)

www http://www.ardoise-angers.fr/

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Id 53

Name Carrières Bon Temps

Address 30250 Junas

Country France

Landscape

Stone Limestone

Heritage

Re-use Stone culture meetings and activities. Conserved in situ

Period Roman Mid C18 - 1939

Institution Rencontres de la Pierre (http://www.rencontresdelapierre.org/)

Best practice

Rencontres de la Pierre annual meeting of stone experts,artists, carvers, concerts Contact Régis Deltour, président,

Maison des Associations1, rue de la Mairie30250 JUNAS

Tel

e-mail

Recognition ERIH

References

Historical summary

Size (ha)

www http://www.junas.fr/index.php?page=carrieres

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Id 55

Name Rüdersdorf Museum Park

Address Heinitzstrasse 115562 Rüdersdorf

Country Germany

Landscape Conserved quarry site. It is claimed that Rüdersdorf is the largest limestone mining town in Europe.

Stone Limestone

Heritage Produced the stone and cement for many Berling monuments including the Brandenburg Gate and the 1936 Olympic Stadium. The most spectacular industrial monument in the park is a group of five lime kilns, four built in 1802-04 and one in 1835.

Re-use Museum park

Period

Institution

Best practice

Conservation and interpretation of a large quarry, including the processes of extraction, lime treatment and cement production. Trails through the quarrying landscape can be followed in Land Rovers, on mountain bikes or on foot.

Contact Jörg Lehmann, manager

Tel +49 (0) 33638 77445

e-mail [email protected] @ museum park-kulturhaus.de

Recognition ERIH

References

Historical summary

The museum park opened in 1994, extends over 17 ha of old workings around the hill known as the Rüdersdorfer Kalkberg, and includes 17 major monuments of the quarrying industry

Size (ha) 17

www http://www.museumspark.de/

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Id 77

Name Wheal Martyn

Address CarthewSt AustellCornwall PL26 8XG

Country Great Britain

Landscape

Stone China clay (kaolin)

Heritage Large-scale quarrying around St Austell and along the railway from Par to Newquay has created dramatic landscapes characterised by conical piles of waste.

Re-use

Period

Institution

Best practice

The industry’s history is displayed in the 10 ha country park

Contact Jo Moore (Museum Curator)

Tel +44 (0) 1726 - 850362

e-mail [email protected]

Recognition Cornish mining World Heritage Site

References

Historical summary

China clay (kaolin) that could be used in the manufacture of porcelain was discovered in Cornwall in 1746 by William Cookworthy. Cornish quarries have subsequently been the principal suppliers of china clay to industries throughout Europe.

Size (ha) 10

www http://www.wheal-martyn.com/

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Id 42

Name Yepes-Ciruelos

Address Carretera CM-4004, Km 52,5Toledo

Country Spain

Landscape Semi-arid

Stone Limestone

Heritage Stone for cement

Re-use Renatured; olympic-level BTT course

Period

Institution Centro de interpretación de la Mesa de Ocaña

Best practice

6,8 km BTT championship course through the quarry -Open Lafarge de Castilla-La ManchaEnhancement of biodiversity and stakeholderengagement processes: Biodiversity Management Plans (BMP)

Contact Instituto de Ciencias Ambientales, Facultad de Ciencias Ambientales y Bioquímica

Tel

e-mail [email protected]

Recognition A dynamic local team which has created both a high biodiversity area and a perfect location to facilitate education on biodiversity.

References

Historical summary

Size (ha) 250

www

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Id 76

Name Donosa

Address Peñas de Ranero48891 KarrantzaVizcaya

Country Spain

Landscape

Stone Limestone (dolomite)

Heritage Important geological exposure showing the process of dolomitization.

Re-use Auditorium and tours to the underground caves.

Period 1956-1976

Institution Ayuntamiento de KarrantzaBarrio Concha, 148891 Karrantza Harana • Bizkaia

Best practice

Auditorium made in the quarry to profit from the fine acoustics, opened in 2007, and annual July music festival. Contact

Tel 94 680 60 12

e-mail [email protected]

Recognition

References

Historical summary

Stone worked by Dolomitas del Norte, S.A. In 1957 the work exposed one of the largest karst caves in Europe, the Cueva de Pozalagua, which was open to tourists from 1991. That year the Festival de Música de Verano de Pozalagua began,

Size (ha)

www http://www.mtiblog.com/2011/05/cantera-donosa-ranero-carranza-vizcaya.html

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Id 26

Name Delabole

Address The Delabole Slate Company LtdPengelly, DelaboleCornwallPL33 9AZ

Country Britain

Landscape Open air working quarry

Stone Slate

Heritage 800 years extraction of slate, very widely used in England before Welsh slate in C19.

Re-use

Period C17 -

Institution The Delabole Slate Company Ltd

Best practice Contact

Tel 01840 212242

e-mail

Recognition

References Stanier, p13Stanier, p. 123

Historical summary

The oldest working slate quarry in England. once the deepest man-made pit in the world

Size (ha)

www http://www.delaboleslate.co.uk/

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Id 27

Name Malomerice

Address Brno, Southern Moravia

Country Czech Republic

Landscape Open-cast quarry

Stone Limestone

Heritage Butterflies threatened by the Czech Republic’s policy of reclaiming old quarries, which usually means covering them with topsoil and planting trees.

Re-use Active cement quarry

Period C20

Institution University of South Bohemia in Ceske Budejovice, Czech Republic

Best practice

Butterfly conservation: project to protect species in important migration corredor. Contact Technické muzeum v Brně (Brno Tecnical Museum)

Purkyňova 105, 612 00 Brno

Tel +420 541 421 411

e-mail [email protected]

Recognition

References Benes, J., P. Kepka, and M .Konvicka. 2003. Limestone quarries as refuges for European xerophilious butterflies. Conservation Biology 17(4):1058-1069.

Historical summary

Size (ha)

www

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Id 29

Name Volkanpark Osteifeld

Address Vulkanpark GmbHInfozentrum, 56637 Plaidt

Country Germany

Landscape

Stone Basalt, tufatuff

Heritage

Re-use Landscape park

Period

Institution

Best practice

Conservation of geological heritage in geopark

Contact

Tel +49 2632 9875-0

e-mail [email protected]

Recognition

References

Historical summary

The Volcano Park illustrates how the landscape developed, and the exploitation of basalt, pumice and tuff since Roman times. It incorporates exhibits on volcanology, archaeology and industrial history, with educational trails and information signs.

Size (ha)

www http://www.geopark-vulkaneifel.de/index.php/en/

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Id 32

Name Adnet

Address Salzburg

Country Austria

Landscape Archaeological records come from the Middle Ages, comprising countless relicts of small pits showing toolmarks and offering information on traditional mining technology,

Stone Limestone (Marble)

Heritage Adnet marble trailVery small scale morphology due to numerous quarriesDifferent stages of re-naturation of quarries and spoil-heapsLarge variability of colours and structuresVarious mining technologies at one site

Re-use Various stages of renaturation. The wholedistrict is used as a recreation area by the local population.

Period From C12; 2 in operation

Institution Christian Uhlir - University of Salzburg

Best practice

Preparation of Geo-Park in partly working quarry landscape.

Contact

Tel

e-mail

Recognition

References Adnet Geopark_uhlir_2010.pdf

Historical summary

Quarried continuously since early middle ages. Export started for the production of epitaphs. During Renaissance and Baroque eras, huge blocks where exported for grave monuments and a mass production of altars and baptisteries started.

Size (ha) 1 sq km, 23 quarry complexes

www http://www.historic-quarries.org/quarries/quarry/342

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Id 37

Name Vale de Mós A and B

Address Arrábida Natural Park

Country Portugal

Landscape Restored

Stone Marl

Heritage

Re-use

Period

Institution Secil

Best practice

Biodiversity action planning

Contact

Tel

e-mail

Recognition

References CSI Quarry Rehabilitation Guidelines – Case Study

Historical summary

Size (ha) 440

www

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Id 66

Name Eden project

Address Bodelva, Cornwall, PL24 2SG

Country Britain

Landscape Reclaimed

Stone China clay

Heritage

Re-use Re-used as centre for environmental education

Period

Institution

Best practice

Used of former china clay quarry as world-famous environment project.Promoting good practice in post-mining regeneration.

Contact

Tel +44 (0) 1726 811911

e-mail [email protected]

Recognition

References

Historical summary

Size (ha)

www http://www.edenproject.com/

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Id 40

Name Weidmoos

Address

Country Austria

Landscape

Stone Peat

Heritage

Re-use Re-natured as nature wetland reserve

Period

Institution European Natura 2000 Network.

Best practice

Restoration of peat works as bird reserveLife project Nature 2000 Contact Association Torferneuerungsverein Weidmoos

Gemeindeamt Lamprechtshausen, Hauptstraße 4,5112 Lamprechtshause

Tel

e-mail

Recognition

References

Historical summary

Size (ha) 136

www www.weidmoos.at

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Id 65

Name Kőbánya

Address Budapest

Country Hungary

Landscape

Stone Limestone; brick clays

Heritage Means quarry in Hungarian

Re-use

Period 500 years

Institution

Best practice Contact

Tel

e-mail

Recognition

References

Historical summary

The area was historically used to mine limestone for buildings in Buda and north-west Hungary for 500 years.

Size (ha)

www

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Id 44

Name Val d'Enfer

Address Carrières de LumièresRoute de Maillane 13520 Les Baux de Provence

Country France

Landscape

Stone Limestone

Heritage

Re-use Conserved and used for cultural shows

Period Medieval - 1935

Institution Carrières de lumière

Best practice

Use of quarry spaces for cultural activities.

Contact Culturespaces

Tel 04 90 54 47 37

e-mail [email protected]

Recognition

References

Historical summary

Stone used for cathedrals and other sites. Closed 1935. Used by Jean Cocteau 1959 for filming, and from 1977 for art projections.

Size (ha)

www http://carrieres-lumieres.com/en/home

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Id 57

Name Le Colorado de Rustrel

Address Logis neuf84400 Rustrel

Country France

Landscape Abandoned quarries

Stone Ochre

Heritage Rare form of specialised extraction and resulting landscape.

Re-use

Period C12 - 1992

Institution L’association des propriétaires de carrières du Colorado Provençal

Best practice

At the variety of colors and landscapes, an association formed to safeguard the site and then starts a tourist exploitation.

Contact

Tel +33 04 90 04 96 07

e-mail

Recognition

References http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colorado_proven%C3%A7alJacques Sintès, Les Ocres, Éd. Futura-Sciences.com, 2003

Historical summary

The arrival of the railway in Apt in 1877 enabled intensive exploitation. The Société des Ocres de France (1901) brought maximum production in 1929. The advent of synthetic ended natural ochre extraction. Only the Gargas site remains active.

Size (ha) 30

www http://www.colorado-provencal.com/?page_id=2

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Id 56

Name Musee de l’Ardoise de Renaze

Address La butte de Longchamps53800 RenazéMayenne

Country France

Landscape

Stone Slate

Heritage

Re-use Museum

Period C19 - 1975

Institution

Best practice

Museum of slate and slate products

Contact

Tel +33 (0) 243 - 064014

e-mail

Recognition

References

Historical summary

Size (ha)

www

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Id 30

Name Parco Geominerario della Sardegna

Address Via Monteverdi, 1609016 - Iglesias (CI)

Country Italy

Landscape Large area of abandoned mining and excavations, with workings, instalations and waste.

Stone Talc

Heritage

Re-use Geopark

Period

Institution Consorzio Parco Geominerario Storico e Ambientale della Sardegna

Best practice

Sardinia's Park has been proclaimed the first historical and environmental geo-mining Park in the world.Rural tourism, geo-tourism. Environmental Education Center

Contact

Tel +39 0781255066

e-mail [email protected]

Recognition

References

Historical summary

Size (ha)

www http://www.parcogeominerario.eu/