⛏ Panasqueira

Minas da Panasqueira or Mina da Panasqueira is the generic name for a set of mining operations in Portugal between Cabeço do Pião and the village of Panasqueira, which has operated in a technically integrated and continuous manner practically since the discovery of tin and tungsten ore there. Subsequently, it was agglomerated into a single administrative entity called Couto Mineiro da Panasqueira which had its last demarcation on 9 March 1971 and later on in the present C-18 Mining Concession. The mining facilities are currently centralized in the area of Barroca Grande – Aldeia de São Francisco de Assis (Covilhã) through which the current underground operation, ore extraction and processing facilities are accessed.