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La fama di Montecatini \u00e8 legata alle antiche miniere di rame di Caporciano<\/a>, rimaste attive fino al 1907. Gi\u00e0 gli etruschi estraevano il minerale per forgiare utensili e suppellettili. L\u2019attivit\u00e0 estrattiva fu la pi\u00f9 importante d\u2019Europa nel corso dell\u2019Ottocento. Qui \u00e8 nata e ha preso il nome la societ\u00e0 Montecatini, una delle maggiori industrie europee, confluita poi nella Montedison. La storia \u00e8 documentata nel Museo delle Miniere<\/strong><\/a> che \u2013 con il parco di archeologia industriale e il borgo minerario \u2013 offre a visitatori di ogni et\u00e0 l\u2019occasione di un affascinante viaggio nelle viscere della terra fra pozzi e gallerie, per conoscere le tecnologie estrattive e le storie dei minatori. L\u2019escavazione si articolava in dieci piani di gallerie unite da alcuni pozzi i pi\u00f9 importanti dei quali erano il Pozzo Alfredo e il Pozzo Rostand. Le quote s.l.m. andavano da 477 m. (ingresso della miniera) a 193 m. (piano pi\u00f9 basso). Una lunga galleria di scolo (oltre 1.300 m.) portava le acque in localit\u00e0 Macinaia.\u00a0 A tutte le attivit\u00e0 minerarie lavor\u00f2 un numero massimo di 350 operai. In 80 anni di vita furono estratte circa 50.000 t. di rame metallico.<\/p>\n\n\n\n In estate, la Miniera diventa oggi un seducente luogo di spettacoli e concerti.<\/p>\n","modified":"2022-01-14T14:52:01","color":"","icon":"","noDetails":false,"noInteraction":false,"zindex":"","imageGallery":[{"src":"https:\/\/valdicecinaoutdoor.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Montecatini-VC-Miniera-galleria1-vert-682x1024.jpg","id":5937,"caption":""},{"src":"https:\/\/valdicecinaoutdoor.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Montecatini-VC-Miniera-Pozzo-Alfredo-3-ok-3-1024x682.jpg","id":2503,"caption":""}],"image":"https:\/\/valdicecinaoutdoor.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Montecatini-VC-Miniera-galleria1-vert-682x1024.jpg","taxonomy":{"webmapp_category":[13]},"accessibility":{"mobility":{"check":false,"description":""},"hearing":{"check":false,"description":""},"vision":{"check":false,"description":""},"cognitive":{"check":false,"description":""},"food":{"check":false,"description":""}},"reachability":{"by_bike":{"check":false,"description":""},"on_foot":{"check":false,"description":""},"by_car":{"check":false,"description":""},"by_public_transportation":{"check":false,"description":""}},"locale":"it","source":"https:\/\/valdicecinaoutdoor.it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/poi\/5749","wp_edit":"http:\/\/valdicecinaoutdoor.it\/wp-admin\/post.php?post=5749&action=edit","translations":{"en":{"id":7602,"name":"The Caporciano Mine","web":"https:\/\/valdicecinaoutdoor.it\/en\/the-caporciano-mine\/","source":"https:\/\/valdicecinaoutdoor.it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/poi\/7602","description":"\n Montecatini’s fame is linked to the ancient copper mines of Caporciano, which remained active until 1907. Already the Etruscans extracted the mineral to forge tools and furnishings. The mining activity was the most important in Europe during the 19th century. It was here that the Montecatini company, one of Europe’s largest companies, was born and took its name, later merging with Montedison. Its history is documented in the Mining Museum<\/a>, which – with the industrial archaeology park and the mining village – offers visitors of all ages the opportunity for a fascinating journey into the bowels of the earth among shafts and galleries, to learn about mining technologies and the stories of the miners. Excavation was divided into ten levels of galleries joined by a number of shafts, the most important of which were the Alfredo and Rostand shafts. The height above sea level ranged from 477 m. (entrance to the mine) to 193 m. (lowest level). A long drainage tunnel (over 1,300 m.) carried the water to Macinaia. A maximum of 350 workers worked in all the mining activities. In 80 years, about 50,000 tonnes of copper metal were extracted.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n In summer, the mine becomes an attractive venue for shows and concerts.
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