Fluminimaggiore, Arenas Mine

The mine is part of a suggestive landscape rich in environmental values. Already known at the end of the 18th century, it was granted in 1877 to an English company and then passed into different hands until the end of the mining operations, which took place in 1981.
Despite the impact on the environment, the pool of sterile materials accumulated during mining, often in the open air, is particularly suggestive.
The Genna Carru laundry room remains, with sloping volumes and sloping roofs, equipped with functional openings.
On the opposite side, among rich and varied vegetation, there is a mining settlement comprising about fifteen buildings, simple but on different levels and spaced apart from each other. Surrounded by greenery with the church located in the central part, they were used as a home for workers and technicians.
The mine is part of the Geominerary, Historical and Environmental Park of Sardinia, recognized by UNESCO.

History of studies
The mine is mentioned in several works on industrial archeology in Sardinia.

Bibliography
S. Mezzolani-A. Simoncini, Sardinia to save. Landscapes and mine architecture, Nuoro, Sardinian Photographic Archive, 1993, pp. 154-159.

How to get there
The Arenas lead-zinc mine is located in the historic valley of Oridda and can be reached from Domusnovae once it has passed the cave of San Giovanni.