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Regoufe Mines, Covelo de Paivó, Arouca, Aveiro, Portugali
Regional Level Types
Regoufe MinesGroup of Mines
Covelo de PaivóParish
AroucaMunicipality
AveiroDistrict
PortugalCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
40° 52' 44'' North , 8° 8' 7'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Group of Mines
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
São Pedro do Sul4,080 (2014)14.7km
Castro Daire4,744 (2018)17.1km
Macieira de Cambra4,909 (2018)20.1km
Vale de Cambra7,649 (2014)22.0km
Alpendurada8,485 (2018)25.2km
Mindat Locality ID:
187340
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:187340:8
GUID (UUID V4):
028e3b28-3f51-46c1-9c99-e2c0e4aa94b8
Name(s) in local language(s):
Couto Mineiro de Regoufe, Covelo de Paivó, Arouca, Distrito de Aveiro, Portugal


Inactive tin-tungsten mines (Poça da Cadela, Muro, Raposeira, Cerdeiral).

Rather curious is the fact that during the Second World War period, Arouca was the only place where the British and the Germans lived together peacefully - the Germans exploring the tungsten in Rio de Frades (Companhia Mineira do Norte de Portugal) and the British in Regoufe (Companhia Portuguesa de Minas).

Separated by five kilometers (less than four miles), Rio de Frades belonging to the Germans, and Regoufe to the British, were not symbolic by their mines dimension but because for five years the warring factions lived in peace in a forgotten place in Portugal, to make the war throughout Europe.

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A mina de Poça da Cadela, situada junto a Regoufe, aldeia da freguesia de Covêlo de Paivó, foi concedida para exploração em 9-9-1915, tendo sido extinta por decreto lei em 1990. Esta mina foi explorada, no seu período áureo, pela Companhia Portuguesa de Minas, que na realidade pertencia a ingleses. Sendo a mais importante na zona de Regoufe, era composta por mais de uma dezena de filões de quartzo com uma mineralização de volframite, cassiterite, arsenopirite e, acessoriamente, pirite, blenda, apatite e berilo. Os filões de direcção média N 30º E, e 35º a 45º de inclinação para NW, tinham, normalmente, uma espessura entre 10 e 20 cm (excepcionalmente, até 50 cm); encontravam-se encaixados no granito de Regoufe. Contornando o plutão existe uma auréola de metamorfismo de contacto até 2 km do granito, onde existiram outras minas (Muro, Raposeira e Cerdeiral) - in Percurso na Geologia de Arouca - website da C.M.AROUCA.




Since the beginning of the 20th century, the “Mines Manifests” have declared several areas of mineral interest in the Regoufe region, which in 9 January 1915 obtains the exploration license for the denominated “Regoufe mine” or “Poça da Caldeira”, under the jurisdiction of a French man, Gustave Thomas. The Regoufe W-Sn field is located at the southeast edge of the homonymous plutonite, where the wolframite is the most abundant ore, occurring also some cassiterite. There are also some sulfides, such as the arsenopyrite, the sphalerite and the pyrite. There are also other minerals of less relevance, such as the bismuthinite, limonite, scorodite, autunite and bindheimite. Among the silicate minerals that support the mineralization, quartz stands out, followed by some muscovite, beryl and apatite.

In 1941, during the World War II, the main exploring company of Regoufe, Companhia Portuguesa is established, and it worked essential with British capital and administration. It was known as the “British Company” and it was responsible for some of the improvements in the region, such as the opening of a road from Ponte de Telhe, the electricity installation and telephone in the mines. The gap between the investments of both companies is obvious, once the British needed less and less Portuguese tungsten for the war.

The “Poça da Cadela” has a W-Sn exploration area of about 57 ha and it integrates the technical and administrative installations, the residences and the several entrances of galleries. It was the most profitable concession of Regoufe. Here we can find several galleries and heaps spread throughout the entire central area.

This mining pole is clearly delimited from the traditional agricultural village, which is a few meters away. The ruins and the almost monochrome tones of the granite fill in a wide abandoned village, but strangely modern, where just only one or another goat herd appears in the slopes and breaks the silence

The nucleus of the mining complex where the constructions alternate with the mines entrances is arranged like an amphitheater around a relatively flat area, from where there are some water lines running. From the north and northeast side, it is possible to observe the technical and administrative facilities, with special emphasis on the two floor building at north, composed by the offices, occupying a kind of square, and that is surrounded by an entire set of constructions spread throughout the slope, destined to garages, electric station, warehouses, etc. The plant facilities, tanks and machinery are virtually the last of the complex, at southwest. At the opposite side, most of the constructions had a residential purpose, with special reference to the “neighborhood”, characterized by small compartments, aligned and arranged in a double platform, constituting the “houses of the miners”. It is still possible to identify the sanitary facilities, the “club”, a tavern and even a small horse stable.

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Mineral List


17 valid minerals.

Rock Types Recorded

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Detailed Mineral List:

Albite
Formula: Na(AlSi3O8)
'Apatite'
Formula: Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
References:
Arsenopyrite
Formula: FeAsS
References:
Autunite
Formula: Ca(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 10-12H2O
Bertrandite
Formula: Be4(Si2O7)(OH)2
Beryl
Formula: Be3Al2(Si6O18)
References:
'Bindheimite'
Formula: Pb2Sb2O6O
'Biotite'
Formula: K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Bismuth
Formula: Bi
Bismuthinite
Formula: Bi2S3
Cassiterite
Formula: SnO2
References:
'Chlorite Group'
Cordierite
Formula: (Mg,Fe)2Al3(AlSi5O18)
'Feldspar Group'
'Garnet Group'
Formula: X3Z2(SiO4)3
'K Feldspar'
'Limonite'
Microcline
Formula: K(AlSi3O8)
Muscovite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
References:
'Plagioclase'
Formula: (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
References:
Quartz
Formula: SiO2
References:
Schorl
Formula: NaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Scorodite
Formula: Fe3+AsO4 · 2H2O
Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS
References:
'Tourmaline'
Formula: AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
References:
'White mica'
'Wolframite Group'
References:
Zircon
Formula: Zr(SiO4)

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
Bismuth1.CA.05Bi
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Sphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
Bismuthinite2.DB.05Bi2S3
Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Arsenopyrite2.EB.20FeAsS
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Cassiterite4.DB.05SnO2
'Wolframite Group'4.DB.30 va
'Bindheimite'4.DH.20Pb2Sb2O6O
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
Scorodite8.CD.10Fe3+AsO4 · 2H2O
Autunite8.EB.05Ca(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 10-12H2O
Group 9 - Silicates
Zircon9.AD.30Zr(SiO4)
Bertrandite9.BD.05Be4(Si2O7)(OH)2
Beryl9.CJ.05Be3Al2(Si6O18)
Cordierite9.CJ.10(Mg,Fe)2Al3(AlSi5O18)
Schorl9.CK.05NaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Muscovite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Microcline9.FA.30K(AlSi3O8)
Albite9.FA.35Na(AlSi3O8)
Unclassified
'Limonite'-
'Feldspar Group'-
'Tourmaline'-AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
'Chlorite Group'-
'Plagioclase'-(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
'K Feldspar'-
'Garnet Group'-X3Z2(SiO4)3
'Apatite'-Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
'Biotite'-K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
'White mica'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H AutuniteCa(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 10-12H2O
H BertranditeBe4(Si2O7)(OH)2
H BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
H MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
H SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
H ScoroditeFe3+AsO4 · 2H2O
H ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
BeBeryllium
Be BertranditeBe4(Si2O7)(OH)2
Be BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
BBoron
B SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
B TourmalineAD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
OOxygen
O AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
O AutuniteCa(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 10-12H2O
O BertranditeBe4(Si2O7)(OH)2
O BindheimitePb2Sb2O6O
O BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
O BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
O CassiteriteSnO2
O Cordierite(Mg,Fe)2Al3(AlSi5O18)
O MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
O MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
O QuartzSiO2
O SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
O ScoroditeFe3+AsO4 · 2H2O
O TourmalineAD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
O ZirconZr(SiO4)
O Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
O Garnet GroupX3Z2(SiO4)3
O ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
FFluorine
F BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
F ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
NaSodium
Na AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Na SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Na Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
MgMagnesium
Mg BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Mg Cordierite(Mg,Fe)2Al3(AlSi5O18)
AlAluminium
Al AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Al BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Al BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
Al Cordierite(Mg,Fe)2Al3(AlSi5O18)
Al MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
Al MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Al SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Al Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
SiSilicon
Si AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Si BertranditeBe4(Si2O7)(OH)2
Si BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Si BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
Si Cordierite(Mg,Fe)2Al3(AlSi5O18)
Si MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
Si MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Si QuartzSiO2
Si SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Si ZirconZr(SiO4)
Si Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Si Garnet GroupX3Z2(SiO4)3
PPhosphorus
P AutuniteCa(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 10-12H2O
P ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
SSulfur
S ArsenopyriteFeAsS
S BismuthiniteBi2S3
S PyriteFeS2
S SphaleriteZnS
ClChlorine
Cl ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
KPotassium
K BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
K MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
K MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
CaCalcium
Ca AutuniteCa(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 10-12H2O
Ca Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Ca ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
TiTitanium
Ti BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
FeIron
Fe ArsenopyriteFeAsS
Fe BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Fe Cordierite(Mg,Fe)2Al3(AlSi5O18)
Fe PyriteFeS2
Fe SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Fe ScoroditeFe3+AsO4 · 2H2O
ZnZinc
Zn SphaleriteZnS
AsArsenic
As ArsenopyriteFeAsS
As ScoroditeFe3+AsO4 · 2H2O
ZrZirconium
Zr ZirconZr(SiO4)
SnTin
Sn CassiteriteSnO2
SbAntimony
Sb BindheimitePb2Sb2O6O
PbLead
Pb BindheimitePb2Sb2O6O
BiBismuth
Bi BismuthBi
Bi BismuthiniteBi2S3
UUranium
U AutuniteCa(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 10-12H2O

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