Mociços Mine, Alandroal-Nossa Senhora da Conceição - São Brás dos Matos-Mina do Bugalho e Juromenha-Nossa Senhora do Loreto, Alandroal, Évora, Portugali
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
38° 37' 20'' North , 7° 15' 48'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Mine (Abandoned) - last checked 2026
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Cheles | 1,313 (2012) | 12.3km |
| Alconchel | 1,980 (2012) | 20.4km |
| Vila Viçosa | 8,319 (2017) | 21.9km |
| Táliga | 705 (2012) | 23.8km |
| Redondo | 5,845 (2014) | 24.8km |
Name(s) in local language(s):
Mina de Mociços (Mocissos)/Granja, Nossa Senhora da Conceição, Alandroal, Distrito de Évora, Portuga
Prehistoric Cu mining.
Workings on a 800 m long quartz vein.
Mining concessions:
720 Granja (Cu), registered on 31-10-1916
1075 Herdade da Granja no. 2 (Cu), registered on 19-01-1922
1076 Herdade da Granja no. 3 (Cu), registered on 19-01-1922
The Mociços Mine, in the Alandroal region of Central Alentejo, is one of several former copper workings in the Sousel–Barrancos Metallogenic Belt. It consists of a quartz and carbonate vein rich in copper, hosted in Paleozoic detrital metasedimentary rocks of the Ossa-Morena Zone (SW Portugal), and was exploited in the early 20th century.
The mining operation took place on three levels and in addition to open pit work (open pit and trenches), in more than 300 meters of galleries.
The first level of the mine was sealed due to the advance of water from the Alqueva dam.
This mine is home to, perhaps the most important in Europe, a community of bats of the species Myotis Myotis.
Portuguese: A Mina de Mociços, na região do Alandroal, Alentejo Central, é uma das diversas antigas explorações de Cobre da Faixa Metalogénica de Sousel- Barrancos. Consiste num filão de quartzo e carbonatos rico em cobre, hospedado em rochas metassedimentares detríticas de idade paleozoica da Zona de Ossa-Morena (SW Portugal), tendo sido explorado no início do século XX.
A exploraçãoi mineira desenvolveu-se em três patamares e para além dos trabalhos a céu aberto (open pit e trincheiras), em mais de 300 metros de galerias.
O primeiro nível da mina foi selado devido ao avanço da água da albufeira da barragem do Alqueva.
Esta mina abriga, talvez a mais importante da Europa, uma comunidade de morcegos da espécie Myotis Myotis.
Mindat Article: Portuguese Ossa-Morena Zone Mining by Martins da Pedra http://www.mindat.org/article.php/1631
Workings on a 800 m long quartz vein.
Mining concessions:
720 Granja (Cu), registered on 31-10-1916
1075 Herdade da Granja no. 2 (Cu), registered on 19-01-1922
1076 Herdade da Granja no. 3 (Cu), registered on 19-01-1922
The Mociços Mine, in the Alandroal region of Central Alentejo, is one of several former copper workings in the Sousel–Barrancos Metallogenic Belt. It consists of a quartz and carbonate vein rich in copper, hosted in Paleozoic detrital metasedimentary rocks of the Ossa-Morena Zone (SW Portugal), and was exploited in the early 20th century.
The mining operation took place on three levels and in addition to open pit work (open pit and trenches), in more than 300 meters of galleries.
The first level of the mine was sealed due to the advance of water from the Alqueva dam.
This mine is home to, perhaps the most important in Europe, a community of bats of the species Myotis Myotis.
Portuguese: A Mina de Mociços, na região do Alandroal, Alentejo Central, é uma das diversas antigas explorações de Cobre da Faixa Metalogénica de Sousel- Barrancos. Consiste num filão de quartzo e carbonatos rico em cobre, hospedado em rochas metassedimentares detríticas de idade paleozoica da Zona de Ossa-Morena (SW Portugal), tendo sido explorado no início do século XX.
A exploraçãoi mineira desenvolveu-se em três patamares e para além dos trabalhos a céu aberto (open pit e trincheiras), em mais de 300 metros de galerias.
O primeiro nível da mina foi selado devido ao avanço da água da albufeira da barragem do Alqueva.
Esta mina abriga, talvez a mais importante da Europa, uma comunidade de morcegos da espécie Myotis Myotis.
Mindat Article: Portuguese Ossa-Morena Zone Mining by Martins da Pedra http://www.mindat.org/article.php/1631
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsCommodity List
This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
8 valid minerals.
Detailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Chalcopyrite Formula: CuFeS2 |
| ⓘ Cuprite Formula: Cu2O |
| ⓘ Goethite Formula: Fe3+O(OH) References: |
| ⓘ Malachite Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| ⓘ Pseudomalachite Formula: Cu5(PO4)2(OH)4 |
| ⓘ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
| ⓘ Siderite Formula: FeCO3 References: |
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
| ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Cuprite | 4.AA.10 | Cu2O |
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| ⓘ | Goethite | 4.FD.10 | Fe3+O(OH) |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Siderite | 5.AB.05 | FeCO3 |
| ⓘ | Malachite | 5.BA.10 | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates | |||
| ⓘ | Pseudomalachite | 8.BD.05 | Cu5(PO4)2(OH)4 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Goethite | Fe3+O(OH) |
| H | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| H | ⓘ Pseudomalachite | Cu5(PO4)2(OH)4 |
| C | Carbon | |
| C | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| C | ⓘ Siderite | FeCO3 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Cuprite | Cu2O |
| O | ⓘ Goethite | Fe3+O(OH) |
| O | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| O | ⓘ Pseudomalachite | Cu5(PO4)2(OH)4 |
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Siderite | FeCO3 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| P | Phosphorus | |
| P | ⓘ Pseudomalachite | Cu5(PO4)2(OH)4 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Goethite | Fe3+O(OH) |
| Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Siderite | FeCO3 |
| Cu | Copper | |
| Cu | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Cu | ⓘ Cuprite | Cu2O |
| Cu | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| Cu | ⓘ Pseudomalachite | Cu5(PO4)2(OH)4 |
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Mociços Mine, Alandroal-Nossa Senhora da Conceição - São Brás dos Matos-Mina do Bugalho e Juromenha-Nossa Senhora do Loreto, Alandroal, Évora, Portugal