Neves-Corvo mine
Neves-Corvo mine is a zinc-copper mine 15 km southeast of Castro Verde, Portugal and 220 km southeast of Lisbon, in the district of Beja. It has a dedicated rail link, the Ramal de Neves Corvo, to the main Linha do Sul railway, allowing export to the port of Setúbal and others.- Type: Industry
- Description: mine
- Also known as: “Minas de Neves-Corvo” and “Somincor - Sociedade Mineira de Neves-Corvo, S.A.”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Santa Bárbara de Padrões.
Santa Bárbara de Padrões
Village
Photo: miguel almeida, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Santa Bárbara de Padrões is a Portuguese town/parish within the boundaries of the municipality of Castro Verde. The population in 2011 was 943, in an area of 66.31 km². Santa Bárbara de Padrões is situated 7 km north of Neves-Corvo mine.
Neves-Corvo mine
- Categories: mine and cultural heritage
- Location: Santa Bárbara de Padrões, Castro Verde Municipality, Beja District, Portugal, Iberia, Europe
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Latitude
37.57452° or 37° 34′ 28″ northLongitude
-7.96998° or 7° 58′ 12″ westOpen location code
8C9JH2FJ+R2OpenStreetMap ID
way 754717309OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=industrialWikidata ID
Q916876
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In Other Languages
From French to Ukrainian—“Neves-Corvo mine” goes by many names.
- French: “mine de Neves-Corvo”
- French: “Mine de Neves-Corvo”
- German: “Kupferbergwerk Neves-Corvo”
- German: “Mina de Neves Corvo”
- Portuguese: “Boliden Somincor”
- Portuguese: “Mina de Neves Corvo”
- Portuguese: “Mina de Neves-Corvo”
- Portuguese: “Somincor”
- Spanish: “Mina de Neves Corvo”
- Ukrainian: “Neves-Corvo”
- Ukrainian: “Невес-Корво”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Igreja paroquial de Senhora da Graça de Padrões and Barragem de Cerro do Lobo.
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