One of the many talcum mines in the Somontín area. Many were strip mines whereby the talcum was dug out by hand. Life at this time was unimaginably hard working with pick and shovel, unbearably hot in the Summer and freezing in the Winter. | See map. | |
A mine that started out as a strip mine and then continued as a tunnel. It is hard to imagine nowadays the amount of work that was required to extract, transport and process the talcum. | See map. | |
The talcum factory, now in a state of desolation. | See map. | |
Talcum from a mine in Somontín. It has a smooth, soapy feel. | See map. | |
The new talcum works which grind talcum rock into talcum powder which is then transported worldwide in tankers. | See map. | |
Talcum powder mountain. | See map. |