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São Silvestre No. 2 Mine, Formariz e Ferreira, Paredes de Coura, Viana do Castelo, Portugali
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| São Silvestre No. 2 Mine | Mine (Abandoned) |
| Formariz e Ferreira | Civil Parish |
| Paredes de Coura | Municipality |
| Viana do Castelo | District |
| Portugal | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
41° 58' 37'' North , 8° 33' 43'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Mine (Abandoned) - last checked 2026
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Valenza | 14,172 (2011) | 8.0km |
| Tui | 17,262 (2015) | 10.3km |
| Rubiãis | 548 (2011) | 10.4km |
| Salvatierra de Miño | 9,566 (2018) | 12.9km |
| Monção | 19,738 (2011) | 13.1km |
Name(s) in local language(s):
Mina de São Silvestre No. 2, Ferreira, Paredes de Coura, Distrito de Viana do Castelo, Portugal
Tungsten mine - Opened at 10-01-1949 and closed at 23-11-1967 (mining concession no. 2348).
Approximate coordinates:
Latitude: around 42° N (41.9771817)
Longitude: around 9° W (-8.56205357)
These coordinates are a general estimate based on the area where the mine is registered in the geological database — the exact location may vary by about ±1 km.
In practical terms, it is located in a rural area near small villages within the parish of Formariz e Ferreira, in the mountainous region of the municipality of Paredes de Coura (around 41.9° N, ‑8.57° W for the municipality in general).
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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
5 valid minerals.
Detailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Arsenopyrite Formula: FeAsS |
| ⓘ Cassiterite Formula: SnO2 |
| ⓘ Chalcopyrite Formula: CuFeS2 |
| ⓘ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 |
| ⓘ Sphalerite Formula: ZnS |
| ⓘ 'Wolframite Group' References: |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Sphalerite | 2.CB.05a | ZnS |
| ⓘ | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
| ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| ⓘ | Arsenopyrite | 2.EB.20 | FeAsS |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Cassiterite | 4.DB.05 | SnO2 |
| ⓘ | 'Wolframite Group' | 4.DB.30 va | |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| O | Oxygen | |
|---|---|---|
| O | ⓘ Cassiterite | SnO2 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Arsenopyrite | FeAsS |
| S | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| S | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Arsenopyrite | FeAsS |
| Fe | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Cu | Copper | |
| Cu | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Zn | Zinc | |
| Zn | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
| As | Arsenic | |
| As | ⓘ Arsenopyrite | FeAsS |
| Sn | Tin | |
| Sn | ⓘ Cassiterite | SnO2 |
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