The Monteponi Mine (Iglesias)


The Monteponi mine gets its name from "Monte Paone", where a silver quarry existed in 1300. After a long series of misfortunes, in 1850 the mine was bought by an industrial group from the Liguria - Piedmont, who founded the Monteponi Company.

The mine was used for the extraction of blende, galena and calamine. The company later extended its activities to the metallurgic phase, building a lead foundry and establishing the electrolytic production of zinc.

The Monteponi mine was closed in the 1970s.