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Brassey Ore Processing Plant
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Location: Arbus, Sud Sardegna, Sardinia, Italy
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Viaggiatore Lento
January 5, 2023
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The Naracauli washery, also called Brassey washery from the name of the owner of the mine, the Englishman Lord Thomas Allnutt Brassey, came into operation in the first months of …
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April 15, 2023
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Evocative mining washing decommissioned in the 70s
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October 11, 2025
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Built in the early 1900s and named after Lord Thomas Allnutt Brassey, the Naracauli Washery processed blende, the mineral from which zinc was extracted. Connected to the Gennamari and Ingurtosu mines by funiculars and railways, it was one of Sardinia's main mining facilities for decades.
Dismantled in the 1970s, today its monumental remains—immersed in the landscape of the Costa Verde—are one of the most iconic images of the Sardinian Geomineral Park.
Dismantled in the 1970s, today its monumental remains—immersed in the landscape of the Costa Verde—are one of the most iconic images of the Sardinian Geomineral Park.
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Location: Arbus, Sud Sardegna, Sardinia, Italy