Mina de Nogueirinha

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Remains of the Mina da Nogueirinha
Remains of the sidings of the Mina da Nogueirinha

The Mina de Nogueirinha is a former iron ore mine that is in the Serra de Monfurado in the municipality Freguesia of Santiago do Escoural in the district of Montemor-o-Novo ( Portugal located).

The Mina da Nogueirinha concession was granted in 1873. However, at the end of the 1930s the mine was closed. It was connected by a siding with the Linha do Alentejo via the Casa Branca station. The iron ore was exported by ship to England via the rail link to Barreiro on the Tagus .

Coordinates: 38 ° 31 '43.8 "  N , 8 ° 7' 16.2"  W.