The silver-bearing lead from the Guzzurra mine was mined by the Romans, as excavations have shown. But it was not until the "mining fever" broke out in Sardinia around the year 800 that professional mining and prospecting began here. In 1862, the authorities granted a license for the industrial operation of a mining mine for the first time. In the years that followed, deep tunnels were dug and rock washing plants, workshops and warehouses were built. But attacks by criminal gangs always caused problems. After the First World War, mining was stopped for this reason in part. In 1961 and 1962, attempts to revive the mine finally failed, and the facility and the workers' settlement were abandoned.
The remains of the mine can be visited on an easy gravel tour. To do this, turn off the SP 3 about three kilometers north of the town of Lula and follow a well-developed track. About halfway there, you can see the former mine complex from afar. The track then continues in a circle and finally meets the SP 3 again.
Conditions, closures and tips — from members who drove here recently.
This track is impassable beyond the mine. It can be used at most as a hiking trail; otherwise, it is completely overgrown. In addition, 2 km past the mine, there is a gate blocked by a chain and padlock.
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