Sorry - image missing One of the many talcum mines in the Somontín area. Many were strip mines whereby the talcum was dug out by hand. Life at this time was unimaginably hard working with pick and shovel, unbearably hot in the Summer and freezing in the Winter. See map.
Sorry - image missing A mine that started out as a strip mine and then continued as a tunnel. It is hard to imagine nowadays the amount of work that was required to extract, transport and process the talcum. See map.
Sorry - image missing The talcum factory, now in a state of desolation. See map.
Sorry - image missing Talcum from a mine in Somontín. It has a smooth, soapy feel. See map.
Sorry - image missing The new talcum works which grind talcum rock into talcum powder which is then transported worldwide in tankers. See map.
Sorry - image missing Talcum powder mountain. See map.