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Mina Aún hay caso registered as coal concession
Mina Aún hay caso is recorded in the MinerAtlas database as a coal concession at Escucha, Teruel, under entry number 2995.
Site overview
Mina Aún hay caso is a registered coal concession at Escucha in the comarca of Cuencas Mineras, Teruel, in the heart of the Aragonese lignite coalfield. Escucha and its surrounding district have a documented mining history extending to at least the mid-nineteenth century, with around forty coal concessions recorded in the Catastro Minero over approximately 150 years of activity. The area produced lignite worked by multiple operators, with the largest enterprise being Minas y Ferrocarril de Utrillas (MFU).
No operational history, ownership record, production data, structural description, or closure information specific to the Mina Aún hay caso concession has been identified in the sources consulted.
The site lies in a settled mining landscape on the edge of Escucha, where later development and surrounding industrial traces are likely to have absorbed any clear surface expression of the concession.
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History
Mina Aún hay caso is listed in the MinerAtlas database as a carbon (coal) concession at Escucha, Teruel, with entry number 2995. Beyond this registration entry, no sources with specific operational, historical, or structural information for this individual concession have been identified. The concession lies within a well-documented lignite mining district, but the mine itself does not appear in any regional heritage, mining history, or industrial archaeology survey found in research.
Escucha has been a mining community since at least 1850. The town's mining history is dominated by larger enterprises: the Mina Se Verá (now the Museo Minero de Escucha, open to visitors since 2002), the Mina Pozo Pilar operated by Minas y Ferrocarril de Utrillas (MFU) from 1968 until 1991–1993, and the Pozo Trinidad (also known as Mina Lancis), which was the last mine operating in Escucha when it closed in 2002. The district's lignite was primarily consumed by the Central Térmica de Escucha, operational from 1970 to 2012. The name Mina Aún hay caso follows a tradition of colloquial or descriptive concession names common in this coalfield, but no documentary, photographic, or oral history source connecting it to specific dates, operators, or infrastructure has been found.
Timeline
1850
Mining established around Escucha
Escucha had developed as a mining community by at least the mid-nineteenth century, within the lignite district of the Cuencas Mineras of Teruel.
1968
Pozo Pilar opened nearby
The nearby Mina Pozo Pilar, operated by Minas y Ferrocarril de Utrillas, opened in 1968 and became one of the best-documented modern mines of the Escucha district.
1970
Escucha power station entered service
The Central Térmica de Escucha entered service in 1970 and became the principal industrial consumer for lignite from the surrounding mining district.
1991–1993
Pozo Pilar ceased operation
The nearby Pozo Pilar mine ceased operation around 1991–1993, reflecting the contraction of underground lignite mining in the Escucha area.
2002
Museo Minero de Escucha opened
The Museo Minero de Escucha opened to the public in 2002 in the former Mina Se Verá, preserving and interpreting the mining heritage of the Escucha district.
2012
Escucha power station closed
The Central Térmica de Escucha closed in 2012, marking the end of the principal industrial destination for much of the district’s lignite production.
Sources and records
MinerAtlas database: Mina Aún Hay Caso, entry #2995, Escucha, Teruel (coal concession)
CIM Pozo Pilar Escucha website: Historia de Escucha y Pozo Pilar
Museo Minero de Escucha official website
Wikipedia (Spanish): Museo Minero de Escucha
Turismo en Aragón: Escucha entry
Aragón Documenta: Minas de Teruel, patrimonio oculto
CIM Pozo Pilar Escucha website: Historia de Escucha y Pozo Pilar
Museo Minero de Escucha official website
Wikipedia (Spanish): Museo Minero de Escucha
Turismo en Aragón: Escucha entry
Aragón Documenta: Minas de Teruel, patrimonio oculto
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