Platies Mine
Historically, this area also saw intensive mining during ancient times, as proven by the large accumulations of rust found in the region.
location
About 3 kilometers west of the village of Asgata.
Located about 3 kilometres west of the Asgata village. The large accumulations of rust in the region prove the intense mining activity that occurred during ancient times. The deposit had a volume of about 250.000 tones and its content in copper was 1% and 30% in sulphur. The modern mining activities started in 1955. After a five-year recess (1959-1963) the activities continued until 1965, when they were terminated definitely. A total of 45,000 tones of ore were dug out of the mine.
