Icla-Brutta Comba Mine, San Germano Chisone, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italyi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Icla-Brutta Comba Mine | Mine |
| San Germano Chisone | Commune |
| Metropolitan City of Turin | Metropolitan City |
| Piedmont | Region |
| Italy | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
44° 54' 2'' North , 7° 13' 37'' East
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| San Germano Chisone | 1,474 (2014) | 0.8km |
| Villar Perosa | 3,930 (2014) | 2.6km |
| Pramollo | 258 (2012) | 3.0km |
| Borgo Soullier | 338 (2014) | 3.4km |
| Porte | 611 (2014) | 3.7km |
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Icla Mine; Brutta Comba Mine
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Italian:
Miniera Icla-Brutta Comba (Miniera Icla; Miniera Brutta Comba), San Germano Chisone, Città metropolitana di Torino (Provincia di Torino), Piemonte, Italia
Graphite mine opened in the metasedimentary graphite-bearing sequence of the Pinerolo Unit (Dora-Maira Massif).
Icla-Brutta Comba mine was opened in 1893 on the right side of Risagliardo stream, at the border between the municipal territories of San Germano Chisone and Pramollo, and from 1896 to 1907 was owned by Anglo Italian Talc and Plumbago Mines Company Ltd. of Liverpool, an Italo-British joint venture. In 1907 ownership passed to Società Talco e Grafite Val Chisone and it became the most important graphite mine of the Pinerolo graphite district; operations definitively ceased in 1983. The underground workings, extending more than 5 km, exploited a high-grade graphite layer, ranging from 1 to 3 m in thickness. They ware acceded from Icla Pramollo (coordinates 44.90135449255° N, 7.22020089626° E) and the easternmost Brutta Comba or Icla San Germano (see placeholder). After World War II the number of miners employed at the mine costantly decreased and in 1983, when production ceased, included only a dozen Polish miners paid on a piecework basis.
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- AlpsAccretionary Complex
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- The AlpsMountain Range
Italy
- Piedmont
- Dora-Maira MassifMassif
- Metropolitan City of Turin
- Chisone ValleyValley
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Icla-Brutta Comba Mine, San Germano Chisone, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy