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Portugal, Viseu

Urgeirica uranium mine

Mineral locality Documented siteRestricted

What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

Crystals and mineralsCrystals and minerals

Also reported: autunite and torbernite traces (viewing only).

Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Stephanie Clifford from Arlington, VA, USA (CC BY 2.0).

Why this spot

Portugal's chief uranium-radium mine, worked 1913-2001 near Nelas

Documented in Portuguese mining history; remediation is public record.

Before you go

Hazards noted for this site.

residual radioactivity

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