50:
354:
34:
366:
57:
275:
deserves special attention, because even today it is practiced as a sport with several different championships. A section of the museum is devoted to the Roman system of mineral extraction. Following a multimedia presentation, visitors leave the field and head toward the central hall of the museum,
276:
where the explanation of Roman mining systems is amplified through replicas of their tools used for the extraction of gold. This portion of the museum shows the process of separating gold, accessories, and trophies.
292:
49:
265:. In this area, visitors can see the importance of gold, the importance the industry has had for the local community, and the various methods of
400:
110:
395:
365:
300:
385:
353:
103:
323:
390:
217:
228:
221:
200:
The museum is located on La Casona
Capalleja in Navelgas, a town where gold has been mined since
33:
266:
240:
379:
272:
201:
254:
to the present. One exhibit showcases the various gold rushes that occurred in
255:
247:
220:, and its natural state. One then sees production methods and world zones of
125:
112:
251:
246:
Next, visitors review the importance of gold in the history of mankind. The
327:
262:
190:
182:
169:
92:
84:
213:
236:
232:
231:, i.e. the use by the various civilizations of gold as a valuable
194:
186:
96:
88:
178:
172:
343:
154:
212:
A visit to the museum begins with an explanation of the
269:that have been used in the area since Roman times.
149:
141:
102:
80:
72:
177:a museum dedicated to the mining and uses of
8:
56:
19:
32:
18:
371:Gold extraction exhibits in the museum.
349:
284:
261:Finally, an area is devoted to gold in
227:Visitors explore an important part of
7:
185:in the municipality ("concejo") of
14:
324:"Museo del Oro de Asturias (MOA)"
364:
352:
55:
48:
16:Mining museum in Asturias, Spain
1:
293:"Surrounding Area (Navelgas)"
79:
326:(in Spanish). Archived from
216:itself, including its uses,
401:Museums established in 2006
417:
359:Mascot of the Gold Museum
181:, located in the town of
43:
31:
26:Museo del Oro de Asturias
24:
25:
396:Mining museums in Spain
322:Ayuntamiento de Tineo.
248:historical chronology
303:on 18 September 2016
20:Asturias Gold Museum
386:Museums in Asturias
218:physical properties
122: /
21:
229:human civilization
222:mineral extraction
165:
164:
408:
368:
356:
344:Official website
332:
331:
319:
313:
312:
310:
308:
299:. Archived from
289:
250:ranges from the
161:
158:
156:
137:
136:
134:
133:
132:
127:
123:
120:
119:
118:
115:
59:
58:
52:
36:
22:
416:
415:
411:
410:
409:
407:
406:
405:
376:
375:
372:
369:
360:
357:
340:
335:
321:
320:
316:
306:
304:
297:oviedocongresos
291:
290:
286:
282:
267:gold extraction
210:
153:
130:
128:
124:
121:
116:
113:
111:
109:
108:
68:
67:
66:
65:
62:
61:
60:
39:
38:Museum building
27:
17:
12:
11:
5:
414:
412:
404:
403:
398:
393:
388:
378:
377:
374:
373:
370:
363:
361:
358:
351:
348:
347:
339:
338:External links
336:
334:
333:
330:on 2012-09-19.
314:
283:
281:
278:
209:
206:
163:
162:
151:
147:
146:
143:
139:
138:
126:43.40°N 6.54°W
106:
100:
99:
82:
78:
77:
74:
70:
69:
63:
54:
53:
47:
46:
45:
44:
41:
40:
37:
29:
28:
15:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
413:
402:
399:
397:
394:
392:
389:
387:
384:
383:
381:
367:
362:
355:
350:
345:
342:
341:
337:
329:
325:
318:
315:
302:
298:
294:
288:
285:
279:
277:
274:
270:
268:
264:
259:
257:
253:
252:Neolithic Age
249:
244:
242:
238:
234:
230:
225:
223:
219:
215:
207:
205:
203:
198:
196:
192:
188:
184:
180:
176:
174:
171:
160:
152:
148:
145:Mining museum
144:
140:
135:
107:
105:
101:
98:
94:
90:
86:
83:
75:
71:
51:
42:
35:
30:
23:
391:Gold museums
328:the original
317:
307:11 September
305:. Retrieved
301:the original
296:
287:
273:Gold panning
271:
260:
245:
226:
211:
199:
168:
166:
157:.museodeloro
131:43.40; -6.54
129: /
104:Coordinates
73:Established
380:Categories
280:References
256:California
241:decoration
76:June 2006
263:Navelgas
208:Exhibits
191:Asturias
183:Navelgas
170:Asturias
93:Asturias
85:Navelgas
81:Location
64:Navelgas
214:mineral
204:times.
150:Website
114:43°24′N
239:, and
237:symbol
175:Museum
117:6°32′W
233:asset
202:Roman
195:Spain
187:Tineo
97:Spain
89:Tineo
309:2016
179:gold
173:Gold
167:The
142:Type
159:.es
155:www
382::
295:.
258:.
243:.
235:,
224:.
197:.
193:,
189:,
95:,
91:,
87:,
346:.
311:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.