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Mine Gianna: a jump back in history

Reinforcements in a mining yard
Reinforcements in a mining yard
© Archivio Ecomuseo delle Miniere e della Val Germanasca (Photo: R. Borra)
The first yard where the method of the cemented fill was adopted.

The timbering wood frames are plainly visible, timbering is infact the best way to support the vault in a talc vein.

It is still visible a minimum part of the talc which had collapsed following the pushes of the upper rocks.
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