Hi group,
when visited in 1997 the 30 kilometre ropeway of Minas de Tormaleo in Northern Spain was still used. It connects the mining area with the famous Villablino-Ponferada railway. The anthracite mines at Tormaleo -small drift mines and opencast- are situated isolated within high mountains, without access for huge lorries. Unfortunately I do not know if it is still working.
Thomas
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