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T102: Torca del la Nevera
Area:Mazarrasa Mines
East, North:360975, 4785636 (nearby)
Coordinate Quality:GPS
Long, Lat:-4.7114963023391, 43.210680919718 (map)
Elevation (m):1871
Length (m):0
Depth (m):-104
System:Torca del la Nevera
Active Lead:
Survey Available:

Approach
Past the Pozo de Andara (Lake Depression) above the Caseton de Andara into the valley. Continue along the track from the 'long cabana' and climb the large spoil mound to the entrances.

Alternate route from Caseton de Andara: From the refugio take the path to the Lake Depression (Pozo de Andara), at the obvious red pond (on LHS) take the track directly south and head up and over to the Long Cabana and the Sara Depression (Vegas de Andara)

Entrance
Three obvious, numbered, interconnecting mined entrances on a mined out fault. The natural surface fracture runs 100 - 200m towards the Pozo de Andara (Pozo de Andara (Lake Depression)) with many entrances along the fracture Easiest access by T104, the only horizontal entrance, GPS is for upper shaft

Description
All the entrances link to a descending passage and snow floored 16m pitch. A further 20m pitch leads to a sloping mined series and 30m mine shaft and end.

Reference
Tresviso 1978
T.C.P. (2016, 2021)

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