THE MERCANTOUR SILVER MINE 1

Name: THE MERCANTOUR SILVER MINE 1
Start: 2021-08-15
End: 2021-08-28
Location: Tende, France

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About the project

📝 Detailed information

🏢 About the local organisation

For the past 10 years, the association Neige et Merveilles has organised archaeological digs at La Minière de Vallauria, a mining site that enjoys great historical and geological prestige among geologists and archaeologists, all this enhanced by its location at the gateway to the amazing Vallée des Merveilles. This former argentiferous lead and zinc mine, exploited from the 11th century, will soon be opened to the public.

💼 What the programme involves

The works will take place underground in the sector of the Grande Voûte chamber: construction of a wooden platform (10M²), creation and installation of a wooden walkway (3 M x 1.40 M). You will work 4 days a week from 8.30 am to midday and from 2 pm to 5.30 pm. You will be accompanied in your work by a technical supervisor.

🏠 Accommodation on site

You will be sharing a room for 4 people with bathroom facilities. The meals are not prepared by the volunteers but by the kitchen staff. You will be asked to help with some food preparation, tidying the dining areas, and the washing-up.

📍 About the location

Leisure time will be based around mountain activities, hiking, bivouac, food transportation, visits to archaeological and mining sites, discovery of the flora and fauna in the surrounding alpine environment. Your daily life will be supervised by an activity coordinator.

ℹ️ Additional information

Walk to access the site and supplies carried by the volunteers (about 45 mins) – You will work underground and you will be required to carry construction materials (stones and buckets of mortar).

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📅 Available sessions

SJ69

15/08/2021 → 28/08/2021

Closed

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ℹ️ Key information

Age required

18–99 years old

Solidarity donation

0.00

French tax residents may be eligible for a tax reduction of up to 66% of their costs (membership, plane tickets, solidarity donation).

📍 Location

06430 Tende, France

France

🌍 Location info

Local currency

Euro Member Countries (EUR / €)

Timezone

Central European Standard Time

Local time: 21:27 (12/11/2026)

🛡️ Before you leave

Security information

📞 Contact us

[email protected]

+32 2 888 67 13

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✅ Features

🏠 Accommodation

Collective

🗣️ Languages spoken

English French