Em Portugal, na última década, as ações dirigidas à reabilitação de espaços mineiros abandonados tiveram principalmente incidência ambiental, ou dedicaram‑se à anulação do risco geotécnico associado às escavações mineiras. Apresenta‑se aqui um modelo conceptual sobre valorização de um local de interesse geológico e mineiro, onde se encara de forma mais abrangente o espaço mineiro devoluto (EMD) como uma unidade territorial com atributos geológicos e industriais relevantes a incluir no ordenamento territorial. A promoção deste EMD representa um extremo de especificidade e diversidade e baseia‑se numa caracterização abrangente, geológica, mineralógica, fisiográfica, arqueológica, sócio‑económica e ambiental, o que potencia variadas formas de usufruto equacionadas, atualmente, para o Couto Mineiro de Lagares.
Abstract: In Portugal, in the last decade, programs and actions dedicated to the rehabilitation of abandoned mining areas included environmental purposes and obliteration on hazard related to mine diggings. The conceptual model for the Lagares Mines follows a protocol of procedures which considers the abandoned mine land (AML) as a territorial unit with geological and industrial attributes, which must be considered in land‑use planning. This specific AML represents an extreme of identity and maximal diversity in what concerns the Northern Portugal mining industry. Its holist characterization included geological, mineralogical, physiographic, archaeological, socio‑economic and environmental studies, which suggest and enhance some peculiar components of the land and local management.In Portugal, in the last decade, programs and actions dedicated to the
rehabilitation of abandoned mining areas included environmental purposes and obliteration
on hazard related to mine diggings. The conceptual model for the Lagares
Mines follows a protocol of procedures which considers the mining site (MS) as a territorial
unit with geological and industrial attributes, which must be considered in land‑use planning. This specific MS represents an extreme of identity and maximal diversity
in what concerns the Northern Portugal mining industry. Its holist characterization
included geological, mineralogical, physiographic, archaeological, socio‑economic
and
environmental studies, which suggest and enhance some peculiar components of the land
and local management
