Mines of Vilaoudriz Curiosity · A Pontenova, Mariña Oriental, Lugo The iron was registered in 1894 and the concession came on 28 July 1895; large-scale working began in 1904 and followed seams as deep as two hundred and fifty metres until it was abandoned in the 1930s. Photo: José Antonio Gil Martínez from Vigo, Spain (CC BY 2.0) What to see and do in A Pontenova