ANDORRA

ANDORRA (French Post).

Llorts Mine.
Stamp issued on 23.04.1990.
Face value: 3.20 French francs.
Design and engraving: Claude Durrens (1921-2002).
Printing: Recess.
Print: 170,358 copies.

Catalogs
- AFA No. 411.
- Edifil No. 407.
- Michel No. 408.
- Scott No. 390.
- StampWorld No. 410.
- Stanley Gibbons No. 426.
- Yvert et Tellier No. 386.

This iron mine is located in the town of Llorts (179 inhabitants in 2017), located at an altitude of 1,430 m (4,690 ft), in the parish of Ordino. It was exploited from the seventeenth century to the end of the nineteenth century. The extracted mineral served to feed the forges and ironworks of Ordino and other parishes of Andorra. In addition to iron ore, pyrite was mined. In 2003 the mine was declared an archaeological zone and included in the cultural heritage of Andorra. The current small mine dates from the 19th century and can be visited.