Colourful geothermally altered cliffs at Paleochori |
Colourful geothermally altered cliffs at Paleochori |
Fumarolic deposits, base of cliffs at Paleochori |
Colourful geothermally altered cliffs at Paleochori |
Fumarolic deposits, base of cliffs at Paleochori |
View along coast at Sarakininko towards Fyropotamos |
Arches formed by erosion |
Erosionally sculpted pillar of layered deposits of pumice / ash |
Mushroom-shaped rock formations |
Erosionally sculpted pillar |
Erosion resistant boulder perched on pillar of tuff |
Fossils embedded in deposits at Sarakiniko |
Fossils embedded in deposits at Sarakiniko |
Intercalated beds of fine ash and small pumice |
Thick seam of lighter material |
Erosionally exposed pumice agglomerate |
Erosionally sculpted ash / pumice deposits |
Erosionally exposed pumice agglomerates |
Valley disecting Sarakiniko deposits |
Erosionally exposed pumice agglomerate |
Firiplaka Beach and cliffs |
Profitis Ilias (748m), view from southwest. Gold-rich deposits are found nearby. |
View west from Tsigrado, Profitis Ilias in distance |
Fishing village Klima |
The arch at Kleftiko, near southwest tip of Milos |
Ruins of Svoronos process sulfur-processing plant |
Sulfur-processing plant viewed from beach |
Paliorema Bay with mine buildings |
View up twin-tracks of incline. Used to move ore from bunker to processing facility. |
Core part of Svoronos processing plant: autoclave chamber with sieving / flotation machinery |
Entrance to horizontal mine-shaft (adit) No. 2 |
Administration and accommodation block |
Tunnels by ship-loading facility (Adit No.0) |
Overview, northern section of mine |
Tunnel for ore transport |
View towards Cape Vani |
Meeting point of ore transport gulleys |
Remains of tunnel exposed by subsequent opencast mining activity |
Tunnels and gulleys |
Mining tunnel |
Bay near mine. Presumably used for loading of ships |
East wall of northern section of mine |
Remaining mine buildings (central and harbour) |
Central mine building |
Building near harbour |
Central mine building |
Central mine building |
Harbour area |
Cape with loading facility |
Exposed section of tunnel |
Building perched above main opencast mine at north end |
Remaining mine buildings (central and harbour) view from northwest |
Mine tunnel near harbour |
northern pit of mine - viewed from west |
Overview of main mining area |
View over harbour entrance building to Milos bay |
View southwards across mine - numerous converging gulleys for ore transport are visible on right side of image |
Southeastward view over mine |
Agia Irini bentonite mine (S&B Industrial Minerals S.A.) |
Zoulia bentonite mine (S&B Industrial Minerals S.A.) |
Perlite processing facility at Voudia |
Bulk carrier being loaded with processed perlite at Voudia |
Drying area for bentonite (?) ores near Voudia |
Pozzolan mine by Ksylokeratia |
Tsigrado perlite mine and processing facility (S&B Industrial Minerals S.A.) |
Perlite mine (S&B Industrial Minerals S.A.) |