Our winning sites - Experience and competence
Our entire business is dedicated to slate, a unique natural material. That is why we are one of the largest producers in the world. We select only the best deposits for the extraction and production of the highest quality slate. A large part of our slate comes from our own production and also from our subsidiaries PIZARRAS CASTRELOS and PIZARRAS LA BAÑA.
Our strict quality system goes beyond national and European standards, it is based on a continuous on-site control of each production process. And of course, all our slates comply with the requirements of the CE standard and the NF mark.
LV 11
Origin: La Fraguiña Mine, Carballeda de Valdeorras, Ourense, Spain.
Description: La Fraquiña was first opened in 1968, initially operating as an open-cast quarry, undergoing a radical change in the 1990s, as slate extraction began to be carried out underground. A pioneering and unique process in terms of slate mining, optimising the extraction and use of slate.
LV 15
Origin: Quarry Valdemiguel, Carballeda de Valdeorras, Ourense, Spain
Description: The slate from this quarry is characterised by its medium-grained texture and grey colour. Due to its special schistosity, it is easy to work even in thicker layers. It is ideal for medium and large formats.
This slate is very popular in Central Europe, as an example mentioned here: The Louvre in Paris.
LV 17
Origin: Rozadais III Quarry, Casaio, (Carballeda de Valdeorras), Ourense, Spain.
Description: Rozadais has been quarried in the opencast since the early 1960s, making it one of the oldest quarries in the region. It is a bluish-grey slate with a fairly smooth surface, characterised above all by the inalterability and resistance of its colour, confirmed by numerous national and international testing laboratories.
LV 27
Origin: Fontelas Quarry, located in Riodolas, Ourense, Spain.
Description: It is a bluish grey slate, smooth and homogeneous, fine-grained, with possibilities of very thin thicknesses and easy to lay.
It is highly appreciated by real slate experts, especially in countries with a long tradition of slate, such as France.
LV 34
Origin: Fuidemalo Amable quarry, located in the province of León, in the town of La Baña, Spain.
Description: Pizarras La Baña was founded in 1984. As a result of constant investments, La Baña has undergone several notable modernisations and technical changes over the years. Today, this quarry is one of the largest in the province of León / La Baña.
Slate of a very dark grey colour, with a smooth surface, very suitable for coastal areas, which allows the production of a wide range of formats, from the smallest to the largest.
Even today one can still see in the area of La Baña traditional constructions covered with large slabs in perfect condition.