Montalegre
Vila Real, Portugal
Latest news and stories from Montalegre.
Vila Real, Portugal
Latest news and stories from Montalegre.
Local residents oppose exploration on private and common land, but a second administrative easement allowed work to begin. Parties denounce “reports of intimidation and coercion of the population” in a project that the European Union recognized as strategic in 2025. The company rejects the accusations of surveillance.
Mine reactivation could affect the Cávado river basin, a line that ensures the water supply for 400,000 inhabitants. The mine project aims to strengthen the EU's supply of raw materials.
Portugal navigates discussions regarding Ronaldo while achieving a significant milestone with the European Union's ruling on the Borralha Mine project.
The European Union has identified the Borralha Mine project as a strategic initiative for the extraction of raw materials in Portugal.
The European Commission has selected 46 new strategic projects across 16 Member States to strengthen EU supply chains and diversify sources of critical raw materials. Among them is the Mina Borralha project, promoted by Minerália, for tungsten extraction in Montalegre. Considered a strategic raw material by the EU, tungsten is used in tools and...
The selection of the Borralha tungsten mine, planned for Montalegre, in northern Portugal, as a strategic project of the European Union is “an achievement” and an opportunity of “great importance” The post Tungsten mine as EU strategic project important for nation – operator appeared first on Portugal Resident.
The Borralha Mine project in Portugal has been selected by the European Commission as one of 46 new strategic projects to strengthen the European Union's supply of critical raw materials, the institution announced today.
The European Commission has selected 46 new strategic sites across 16 member states. The Borralha mine, used for the extraction of tungsten, copper concentrates, and tin, is one of the chosen projects.
The mega-trial involves 59 defendants (40 individuals and 19 companies) and several crimes.
Mega-trial with 59 defendants to resume in September. Prosecution witness admitted to using 'excessive' expressions and could not confirm facts in official documents.
The victim was reportedly working when he fell from a height of about four metres.
The child was airlifted to São João Hospital in Porto.
Researchers from the Centre for Social Studies combine the lithium case in Covas do Barroso with five other case studies in Europe to propose a new concept: that of 'prospective environmental justice'.
According to the Salto firefighters, the woman is unable to return by her own means
The alert was raised at 11:15 am for the Gerês National Park. In total, seven personnel and two vehicles were mobilised, including an off-road ambulance.
The alert was raised at 11:15 am for the Peneda-Gerês National Park, in the Cabril area.
The Judicial Police strongly suspect the 42-year-old man of forest arson in Solveira, Montalegre. The fire, started with a lighter, consumed 6,000 m² of vegetation.
The man was arrested outside of flagrante delicto and is suspected of starting a fire on August 18 in Solveira.
The man is strongly suspected of committing a forest fire crime, which consumed approximately 6,000 square metres of vegetation. He will be presented to court for an initial interrogation.
Montalegre has a two-year delay in the Land Registry. There is a shortage of registrars and registry officials.
Four decades of folk medicine in Vilar de Perdizes. And a tribute to the great creator of this gathering: Father Fontes.
A 17-year-old was thrown about 10 metres after crashing while riding a quad bike. The alert was raised at 16:48 and 13 emergency personnel were mobilised to the scene.
The accident occurred on the trail to the Pincães waterfall, in the parish of Cabril.
A tradition of healing sets the theme for the Vilar de Perdizes Folk Medicine Congress, which marks its 40th edition in 2026. Between the sacred and the profane, discover the typical village in the municipality of Montalegre that, from August 28th to 30th, honours Father Fontes, the driving force behind the ancestral knowledge and natural therapies that have stood the test of time here.
The victim reportedly suffered a leg fracture during the fall.
The 66-year-old man reportedly suffered a leg fracture. Stabilised at the scene, he was transported to Braga Hospital. Three vehicles and ten personnel were mobilised.
Registrations had to close early due to the number of people interested in attending the event, which aims to raise awareness of the struggle of those opposing lithium mining in this territory.
On a small peninsula created by the Alto Rabagão Dam, the village of Vilarinho de Negrões, in the municipality of Montalegre, is a secret waiting to be discovered. The contemplation begins at the viewpoint and the adventure only ends in the water.
