CARTAGENA. 1/4 Accion. black. No 54/2. The mine was near Cartagena, south-east Spain. The mining district of Cartagena-La Union is some 12Km east of the city, and has been worked for 2500 years, by Phoenicians, Romans and Carthaginians, for iron, lead, zinc, silver, etc. The area is still mined today. Mosaic-style gateway border.