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Oro de Las Niñas

Níjar, Comarca Metropolitana de Almería, Almería

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Historical milestone · Níjar, Comarca Metropolitana de Almería, Almería

Image of Níjar, not of the place itself.

In 1883 gold was discovered in the Las Niñas mines, in Rodalquilar; the metal appeared dispersed in quartz and had to be processed in Antwerp.

1883

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