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Compra de las minas por la Rio Tinto Company Limited

Minas de Riotinto, Cuenca Minera, Huelva

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Compra de las minas por la Rio Tinto Company Limited

Historical milestone · Minas de Riotinto, Cuenca Minera, Huelva

In 1873 the Spanish state sold the Riotinto mines to a British consortium that formed the Rio Tinto Company Limited, the seed of today's Rio Tinto mining multinational and the driving force behind the comarca's industrialisation for almost a century.

1873

Photo: Carmenguada (CC BY-SA 3.0)

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