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Minas de Pozo Rico

Guadalcanal, Sierra Norte, Seville

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Minas de Pozo Rico

Historical milestone · Guadalcanal, Sierra Norte, Seville

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The Pozo Rico silver mines, opened in 1555 and worked among others by the Fugger family, reached a depth of 198 meters in 1568 and housed Europe's first industrial-scale amalgamation facility.

1555 (apertura); 1568 (198 metros de profundidad)

Photo: HabibiAyllón (CC BY-SA 3.0)

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