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The Santa María pit and the beginning of mining

Ariño, Andorra-Sierra de Arcos, Teruel

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The Santa María pit and the beginning of mining

Historical milestone · Ariño, Andorra-Sierra de Arcos, Teruel

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The opening of the Santa María pit in 1914 transformed the municipality's economy. From 1940 the Sociedad Anónima Minera Catalano-Aragonesa built housing, schools and facilities, and the population reached its peak in the fifties.

1914

Photo: B25es (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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