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The Diógenes mines

Mestanza, Sierra Morena, Ciudad Real

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The Diógenes mines

Historical milestone · Mestanza, Sierra Morena, Ciudad Real

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The working of argentiferous galena known as the Diógenes mines sustained the district's economy for decades and closed definitively in 1979. With it there died out an activity that had drawn in companies and outside labour.

1979

Photo: LBM1948 (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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