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Open-pit mine of As Pontes

As Pontes de García Rodríguez, Eume, A Coruña

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Open-pit mine of As Pontes

Curiosity · As Pontes de García Rodríguez, Eume, A Coruña

Image of As Pontes de García Rodríguez, not of the place itself.

The mine pit that fed the power station came to cover 811 hectares and to descend 200 metres below the surface; its working ended on 31 December 2007 and restoration work had already begun in 1985.

Photo: Image provided by ☣Banjo (Public domain)

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