Name: Rodalquilar Gold Mine Ruins
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Campo Nijar Y Bajo Andarax

Níjar

Rodalquilar Gold Mine Ruins

Natural Monuments

Campo Nijar Y Bajo Andarax

Níjar

Rodalquilar Gold Mine Ruins

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Location: Níjar, Campo Nijar Y Bajo Andarax, Almería, Andalusia, Spain

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1. Natural Park of Cabo de Gata – circular from Rodalquilar via Cerro del Cinto and the Gold Mines

12.8km

03:44

320m

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2. Rodalquilar Gold Mine Ruins – Rodalquilar Gold Mines loop from Las Negras

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01:14

100m

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3. Rodalquilar Gold Mine Ruins – Street Art of Rodalquilar loop from Las Negras

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01:57

120m

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JavierCR 🇪🇸

January 16, 2025

The Rodalquilar gold mines are located in the municipality of Níjar, in the province of Almería, Spain. These mines were one of the most important gold mines in Europe during the 20th century.

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Oliver🌍

January 3, 2021

Rodalquilar, in the Níjar district of the Andalusian province of Almería, is a former mining village in what is now the Cabo de Gata Natural Park. Its history can be traced back to the beginning of the 16th century, when the Spaniards and Genoese mined alum in the El Playazo valley of Rodalquilar, in the diocese of Almería. Mining was carried out in varying degrees from the 16th to the 20th century for different minerals and rocks: amethyst for jewelry in the 18th century, kaolin for pottery in the 19th and 20th centuries, granite for paving in the 20th century, lead and silver ores in the 19th, gold in the 19th and 20th centuries. In 1966 the gold mine was shut down by the owner company Adaro. In 1989 the pit was temporarily reopened to be finally closed in 1990.

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Jay Be

December 28, 2018

Ruins on a beautiful circular path along the old tunnels. Video here:

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Location: Níjar, Campo Nijar Y Bajo Andarax, Almería, Andalusia, Spain

Rodalquilar Gold Mine Ruins

1. Natural Park of Cabo de Gata – circular from Rodalquilar via Cerro del Cinto and the Gold Mines

2. Rodalquilar Gold Mine Ruins – Rodalquilar Gold Mines loop from Las Negras

3. Rodalquilar Gold Mine Ruins – Street Art of Rodalquilar loop from Las Negras

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