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Santiago de Cuba, Santiago de Cuba Province
El Cobre mine (Santiago de Cuba)
Mineral locality Documented siteRestricted
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Nails and fittingsAlso reported: malachite.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons: North Lincolnshire Museum, Martin Foreman, (CC BY 2.0).
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Why this spot
Copper workings begun in the 1530s, among the oldest mines in the Americas, beside the basilica town of El Cobre
Documented across colonial and mining history literature.
Before you go
Hazards noted for this site.
flooded pit
Keep exploring nearby
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