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Pinar del Rio, Pinar del Río

Minas de Matahambre

Mineral locality Documented siteRestricted

What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

Crystals and mineralsCrystals and minerals
Nails and fittingsNails and fittings

Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Stephanie Clifford from Arlington, VA, USA (CC BY 2.0), North Lincolnshire Museum, Martin Foreman, (CC BY 2.0).

Why this spot

Deep copper vein mine worked from 1913 to 1997 that built a company town in the pines

Documented major Cuban copper mine in geological literature.

Before you go

Hazards noted for this site.

closed shafts

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