Mining Lore
Power, poison and alchemySpain’s Almadén mercury mines had a hand in over 2,000 years of human history
Spain’s Almadén mercury mines had a hand in over 2,000 years of human history
August 10, 2021
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The Almadén mine is said to have been in operation as early as the 4th century B.C. Courtesy of UNESCO
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