Old Mines in the Province of Granada

The Gold Mines of  the Alhambra - Granada:  The hills of the Cerro del Sol that are situated close to the Alhambra, still contain valuable gold veins that was exploited by the Romans, Arabs and French for over 2000 years. The red earth between the Darro and Genil, show the.......

The Open Iron Mine from Alquife (Guadix):  The other bath of Dúrcal is named Baño de Urquíza or Baño Chico and is situated close (walking distance), but in another valley.The temperature of the water is 24.9 ° C. They have not been able to determine the age of these baths. It .......

The Mercury Mines of Timar  (Alpujarra):  In the early twentieth century (from 1910-1936) this area of the Alpujarra lived from the boom of mercury mining. Two mining factories (Italian and Spanish) were constructed in Tímar. One was located on the side of the ravine Nieles..

Mine Balduino & Fabiola in Albuñol  (Costa Tropical):  This mine is situated in the area known as Las Angosturas, You are able to visit the inside of the cave-mine which contains a Geoda of plaster of great beauty, size and variety of crystallization. The descent passes through..

The Mine Cerro el Torro in Motril (Costa Tropical):  The mining centre of the Cerro del Toro is located at the north of the town, shows us the different mining eras by the remains from that period when this place worked as a mine. Every single detail can be seen through an......

The Mine Centenillo - Albuñuelas:  A Lead an Molybdenum mine,  known as lead and molybdenum Triassic carbonates of the Tectonic Alpujárride Complex. A mine that is not very dangerous and accessible for children, but always under the supervision of parents and without.....

The Mine La Cunilla - Albuñuelas:  The mines are situated on a hill with pineforest. They have several numbers of galleries and you can find minerals like Hemimorfita, Wulfenites. The first pithead has a loose ceiling and is surported by stone pillars, which were built by the,.....

The Mine  Cerro de la Cruz - Albuñuelas:  The mines are situated on a hill with pineforest. They have several numbers of galleries and you can find minerals like Hemimorfita and Wulfenites. Smithsonite. Other minerals that were found are: ZnCO3 is frequent this mine, appearing.....

The La Jara Mine - Albuñuelas:  The mines are situated on a hill with pineforest. They have several numbers of galleries and you can find minerals like Hemimorfita and Wulfenites. These mines are close to two other mines; The Cerro de la Cruz Mine, The La Cunilla Mines......

The Mine San Antonio de Padua - Albuñuelas:  The mine can be accessed by the road from Granada to Almuñécar at kilometer 24.5. The exploitation has a well, some pits and a mine that has two galleries located on different levels......

The Cerro del Capon Mine - Albuñuelas:  This mine is located in a area where the ground has lead-molybdenum. You can find this mineralization in gray marbles calcoesquistos corresponding to the upper reaches of the Jate unit, Manto de la Herradura and Alpujárride...