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Almadén

Spain · Castile-La Mancha

Geography

Country

Spain

Province / region

Castile-La Mancha

Coordinates

38.7700°N, 4.8300°W

Elevation

590 m

Operations

Status

closed (since 2002)

Supply signal

exhausted

Mining method

underground (mercury) · Mercury ore mined for ~2000 years; world's largest Hg producer until 2002.

Mercury mining banned by EU Minamata Convention compliance. UNESCO World Heritage Site since 2012.

Associated minerals1

CinnabarHgSrare

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