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Encyclopedia Britannica - Main :: ALM-ANC |
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ALMADEN, or ALMADEN DEL AZOGUE , a town of Spain, in the province of Ciudad Real; situated in mountainous country 55 m. W.S.W. of the city of Ciudad Real. Pop. (1900) 7375. Almaden
mercury mines, which were extensively wrought by the Romans and Moors, and are still productive, the ore increasing in richness with the depth
South
Austria
great
mercury deposits at New Almaden
California , U.S.A., between 1853 and 1857. They were long worked, by convict labour, owing to their unhealthy atmosphere; and exemption from military service is granted to miners who have worked at Almaden for two years. The annual yield is about 1,400,000 lb. Lead and sulphur
Lisbon
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