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The Valenciana Mine, known as Mina de La Valenciana in Spanish, is located in Guanajuato, Mexico. Valenciana is about 6 km from the Historic Center, Guanajuato, Guanajuato. [1] [2] La Valenciana Mine, Historic Guanajuato City, and surrounding mines are part of a UNESCO World Heritage Site. [3] It began to exploit silver in the 16th century. [4]
Silverwork and tourism related to Taxco's status as a silver town is the mainstay of the economy. [11] Mining is no longer a major employer in the city; the last major mining operation on the outskirts of town, Industrial Minera México S.A., phased out operations beginning in 2007 due to the depletion of reserves and labor problems.
Álamos (Spanish: ⓘ) is a town in Álamos Municipality in the Mexican state of Sonora, in northwestern Mexico. Historically an important center of silver mining, the town's economy is now dominated by the tourist sector.
Its elevation above sea level is 578 metres (1,896 ft). The town is situated in a narrow valley, bordered by steep canyon walls. [2] The government of Mexico declared it a Pueblo Mágico on October 19, 2012. [3] Batopilas was a prominent silver-mining center from the early 18th to the early 20th century.
In 1565 prospectors discovered silver veins and the town of Copala was founded to serve the mines. [1] The town was named after a mythical city of gold for which de Ibarra had unsuccessfully searched in northern Mexico.
This 'ghost-town' in the high and dry expanses of northern San Luis Potosí state was once a thriving silver mining settlement. Real de Catorce has long been a pilgrimage site for both local Catholics and Huichol shamanists, and is now being discovered by international tourists drawn by the desert ambience and reputed spiritual energy.
Talpa de Allende is a city and municipality in Jalisco, Mexico. Surrounded by pine-covered mountains, Talpa de Allende is a silver mining town founded by the Spanish in 1599. The name "Allende" is in honor of General Ignacio Allende. Talpa is the destination of a popular pilgrimage route.
La Negra is a silver mine in Querétaro, Mexico. [1] The mine has thirteen known ore bodies, overwhelmingly of silver, but also with smaller quantities of gold, zinc and lead. [2] The mine has a processing mill that can process 3,000 tons-per-day. [3] Tailings from the mine are held behind five tailings dams. [1]