Las Médulas (Spanish pronunciation: [las ˈmeðulas]) is a historic gold-mining site near the town of Ponferrada in the comarca of El Bierzo (province of... 13 KB (1,350 words) - 07:38, 9 December 2023 |
An example of badlands created by mining is the Roman gold mine of Las Médulas in northern Spain.[citation needed] The word badlands is a calque from... 21 KB (2,277 words) - 16:23, 10 April 2024 |
Park Cuenca Llotja de la Seda Siega Verde Toledo Serra de Tramuntana Las Médulas Barcelona Monte Perdido San Millán Alcalá de Henares Ibiza Tarraco Atapuerca... 57 KB (2,038 words) - 10:17, 13 December 2023 |
Las Médulas and in surrounding areas show badland scenery on a gigantic scale owing to hydraulicking of the rich alluvial gold deposits. Las Médulas is... 18 KB (2,262 words) - 23:42, 18 April 2024 |
at Dolaucothi in Wales (with a maximum gradient of about 1:700) and Las Medulas in northern Spain. Where sharp gradients were unavoidable in permanent... 67 KB (9,323 words) - 14:03, 14 December 2023 |
large enough to fragment thick rock walls. Hushing Hydraulic mining Las Médulas Mountaintop removal mining Pliny the Elder (1857) with John Bostock and... 2 KB (219 words) - 20:42, 18 January 2024 |