Riotinto-Nerva mining basin, Historic mining area in Huelva province, Spain.
The Riotinto-Nerva mining area extends across 170 square kilometers of elevated terrain, containing substantial deposits of pyrite and chalcopyrite minerals.
The mining complex gained international prominence in 1873 when the Rothschild banking family acquired it and transformed the site into a global mining reference.
The British period introduced new industrial methods, railway systems, and social structures that shaped local traditions and labor movements in the mining community.
The mining basin connects three municipalities - Minas de Riotinto, Nerva, and El Campillo - through a network of industrial facilities and transportation infrastructure.
The Rio Tinto river flows through the mining zone with red waters due to the high mineral content, creating natural formations found nowhere else.
Location: Minas de Riotinto
Location: Nerva
Location: El Campillo
Inception: 1873
Part of: Plan Nacional de Patrimonio Industrial, European Route of Industrial Heritage
GPS coordinates: 37.70513,-6.57819
Latest update: May 11, 2025 10:28
Corta Atalaya
2.2 km
Rio Tinto Mining Park
2.1 km
Riotinto Mining Museum
2.1 km
Casa consistorial de Minas de Riotinto
1.8 km
Plaza de toros de Campofrío
6.9 km
Casa 21
1.9 km
Embalse de Zumajo
3.3 km
Capilla presbiteriana
1.9 km
Malacate del Pozo Maestro de Peña del Hierro
3 km
Pozo Rotilio
2 km
Cemetery of Rio Tinto Mines
1.6 km
Embalse de Campofrío
5 km
Museo Vázquez Díaz
2.7 km
Unidad industrial Cerro Colorado
1.3 km
Rio Tinto 201
1.5 km
Iglesia de San Bartolomé
2.6 km
Puente Gurugú
3.1 km
Campo de Fútbol
1.8 km
Cemetery of Nerva
1.9 km
Canaleos de la Cementación Naya
4 km
Túnel del piso 11
1.2 km
Chimeneas de la fundición de piritas
2.6 km
Puente de Lavadoras
4 km
Chimenea de fundición de Corral Cerda
1.7 km
Colegio Virgen del Rosario
1.7 km
Puente-Pasarela sobre el río Tinto
7.4 km
Riotinto mining landscape
2.1 km
Locomotive 922 (Rio Tinto)
4 kmReviews
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