Filón Sur open pit

Filón Sur was mined since ancient times, with evidence that the Tartessians and Romans mined precious metals in the area.

In more modern times, the mine was active between 1880 and 2002, before being abandoned in 2002. The mine is now partially flooded by wastewater.

The mine produced various mineral species, including beudantite, cerussite, goethite, and mimetite, but the most collectable from the locale in my opinion are the iridescent goethite specimens which have bright rainbow colours across the surface.

Further reading:

• https://www.mindat.org/loc-158668.html
• https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corta_Fil%C3%B3n_Sur (Spanish language Wikipedia article)
• Google translate link to the Wikipedia article.

If you are interested in other classic Spanish locales we may have stock from the following locales.

Spanish locales

• Cala Mines, Cala, Huelva, Andalusia, Spain
• Cerro Minado Mines, Almería, Andalusia, Spain
• Cortijo de la mina, Conil de la Frontera, Cádiz, Andalusia, Spain
• Crater El Hoyazo, Níjar, Almería, Andalusia, Spain
• Filón Sur open pit (Filón Sur Mine), Tharsis Mines, Tharsis, Alosno, Huelva, Andalusia, Spain
• La Encontrada Mine, Molvizar, Granada, Andalusia, Spain
• La Virgen Mine, Andújar, Jaén, Andalusia, Spain

• Cerro Patillas, Fuentes de Ebro, Zaragoza, Aragon, Spain
• La Tejera ravine, La Cuna hill, Montalbán, Teruel, Aragon, Spain
• Soriana Quarry, Estopiñán del Castillo, Huesca, Aragon, Spain

• La Cabaña, Berbes mining area, Ribadesella, Asturias, Spain
• Moscona Mine, El Pontón de Solís, Corvera de Asturias, Asturias, Spain
• Villabona Mines (San Ismael; Santo Firme; Cucona), Villabona, Llanera, Asturias, Spain

• Erque, Vallehermoso, La Gomera, Santa Cruz de Tenerife Province, Canary Islands, Spain
• Punta del Aguila, Playa Blanca, Yaiza, Lanzarote, Las Palmas Province, Canary Islands, Spain

• El Aila (La Lastra), Laredo, Cantabria, Spain
• Unión Campurriana Mines (La Presura Mines), Soto de Espinillla, Hermandad de Campoo de Suso, Cantabria, Spain

• Almadén Mine, Almadén, Ciudad Real, Castile-La Mancha, Spain
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• Nazarena Mine, Almuradiel, Ciudad Real, Castile-La Mancha, Spain

• Barruecopardo Mine, Barruecopardo, Salamanca, Castile and Leon, Spain
• La Fregeneda, Salamanca, Castile and Leon, Spain
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• Profunda Mine, Cármenes, León, Castile and Leon, Spain

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• Berta quarry and mine, Sant Cugat del Vallès-El Papiol, Vallès Occidental-Baix Llobregat, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
• Monsant Mines, Hortsavinyà, Tordera, Maresme, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
• Osor Mines, Osor, Selva, Girona, Catalonia, Spain
• Puig de la Banya de Boc volcano, Llorà, Sant Martí de Llémena, Catalonia, Spain
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• Ambas Aguas, Muro de Aguas, La Rioja, Spain
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• Eugenia Mine, Cartagena, Murcia, Spain
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• La Reconquistada claim, Pastrana, Mazarrón, Murcia, Spain
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• Los Serranos Quarry, Albatera, Alicante, Valencian Community, Spain
• Terzaga ravine, Camporrobles, Valencia, Valencian Community, Spain

For the rest of our Spanish stock, see below.

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