Rodalquilar Mines

The first mines were built in the 16th century for the extraction of alum. They belonged to the Bishop of Almería.

At the end of the 19th century new mines were built. Firstly the mines were used for the extraction of lead but, since 1931, the gold was the main mineral taken in this area. The gold fever began. 

It's a stone building with several tanks at the hillside. There are many tunnels in the mountain were the miners worked. 

Nowadays the mines are abandonaded and they are used as a tourist attraction.