Bodovalle mine

Next to the Basque Country Mining Museum stands the Concha 2 mine, also called Bodovalle, the largest open-pit mining operation in the Basque Country, declared a monument in 2011, with amazing dimensions: a hole in the shape of an inverted cone with a 700 metre perimeter, 350 m diameter and 150 m depth, whose bottom is at 37 m below sea level.

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Bodovalle-Mina Concha 2ª

This is how the mine, Bodovalle-Mina Concha 2ª looked like: It was declared as Monumental Site in 2011. Also known as La Corta, it was the largest open-cast mine in the Basque Country and the last one to remain active.

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