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Río Tinto

The Río Tinto is a river in Huelva in south-western Spain, named for its red, acidic waters. The mines of its upper basin hold some of the world's richest deposits of copper, silver and gold and have been worked for about five thousand years. Their metals underpinned the wealth of Tartessos and the trade with Phoenician Gadir, and Rome later mined them intensively.

Río Tinto
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Mentioned in 5 state histories

TartessosTurdetaniTaifa of HuelvaTaifa of NieblaSecond Taifa of Niebla

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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Río Tinto. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/rio-tinto
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