Bushiribana and Balashi

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Bushiribana and Balashi are the sites of two former gold smelters on the Caribbean island of Aruba.

Bushiribana gold mine

Bushiribana[]

The built the Bushiribana smelter in 1825 to extract gold from the ore that was being mined in the nearby hills of ; it operated for ten years. Today, its remains are a stopping-off point for tourists on their way to view the Aruba Natural Bridge, which collapsed on September 2, 2005.[1][2]

Balashi[]

Balashi gold mine

In 1899, the built a gold smelter at Balashi, at the southern end of Frenchman's Pass.[3] In 1916 during the First World War, it closed for lack of raw materials and spare parts, as most of them came from Germany.[4]

References[]

  1. ^ Account of a visit to the Natural Bridge before the collapse
  2. ^ Associated Press (September 2, 2005). "Coral bridge, natural Aruba tourist spot, collapses". USA Today. Retrieved January 21, 2012.
  3. ^ "Historische Goudmijnen". Aruba (in Dutch). Retrieved 27 April 2021.
  4. ^ "Island Insight Episode XXVIII: Yes! Aruba had its own gold rush". Aruba Today. Retrieved 27 April 2021.

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