Gold Mine Ruins by EJD64
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Bushiribana Gold Mine Ruins
There was a time in the early 1800′s when gold was mined in Aruba. It was nothing like the gold strikes in South America, but still, there were some thousands of ounces to be recovered. A massive stone building was constructed on the east side of the island by the Aruba Island Gold Mining Company used as a gold smelting operation for gold mined at Seroe Plat. This is all that remains of the building.
Over the course of 150 years, Aruba became a hideaway for pirates and buccaneers.
Comments (9)
jayfar
A lovely super clear shot.
MrsRatbag
I love the stone construction of the walls; wonderful shot!
Fidelity2
Amazing. It is well done. 5+!
durleybeachbum
Amazing variety of stones.
jarmila
very fascinating details and colors,,have a great week
tennesseecowgirl
Nice image, I think I would have photographed this a bit closer up and shot up a bit to see more of the detail.
auntietk
Fantastic detail, and so much interest! Excellent image.
bmac62
Very good clarity and focus Ed. An interesting bit of history. 150 years ago men thought there was gold everywhere.
whaleman
Nice photo!