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Galena exploitation

Miners
Miners
© Ayuntamiento de Bellmunt del Priorat (Photo: Catalina Restrepo Martínez)
When the miners find a vein, begin extracting the mineral using special tools called gimlet that make round holes in the rock. Usually this work is carried out by two persons
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