Tharsis is a village that is part of the
Alosno municipality
A municipality is usually a single administrative division having municipal corporation, corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate.
The term ''municipality' ...
in the province of
Huelva
Huelva ( , , ) is a municipality of Spain and the capital of the Huelva (province), province of Huelva, in the Autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community of Andalusia. Located in the southwest of the Iberian Peninsula, it sits betwee ...
, Spain. According to the 2013
census
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, the village has a population of 1,840 inhabitants.
Mining
Tharsis is a
mining
Mining is the Resource extraction, extraction of valuable geological materials and minerals from the surface of the Earth. Mining is required to obtain most materials that cannot be grown through agriculture, agricultural processes, or feasib ...
town where the Filón Sur Mine, known for its fine
goethite
Goethite (, ) is a mineral of the diaspore group, consisting of iron(III) oxide-hydroxide, specifically the α- polymorph. It is found in soil and other low-temperature environments such as sediment. Goethite has been well known since ancient t ...
specimens, is located.
Filon Sur Mine
See also
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Alosno
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Compañía Española de Minas de Tharsis
The Compañía Española de Minas de Tharsis was a Spain, SpanishIt is also cited as the "Compañía Española de Azufre y Cobre de Tharsis" (Sáez, Donaire y Moreno, 2017, p. 99). company belonging to the mining sector, whose activity was develo ...
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Nueva Tharsis
Nueva Tharsis is a Spanish mining company based in the town of Tharsis, Huelva, Tharsis, Huelva, Spain. It is the heir of several of the companies that have been exploiting the deposits of the Tharsis-La Zarza mining basin since the second half o ...
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Tharsis Sulphur and Copper Company Limited
The Tharsis Sulphur and Copper Company Limited (TOS) was a British mining company that operated in Spain during the 19th and 20th centuries, dedicated to the extraction and commercialization of pyrites. Throughout its existence, it exploited severa ...
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Tharsis-La Zarza mining basin
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Tharsis railway line
Tharsis () is a vast volcanic plateau centered near the equator in the western hemisphere of Mars. The region is home to the largest volcanoes in the Solar System, including the three enormous shield volcanoes Arsia Mons, Pavonis Mons, and Ascra ...
References
External links
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Amigos de Tharsis
{{Municipalities in Huelva
Populated places in the Province of Huelva