Rich Mountain

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Rich Mountain is the English name for Cerro Rico, the historically famous silver-rich mountain in Potosí, Bolivia, that was a major source of wealth during the Spanish colonial era.

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Rich Mountain canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf World Heritage Site component ⓘ
historical site ⓘ
mountain ⓘ
silver mine ⓘ
associatedWith African slave labor ⓘ
indigenous forced labor ⓘ
associatedWithCity Potosí ⓘ
contains numerous mine shafts and tunnels ⓘ
country Bolivia ⓘ
currentUse active mining ⓘ
tourism ⓘ
discoveredBy Spanish colonizers ⓘ
discoveredInYear 1545 ⓘ
economicRole principal silver source for the Spanish Empire ⓘ
elevation about 4800 m ⓘ
estimatedDeaths hundreds of thousands of miners over centuries ⓘ
geologicalType hydrothermal ore deposit ⓘ
porphyry deposit ⓘ
governedBy Bolivian authorities ⓘ
hasName Cerro Rico ⓘ
Cerro Rico de Potosí ⓘ
linked to: Cerro Rico
hasNameInLanguage Cerro Rico@es ⓘ
linked to: Cerro Rico

Rich Mountain@en ⓘ
linked to: Rich Mountain
hasNearbyLandmark historic center of Potosí ⓘ
heritageStatus part of UNESCO World Heritage Site "City of Potosí" ⓘ
historicalPeriod Spanish colonial era ⓘ
influenced growth of Potosí into a major colonial city ⓘ
inLanguage "Cerro Rico" literally means "Rich Hill" in Spanish ⓘ
linked to: Cerro Rico
knownFor intensive colonial-era mining ⓘ
major source of Spanish imperial wealth ⓘ
rich silver deposits ⓘ
laborSystemUsed mita ⓘ
locatedIn Bolivia ⓘ
Potosí ⓘ
Potosí Department ⓘ
locatedOnContinent South America ⓘ
materialExtracted lead ⓘ
silver ⓘ
tin ⓘ
zinc ⓘ
miningMethod underground mining ⓘ
partOf Andes ⓘ
risk occupational hazards for miners ⓘ
structural instability due to extensive tunneling ⓘ
symbolOf Bolivia's mining heritage ⓘ
colonial exploitation ⓘ
timeInUseAsMine from 16th century to present ⓘ
touristActivity guided mine tours ⓘ
UNESCOSiteType Cultural ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteSince 1987 ⓘ

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Cerro Rico → toponymMeaning → Rich Mountain ⓘ