Although quarrying operations at the …

Although quarrying in the area began with the extraction of alum in the 15th century, followed by lead and silver in the 19th century, it was not until the early 20th century that the region’s first gold processing plant was established, ‘Planta Dorr’
The ‘Rodalquilar Gold Mines’ area has served as a film set for many Hollywood production companies. ‘Get Down, You Bastard!’ (1971), ‘The Warriors of the Sun’ (1986), ‘Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade’ (1989), ‘The Mystery of Wells’ (2003), ‘Zomerhitte’ (2008), ‘Exodus: Gods and Kings’ (2014), ‘Banana Mountain: The Revenge’ (2024), amongst many others.’