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Cuevas Negras mines were owned by W.H Müller but leased to Companía Mines et Chemin de Fer Bacarès - Alméria and were known as 'Las Menas'. The iron ore was carried down to the loader at Km94.377 near to Tíjola Station. The mine functioned until 1910 after which the cable was sold to the Grasset Hermanos company who used it to carry ore from Gran Coloso.
Production was as follows (tons):
1903 - 11,080
1904 - 67,834
1905 - 82,151
1906 - 72,312
1907 - 64,487
1908 - 29,152
1909 - 35,395
1910 - 4,844
Total - 367,260