Occurrence of Attributes in Original Text
The text related to the cultural heritage 'City of Potosí' has mentioned 'Mining' in the following places:
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By 1891, low silver prices prompted the change to mining tin, which continued until 1985. | WIKI |
Spanish America's ability to supply a great amount of silver and China's strong demand for this commodity resulted in a spectacular mining boom. | WIKI |
By allowing private-sector entrepreneurs to operate mines under license and placing high taxes on mining profits, the Spanish empire was able to extract the greatest benefits. | WIKI |
The largest sector of the population were native men, forced to labor underground mining the silver ore, but there were considerable opportunities for merchants and native traders, who became wealthy. | WIKI |
[22] A portion of the female population were sex workers, which is a typical phenomenon in mining towns generally. | WIKI |
Central Potosxc3xad street Panoramic of Potosxc3xad Potosxc3xad surface mining Laguna Verde, Bolivia A street in Potosxc3xad with Cerro Rico in the background. | WIKI |
The Cerro de Potosxc3xad reached full production capacity after 1580, when a Peruvian-developed mining technique known as patio, in which the extraction of silver ore relied on a series of hydraulic mills and mercury amalgamation, was implemented. | UNESCO |
Within the boundaries of the property are located all the elements necessary to express the Outstanding Universal Value of the City of Potosxc3xad, including the ensemblexe2x80x99s industrial mining and urban components such as the system of artificial lakes, the mines, the mineral processing mills, the architecture and urban form and the natural environment, all dominated by the majestic presence of Cerro de Potosxc3xad. | UNESCO |
The degradation of Cerro de Potosxc3xad (also called Cerro Rico [Rich Mountain] or Sumaj Orcko) by continuing mining operations has long been a concern, as hundreds of years of mining have left the mountain porous and unstable. | UNESCO |
The Bolivian Mining Corporation included the preservation of the form, topography and natural environment of the mountain as one of the objectives for its future exploitation. | UNESCO |
Nevertheless, recommendations by a World Heritage Centre/ICOMOS technical mission in 2005 to improve the security and stability of the property, as well as other conditions necessary to allow for sustainable mining activities, were not addressed and portions of the summit of the mountain have collapsed. | UNESCO |