Occurrence of Attributes in Original Text
The text related to the cultural heritage 'Historic Centre of Zacatecas' has mentioned 'Mining' in the following places:
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Located in north-central Mexico,[1] the city had its start as a Spanish mining camp in the mid-16th century. | WIKI |
Today, the colonial part of the city is a World Heritage Site, due to the Baroque and other structures built during its mining days. | WIKI |
Mining still remains an important industry. | WIKI |
[2][4] These peoples were mining silver and other metals in the hills long before the Europeans arrived,[5] making the area important in pre-Columbian times. | WIKI |
[6] A mining camp was soon established at the foot of Cerro de la Bufa. | WIKI |
[2] The Zacatecos initially fought the permanent presence of the Spanish, but the mining potential of the area strengthened the Europeansxe2x80x99 resolve and the natives were defeated in the 1540s. | WIKI |
A military mining camp was formally established in 1548 and called Minas de Nuestra Sexc3xb1ora de Remedios. | WIKI |
The mining camp spread southwards along the course of the Arroyo de la Plata, which now lies underneath Hidalgo Avenue, the old town's main road. | WIKI |
[1][8] Its importance was not only due to mining. | WIKI |
[15] Like other mining cities in Mexico, such as Guanajuato and Taxco, the city was built near the mines on very rough terrain. | WIKI |
[9] Despite the fact that there is still a significant amount of minerals left to extract, mining operations ceased in 1960, because the entrance is located in the middle of the city making this too hazardous. | WIKI |
The most important sectors of the municipal economy are mining, which employs about 21% of the population, livestock to which 76% of the surface area is dedicated and commerce, which employs over 70% of the population. | WIKI |
Most mining today occurs on the Panuco, Vetagrande and Morelos mountains with the most active mines being El Compas, La Gallega, San Panuncio and San Rafael. | WIKI |
There is some industry related to food processing, textiles, wood products, paper and mining equipment as well as the making of crafts such as sarapes, stonework, leather and precious metals. | WIKI |
With Guanajuato, Zacatecas is among the most important mining towns of New Spain. | UNESCO |
Criterion (ii) : Zacatecas was one of the principal centres of silver mining from the early Spanish period until the 20th century and its architecture and layout reflect its economic importance and the resultant cultural flourishing which influenced developments in these fields in central and North America. | UNESCO |