Balashi
Balashi is a former gold smelter on Aruba.
In 1899, the Aruba Gold Concessions Company built a gold smelter at Balashi, at the southern end of Frenchman's Pass.[1] In 1916 during the First World War, it closed for lack of raw materials and spare parts, as most of them came from Germany.[2]
In 1933, a sea water desalination plant was constructed at Balashi.[3]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ "Historische Goudmijnen". Aruba (in Dutch). Retrieved 27 April 2021.
- ↑ "Island Insight Episode XXVIII: Yes! Aruba had its own gold rush". Aruba Today. 30 July 2019. Retrieved 27 April 2021.
- ↑ "Water Tower San Nicolas 1939". Monumenten Fonds Aruba. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
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