La Camocha, Asturias coal mine

La Camocha is a former coal mine seven kilometers south of Gijon, Asturias, Spain.

It was operated by Minas la Camocha SA, which is affiliated with González y Díez SA. [ [http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=CELEX:32002D0827:EN:NOT EUR-Lex 2002/827/ECSC: Commission decision of 2 July 2002 on the granting by Spain of aid to the undertaking González y Díez SA in 1998, 2000 and 2001 (Text with EEA relevance.) (notified under document number C(2002) 2441)] ] [ [http://www.info-empresas.net/Gonzalez_y_Diez_emp-38446 info-empresas.net - González y Díez SA] ] [ [http://www.etsimo.uniovi.es/bopa/2000/12/13867_01.htm Boletín Oficial del Principado de Asturias - Text of 2000 collective agreement between González y Díez SA and workers at the mine] (in Spanish)]

The former mining railway that once linked the coal mine of La Camocha to Veriña has been replaced by La Camocha Greenway, a trail for hikers and cyclists. [ [http://www.visitgijon.com/infogijon/contenido.asp?nodo=7325 Gijón – La Camocha Greenway] ]

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