Costa Rica has an active metalliferous mining industry producing gold and a quarrying industry producing aggregates such as limestone, clay, silica and diatomite. == History == Costa Rica became known as the "Rich Coast" to Spanish settlers because of the rich goldworking by the native cultures.
Costa Rica has an active metalliferous mining industry producing gold and a quarrying industry producing aggregates such as limestone, clay, silica and diatomite. == History == Costa Rica became known as the "Rich Coast" to Spanish settlers because of the rich goldworking by the native cultures.
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