Draga Aurífera

Abandoned machinery from the beginnings of the 20th Century

The Draga Aurifera, a huge steam driven conveyer belt machine, is an official national monument, dating back to the gold rush in Tierra del Fuego around 1905. It is covered with rust but very well con...

Abandoned machinery from the beginnings of the 20th Century

The Draga Aurifera, a huge steam driven conveyer belt machine, is an official national monument, dating back to the gold rush in Tierra del Fuego around 1905. It is covered with rust but very well con...

Surreal industrial archeology in the heart of Chilean Tierra del Fuego

I didn't even know it was there until I drove past it on route Y-85 when I was on my way to the south of Chilean Tierra del Fuego. Monumento Draga Aurifera is an official national monument, and it dat...

Surreal industrial archeology in the heart of Chilean Tierra del Fuego

I didn't even know it was there until I drove past it on route Y-85 when I was on my way to the south of Chilean Tierra del Fuego. Monumento Draga Aurifera is an official national monument, and it dat...

Parada obligada cerca de Russfin

La draga aurífera es una pala mecánica que se encuentra en la localidad de Russfin. Es un vestigio de los buscadores de oro ingleses. Funcionó entre 1904 y 1910. Creo que es una parada obligada, sobre...