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

References

  1. ^ "Historische Goudmijnen". Aruba (in Dutch). Retrieved 27 April 2021.
  2. ^ "Island Insight Episode XXVIII: Yes! Aruba had its own gold rush". Aruba Today. 30 July 2019. Retrieved 27 April 2021.
  3. ^ "Water Tower San Nicolas 1939". Monumenten Fonds Aruba. Retrieved 19 February 2022.


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