The Abangares Mining Company was a gold mining

Gold mining

Gold mining is the removal of gold from the ground. There are several techniques and processes by which gold may be extracted from the earth.-History:...

 company in the Tilarán mountains, located in the Abangares district of the province of Guanacaste

Guanacaste Province

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 in Costa Rica

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. Founded by U.S.

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 railroad, fruit, and shipping magnate Minor C. Keith

Minor C. Keith

Minor Cooper Keith was a U.S. railroad, fruit, and shipping magnate whose business activities had a profound impact in Central America and in Colombia.- Early life :...

, it established one of the earliest major commercial gold mining operations in the area of the country's oldest mining traditions, dating back over a century. It established several isolated mining towns and brought many foreign laborers from Honduras, Nicaragua and Jamaica in to the district.