Valentines, Uruguay
Valentines is a town of central Uruguay, divided in two parts belonging to Florida Department and Treinta y Tres Department respectively.
Overview
Valentines is located on the Cuchilla Grande, 3 km from Route 7 (km 234) and near the crossing with Route 19.
Historically this place has been known for the presence of iron ore in the form of valentinesite.
In 2016, a 70 megawatt wind farm was opened near the town.
References
- ^ "Índice toponimico de entidades de población". Instituto Nacional de Estadística. Archived from the original (doc) on 2005-11-10. (in Spanish)
- ^ "Genesis of the Valentines Iron Formation". The Geological Society of America. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
- ^ "Bolsa de Valores suspendió cotización de acciones de parque eólico de UTE". El Observador (in Spanish). 3 October 2019.
- ^ "Parque eólico de UTE distribuirá US$ 1,1 millones entre sus accionistas". El Observador (in Spanish). 16 June 2021.
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