Industry | Gold mining |
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Founded | April 1830 |
Defunct | 1985 |
Headquarters | London , England |
Area served | Minas Gerais, Brazil |
Products | Gold |
The Saint John d'El Rey Mining Company was a British mining company that operated in Brazil in the 19th and 20th centuries. The company employed skilled miners from Cornwall and elsewhere in Britain in its gold mines in the state of Minas Gerais, and also employed black slaves.