Along the rugged, desert-like, northeastern coast of Noor, Aruba lies an abandoned 19th-century gold mill. It once was a bustling gold mining industry constructed by Aruba Island Gold Mining Company based in London in 1872. All processed golds were driven to a nearby harbor for export.
Due to high operation costs, the mill operated only for a decade before production was stopped in 1883. It was reopened in 1889 by another British company, but also lasted another decade before it was permanently closed in 1889.
More than a century later, only the natural stone walls of the gold mill remains. Visitors can freely walk throughout the ruins where on the mill's southern wall will be the sweeping views of the Caribbean. It's also a stopping-off point for tourists on their way to view the Aruba Natural Bridge which collapsed on September 2005.
The largest remaining bridge is located next to the original site of the large Natural Bridge.
