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New Idria quicksilver-mine ghost town
Ghost town Documented siteGray area
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Coins and tokens
Nails and fittings
Buttons and bucklesAlso reported: Indian Head and wheat cents, bottles.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons: West Yorkshire Archaeology Advisory Service, Amy Downes, (CC BY-SA 2.0), North Lincolnshire Museum, Martin Foreman, (CC BY 2.0), Unknown (Public domain).
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Why this spot
1857-1972 mercury mining town
Company town for the New Idria quicksilver mine, once the second most productive mercury mine in the country, employing about 300 men by 1861. The mine closed in 1972 and the post office in 1974, leaving more than 100 buildings standing.View source →
Before you go
Hazards noted for this site.
unstable buildingsMine workings, mercury mine waste, remote
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