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Re: New Category Proposal: Gold Rush

  •  02-03-2009, 5:54 PM

    Re: New Category Proposal: Gold Rush

    As far as materials other than gold go...


    I certainly hope you consider Mercury (Hg)  ;)

    Every blue blooded Californian knows that the '49 Gold Rush would not have been possible without Quicksilver:


    The New Almaden Quicksilver Mine in Santa Clara County, California is the oldest and most productive quicksilver (i.e., mercury) mine in the United States[4]. The site was known to the Ohlone Indians for its cinnabar long before a Mexican settler discovered the ores in 1820. By the time they were identified as mercury, the mine was perfectly timed to supply the California Gold Rush.[5] The mine ran intermittently after 1927 and eventually closed. It was purchased by the county and is now part of Almaden Quicksilver County Park.


    ....Besides, I live only 30 minutes from what was the largest Quicksilver mine in the U.S. :)

    Wikipedia Reference:

    New Almaden
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