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NEW IDRIA MINE..Named for Idria Mine in Austria, the New Idria ranks among the most famous quicksilver mines of the world. Mission fathers, before American occupation, made assays and determined the ore to be cinnabar, mining began in the 1850s, and in 1881 between two and three hundred men were employed...Historical Landmark No. 324.Department of Public Works - Division of Highways

CA-324 New Irdia Mine
NEW IDRIA MINE..Named for Idria Mine in Austria, the New Idria ranks among the most famous quicksilver mines of the world. Mission fathers, before American occupation, made assays and determined the ore to be cinnabar, mining began in the 1850s, and in 1881 between two and three hundred men were employed...Historical Landmark No. 324.Department of Public Works - Division of Highways

Location: NW corner of State Hwy 25 and Panoche Rd, Paicines California United States of America
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