Mariscal Mine
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The Mariscal Mine, also known as the Lindsey Mine and the Ellis Mine, was a source of cinnabar ore that was refined at the Texas site into mercury. The mine is located in what is now Big Bend National Park. The mine produced a total of 1400 flasks of mercury, each weighing 76 pounds (34 kg), accounting for almost a quarter of the mercury production in the United States between 1900 and 1943.[2]
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State | Texas |
Country | USA |
Coordinates | 29°05′42″N 103°11′13″W |
Production | |
Products | Cinnabar |
Mariscal Mine | |
Location | River Rd., Big Bend National Park, Texas |
Area | 640 acres (260 ha) |
Built | 1900 (1900) |
NRHP reference No. | 74000279[1] |
Added to NRHP | September 13, 1974 |
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