⛏ Mariscal Mine

United States · Americas · 29.09°N, 103.19°W

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 1,400 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.

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Country	United States
Continent / region	Americas
Coordinates (approx.)	29.09°N, 103.19°W · view on map

Mariscal Mine is located in United States, in Americas.

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