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Ruins of the Mine Hill Rotary Furnace - used to extract mercury from cinnabar in the early 20th century.
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Mine Hill Trail winds through hilly wooded terrain in east Quicksilver Park.
Getting close to the ruins of the Mine Hill Rotary Furnace - used to extract mercury from cinnabar in the early 20th century.
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Joan Pendleton
Dec 18, 2016 near Almaden Valley, CA
“Ruins of the Mine Hill Rotary Furnace - used to extract mercury from cinnabar in the early 20th century.”  

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Ruins of the Mine Hill Rotary Furnace - used to extract mercury from cinnabar in the early 20th century.
Getting close to the ruins of the Mine Hill Rotary Furnace - used to extract mercury from cinnabar in the early 20th century.
Ruins of the old Mine Hill mine on-site supervisor's home.
On Castillero Trail, approaching the ruins. Mine Hill Rotary Furnace used to extract mercury from cinnabar in the early 20th century
The entrance to the Main Tunnel of the New Almaden Mine was down there in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. This was a cinnaber (mercury ore) mine.
The entrance to the Old San Cristobal Mine Tunnel is eerie, yet exciting.
The Old San Cristobal Mine Tunnel hides right within the hillside.
Mine Hill Trail winds through hilly wooded terrain in east Quicksilver Park.
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