Mariscal Mine, Big Bend National Park
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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, accounting for almost a quarter of the mercury production in the United States between 1900 and 1943. ()
Coordinates: 29°5'43"N, 103°11'17"W
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