New Idria was an active Quicksilver mine until 1972. The mine is located in San Benito County, California. It is now an EPA Superfund site because of mercury contamination and the area is a ghost town. This shot is a detail of one of the abandoned buildings. Taken in May, 2006.
Posts Tagged: Abandoned
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Mar 17
A Look Back—New Idria
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Feb 16
Cornwall–Botallack Mine 4
These are the two engine houses originally operated by Crown Mines at Botallack. The deepest shafts are about 500m below sea level. It is sobering to think about the miners so deep under ground and under the sea as well.
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Feb 16
Cornwall–Botallack Mine 3
The location for the Botallack mines is strikingly beautiful. This is the view looking away from the engine houses.
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Feb 16
Cornwall–Botallack Mine
The Botallack mining structures are former tin mines perched on the cliffs north of Botallack. The mines extended out beneath the sea bed. The BBC 2015 television series Poldark was partly filmed in Botallack.
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Nov 15
Cornwall–Wheal Coates Tin Mine
One of the goals of my trip to Cornwall was to learn about tin mining. Both of my great-grandfathers were tin miners. The Wheal Coates Mine is owned by the National Trust and is one of the best known industrial buildings in Cornwall. The mine is perched on a cliff top. It was worked from 1815-1914 and produced Tin and Copper. The cold, windy and foggy day accentuated the loneliness of the abandoned site.
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Feb 15
Road Trip–Abandoned House
Making a living in central Oregon has always been a challenge. Here is a house, long abandoned, along Oregon’s Highway 207.