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Untitled photo, possibly related to: New Idria, California. A rotary kiln at the mercury extraction plant of the New Idria Quicksilver Mining Company. A 1200 degree Fahrenheit heat drives off the sulphur and vaporizes the mercury which is later condensed
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Credit lineUntitled photo, possibly related to: New Idria, California. A rotary kiln at the mercury extraction plant of the New Idria Quicksilver Mining Company. A 1200 degree Fahrenheit heat drives off the sulp. 1942-01-01. Feininger, Andreas. Farm Security Administration/Office of War Information Collection, Library of Congress. Public domain.