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The New Almaden Quicksilver Mining Museum is located in the Casa Grande (big house) in New Almaden. La Casa Grande, an 1854 revival-style mansion designed and built by architect Francis Myers, was the official residence and office of the mine superintendents, as well as a country retreat for wealthy mine investors.
Almaden Quicksilver County Park is a 4,163 acres (17 km 2) park that includes the grounds of former mercury ("quicksilver") mines adjacent to south San Jose, California, USA. The park's elevation varies greatly: the most used entrances (on the east side of the park) are less than 600 feet (183 m) above sea level , while the highest point in the ...
Almaden, named after the ancient Spanish mining town of Almadén, traces its history back to the 1820s, when Mexican miners discovered mercury deposits on Rancho Los Capitancillos, which later led to the establishment of the New Almaden mines. Almaden Valley, known for its abundant parkland, is one of San Jose's most expensive neighborhoods to ...
The New Almaden mine was taken in possession by Robert Walkinshaw of the New Almaden Mining Company in April 1847 by means of a forged grant document supposedly bearing the signature of the alcalde of Presidio San José, José Dolores Pacheco, who always signed documents "Dolores Pacheco"—the questionable document was signed only "Pacheco ...
Butterworth was president of the Quicksilver Mining Company (QSMC) of New York, which sought the New Almaden Mine near San Jose, California. [1] In August 1863, Butterworth resigned his position as QSMC President and moved to California to become general manager of the company's newly acquired the New Almaden mine, receiving an annual salary of US$25,000 (equivalent to $618,649 in 2023).
The discovery was made public and the New Almaden quicksilver mine (mercury mine) began producing a small amount of rich ore in 1846. Mercury was an important part of gold and silver mining operations, and was in demand the world over, and especially after 1848 in the California gold fields.
Like in the nearby historic New Almaden mines, mining occurred in the Santa Teresa Hills since the early 20th century, though with much lower consistency and production. Limestone was quarried since 1915 for use in fertilizer and sugar refining, and chert was quarried for local road metal. [ 6 ]
Pages in category "Mining in California" The following 41 pages are in this category, out of 41 total. ... New Almaden; New Idria Mercury Mine; O. Osgood Ditch;