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The Mercury Mine That Built a Boomtown Near San Jose
Before Silicon Valley, before the Valley of Heart’s Delight, the hills south of San Jose were home to one of the world’s richest mercury mines: New Almaden. Its quicksilver powered the California Gold Rush, but today, fe...
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The Mercury Mine That Built a Boomtown Near San Jose is an episode from Bay Curious by KQED. Before Silicon Valley, before the Valley of Heart’s Delight, the hills south of San Jose were home to one of the world’s richest mercury mines: New...
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Published Mar 26, 2026, 22:04 long, audio available.
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