NEW IDRIA MERCURY MINE
IDRIA, CA
Superfund Site Profile
Site Contacts
Community Involvement Coordinator
Jackie Lane
(415) 972-3236
Remedial Project Manager
Freyja Knapp
(415) 972-3025
Site Location
Street Address:TOWNSHIP: 17S, RANGE: 12E
IDRIA, CA 95043
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Background
The New Idria Mercury Mine (NIMM) site is oin the Diablo Mountain Range and includes the abandoned town of Idria in San Benito County, California. The mine is located in the New Idria Mining District, which includes over a dozen smaller mercury mines. The NIMM operated from 1854 to the early 1970s, was the second most productive mercury mine in North America, and produced over 38 million pounds of mercury.The abandoned town of Idria was comprised of dozens of dilapidated buildings until a fire in July 2010 destroyed nearly half of the historic structures in the northern portion of the ...
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