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• 17:39, 22 May 2026 Ccarlsson talk contribs created page Mercury's Magic Touch: How Gold and Silver Mining Drove Demand (Created page with "'''<font face = Papyrus> <font color = maroon> <font size = 4>Historical Essay</font></font> </font>''' ''by David D. Schmidt, 2026'' ''An excerpt from the book, [https://backcountrypress.com/book/san-francisco-bay-area/ ''San Francisco Bay Area: An Environmental History''], by David D. Schmidt (Backcountry Press, 2025). Image:AlmadenReductionWorksc1900.jpg '''The "reduction works" at the Almaden Mercury Mines, where ore was heated to vaporize the mercury, then...")