Gold Prospector Cooking Mercury May 1940 Pinos Altos NM

A gold prospector cooks mercury with flour gold in Pinos Altos, New Mexico, during May to June 1940. This method involved using mercury to extract gold from ore, a common practice during the gold rush era. Pinos Altos is historically significant for its rich mining heritage and contributed to the mining boom in the Southwest.

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