The New Almaden quicksilver mine

AI Rating: 1/10 - This 1963 historical account by Kenneth M. Johnson details the geology, operations, and economic history of the New Almaden quicksilver (mercury) mine in California, one of the earliest industrial sites in the American West. Focused on technical, factual mining history from the 1840s onward, it lacks any progressive political messaging, social justice themes, identity politics, or diversity/inclusion priorities, reflecting mid-20th-century neutral scholarship.