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SARose

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3. Abandoned mercury mines

Reply to douglas9 (Original post)

Thu Mar 27, 2025, 11:35 AM

Mar 27

Slag heaps and burn ban due to extreme fire danger. Smoking is even prohibited in the Chisos Mountains right now.

Some of those mines are known many are not.

So…we’re gonna drive 8 wheel 19 ton vehicles across the Chihuahuan Desert. Wonder how many sparks they cause?

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