Hayes Ranch Deposit

The Hayes Ranch Deposit is a magnesite mine located in Alameda county, California.

About the MRDS Data:

All mine locations were obtained from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. The locations and other information in this database have not been verified for accuracy. It should be assumed that all mines are on private property.

Mine Info

Name: Hayes Ranch Deposit

State:  California

County:  Alameda

Elevation:

Commodity: Magnesite

Lat, Long: 37.56778, -121.71056

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Hayes Ranch Deposit MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Hayes Ranch Deposit


Commodity

Primary: Magnesite


Location

State: California
County: Alameda


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Owner Name: Edward T. Sachu
Years: 1950 -


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N


Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Pacific Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Pacific Border Province
Physiographic Section: California Coast Ranges


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Not available


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Not available


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Magnesite


Comments

Comment (Workings): TUNNELS, CUTS

Comment (Production): NO PRODUCTION. ABOUT 25 TONS OF MAGNESITE ARE LYING ON THE DUMPS (1925). THE BOULDERS ARE NEARLY ALL OF HIGH-GRADE ORE; IT IS POSSIBLE THESE ARE IN PLACE, BEING FORMED AS A GRADUAL REPLACEMENT OF SERPENTINE


References

Reference (Deposit): CALIF. JOUR. MINES & GEOL. V. 46, NO. 2, APRIL 1950, P. 299, 343, PL. 58

Reference (Deposit): DOM BULL. 79, P.42

Reference (Deposit): BULL. 140, P.62, PL. 1


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