Hixon Ranch Vassar Ranch

The Hixon Ranch Vassar Ranch is a magnesite mine located in Mendocino 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: Hixon Ranch Vassar Ranch

State:  California

County:  Mendocino

Elevation:

Commodity: Magnesite

Lat, Long: 38.90403, -123.05403

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Hixon Ranch Vassar Ranch MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Hixon Ranch Vassar Ranch


Commodity

Primary: Magnesite


Location

State: California
County: Mendocino


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Owner Name: Ancel E. And Zella Irene Fox


Production

Not available


Deposit

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


Physiography

Not available


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 (Production): IN 1925 IT WAS REPORTED THAT ABOUT 50 TONS OF WHITE MAGNESITE HAD BEEN MINED AND WAS READY TO SHIP AND OTHER DEPOSITS HIGHER UP THE RIDGE HAD BEEN WORKED OUT. IDLE.

Comment (Deposit): REMARKABLY PURE. ORIGINAL REFERENCES SHOW SEC. 11 ONLY.


References

Reference (Deposit): CDM BULL. 79, P. 52

Reference (Deposit): USGS B. 355, P. 21

Reference (Deposit): CALIF. JOUR. MINES & GEOLOGY, V. 49, NO. 4, OCT. 1953, PP. 362, 383


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