The Avenal Canyon and Fair View Properties is a mercury mine located in Kings county, California at an elevation of 1,601 feet.
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
Elevation: 1,601 Feet (488 Meters)
Commodity: Mercury
Lat, Long: 35.91694, -120.23389
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Avenal Canyon and Fair View Properties MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Avenal Canyon and Fair View Properties
Secondary: Francis Claim
Secondary: Segregation
Secondary: Summit
Commodity
Primary: Mercury
Location
State: California
County: Kings
District: Parkfield (Table Mountain)
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
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
Type: L
Description: Shear Zone
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Cinnabar
Comments
Comment (Deposit): CAVED (1964)
Comment (Location): W/2 NW/4 SW/4 NW/4 SEC. 22
References
Reference (Deposit): BAILEY, E. H., USGS, PERSONAL FILES
Reference (Deposit): HOLMES, G. W., JR., 1965, MERCURY IN CALIFORNIA: IN USBM IC 8252
Reference (Deposit): SOUTHERN PACIFIC CO., 1964, MINERALS FOR INDUSTRY...SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA - SUMMARY OF GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, 1955 - 1961: VOL. III, SO. PACIFIC. CO., SAN FRANCISCO, 94105.
Reference (Production): SO. PACIFIC CO
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