The Hicks is a gold mine located in Siskiyou county, California at an elevation of 3,199 feet.
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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: 3,199 Feet (975 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 41.95389, -122.63500
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Hicks MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Hicks
Secondary: China Gulch
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Location
State: California
County: Siskiyou
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: Klamath Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: 150 TONS OF TAILINGS ASSAYED AT $5-$15/TON IN GOLD
Materials
Ore: Gold
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Location): UTM EST. E 1/2
Comment (Workings): ADIT, 150 FT. LONG ARRASTRA
Comment (Production): SAID TO HAVE PRODUCED $30,000. NO SPECIFIC PRODUCTION RECORD FOUND
Comment (Deposit): VEINS ONE ORE SHOOT SAID TO BE 600 FT. LONG, BUT ONLY 3 IN. THICK NEAR SURFACE. ORE OCCURS BENEATH FEW FEET OF OVER BURDEN.
Comment (Deposit): 40 ACRES ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT
References
Reference (Deposit): BROWN, G.C., 1914, THE COUNTIES OF SHASTA, SISKIYOU AND TRINITY, CALIF.: CALIF. JOUR. MINES & GEOLOGY, V. 14, PT. 4, P. 834
Reference (Deposit): LOGAN, C.A., 1925, SACRAMENTO FIELD DIVISION: CALIFORNIA JOURNAL OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, VOL. 21, NO. 4, P. 443
Reference (Production): LOGAN (1925)
Reference (Deposit): SOUTHERN PACIFIC COMPANY, 1964, MINERALS FOR INDUSTRY, NORTHERN CALIFORNIA, V. 2, P. 153
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