The Lea - Grant is a mercury mine located in San Benito county, California at an elevation of 1,401 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: 1,401 Feet (427 Meters)
Commodity: Mercury
Lat, Long: 36.55972, -120.84000
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Lea - Grant MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Lea - Grant
Secondary: Wild Turkey
Secondary: Toothache
Secondary: Juniper
Secondary: Jupiter
Commodity
Primary: Mercury
Location
State: California
County: San Benito
District: Central San Benito
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Surface/Underground
Ownership
Not available
Production
Year: 1962
Time Period: To 1962
Material type: HG
Description: Cp_Grade: ^16-20 Lb/Ton
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1940
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
Form: IRREGULAR
Structure
Type: L
Description: Local Fracturing
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Induration Of Panoche
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Cinnabar
Gangue: Gypsum
Comments
Comment (Location): 8 MI SE OF LLANADA
Comment (Production): INCLUDES TOOTHACHE, TURKEY HILL, WILD TURKEY MINES
References
Reference (Deposit): HOLMES, G. W., JR., 1965, MERCURY IN CALIFORNIA: IN USBM IC 8252
Reference (Production): USBM DATA
Reference (Deposit): AVERILL, C. V., 1947, MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF SAN BENITO COUNTY, CALIFORNIA: CALIF. JOUR. OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, V. 43, P. 41 - 60
Reference (Deposit): BAILEY, E. H., U.S.G.S., PERSONAL FILES
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