Hixson Lease

The Hixson Lease is a mine located in Kern county, California at an elevation of 3,189 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

Name: Hixson Lease  

State:  California

County:  Kern

Elevation: 3,189 Feet (972 Meters)

Commodity:

Lat, Long: 35.20111, -118.51806

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Hixson Lease MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Hixson Lease


Commodity

Tertiary: Mercury


Location

State: California
County: Kern
District: Tehachapi


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Type: Surface/Underground


Ownership

Owner Name: John S. Broome
Years: 1958 -


Production

Not available


Deposit

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


Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Pacific Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Cascade-Sierra Mountains
Physiographic Section: Sierra Nevada


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Form: DISSEMINATED AND FRACTURE COATING


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous

Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pliocene


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Cinnabar


Comments

Comment (Location): SW/4 SEC. 26

Comment (Deposit): DIKE IS 100 FT LONG BY 20 - 30 FT WIDE


References

Reference (Deposit): TROXEL, B. W. AND MORTON, P. K., 1962, MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF KERN COUNTY, CALIFORNIA: CDMG COUNTY REPORT 1


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