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Dixon

Past Producer in Alpine county in California, United States with commodities Gold, Silver, Copper
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Materials information
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Ore body information
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Mining district
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10006813
MRDS ID C004742
Record type Site
Current site name Dixon
Alternate or previous names Boulder Hill, Wolf Creek

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -119.68516, 38.61574 (WGS84)
Relative position 2 1/2 MI SSW OF HEENAN LAKE.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Alpine(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Wolf Creek(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Smith Valley(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Walker Lake(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper Carson(hydrologic unit)

Carson(hydrologic accounting unit)

Central Lahontan(hydrologic subregion)

Great Basin(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest(National Forest)

National Forest FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States California Alpine

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 009N 021E 21,20,22 California

Comments on the location information

  • UTM EST. NW 1/4. NEAR MOUTH OF WOLF CREEK

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Silver Secondary
Copper Tertiary

Comments on the commodity information

  • NO FREE AU. ALL AU & AG ARE IN THE SULFIDES. PYRITE IS FINE GRAINED. LOGAN, 1931 , MENTIONS REPORT OF GOOD GRADE ASSAYS. TO W A 15 FT THICK OUTCROP ASSAYS $3.80/TON & ON HANGING WALL SIDE ASSAYS $60/TON.

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcocite Ore
Chalcopyrite Ore
Quartz Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene

Nearby scientific data

(1) -119.68516, 38.61574
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike WNW
    Dip 65 NE
    Thickness 1.52M
    Depth to top 0M

Comments on the geologic information

  • SEVERAL PARALLEL VEINS OF SILICIFIED BRECCIA DIPPING STEEPLY N IN ANDESITE TUFF BRECCIA. 2 - 5 FT THICK. LITHIC FRAGMENTS IN VEIN ARE OFTEN WEATHERED, W SOME CLAY DEVELOPED. BRECCIA CONTAINS JASPER. ELEVATION 6100 - 7500 FT. POSSIBLE ORE SHOOT 600 FT WIDE, 2 - 4 FT THICK. TO WEST, OUTCROPS 15 FT THICK AT HILLTOP. 2 ORE SHOOTS 40 - 50 FT WIDE, 2.5 - 3 FT THICK, WORKED EARLIER.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Monitor-Mogul

Comments on the production information

  • WORKED INTERMITTENTLY IN 1950S AND 1960S. PRODUCTION IN TWENTIES AND UNTIL JULY, 1931 .

Comments on the workings information

  • 2 ADITS 1/4 MI APART. SOUTH, MAIN ADIT XCUTS VEIN ZONE AT 85 FT

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CLARK, W. B., 1977 , MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF ALPINE COUNTY, CALIF.: CDMG COUNTY REPT. NO. 8 , P. 19 , 20 .

  • Deposit

    LOGAN, C. A., 1931 , ALPINE CO.: CALIF. DIV. MINES AND GEOL., 27TH REPORT STATE MINERALOGIST, OCT., P. 489 - 490 .

  • Production

    CLARK, 1977 ; LOGAN, 1931

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit VEINS

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUL-1979 Hayden, F. (Albers, J.) U.S. Geological Survey

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