The Grummett-Knox Mine Group is a mine located in Stanislaus county, California at an elevation of 1,132 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: 1,132 Feet (345 Meters)
Commodity:
Lat, Long: 37.5253, -121.34720
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Grummett-Knox Mine Group MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Grummett-Knox Mine Group
Secondary: Mezzero Deposit
Secondary: Grummett #2 Deposit
Commodity
Tertiary: Manganese
Tertiary: Silica
Location
State: California
County: Stanislaus
District: Tesla
Land Status
Land ownership: Private
Note: the land ownership field only identifies whether the area the mine is in is generally on public lands like Forest Service or BLM land, or if it is in an area that is generally private property. It does not definitively identify property status, nor does it indicate claim status or whether an area is open to prospecting. Always respect private property.
Holdings
Type: Fee Ownership
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Fisher, Charles
Percent: 100.0
Home Office: 4219 W. Keys,Modesto, Cal. Ph. 537-2450
Info Year: 1975
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Surface-Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
Year First Production: 1918
Discovery Year: 1918
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
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Unknown: Chert
Unknown: Pyrolusite
Comments
Comment (Reserve-Resource): RESERVES CALCULATED FOR:GRUMMET-KNOX, MEZZERO, AND GRUMMET #2
References
Reference (Deposit): CAL.DIV.MINES AND GEOL,BULL.152,1950
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