The Grab is a silver, zinc, copper, and gold mine located in Shasta county, California at an elevation of 2,461 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: 2,461 Feet (750 Meters)
Commodity: Silver, Zinc, Copper, Gold
Lat, Long: 40.7125, -122.55000
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Grab MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Grab
Secondary: Stowell Mine
Secondary: Western Consolidated Group
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Zinc
Primary: Copper
Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Sulfur-Pyrite
Tertiary: Sulfur
Location
State: California
County: Shasta
District: West Shasta District
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: Federal Lease
Type: Patented
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: U. V. Industries (Formerly U. S. Smelting And Refining Co.)
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
Year First Production: 1916
Discovery Year: 1848
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
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
Not available
Materials
Unknown: Chalcopyrite
Unknown: Gold
Unknown: Pyrite
Unknown: Silver
Unknown: Sphalerite
Comments
Comment (Deposit): BENEFICIATION AND UNDERGROUND MINING METHOD CAN BE OBTAINED FROM MAS SEQ. NO. 006-089-0475. REC.080 COL 19-20 MASSIVE SULPHIDES.
References
Reference (Deposit): CLAWSON,R.F.,1949,SQUAW CREEK COPPER INVESTIGATION:CAL.DEPT.
Reference (Deposit): WATER RES. MEMORANDUM REPT.,29P.
Reference (Deposit): ERIC,J.H.,1948,TABULATION OF COPPER DEPTS. OF CAL. PART 3 IN
Reference (Deposit): COPPER IN CALIF.: CAL. DIV. OF MINES BULL. 144,P.197-387.
Reference (Deposit): KINKEL,A.R., HALL,W.E., AND ALBERS, J.P., 1956, GEOL. AND
Reference (Deposit): BASE METAL.
Reference (Deposit): DEPOSITS OF WEST SHASTA CU/ZN DIST.,SHASTA CO., CA.: U.S.G.S
Reference (Deposit): PROF. PAPER 285, 156P.
Reference (Deposit): MOORE, L., 1970, COPPER RESERVES AND PRODUCTION COSTS OF
Reference (Deposit): THE WEST SHASTA MINING DIST.: U.S.B.M. REPORT, 85P.
Reference (Deposit): HILLMAN,C.T., SCHUMACHER,O., AND GOSLING,B., 1977, THE WEST
Reference (Deposit): SHASTA DIST.
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