Grab

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

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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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