Palisade Mine Grigsby

The Palisade Mine Grigsby is a silver and gold mine located in Napa county, California at an elevation of 600 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

Name: Palisade Mine Grigsby  

State:  California

County:  Napa

Elevation: 600 Feet (183 Meters)

Commodity: Silver, Gold

Lat, Long: 38.61889, -122.47083

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Palisade Mine Grigsby MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Palisade Mine Grigsby


Commodity

Primary: Silver
Primary: Gold


Location

State: California
County: Napa


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Not available


Workings

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Ownership

Owner Name: Banner Development Co., V. C. Harrison


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N


Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Pacific Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Pacific Border Province
Physiographic Section: California Coast Ranges


Mineral Deposit Model

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Orebody

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Structure

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Alterations

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Rocks

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Analytical Data

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Materials

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Comments

Comment (Production): OPERATED IN 1929 AND 1930, ALSO FOR A SHORT PERIOD IN 1931. OPERATED AGAIN BETWEEN 1935 AND 1941; CLOSED IN AUGUST 1941. PRODUCTION RECORDED FOR 1888-90, 1925-41 (INTERMITTENT) OVER 1,300,000 OZ. SILVER, 10,000 OZ. GOLD, 60,000 LB. COPPER, MINOR LEAD.

Comment (Workings): SHAFT, LEVELS, WINZES

Comment (Deposit): SOME ORE REPORTED TO ASSAY "BETTER THAN $10 PER TON" IN GOLD AND SILVER. CRYSTALS OF GYPSUM HAVE BEEN FOUND IN THIS MINE. ORE ALSO CONTAINS A TRACE OF CINNABAR. IC8252 P. 185. GENERALLY FLAT LYING ANDESITIC FLOWS AND PYROCLASTICS THAT HAVE BEEN FAULTED, FRACTURED AND ALTERED. ALSO CALLED GRIGSBY. ORE MINERALS: CHALCOPYRITE, PYRITE, SPHALERITE, ARGENTITE, POLYBASITE, GALENA, CINNABAR. REF.: GEOLOGY AND SILVER MINERALIZATION OF THE CALISTOGA DISTRICT, NAPA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA: M.A. THESIS U.C. BERKELY. (WILLIAM H. CRUTCHFIELD)


References

Reference (Deposit): CALIF. JOUR. V. 44, NO. 2, APRIL 1948, PP. 183-4

Reference (Deposit): REPT. 25, 1929, PP. 237-8

Reference (Deposit): BULL. 173, 1956, P. 179; ADD. REF.: J. V. 53, NOS. 3 & 4, JULY-OCT 1957, P. 572-3


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