Grummett-Knox Mine Group

The Grummett-Knox Mine Group is a mine located in Stanislaus county, California at an elevation of 1,132 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

Name: Grummett-Knox Mine Group  

State:  California

County:  Stanislaus

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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