Grubstake

The Grubstake is a gold and silver mine located in Santa Cruz county, Arizona at an elevation of 3,921 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: Grubstake  

State:  Arizona

County:  Santa Cruz

Elevation: 3,921 Feet (1,195 Meters)

Commodity: Gold, Silver

Lat, Long: 31.4119, -111.25610

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Satelite image of the Grubstake

Grubstake MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Grubstake
Secondary: Grubstake Mine
Secondary: Scribner
Secondary: Scriver
Secondary: Coronado Nf Mla


Commodity

Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Secondary: Copper


Location

State: Arizona
County: Santa Cruz
District: Oro Blanco


Land Status

Land ownership: National Forest
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

Not available


Workings

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Ownership

Owner Name: Tully; Gzowski; Grasman; Cox
Info Year: 1975

Owner Name: Lunde, Norman J
Home Office: Arizona
Info Year: 1976


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
Year First Production: 1933
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N


Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Basin And Range Province
Physiographic Section: Sonoran Desert


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): TOTAL ORE PRODUCED 1933 TO 1940; AVERAGED 0.8 OZ/ST AU, 7 OZ/ST AG, MINOR CU.


References

Reference (Deposit): INDEX TO MINING PROP IN SANTA CRUZ CTY

Reference (Deposit): PRIVATE RECORDS

Reference (Deposit): SANTA CRUZ CTY RECORDER'S RECORDS

Reference (Deposit): AZBM CARD FILE SANTA CRUZ CTY


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