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Grizzley Peak Mine

Past Producer in Sierra county in California, United States with commodity Gold
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Land status
  10. Ownership information
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10189561
MRDS ID M021750
MAS/MILS ID 0060910013
Record type Site
Current site name Grizzley Peak Mine
Alternate or previous names Unnamed Mine
Related records 10034821

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Main Entrance
Geographic coordinates: -120.99414, 39.44098 (WGS84)
Elevation 1085
Location accuracy 100(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Sierra(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Pike(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Truckee(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Chico(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper Yuba(hydrologic unit)

Lower Sacramento(hydrologic accounting unit)

Sacramento(hydrologic subregion)

California(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Tahoe National Forest(National Forest)

National Forest FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States California Sierra

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 018 N 009 E 08 SWNE California

Comments on the location information

  • MSHA LOCATION: ABOUT 3 MI OFF THE ALLEGHANY ROAD AT PIKE 0.5 MI NORTH OF PIKE.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Nearby scientific data

Main Entrance (1) -120.99414, 39.44098
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category National Forest

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Alaskan Peak Mining Co.
    ID 404547
    Home office P O Box 992, Alleghany, Ca
    Year 1981

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    STHRN PCFC CO; MNRLS FOR INDSTRY NO CALIF V2, P 34

  • Deposit

    MSHA RPT DATED NOV 1981

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 04-NOV-1983 Western Field Operations Center (WFOC) U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

Current status (per MSHA)

StatusAbandoned since 04/27/1982
MSHA mine ID0404547
Mine name (MSHA)Grizzley Peak Mine
Current operatorAlaskan Peak Mining Company
Current controller (parent)Mc Leod Donald W
Mine typeUnderground (Metal / non-metal)

MSHA cross-reference per the original MRDS record. Mine status and operator reflect MSHA's last published Mines export (February 2025); MSHA's public bulk feed has been unavailable since, so this may be out of date. See the Mine Data Retrieval System for current status.

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