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Argonaut Mining Company: 1893–1942 registered as California Historical Landmark #786. Golden Fleece Tunnel: Westville: Golden Fleece Mining & Milling Co. Iron Mountain Mine: Redding: Kennedy Mine: Jackson: 1886–1942 South of Sutter Gold Mine Locarno Mine
In the most complex placer mining, groups of prospectors would divert the water from an entire river into a sluice alongside the river, and then dig for gold in the newly exposed river bottom. [15] Modern estimates by the U.S. Geological Survey are that some 12 million ounces [ 16 ] (370 t ) of gold were removed in the first five years of the ...
Gold mines in California (25 P) Pages in category "Mines in California" The following 4 pages are in this category, out of 4 total.
Gold mining in California (2 C, 7 P) M. Mines in California (3 C, 4 P) Mining communities in California (1 C, 38 P) Mining museums in California (17 P) R.
The second-largest gold-mining district in California was Grass Valley-Nevada City district in Nevada County. Gold in Holocene gravels was found in 1850, followed a few years later by hydraulic mining of Tertiary gravels. By 1880, most of the mining had shifted to lode deposits, such as the Empire Mine. Through 1959, the district produced 10.4 ...
Mariposa County – Located in the southern portion of Hwy 49. This county is known for the Ghirardelli Factory dated to 1855–1858. One of the mines in Mariposa County was the Princetown Mine, which pulled out $5 million in gold. [3] Nevada County – This county had the most gold out of all of Gold County pulled out of it totaling $440 ...
Mine: State: Coordinates: Town: Owner: Dates: Comments: Pyne Mine: Alabama 33°22′33.18″N 86°55′21.65″W Lacey's Chapel: Woodward Iron Company: 1918–1971 One of only two shaft mines dug in the Birmingham District, and the last ore mine to operate in the region, closing in 1971. Sloss Mines: Alabama 33.39816°N 86.93276°W Red Mountain
Pages in category "Gold mines in California" The following 25 pages are in this category, out of 25 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.