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This list of mines in California is subsidiary to the list of mines article and lists working, defunct and future mines in the U.S. state of California. It is organized by the primary mineral output. For practical purposes stone, marble and other quarries may be included in this list.
In 1906 the state mineralogist of California reported on 52 granite quarrying areas in 17 counties. [2] Many quarries were opened temporarily to provide stone for one or a few local or regional construction projects, but could not compete later when railroads allowed for economical transportation of heavy building materials to the area.
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
In 1986, California named benitoite as its state gemstone, a form of the mineral barium titanium silicate that is unique to the Golden State and only found in gem quality in San Benito County. [ 80 ] ^ Colorado is the only state whose geological symbols reflect the national flag's colors: red (rhodochrosite), white (yule marble), and blue ...
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Also worth checking out is the Empire Mine State Historic Park that is home to one of the oldest gold mines in California. book now. 14. Nevada City, CA. Visit California.
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 Big Hole – a former diamond mine in Kimberley, dug to 240 m (790 ft) between 1871 and 1914, making it the deepest hand-excavated pit in the world.Now a museum. The Jagersfontein Mine – operating between 1888 and 1971.