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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
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.
The collection was moved at the Mariposa County Fairgrounds in 1986. Responsibility for it was transferred from the California Department of Conservation to the California Department of Parks & Recreation in 1999. It is the only California State Park without associated land. The international collection holds over 13,000 minerals, rocks, gems ...
Because the gold in the California gravel beds was so richly concentrated, the early forty-niners simply panned for gold in California's rivers and streams, a form of placer mining. [ 10 ] [ 11 ] However, panning cannot take place on a large scale, and industrious miners and groups of miners graduated to placer mining " cradles " and "rockers ...
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 ...
The Empire Mine is "one of the oldest, largest, deepest, longest and richest gold mines in California". [3] Between 1850 and its closure in 1956, the Empire Mine produced 5.8 million ounces (165 tons) of gold , extracted from 367 miles (591 km) of underground passages.
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.