Nevada City California – Western Mining History
Nevada City History Miners began finding gold along Deer Creek, a tributary of the South Yuba River, in 1849. A cabin was built at the confluence of Gold Run and Deer Creek in September by a of gold miners – John Pennington, William McCaib, and Thomas Cross.
Mining History: Hydraulic Mining
High pressure jets of water dislodging & directing earth is rooted in ancient Roman technology & popularized by 1850s California Gold Rush hydraulic mining.
Grass Valley California – Western Mining History
Grass Valley History Grass Valley's history is part of the colorful lore of the California Gold Rush. The first notations about the area are from the late 1840's when a party of men searching for cattle came upon a "grassy valley".
California Mines
California Mines. Distribution of mines in California. Yellow dots are mines with gold listed as a primary commodity. Black dots are mines without gold as a primary commodity, but …
The California Gold Rush
The California Gold Rush was the most significant event in the history of the settlement of the western frontier. The initial discovery was made in January 1848, but news traveled …
Mining | Visit Trinity
Mining History Around Every Turn. Early Gold Mining on the Trinity River; Mining Around Weaverville; Mining Districts; Early Gold Mining on the Trinity River. The second discovery of gold in California occurred in 1848 on the Trinity River at Reading Bar near Douglas City. By 1849, the California Gold Rush was in full swing and gold-bearing ...
ton California – Western Mining History
California Gold "Where to Find Gold in California" looks at the density of modern placer mining claims along with historical gold mining locations and mining district descriptions to determine areas of high gold discovery potential in California. Read more: Where to Find Gold in California.
Tuolumne County California Gold Production
Tuolumne County, one of the Mother Lode counties, is in central California between Calaveras County on the north and Mariposa County on the south. In the 1850's the gold-rush prospectors and adventurers overran the entire Mother Lode country.
California Gold Rush
Courtesy of the California History Room, California State Library, Sacramento, California. Men in mining towns outnumbered women nine to one. The lack of women meant that mining town society was rougher and rowdier than in the East. Mining towns were, however, far more ethnically diverse than most towns in the United States during …
Calico California – Western Mining History
Calico History Centered about the "Town of Calico", the Calico mining district, with a peak population of 3,000, produced $13-20 million in silver and $9 million in borate minerals between 1881-1907.
Early California History: An Overview
The Mines. The gold mines that were the focus of these forty-eighters and forty-niners fell into three major regions. The first discoveries were along the American River and other …
Historical Reading List: The California Gold Rush
The California gold rush − the largest gold rush in the history of the world − changed the social, economic, political and cultural history of the American West.
Atolia California – Western Mining History
California Gold "Where to Find Gold in California" looks at the density of modern placer mining claims along with historical gold mining locations and mining district descriptions to determine areas of high gold discovery potential in California. Read more: Where to Find Gold in California.
Mining History Library – Western Mining History
The Mining Camp (Comstock Lode 1859-1860) (1883 Comstock Mining and Miners) This fascinating account of the Comstock Lode in 1859 and 1860 describes the early development of Gold Hill and ia City, the difficulties of transporting freight from California, the Pyramid Lake war, and the violence and lawlessness of the burgeoning …
The Golden State: A closer look at mining in California
By 1855, miners had extracted over 12 million ounces of gold, and the Gold Rush neared its end. Over a century later, in 1968, "the Golden State" became …
Delamar California – Western Mining History
California Gold "Where to Find Gold in California" looks at the density of modern placer mining claims along with historical gold mining locations and mining district descriptions to determine areas of high gold discovery potential in California. Read more: Where to Find Gold in California.
California Mine – Western Mining History
The California Mine is a gold, lead, silver, and copper mine located in Pima county, Arizona at an elevation of 3,799 feet. About the MRDS Data: All mine locations were obtained from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System.
Unveiling the Quartz Riches: Grizzly Flat's Mining Saga
History of Grizzly Flat in the Olden Days, 1850 – 1883. In Four Parts: Grizzly Flat's journey reflects the broader narrative of California's Gold Rush era, marked by camaraderie, challenges, and a commitment to forge a vibrant future.
Yreka California – Western Mining History
California Gold "Where to Find Gold in California" looks at the density of modern placer mining claims along with historical gold mining locations and mining district descriptions to determine areas of high gold discovery potential in California. Read more: Where to Find Gold in California.
California Mining Towns
California is a large and geographically diverse state. Once the easy gold played out in the Sierra goldfields, prospectors pushed into every corner of the state in search of riches. The harsh desert regions of southern California eventually began to reveal its hidden treasure, and mining …
The California Gold Rush: The History of Mining in Gold …
By 1866, lots of the independent miners, who had come to California during the gold rush, were losing their lust for gold. New mining methods required more men, equipment and …
Julian California – Western Mining History
California Gold "Where to Find Gold in California" looks at the density of modern placer mining claims along with historical gold mining locations and mining district descriptions to determine areas of high gold discovery potential in California. Read more: Where to Find Gold in California.
Copperopolis California – Western Mining History
California Gold "Where to Find Gold in California" looks at the density of modern placer mining claims along with historical gold mining locations and mining district descriptions to determine areas of high gold discovery potential in California. Read more: Where to Find Gold in California.
Cerro Gordo California – Western Mining History
Cerro Gordo History Cerro Gordo, located at a remote location east of Owens Lake in the Inyo Mountains of Southern California, was California's largest producer of silver.
Darwin California – Western Mining History
Its long history and interesting mineralogy have made the area popular with California mining historians, economic geologists and mineral collectors." Continue Reading (members only) It All Started With The Gold Rush. The great California Gold Rush kicked off the entire saga of western mining. Read about it at The California Gold Rush ...
Mining In California | The Diggings™
California has 331,569 records of mining claims on public land managed by the Bureau of Land Management and 25,673 records of mining mines listed by the United States Geological Survey (USGS).
Gold in them hills: the history of Californian gold mining
Revived mining projects in California could usher in a new Californian gold rush, but can these projects be completed responsibly?
Who were the original 49ers? The true story of the California …
A gold miner pans for gold in California, 1885. The state's gold rush only lasted a few years, but some have continued to seek gold there to this day.
Columbia California – Western Mining History
Columbia History In March of 1850, Dr. Thaddeus Hildreth led a prospecting party that discovered gold at this location. When word of the discovery spread, hundreds of miners started arriving at the scene.
Historical Reading List: The California Gold Rush
History of Mining and Milling Methods in California, C.A. Logan, California Geology, Vol. 34, No. 9, pp. 193-196, (1981). This article describes the mining methods …