(A historical marker located near Oroville in Butte County, California.) Led from Indian Territory by their New England schoolmaster, a band of young Cherokee Argonauts discovered gold here 1850. ... Site of world's greatest hydraulic gold mine, the Spring Valley, a consolidation of smaller claims comprising 26,000 acres, 100 miles of …Web
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No permit is required for low-impact gold panning, however respect the rights of existing mining claims. There are many areas within the BLM Redding Resource Area that are popular for panning including areas along Butte Creek, Clear Creek and the Trinity River. Dredging and Sluicing Permits in the Forks of Butte Area.Web
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The Berry Creek is a gold mine located in Butte county, California at an elevation of 1,900 feet. About the MRDS Data: All mine locations were obtained from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. The locations and other information in this database have not been verified for accuracy. It should be assumed that all mines are on private property.Web
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California. Placer Mining Claims For Sale. ... Granite Basin, Plumas County: Granite Basin Gold #3 - 50 Acres: $5,500: Hayfork Creek, Trinity County: Roll in the Hay - 40 Acres Trommel Ideal! ... Rush Creek, Plumas County: Comeback Mine - 40 Acres: $5,000 : Providence Hill Mine - 40 Acres : SOLD:Web
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The Hornet Lode is a gold mine located in Butte county, California at an elevation of 1,401 feet. About the MRDS Data: All mine locations were obtained from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. The locations and other information in this database have not been verified for accuracy. It should be assumed that all mines are on private property.Web
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40 Acre California Lode Claim For Sale. The Cargo Mine is one of the first deposits mined in Imperial County. The deposit was located in 1877 by Thomas Porter Neet, and by 1882, 14,000 tons of ore had been mined which averaged $12 per ton. Commodities: Gold.Web
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The Butte Creek District is a gold mine located in Butte county, California. About the MRDS Data: All mine locations were obtained from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. The locations and other information in this database have not been verified for accuracy. It should be assumed that all mines are on private property.Web
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Forbestown Consolidated Gold Mines (Gold Bank Mine; Gold Bank Consolidated Quartz Mine; Pine Grove Gold Bank Consolidated Mine), Forbestown, Forbestown Mining District, Butte Co., California, USA ... J.H. (1948) Zinc-copper deposits of the Big Bend mine, Butte County, California. California Division Mines Bulletin 144: 31-42; O'Brien, J.C ...Web
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It was one of the biggest mining sites in California at one time. The remains of the old hydraulic operations can still be seen today. It is located just west of Lake Oroville in Butte Valley. Most of the diamonds were small and insignificant, but at least one diamond found in 1853 weight 2.25 carats.Web
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Quick Facts 257 active mining claims. 2,519 closed mining claims. Listing claims originally filed between the 2020's and the 1880's . Results: 2,776 '4 P'S' | 160 acre Placer Claim …Web
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The Butte Nugget. The "Butte Nugget" was recovered sometime in the summer of 2014 by an unnamed prospector in California using a metal detector. He was expecting to dig up a piece of iron rubbish, but unearthed the find of a lifetime when he unearthed this monster nugget. It is a spectacular nugget, weighing over 5 pounds of solid gold.Web
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Browse All Help. The Diggings™ is a resource for locating where mining claims are and have been. Discover mining activity in your area and find new regions of opportunity. Filter 2,776 mining claims by commodity, decade, disposition, and …Web
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The Butte Creek Mine, located near Chico, California, is situated in the historically significant Butte Creek Mining District. It has a relatively small production output, with its …Web
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The Indian Springs is a gold mine located in Butte county, California at an elevation of 600 feet. About the MRDS Data: All mine locations were obtained from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. The locations and other information in this database have not been verified for accuracy. It should be assumed that all mines are on private property.Web
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17 Jamestown. One spot to still pan for gold in California is Jamestown. Here lies the quaint gold rush town, boasting historical buildings, green city spaces, and plenty of culture for the whole group. Moreover, Jamestown offers various gold panning tours and opportunities to visitors.Web
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A Golden Introduction to Butte County. Located in Northern California, Butte County is steeped in a rich history of gold mining, which dates back to the mid-19th century.Famous for its chromium, silver, iron, and other precious metal deposits, this county has attracted thousands of prospectors and miners over the years, seeking their fortune from the …Web
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Butte County. Cherokee is a historic California gold mining town, constructed in response to the gold discoveries of 1853. It was named after a group of Cherokee Indians who prospected in the …Web
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The Cherokee Mine is a gold mine located in Butte county, California. About the MRDS Data: All mine locations were obtained from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. The locations and other information in this database have not been verified for accuracy. It should be assumed that all mines are on private property.Web
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Early prospectors found portions of the ancient rivers and worked them for their rich gold content. Later, mining companies used hydraulic mining or drift mining techniques to recover the gold. ... mainly at Cherokee Flat in Butte County and in the gravels at Placerville, El Dorado County. ... It will be seen on Big Ten's California Gold Map ...Web
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LOCAL GEOLOGY The Cherokee Mine was developed within Tertiary gold-bearing gravels deposited along a west-trending channel that underlies the basalt of Table Mountain. At its bottom, the channel is about 700 feet wide and characterized by a very irregular bedrock surface. ... Logan, C.A., 1930, Butte County: California State Mining Bureau, 26th ...Web
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Located in north-central Butte County, this site is chiefly a gold-dredging district that extends along Butte Creek from about three miles southeast of Chico northeast to Centerville and Helltown, a distance of almost 12 miles (Clark, 1970). The main area of mining in this district is about six miles southeast of the city of Chico.Web
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Filter 406 gold mines by commodity, disposition, development status, and record type in Butte County, California. Quick Facts Antimony, Arsenic, Asbestos, Barium-Barite, …Web
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On April 12, 1859, the Dogtown Nugget was discovered in Willard Gultch, along the Feather River in Butte County near Paradise. It was the first large gold nugget discovered in California and weighed an astonishing 54 pounds, which would place its modern-day market value at over $1.5 million. California State Historical Landmark #771.Web
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3. Mining in Butte County Mining activities in Butte County focus on two industries: sand and gravel, and gold. Table 11-1 contains a list of mines in the county and Figure 11-1 maps the sites. Although other mineral resources have been or are extracted in Butte County, sand and gravel plays the greatest role in the county's economy.Web
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During 1903-58, Butte County produced 103,800 ounces of gold from lode mines and 2,332,960 ounces from placers. Although there is no record of gold production before …Web
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Gold Camps in California, What's in a Name? In 1848 miners flocked to California in search of gold. By 1852 the population in Butte County alone numbered nearly 25,000. With few exceptions, all mining required water for panning or sluicing operations. While gold was available in many dry areas, unless it was surface gold itWeb
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The Banner Mine is a gold mine located in Butte county, California at an elevation of 571 feet. About the MRDS Data: All mine locations were obtained from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. The locations and other information in this database have not been verified for accuracy. It should be assumed that all mines are on private property.Web
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The Carr Mine is a gold mine located in Butte county, California. About the MRDS Data: All mine locations were obtained from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. The locations and other information in this database have not been verified for accuracy. It should be assumed that all mines are on private property.Web
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Filter 482 mines by commodity, disposition, development status, and record type in Butte County, California. Home. Mines. The United States ... Sunset Mohawk Gold Mine Near Forbestown, California. Butte, CA County, California Location. Gold Commodity. Mine Development Status.Web
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The Phoenix Mine is a gold mine located in Butte county, California at an elevation of 1,729 feet. About the MRDS Data: All mine locations were obtained from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. The locations and other information in this database have not been verified for accuracy. It should be assumed that all mines are on private property.Web
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Located in north-central Butte County, this site is chiefly a gold-dredging district that extends along Butte Creek from about three miles southeast of Chico northeast to Centerville and Helltown, a distance of almost 12 miles (Clark, 1970). ... W. B., 1970, Gold districts of California: California Divisions of Mines and Geology Bulletin 193, p ...Web
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The Spring Valley Property is a gold mine located in Butte county, California at an elevation of 1,480 feet. About the MRDS Data: ... Reference (Deposit): WARING, C.R., 1915, MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF BUTTE COUNTY, CALIF: CALIF. JOURNAL OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, V. 15, P. 222 .Web
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Illustration of Bidwell Bar ca. 1854. Bidwell Bar received a post in 1851. Mining in the area peaked during the years of 1856-1857 and the town reached a population of around 2,000. Bidwell Bar became the second seat of Butte County, after it was moved from the mining camp of Hamilton.Web
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