Alta, CA Mines
Mines in Alta, California
| Mine | Owner | Land Status | Work Type | Minerals |
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| Alameda & Cape Horn Tunnels | Private | Gold | ||
| Alta Mine | Private | Gold | ||
| Alta Mine | Private | Gold | ||
| Altamonte | Unknown | Gold Silver |
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| American Eagle | National Forest | Gold Silver |
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| American Eagle Mine | National Forest | Gold | ||
| Anderson Hill Occurrence | National Forest | Chromium | ||
| Azalea Prospect | Private | Gold | ||
| Bartholomew-Simms Lease | Chromium | |||
| Bartholomew-Simms Lease | Unknown | Chromium | ||
| Basin Mine | Private | Gold | ||
| Bear River Chrome Mine | Pacific Gas And Electric Co. | Private | Chromium | |
| Bear River Chrome Mine | Private | Gold | ||
| Bear River Chrome Mine | Cap. Gallatin-Mined In The Early Eighties | Private | Chromium Iron |
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| Bear Wallow Tunnel | Private | Chromium Gold |
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| Beat Claim | National Forest | Chromium | ||
| Beat Claim | D. J. Sullivan (Last Operator | National Forest | Underground | Chromium Chromium Iron Iron |
| Black Hawk | National Forest | Gold | ||
| Black Hawk Mine | Private | Gold | ||
| Blue Bell | National Forest | Gold | ||
| Blue Bell | Private | Gold | ||
| Bob Lewis | Private | Gold | ||
| Bob Lewis | Private | Gold | ||
| Boiler Pit | Private | Chromium | ||
| Boiler Pit Mine | National Forest | Chromium | ||
| Boiler Pit Mine | U.S. Forest Service - Tahoe National Forest | National Forest | Chromium Iron |
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| Bonanza | Gold | |||
| Bonanza | Private | Gold | ||
| Bonanza Mine | National Forest | Underground | Gold | |
| Bonnie Bell | Private | Gold | ||
| Bree | National Forest | Underground | Gold | |
| Brown Jug | National Forest | Gold Silver |
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| Capps Pit | Capital Co. (Mineral Rights) | Private | Chromium | |
| Capps Pit | Private | Chromium | ||
| Central Mine | National Forest | Surface/Underground | Gold | |
| Central Mine | Private | Gold | ||
| Champion | Gold | |||
| Chemical and Pigments Co., Inc. | Barium | |||
| Chemical and Pigments Co., Inc. | Unknown | Barium | ||
| Chrome & Concentrator Co | Private | Chromium | ||
| Chrome & Concentrator Co | Private | Chromium | ||
| Chromite Occurrence | Buell, Loraine J. | National Forest | Chromium | |
| Clara Tunnel | Private | Gold | ||
| Colfax Claim | Private | Gold | ||
| Columbiania | Gold | |||
| Columbiania | Unknown | Gold | ||
| Comeback Occurrence | Anderson, J. G. | National Forest | Chromium | |
| Crittenden's Capco Lease | Capital Co. | National Forest | Chromium | |
| Cuckoo | National Forest | Gold | ||
| Dam Claim | Gold | |||
| Dam Claim | Unknown | Gold | ||
| Damascus | Private | Gold | ||
| Damascus District | U.S. Forest Service | National Forest | Copper Copper Gold Gold Indium Indium Iron Iron Lead Lead PGE PGE Silver Silver Zinc Zinc |
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| Dan Sullivan & Assoc | Private | Asbestos | ||
| Debb | Private | Gold | ||
| Debb Mine | National Forest | Underground | Gold Lead |
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| Democrat Barite | Barium | |||
| Democrat Mine | National Forest | Barium | ||
| Derby | Private | Gold | ||
| Devils Basin Cons Mines | Private | Gold | ||
| Devils Basin Cons Mines | Private | Gold | ||
| Dix Mine | Private | Gold | ||
| Dorer | National Forest | Underground | Copper Gold Lead Zinc |
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| Dorer | Private | Gold | ||
| Double O | Private | Gold | ||
| Dragon & Carr | Unknown | Gold | ||
| Dry Creek | Gold | |||
| Dry Creek | Unknown | Gold | ||
| Dunbar Lease | National Forest | Chromium | ||
| Dunbar Lease | Private | Chromium | ||
| Dunn's Capco Lease | National Forest | Chromium | ||
| Dusty Queen Occurrence | National Forest | Chromium | ||
| Dutch Flat-Gold Run | Gold | |||
| Eagle | National Forest | Gold | ||
| East New York | Gold | |||
| East New York | Unknown | Gold | ||
| Eastside Claim | Hardy, Naomi And Myron | National Forest | Chromium | |
| Elite | Unknown | Gold | ||
| Empire & Humbug Flat | Private | Gold | ||
| Empire No 2 | Private | Gold | ||
| Esther & Phyllis | Private | Chromium | ||
| Esther & Phyllis | Private | Chromium | ||
| Esther and Phyllis Mine | National Forest | Surface | Chromium | |
| Eureka Tunnel | Private | Gold | ||
| Forest Hill Divide | Private | Chromium | ||
| Foss Maguire Mcguire | Mr. And Mrs. William Maguire | Gold | ||
| Gem Mine | National Forest | Underground | Gold | |
| Giant Gap Claim | Unknown | Gold | ||
| Gold Ring | Unknown | Gold | ||
| Golden Bull | Unknown | Gold | ||
| Golden River | Private | Gold | ||
| Golden Rule | Private | Gold | ||
| Golden West | National Forest | Underground | Gold | |
| Golden West Prospect | Private | Gold | ||
| Gouge Eye | Unknown | Gold | ||
| Gourge Queen | National Forest | Gold | ||
| Green Valley Blue Grave | Private | Gold | ||
| Green's Capco Leases | National Forest | Chromium | ||
| Greens Capco | Private | Chromium | ||
| Happy Family, Harrietta Occurrences | Anderson, J. G. And L. E. | National Forest | Chromium | |
| Haub | Private | Gold | ||
| Hayden Hill | Private | Gold | ||
| Herman Mine | National Forest | Underground | Gold Lead Silver |
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| Hidden Treasure Mine | Private | Gold | ||
| Hidden Treasure Mine | Private | Gold | ||
| High Grade Pit | Private | Chromium | ||
| High Grade Pit, Victory Chrome Co. | Victory,Chrome Co. | Private | Chromium | |
| Hills Armstrong Yellow Ocher | Unknown | Stone, Crushed | ||
| Hodge Ranch | Private | Chromium | ||
| Hodge Ranch Occurrence | Private | Chromium | ||
| Iron Spring Claim | National Forest | Chromium | ||
| Iron Spring Claim | Private | Chromium | ||
| Isabel | Gold | |||
| Isabel | Unknown | Gold | ||
| J L Williams Sienna Mine | Private | Iron | ||
| J L Williams Sienna Mine | Private | Iron | ||
| Jarvis | Private | Gold | ||
| Jarvis | Private | Gold | ||
| Julia | Private | Gold | ||
| Julia Mine | National Forest | Underground | Gold | |
| Julian Claims | Private | Chromium | ||
| Julian Claims | Private | Chromium | ||
| Jumbo No 1 | Private | Stone, Crushed | ||
| Lazy B Occurrence | Campbell, Hoysa B. | National Forest | Chromium | |
| Liberty Hill Diggings | Gold | |||
| Lincoln Clay Pit and Mill | J. Garrity | Clays | ||
| Little Bear | Private | Magnesium | ||
| Log Cabin | National Forest | Gold | ||
| Long Pit & Yellow Pit | Private | Chromium | ||
| Long Pit, Yellow Pit Deposits | Capital Co. (Mineral Rights) | Private | Chromium | |
| Lowell Hill | Unknown | Gold | ||
| Lowell Hill District | U.S. Forest Service | National Forest | Gold Gold PGE PGE Silver Silver |
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| Lowell Hill District | Gold | |||
| Lucky Hunter Occurrence | Del Mue, J. | National Forest | Chromium | |
| Lucky Strike | Private | Chromium | ||
| Lucky Strike Claim | Owner Unknown | Private | Chromium | |
| Maguire Prospect | National Forest | Chromium | ||
| Maguire Prospect | Unknown | Chromium | ||
| Mammoth & Mammoth Ext | National Forest | Gold | ||
| Mammoth and Mammoth Extension | Unknown | Gold | ||
| Mammoth Springs | Gold | |||
| Mammoth Springs | Unknown | Gold | ||
| Mastel's Capco Lease | Capital Co. (Mineral Rights) | National Forest | Chromium | |
| Mc Intyres Claim | Private | Gold | ||
| Mccarty Prospect | Mc Carty, Jack | Manganese | ||
| Morgan Deposits | Asbestos | |||
| Morgan Deposits | Unknown | Asbestos | ||
| Morgan Extension Occurrence | Birnie, Mary S. | Private | Chromium | |
| Mountain Chief | Gold | |||
| Mountain Gate Quarry | National Forest | Stone, Crushed | ||
| Mystery Occurrence | Bayes, A. H. | National Forest | Chromium | |
| North American Prospect | Private | Gold | ||
| North Columbia | Gold | |||
| North Columbia | Unknown | Gold | ||
| North Fork Chrome | Private | Chromium | ||
| North Fork Chrome Mine | National Forest | Chromium | ||
| North Fork Chrome Mine | U.S. Forest Service | National Forest | Surface | Chromium Iron |
| O Rell Station Occurences | Private | Gold | ||
| Oak Patch Claim | D. J. Sullivan | Private | Chromium | |
| Oak Patch Claim | Private | Chromium | ||
| Old Log Cabin | National Forest | Gold Silver |
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| Outhouse Cons | Private | Gold | ||
| Pacific Mine | Private | Gold | ||
| Pacific Slab | National Forest | Gold | ||
| Pacific Slab Mine | Private | Gold | ||
| Pioneer Cons | Private | Gold | ||
| Pioneer Mine | National Forest | Underground | Gold Silver |
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| Planet, Steep Hollow, Mule Springs | Gold | |||
| Potato Flatiron | Private | Gold | ||
| Potato Flatiron | Private | Gold | ||
| President Wilson | National Forest | Gold | ||
| President Wilson | Private | Gold | ||
| Rainbow | National Forest | Gold | ||
| Rainbow | Private | Gold | ||
| Rainbow Gold | National Forest | Underground | Gold | |
| Rainbow Gold | Private | Gold | ||
| Randall Claims Nos 1 & 2 | Private | Chromium | ||
| Randall Claims Nos. 1, 2, Victory Chrome Co. | Private | Chromium | ||
| Rawhide Cons | Private | Copper Gold Silver |
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| Rawhide Consolidated | National Forest | Surface/Underground | Gold Silver |
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| Red Pit | Private | Chromium | ||
| Red Pit Occurrence, Victory Chrome Co. | Capital Co. (Mineral Rights) | Private | Chromium | |
| Red Point | Private | Gold | ||
| Red Point | Private | Gold | ||
| Rip Van Winkle | National Forest | Underground | Gold Lead |
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| Rip Van Winkle | Unknown | Gold | ||
| Rose Mountain | Gold | |||
| Rose Mountain | Unknown | Gold | ||
| Rubberboot Occurrence | Drone, E. D. | National Forest | Chromium | |
| Rublin Mine | National Forest | Underground | Gold | |
| Rublin Mine | Private | Gold | ||
| Sacramento and Bear River | Gold | |||
| Sacramento and Bear River | Unknown | Gold | ||
| Sacramento Blue Gravel | Gold | |||
| San Jose Drift Mine | Gold | |||
| Sarjent Jacobs Mine | National Forest | Gold | ||
| Sarjent Jacobs Mine | National Forest | Gold | ||
| School Morn Occurrence | Lester, Mrs. Fred | National Forest | Chromium | |
| Scott Claim | G. Scott | Private | Chromium | |
| Scott Claim | Private | Chromium | ||
| Section 19 | Unknown | Chromium | ||
| Section 19 Deposit, Victory Chrome Co. | Capital Co. (Mineral Rights) | Chromium | ||
| Section 24 Occurrence | Schwab, T. L. | Private | Chromium | |
| Shady Run | Underground | Arsenic Gold |
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| Shady Run | Private | Gold | ||
| Sharon Cons | Private | Gold | ||
| Sharron Cons., Etal | National Forest | Gold | ||
| Shaw Brothers Mine | Unknown | Gold | ||
| Shell | Private | Gold | ||
| Smith & Mc Cullom Deposit | Private | Chromium | ||
| Smith and Mccullom Prospect | H. A. Smith And B. Mccullom | National Forest | Chromium | |
| Snakebead | Private | Chromium | ||
| Snakehead Claim | Private | Chromium | ||
| Snowbird | Private | Gold | ||
| Snowbird Mine | Nevada-Pacific Exploration Co. | National Forest | Underground | Gold |
| Sour Dough | Unknown | Gold Silver |
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| Sourdough Pit | Private | Gold | ||
| Southern Cross | Private | Gold | ||
| Southern Cross | National Forest | Underground | Arsenic Gold Lead |
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| Southern Cross | Private | Gold | ||
| Steep Hollow Gp. | National Forest | Underground | Gold | |
| Suckers Revenge | National Forest | Underground | Gold | |
| Sugar Lump Occurrence | Jay Hutch And T. C. Green | National Forest | Chromium | |
| Sugar Pine Chrome | Private | Chromium | ||
| Sullivan | Private | Magnesium | ||
| Sullivan | Private | Magnesium | ||
| Sullivan & Mccormick Claim | Private | Stone, Crushed | ||
| Swift Shore Mine | Private | Gold | ||
| Swift Shore Mine | Private | Gold | ||
| Towle Deposits | Private | Magnesium | ||
| Tryon | Unknown | Gold | ||
| Turner and Geisendorfer Chrome and Conc. Co. | National Forest | Chromium | ||
| Twin Shafts | Private | Chromium | ||
| Twin Shafts, Victory Chrome Co. | Capital Co. (Mineral Rights) | Private | Chromium | |
| Tyron | Gold | |||
| Unnamed Location | Unknown | Gold | ||
| Unnamed Location | Unknown | Gold | ||
| Unnamed Location | Unknown | Chromium | ||
| Unnamed Location | Private | Gold | ||
| Unnamed Placer | National Forest | Gold | ||
| Unnamed Placer | National Forest | Gold | ||
| Unnamed Placer | National Forest | Gold | ||
| Unnamed Placer | National Forest | Gold | ||
| Unnamed Placer | National Forest | Gold | ||
| Unnamed Placer | National Forest | Gold | ||
| Unnamed Prospect | Unknown | Gold | ||
| Unnamed Prospects | Capital Co. (Mineral Rights) | National Forest | Chromium | |
| Uvarovite Claim | C. Kempster And R. E. Linder | National Forest | Chromium | |
| Vermont | Unknown | Gold | ||
| Victory Chrome Company | C. H. Brown, J. Grant, R. Graetz And J. L. Garnette | National Forest | Chromium | |
| West Chrome Mine | W. N. West | Chromium | ||
| West Chrome Mine | Unknown | Chromium | ||
| Whipple & Bartlett | National Forest | Gold | ||
| White Placer Prospect | National Forest | Gold | ||
| Wild Cat | Gold | |||
| Wild Cat | Unknown | Gold | ||
| Wilkinson | Gold | |||
| Wilkinson | Unknown | Gold | ||
| Wolf & Levy Claims | Unknown | Asbestos |
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