Grass Valley, California Overview
Grass Valley, California includes 11,967 nearby mines. The city of Grass Valley is the largest city in the western region of Nevada County California United States. Situated at roughly 2500 feet (760 m) elevation in the western foothills of the Sierra Nevada mountain range this historic northern Gold Country city is located 75 miles (121 km) by car from the state capitol in Sacramento 64 miles (103 km) from Sacramento International Airport 90 miles (140 km) west of Reno Nevada and 175 miles (282 km) northeast of San Jose California.
Quick Facts
- Grass Valley, California has a population of 12,860 (based on numbers from 2010).
- Located in Nevada County, California.
- Grass Valley, California sits 735 meters (2,411.4 feet) above sea level feet above sea level.
Claims Summary
in Grass Valley, California
- 11,967 Total
- 1,351 Active
- 10,616 Closed
Mines Summary
in Grass Valley, California
- 2,669 Total
- 532 Occurrences
- 81 Prospects
- 11 Plants
- 2,045 Producers
Grass Valley, California Mine Locations
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Mining Claim News From The Diggings™
Learn more about the Bureau of Land Management, Public Land Survey System, and mining claims.
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Understanding Claim Ownership
We receive lots of emails from people who find their name or a relative’s name on our site and want to know if this means they have some right to the land listed under that name.
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Understanding BLM Administrative Areas
Whether it is filing a mine or researching one, the administering BLM office is going to be the definitive source.
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Understanding Location Data
Mine handled by the Bureau of Land Management are not mapped by latitude and longitude, instead, these mines harken back to the Public Land Survey System.
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Understanding Townships
A “township” can refer to two different things. Both are part of the PLSS measurement system but have different uses.
