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Mining In Nevada County, California

Nevada County, California has 8,452 records of mining claims on public land managed by the Bureau of Land Management and 1,818 records of mines listed by the United States Geological Survey (USGS).

Quick Facts

  • 8,452 records of mining claims on public land managed by the Bureau of Land Management.
  • 762 active mining claims
  • 7,690 closed mining claims
  • 1,818 USGS records of mines in Nevada County, California.
  • Gold , Copper , Silver , Lead , and Chromium mines located in Nevada County, California. See All

Claims Summary

in Nevada County, California

  • 8,452 Total
  • 762 Active
  • 7,690 Closed
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Mines Summary

in Nevada County, California

  • 1,818 Total
  • 329 Occurrences
  • 52 Prospects
  • 6 Plants
  • 1,431 Producers
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Nevada County Mine Locations

Nevada County Mine Locations

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Mining Claims (BLM)

Nevada County, California has 8,452 mining claims on public land listed in The Diggings™. Of these claims, 9.02% are active while 90.98% are now closed.

Quick BLM Facts

  • 8,452 records of mining claims on public land managed by the Bureau of Land Management.
  • 762 records of active mining claims
  • 7,690 records of closed mining claims
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Mine By Disposition

In Nevada

COUNTY Authorized mines
closed 7690
active 762

Nevada County, California Mining Image Gallery

  1. Employees at the Empire Mine. Notice the age difference, especially the 2 young boys in the front row. Lunch pails are hidden behind the workers legs in the front row, placed on the hand railings, and some are even held by the employees.
    Empire Mine, 1900 Courtesy of California Geological Survey
  2. Assay office
    Empire Mine, 1900 G. W. Starr Collection © G. W. Starr Collection Courtesy of California Geological Survey
  3. Workers using simple tools, such as hammers and chisels, slowly progressing their way up the stope.
    Empire Mine, 1900 Courtesy of California Geological Survey
  4. In the foreground is one of the skips used to transport workers up and down the shaft, and to the right of the headgear is the engine house.
    Empire Mine, 1900 Courtesy of California Geological Survey
  5. The Empire's 94-foot headgear. Skips containing ore were hoisted up the shaft to the top of the headgear. Here the rock was dumped on grizzlies, where the finer material fell directly into the lower bins, and the coarser material went into separate bins.
    Empire Mine, 1900 Courtesy of California Geological Survey
  6. Hoisting works.
    Empire Mine, 1900 Courtesy of California Geological Survey
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Nevada County, California Trends Overview

January 2021 vs. January 2020

Mining Trends

2012 82 opened claims 60 transfered claims 92 closed claims2013 57 opened claims 45 transfered claims 78 closed claims2014 64 opened claims 175 transfered claims 72 closed claims2015 128 opened claims 45 transfered claims 123 closed claims2016 81 opened claims 31 transfered claims 64 closed claims2017 93 opened claims 50 transfered claims 78 closed claims2018 39 opened claims 35 transfered claims 74 closed claims2019 58 opened claims 40 transfered claims 20 closed claims2020 48 opened claims 11 transfered claims 13 closed claims2021Opened2012 82 opened claims 60 transfered claims 92 closed claims2013 57 opened claims 45 transfered claims 78 closed claims2014 64 opened claims 175 transfered claims 72 closed claims2015 128 opened claims 45 transfered claims 123 closed claims2016 81 opened claims 31 transfered claims 64 closed claims2017 93 opened claims 50 transfered claims 78 closed claims2018 39 opened claims 35 transfered claims 74 closed claims2019 58 opened claims 40 transfered claims 20 closed claims2020 48 opened claims 11 transfered claims 13 closed claims2021Transfered2012 82 opened claims 60 transfered claims 92 closed claims2013 57 opened claims 45 transfered claims 78 closed claims2014 64 opened claims 175 transfered claims 72 closed claims2015 128 opened claims 45 transfered claims 123 closed claims2016 81 opened claims 31 transfered claims 64 closed claims2017 93 opened claims 50 transfered claims 78 closed claims2018 39 opened claims 35 transfered claims 74 closed claims2019 58 opened claims 40 transfered claims 20 closed claims2020 48 opened claims 11 transfered claims 13 closed claims2021Closed2012201320142015201620172018201920202021020406080100120140160ClaimsAnnual Claim Actions In Nevada County,CaliforniaJanuary, 2023thediggings.com See full chart
January 2020 2 opened claimsFebruary 2020 5 opened claims 1 transfered claimMarch 2020 3 opened claims 3 transfered claimsApril 2020 7 opened claimsMay 2020 2 opened claimsJune 2020 2 opened claims 3 transfered claimsJuly 2020 1 opened claim 3 transfered claimsAugust 2020 1 opened claim 12 closed claimsSeptember 2020 20 opened claims 1 transfered claim 1 closed claimOctober 2020 2 opened claimsNovember 2020 3 opened claimsDecember 2020January 2021OpenedJanuary 2020 2 opened claimsFebruary 2020 5 opened claims 1 transfered claimMarch 2020 3 opened claims 3 transfered claimsApril 2020 7 opened claimsMay 2020 2 opened claimsJune 2020 2 opened claims 3 transfered claimsJuly 2020 1 opened claim 3 transfered claimsAugust 2020 1 opened claim 12 closed claimsSeptember 2020 20 opened claims 1 transfered claim 1 closed claimOctober 2020 2 opened claimsNovember 2020 3 opened claimsDecember 2020January 2021TransferedJanuary 2020 2 opened claimsFebruary 2020 5 opened claims 1 transfered claimMarch 2020 3 opened claims 3 transfered claimsApril 2020 7 opened claimsMay 2020 2 opened claimsJune 2020 2 opened claims 3 transfered claimsJuly 2020 1 opened claim 3 transfered claimsAugust 2020 1 opened claim 12 closed claimsSeptember 2020 20 opened claims 1 transfered claim 1 closed claimOctober 2020 2 opened claimsNovember 2020 3 opened claimsDecember 2020January 2021ClosedJan '20Feb '20Mar '20Apr '20May '20Jun '20Jul '20Aug '20Sep '20Oct '20Nov '20Dec '20Jan '2102468101214161820ClaimsMonthly Claim Actions In NevadaCounty, CaliforniaJanuary, 2023thediggings.com See full chart

Historic Mining Records (USGS)

Nevada has 1,818 identified mines listed in The Diggings™. The most commonly listed primary commodities in Nevada mines are Gold , Copper , and Silver . At the time these mines were surveyed, 329 mines in Nevada were observed to have ore mineralization in an outcrop, shallow pit, or isolated drill hole—known as an occurance mine.1 Nevada has 52 prospect mines.2 1,431 mines were in production at the time the data was entered into USGS records.

Quick USGS Facts

  • 1,818 records of mines in Nevada County, California.
  • 52 records of prospects
  • 329 records of mineral occurrences of observable ore mineralization.
  • 6 records of mining plants
  • 1,431 records of mineral producers
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Mine By Disposition

In Nevada

COUNTY Authorized mines
Producers 1431
Occurrences 329
Other 58

Top Commodities

in Nevada County, California

  1. Gold (2,348)
  2. Copper (212)
  3. Silver (209)
  4. Lead (146)
  5. Chromium (132)
  6. Zinc (67)
  7. Iron (47)
  8. Manganese (34)
  9. Arsenic (27)
  10. Asbestos (21)
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1 Grade, tonnage, and extent of mineralization for such mines are unspecified.

2 Such mines have some degree of development such as surface trenching, adits, shafts, drill holes, geophysics, geochemistry, or geological mapping to estimate grade and tonnage.

Popular Public Lands & Regions

in Nevada County, California

Land TypeTotal ClaimsActive ClaimsClosed ClaimsActive AcresTotal MinesProspectsOccurrencesPlantsProducers
Tahoe National Forest National Forests 6,561 598 5,963 18,018.89 402 3 71 2 326 Toiyabe National Forest National Forests 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1

Top Mining Districts

in Nevada County, California

StateTotal ClaimsActive ClaimsClosed ClaimsActive AcresTotal MinesProspectsOccurrencesPlantsProducers
Washington Mining District California 253 94 159 2,602.02 67 1 13 0 53 Graniteville Mining District California 195 89 106 2,405.76 115 0 16 0 99 Lowell Hill Mining District California 172 110 62 2,324.56 28 0 4 0 24 North Bloomfield Mining District California 79 45 34 2,115.87 39 0 8 1 30 Scotts Flat Mining District California 47 37 10 1,737.48 35 0 4 0 31 Moores Flat Mining District California 138 63 75 1,527.32 31 0 4 0 27 You Bet-Red Dog Mining District California 74 35 39 1,225.66 55 1 10 2 42 North San Juan Mining District California 42 16 26 834.54 26 1 6 0 19 North Columbia Mining District California 37 19 18 742.06 34 0 7 0 27 Badger Hill Mining District California 26 20 6 689.73 18 0 3 0 15

Top Owners

in Nevada County, California

CityStateCategoryInterest RelationshipTotal ClaimsActive ClaimsClosed ClaimsActive Acres
Zain International Group LLC Denver Colorado Corporation Claimant 126 126 0 2,076.26 Red Ledge Mining Co. Fort Lauderdale Florida Corporation Claimant 32 27 5 546.6 Amador Mining LLC Placerville California Corporation Claimant 13 11 2 220 Blackbird Land Holdings LLC Sheridan Wyoming Corporation Claimant 1 1 0 160 Mercari Global LLC Denver Colorado Corporation Claimant 1 1 0 60

Popular Towns, Cities, Etc.

in Nevada County, California

CountyStateTotal ClaimsActive ClaimsClosed ClaimsActive AcresTotal MinesProspectsOccurrencesPlantsProducers
Washington Nevada California 21,920 2,454 19,466 86,946.40 2,830 96 469 9 2,256 Graniteville Nevada California 21,278 2,366 18,912 84,243.16 2,116 106 333 8 1,669 Nevada City Nevada California 14,935 1,677 13,258 54,544.39 2,744 86 515 11 2,132 North San Juan Nevada California 13,537 1,585 11,952 53,057.21 2,270 85 453 12 1,720 Grass Valley Nevada California 11,967 1,351 10,616 42,782.96 2,669 81 532 11 2,045 Alta Sierra Nevada California 9,146 935 8,211 31,190.39 2,723 83 576 9 2,055 Rough and Ready Nevada California 8,548 905 7,643 29,650.16 2,173 80 436 11 1,646 Kingvale Nevada California 6,999 582 6,417 25,064.29 590 30 91 1 468 Lake of the Pines Nevada California 6,753 679 6,074 22,869.69 2,792 81 629 7 2,075 Soda Springs Nevada California 4,549 358 4,191 18,125.11 375 23 64 1 287

Mining Claim News From The Diggings™

Learn more about the Bureau of Land Management, Public Land Survey System, and mining claims.

  1. Understanding Mine Ownership

    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.

  3. Public Land Survey System map of the United States of America

    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.

  4. Historic map of the Ohio Western Reserve

    Understanding Townships

    A “township” can refer to two different things. Both are part of the PLSS measurement system but have different uses.

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