Plumas County, California has 17,346 records of mining claims on public land managed by the Bureau of Land Management and 838 records of mines listed by the United States Geological Survey (USGS).
Quick Facts
- 17,346 records of mining claims on public land managed by the Bureau of Land Management.
- 1,770 active mining claims
- 15,576 closed mining claims
- 838 USGS records of mines in Plumas County, California.
- Gold , Silver , Copper , Chromium , and Manganese mines located in Plumas County, California. See All
Claims Summary
in Plumas County, California
- 17,346 Total
- 1,770 Active
- 15,576 Closed
Mines Summary
in Plumas County, California
- 838 Total
- 273 Occurrences
- 89 Prospects
- 3 Plants
- 473 Producers
Plumas County Mine Locations
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Recently Updated Mining Claims
Most recently updated claims in Plumas.
Mining Claims (BLM)
Plumas County, California has 17,346 mining claims on public land listed in The Diggings™. Of these claims, 10.2% are active while 89.8% are now closed.
Quick BLM Facts
- 17,346 records of mining claims on public land managed by the Bureau of Land Management.
- 1,770 records of active mining claims
- 15,576 records of closed mining claims
Mine By Disposition
In Plumas
| COUNTY | Authorized mines |
|---|---|
| closed | 15576 |
| active | 1770 |
Plumas County, California Mining Image Gallery
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Walker Mine, 1936 Charles Averill Courtesy of California Geological Survey -
Virgilia Mine, 1936 Charles Averill Courtesy of California Geological Survey -
Virgilia Mine, 1936 Charles Averill Courtesy of California Geological Survey -
Walker Mine, 1936 Charles Averill Courtesy of California Geological Survey -
Dutch Hill Mine, 1940 Charles Averill © Charles Averill Courtesy of California Geological Survey -
Dutch Hill Mine, 1928 Charles Averill © Charles Averill Courtesy of California Geological Survey
Plumas County, California Trends Overview
January 2021 vs. January 2020
January 2021
January 2020
Net
Change
Opened Claims
0
5
5
100%
Opened Acres
0
120
120
100%
Transfered Claims
0
4
4
100%
Transfered Acres
0
180
180
100%
Located Claims
0
5
5
100%
Located Acres
0
120
120
100%
Mining Trends
Historic Mining Records (USGS)
Plumas has 838 identified mines listed in The Diggings™. The most commonly listed primary commodities in Plumas mines are Gold , Silver , and Copper . At the time these mines were surveyed, 273 mines in Plumas were observed to have ore mineralization in an outcrop, shallow pit, or isolated drill hole—known as an occurance mine.1 Plumas has 89 prospect mines.2 473 mines were in production at the time the data was entered into USGS records.
Quick USGS Facts
- 838 records of mines in Plumas County, California.
- 89 records of prospects
- 273 records of mineral occurrences of observable ore mineralization.
- 3 records of mining plants
- 473 records of mineral producers
Mine By Disposition
In Plumas
| COUNTY | Authorized mines |
|---|---|
| Producers | 473 |
| Occurrences | 273 |
| Prospects | 89 |
| Other | 3 |
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 Plumas County, California
Land TypeTotal ClaimsActive ClaimsClosed ClaimsActive AcresTotal MinesProspectsOccurrencesPlantsProducers
Plumas National Forest
National Forests
14,538
1,543
12,995
50,376.51
725
48
250
3
424
Lassen National Forest
National Forests
269
12
257
520.66
16
1
8
0
7
Tahoe National Forest
National Forests
1,040
13
1,027
394.61
4
1
1
0
2
Bucks Lake Wilderness
Wilderness Areas
112
10
102
390
10
0
6
0
4
Caribou Wilderness
Wilderness Areas
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Toiyabe National Forest
National Forests
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Top Mining Districts
in Plumas County, California
StateTotal ClaimsActive ClaimsClosed ClaimsActive AcresTotal MinesProspectsOccurrencesPlantsProducers
Lights Canyon Mining District
California
579
495
84
11,993.90
44
3
17
0
24
Granite Basin Mining District
California
216
131
85
4,597.78
40
2
22
0
16
Butt Valley Mining District
California
339
109
230
4,395.98
79
6
21
1
51
Sawmill Flat Mining District
California
222
128
94
4,108.27
69
5
23
0
41
Crescent Mills-Cherokee Mining District
California
532
135
397
3,813.98
83
4
36
1
42
Quincy Mining District
California
120
75
45
3,187.42
51
6
11
0
34
Meadow Valley Mining District
California
221
85
136
2,873.10
56
2
27
1
26
Genesee Mining District
California
239
90
149
2,609.98
56
3
17
0
36
State Line Peak Mining District
California
116
102
14
2,188.64
0
0
0
0
0
Johnsville Mining District
California
125
32
93
1,760.65
36
1
9
0
26
Top Owners
in Plumas County, California
CityStateCategoryInterest RelationshipTotal ClaimsActive ClaimsClosed ClaimsActive Acres
Rykala Gold of Nevada Inc.
Reno
Nevada
Corporation
Claimant
370
336
34
6,941.1
Grizzly Creek Ecogold LLC
Arroyo Grande
California
Corporation
Claimant
90
80
10
1,648.84
US Mine Co.
Ione
California
Corporation
Claimant
67
63
0
1,196.80
Purebase Inc.
Ione
California
Corporation
Claimant
50
50
0
1,145
Lhoist North America Inc.
Fort Worth
Texas
Corporation
Claimant
98
49
49
1,012.34
Popular Towns, Cities, Etc.
in Plumas County, California
CountyStateTotal ClaimsActive ClaimsClosed ClaimsActive AcresTotal MinesProspectsOccurrencesPlantsProducers
La Porte
Plumas
California
20,273
2,246
18,027
78,713.79
1,531
109
338
6
1,078
East Quincy
Plumas
California
16,784
1,821
14,963
63,761.50
931
84
267
3
577
Spring Garden
Plumas
California
16,521
1,865
14,656
63,358.35
951
106
239
3
603
Quincy
Plumas
California
16,535
1,814
14,721
63,185.06
914
79
279
3
553
Johnsville
Plumas
California
16,165
1,654
14,511
58,573.13
1,092
108
206
4
774
Sloat
Plumas
California
15,273
1,657
13,616
56,250.52
911
110
207
3
591
Cromberg
Plumas
California
13,664
1,441
12,223
50,289.13
839
105
183
2
549
Keddie
Plumas
California
14,675
1,513
13,162
50,026.05
808
70
266
3
469
Meadow Valley
Plumas
California
13,669
1,245
12,424
47,211.94
856
69
270
3
514
Paxton
Plumas
California
13,883
1,448
12,435
46,852.07
751
67
253
3
428
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
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Understanding BLM Administrative Areas
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Understanding Location Data
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Understanding Townships
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