Siskiyou County, California has 12,272 records of mining claims on public land managed by the Bureau of Land Management and 1,770 records of mines listed by the United States Geological Survey (USGS).
Quick Facts
- 12,272 records of mining claims on public land managed by the Bureau of Land Management.
- 1,028 active mining claims
- 11,244 closed mining claims
- 1,770 USGS records of mines in Siskiyou County, California.
- Gold , Silver , Copper , Chromium , and Manganese mines located in Siskiyou County, California. See All
Claims Summary
in Siskiyou County, California
- 12,272 Total
- 1,028 Active
- 11,244 Closed
Mines Summary
in Siskiyou County, California
- 1,770 Total
- 291 Occurrences
- 70 Prospects
- 3 Plants
- 1,406 Producers
Siskiyou County Mine Locations
Click to open an interactive map.
© The Diggings™
Recently Updated Mining Claims
Most recently updated claims in Siskiyou.
Mining Claims (BLM)
Siskiyou County, California has 12,272 mining claims on public land listed in The Diggings™. Of these claims, 8.38% are active while 91.62% are now closed.
Quick BLM Facts
- 12,272 records of mining claims on public land managed by the Bureau of Land Management.
- 1,028 records of active mining claims
- 11,244 records of closed mining claims
Mine By Disposition
In Siskiyou
| COUNTY | Authorized mines |
|---|---|
| closed | 11244 |
| active | 1028 |
Siskiyou County, California Mining Image Gallery
-
Gold Ventures, Ltd., 1947 J.C. O'Brien Courtesy of California Geological Survey -
Quartz Hill Mine, 1947 J.C. O'Brien Courtesy of California Geological Survey -
River Wing Dam Mine, 1910 Courtesy of California Geological Survey -
Chenoweth Dredge, 1947 J.C. O'Brien Courtesy of California Geological Survey -
Green Mountain Mine, 1895 Courtesy of California Geological Survey -
Quartz Valley Mine, 1920 Courtesy of California Geological Survey
Siskiyou County, California Trends Overview
January 2021 vs. January 2020
January 2021
January 2020
Net
Change
Opened Claims
0
3
3
100%
Opened Acres
0
60
60.65
100%
Located Claims
0
3
3
100%
Located Acres
0
60
60.65
100%
Mining Trends
Historic Mining Records (USGS)
Siskiyou has 1,770 identified mines listed in The Diggings™. The most commonly listed primary commodities in Siskiyou mines are Gold , Silver , and Copper . At the time these mines were surveyed, 291 mines in Siskiyou were observed to have ore mineralization in an outcrop, shallow pit, or isolated drill hole—known as an occurance mine.1 Siskiyou has 70 prospect mines.2 1,406 mines were in production at the time the data was entered into USGS records.
Quick USGS Facts
- 1,770 records of mines in Siskiyou County, California.
- 70 records of prospects
- 291 records of mineral occurrences of observable ore mineralization.
- 3 records of mining plants
- 1,406 records of mineral producers
Mine By Disposition
In Siskiyou
| COUNTY | Authorized mines |
|---|---|
| Producers | 1406 |
| Occurrences | 291 |
| Other | 73 |
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 Siskiyou County, California
Land TypeTotal ClaimsActive ClaimsClosed ClaimsActive AcresTotal MinesProspectsOccurrencesPlantsProducers
Klamath National Forest
National Forests
7,680
652
7,028
22,587.08
1,427
56
223
3
1,145
Modoc National Forest
National Forests
178
25
153
1,810
1
0
1
0
0
Rogue River National Forest
National Forests
742
37
705
848.54
23
3
3
0
17
Shasta National Forest
National Forests
274
16
258
321.32
55
4
24
0
27
Trinity Alps Wilderness
Wilderness Areas
24
1
23
100
40
2
10
0
28
Red Buttes Wilderness
Wilderness Areas
19
1
18
20.66
3
0
1
0
2
Siskiyou National Forest
National Forests
91
0
91
0
1
0
0
0
1
Siskiyou Wilderness
Wilderness Areas
75
0
75
0
16
1
7
0
8
Marble Mountain Wilderness
Wilderness Areas
41
0
41
0
24
16
1
0
7
Six Rivers National Forest
National Forests
20
0
20
0
1
0
0
0
1
Top Mining Districts
in Siskiyou County, California
StateTotal ClaimsActive ClaimsClosed ClaimsActive AcresTotal MinesProspectsOccurrencesPlantsProducers
Happy Camp-Indian Creek Mining District
California
200
80
120
3,455.97
125
15
15
0
95
Liberty-Black Bear Mining District
California
65
49
16
3,237.16
108
1
3
0
104
Seiad Creek-Red Butte Mining District
California
72
50
22
1,542.86
56
4
8
0
44
Humbug Mining District
California
78
41
37
997.99
57
0
8
0
49
Callahan Mining District
California
137
47
90
979.80
112
2
22
0
88
Forks Of Salmon Mining District
California
60
40
20
937.43
57
1
2
1
53
Cottage Grove Mining District
California
68
22
46
911.5
20
0
9
0
11
Scott Bar Mining District
California
39
17
22
877.14
43
1
5
0
37
Deadwood Mining District
California
145
38
107
765.82
83
0
15
0
68
Hamburg Mining District
California
31
18
13
629.86
34
0
1
0
33
Top Owners
in Siskiyou County, California
CityStateCategoryInterest RelationshipTotal ClaimsActive ClaimsClosed ClaimsActive Acres
EP Minerals LLC
Sparks
Nevada
Corporation
Claimant
158
146
12
2,920
US Pumice Co.
Chatsworth
California
Corporation
Claimant
52
13
39
1,370
Bowerman Holdings LLC
South Lake Tahoe
California
Corporation
Claimant
47
47
0
971.02
New 49ers Inc.
Happy Camp
California
Corporation
Claimant
113
10
103
749
Beyond Tomorrow LLC
Eureka
California
Corporation
Claimant
96
23
73
475.18
Popular Towns, Cities, Etc.
in Siskiyou County, California
CountyStateTotal ClaimsActive ClaimsClosed ClaimsActive AcresTotal MinesProspectsOccurrencesPlantsProducers
Happy Camp
Siskiyou
California
7,349
585
6,764
19,818.37
554
87
101
1
365
Etna
Siskiyou
California
4,786
395
4,391
14,145.09
986
46
168
1
771
Hamburg
Siskiyou
California
6,841
471
6,370
14,130.83
880
69
156
2
653
Greenview
Siskiyou
California
4,693
385
4,308
13,503.14
1,028
31
164
2
831
Cecilville
Siskiyou
California
3,486
340
3,146
12,595.40
806
36
130
1
639
Sawyers Bar
Siskiyou
California
3,173
309
2,864
11,570.12
788
38
112
1
637
Klamath River
Siskiyou
California
6,454
403
6,051
10,639.44
977
49
173
2
753
Callahan
Siskiyou
California
3,935
258
3,677
10,162.56
936
45
207
1
683
Fort Jones
Siskiyou
California
4,561
318
4,243
8,624.25
1,005
31
177
2
795
Somes Bar
Siskiyou
California
2,928
247
2,681
8,310.13
433
28
75
1
329
Mining Claim News From The Diggings™
Learn more about the Bureau of Land Management, Public Land Survey System, and mining claims.
-
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.
-
Understanding BLM Administrative Areas
Whether it is filing a mine or researching one, the administering BLM office is going to be the definitive source.
-
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.
-
Understanding Townships
A “township” can refer to two different things. Both are part of the PLSS measurement system but have different uses.
