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- The major gold-producing districts in the county are Oroville (Quaternary placers), Magalia (Tertiary placers), and Yankee Hill (mostly lode, some Tertiary placers).
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1 A Golden Introduction to Butte County; 2 The Gold Rush Boom: The Heart of Butte County. 2.1 Bidwell Bar; 2.2 Cherokee; 2.3 Magalia; 3 The Mines of Butte County: Unearthing Precious Metals and More; 4 Butte County Gold Mining Today: A Modern Take on a Classic Venture. 4.1 Recreational Prospecting; 4.2 Modern Mining Operations
- Magalia District
- Oroville District
- Yankee Hill District
The Magalia district is in north-central Butte County near the town of Magalia. Tertiary gravels of the Magalia channel, a minor Tertiary stream, were mined by underground methods in the early days. The Perschbaker, one of the major mines of the district, produced more than $1 million in gold to about 1910 (Lindgren, 1911, p. 92). Later production ...
The Oroville district is in southern Butte County, along the Feather River. The Quaternary flood-plain gravels of the Feather River near Oroville yielded a total of 1,964,130 ounces of gold from 1903 to 1959 and therefore made the Oroville district the largest producer of Butte County. In 1898 the first floating bucketline dredge was successfully o...
The Yankee Hill district is in T. 21 N., Rs. 4 and 5 E., in central Butte County. Most of the lode production of Butte County came from this district; however, published details on its history and geology were not found. From 1929 through 1959 the district produced 34,427 ounces of gold from lode mines and 5,154 ounces from placers. Production befo...
Butte County, California Gold Mines. Filter 406 gold mines by commodity, disposition, development status, and record type in Butte County, California. Quick Facts. Antimony , Arsenic , Asbestos , Barium-Barite , and Chromium mines located in Butte County, California. Results: 406. Commodity: GOLD.
Quick Facts. 2,598 records of mining claims on public land managed by the Bureau of Land Management. 147 active mining claims. 2,451 closed mining claims. 482 USGS records of mining mines in Butte County, California. Gold , Chromium , Silver , Iron , and Copper mines located in Butte County, California. See All.
Publication Info: Gold Districts of California. Bulletin 193 California Division of Mines and Geology 1976. Table of Contents. Related: Where to Find Gold in California. Location. Butte Creek is in north-central Butte County.
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