Gold Mines in Amador County, CA: 1 Open + 243 Historic

Gold mines in Amador County that are not abandoned

Mine	Type	MSHA status	Employees
Lincoln Mine Project	underground	Non-producing	3

Abandoned gold mine records in Amador County

9 records marked abandoned by MSHA. They are listed for reference only. Land status is from BLM's public dataset and can be out of date; being on public land is not permission to enter old workings.

Show the 9 abandoned records

Name	Type	Status since	Nearest town	Land	USGS record
Blackstone Mine	underground	Feb 23, 1988	n/a	n/a	n/a
Ex Cramer Gold Mine	underground	Jul 25, 1980	n/a	n/a	n/a
Fort Ann	underground	Aug 9, 1982	n/a	n/a	n/a
Grand Prize	underground	Jun 17, 1982	n/a	n/a	n/a
Harry J Portal	underground	Jul 21, 1993	n/a	n/a	n/a
Ione Rock	surface	Sep 10, 2007	Ione, CA	Land status not determined in the BLM dataset	Occurrence
Mgm	underground	Nov 10, 1993	n/a	n/a	n/a
Pioneer Lucky Strike Mining Company LLC	underground	Jun 30, 2015	Pioneer	Federal land managed by the Bureau of Land Management	Unknown
Wagon Wheel Mine	underground	Apr 1, 1978	n/a	n/a	n/a

Historic gold producers in Amador County (USGS)

USGS records 243 historic gold producers in Amador County: 201 past producers and 42 listed as producers or plants. For 93 of them USGS gives an output size (1 large, 92 small). The most common deposit type is low-sulfide Au-quartz vein (14 sites).

Show the 243 sites

Site	USGS status	Output	Commodities	Years
Copper Hill	Producer	large	Copper, Silver, Gold, Zinc	n/a
Ajax	Producer	small	Silver, Gold, Lead	n/a
Big Gulch	Producer	small	Gold, Manganese	found 1940
California Group	Producer	small	Gold	n/a
Central Eureka	Producer	small	Gold, Silver, Iron, Zinc, Lead, Copper	found 1855
Cleveland	Producer	small	Gold	n/a
Delta Placer Gold Co	Producer	small	Gold	n/a
Dooley Property	Producer	small	Gold, Chromium	n/a
Eagle's Head	Producer	small	Gold, Manganese	found 1941
Elephant Hydraulic	Producer	small	Gold	n/a
Fuller	Producer	small	Gold	n/a
Garibaldi Ranch	Producer	small	Gold	n/a
Grand Prize	Producer	small	Gold	n/a
Pigeon Drift	Producer	small	Gold	n/a
River Pines Mining Co	Producer	small	Gold	n/a
South Eureka	Producer	small	Gold	found 1891
Treasure Hazard	Producer	small	Gold	n/a
Unknown	Producer	small	Gold	n/a
A & B Reeves	Past producer	small	Gold	n/a
Alma	Past producer	small	Gold	n/a
Alpine Wheeler	Past producer	small	Gold	found 1865
Amador Gold	Past producer	small	Gold	n/a
Amador Queen No. 2	Past producer	small	Gold	n/a
Amador Star	Past producer	small	Gold, Silver	n/a
Anita	Past producer	small	Gold, Copper, Iron	n/a
Argonaut	Past producer	small	Gold	n/a
Ballard	Past producer	small	Gold	found 1875
Bay State	Past producer	small	Gold	n/a
Belden	Past producer	small	Gold, Lead, Zinc, Iron	found 1855
Bellwether	Past producer	small	Gold	n/a
Big Pine	Past producer	small	Silver, Gold, Copper, Lead	n/a
Black Prince Coeur Leonis	Past producer	small	Gold, Lead, Copper	n/a
Black Wonder	Past producer	small	Gold, Copper, Iron, Lead	n/a
Bunker Hill	Past producer	small	Gold, Iron	found 1853
Caledonia	Past producer	small	Gold	n/a
Caucasian Consolidated	Past producer	small	Gold	n/a
Centennial	Past producer	small	Gold	n/a
Clinton Consolidated	Past producer	small	Gold, Silver, Iron, Lead	n/a
Contini	Past producer	small	Gold, Lead, Copper	n/a
Cosmopolitan Group	Past producer	small	Gold	n/a
Dane & Mitchell	Past producer	small	Gold	n/a
Downs	Past producer	small	Gold	found 1877
Doyle	Past producer	small	Gold	n/a
Elkhorn	Past producer	small	Gold, Copper, Zinc	n/a
Eureka	Past producer	small	Gold	n/a
Fort Ann	Past producer	small	Gold	n/a
Fremont-Gover Inc. Loyal Lode	Past producer	small	Gold, Arsenic	n/a
Gold Mountain	Past producer	small	Gold, Silver, Lead	n/a
Good Hope	Past producer	small	Gold	n/a
Grand Prize	Past producer	small	Gold	n/a
Hageman	Past producer	small	Gold, Lead	n/a
Hardenburg	Past producer	small	Gold	n/a
Hayward	Past producer	small	Copper, Silver, Gold, Zinc	n/a
Ione	Past producer	small	Copper, Gold, Silver, Zinc, Antimony	n/a
Italion	Past producer	small	Gold	found 1865
Jumbo	Past producer	small	Gold, Copper	found 1950
Kennedy	Past producer	small	Gold, Lead	found 1856
Keystone	Past producer	small	Gold, Antimony, Arsenic	found 1851
Kruger and Vaughn	Past producer	small	Gold	found 1852
Lincoln Consolidated	Past producer	small	Gold	found 1851
Little Illinois	Past producer	small	Gold	n/a
Mammoth	Past producer	small	Gold, Arsenic	n/a
Marklee	Past producer	small	Gold	found 1868
Moore	Past producer	small	Gold	n/a
Mountain King, Mountain Queen Pitts	Past producer	small	Gold, Lead	n/a
Newman	Past producer	small	Gold	n/a
Newton	Past producer	small	Copper, Silver, Gold, Lead, Zinc	found 1863
Nottus	Past producer	small	Gold, Silver, Copper	n/a
Oneida	Past producer	small	Gold	n/a
Original Amador	Past producer	small	Gold	found 1852
Peerless	Past producer	small	Gold	n/a
Penavita	Past producer	small	Gold	n/a
Peterson	Past producer	small	Gold, Arsenic	n/a
Pine Grove	Past producer	small	Gold, Silver, Copper, Lead	found 1935
Pine Grove Unit	Past producer	small	Gold, Copper, Zinc	found 1938
Pioneer	Past producer	small	Gold, Lead, Copper	n/a
Pioneer Lucky Strike Madrona,Harding	Past producer	small	Gold	found 1921
Plymouth Consolidated	Past producer	small	Gold, Copper	found 1852
Pocahontas	Past producer	small	Gold	n/a
Rainbow	Past producer	small	Gold, Lead	n/a
Red Hill	Past producer	small	Gold, Copper	found 1946
Red Tape	Past producer	small	Gold	n/a
Sargent	Past producer	small	Gold	n/a
Shakespeare	Past producer	small	Gold	n/a
South Cosmopolitan Group	Past producer	small	Gold	n/a
South Jackson	Past producer	small	Gold	n/a
South Spring Hill	Past producer	small	Gold	n/a
Spagnoli	Past producer	small	Gold	n/a
Three-In-One	Past producer	small	Gold, Silver, Copper	n/a
Tierakoff	Past producer	small	Gold	n/a
Valpariso	Past producer	small	Gold	n/a
Wonder	Past producer	small	Gold	n/a
Zeila Zeile	Past producer	small	Gold, Copper	n/a
Amador Mine	Producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Bay State	Producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Black Metal	Producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Cosumnes River Placers-Plymouth	Producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Dredge Tailings	Producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Dredge Tailings	Producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Fancher	Producer	n/a	Gold, Clay	n/a
Fiddletown	Producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Gold Gravel Mines	Producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Gopher Mine	Producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Hardenbergh	Producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Kent Dredging Co	Producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Lancha Plana Gold Dredging Co.	Producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Massa Tunnel	Producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Mexican	Producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Mother Lode	Producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Mountain Gold Dredging Co.	Producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Placeritas	Producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Unnamed Mine	Producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Unnamed Mine	Producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Unnamed Shaft	Producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Unnamed Workings	Producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Volcano	Producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Zeile Mine	Plant	n/a	Gold	n/a
A.J.Ringer Ranch	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Allen Ranch	Past producer	n/a	Gold, PGE, Silver	n/a
Alpine Mine	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Alta Extension	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Amador Mine	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Amador Queen No 2	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Amador Star	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Arata Property	Past producer	n/a	Gold, PGE, Silver	n/a
Argonaut Mine	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Argonaut Mine	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	found 1850
Associated Mg.Co.Property	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Baliol	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Copper	n/a
Baratini	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Bay State	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Betty Lu	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Boardman	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Bright	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Bruschi Ranch	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Buena Vista Dredge No 3	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Bunker Hill Mine	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Bunker Hill Mine	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	found 1852
California	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Central Eureka Mine	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Central Eureka Mine	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	found 1855
Clapboard	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Clark	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Cleveland Cons.	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Clinton Bar	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Colorado Group	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Cooper Mine	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Defender	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Lead, Zinc, Copper, Iron	n/a
Denend	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Dewitt	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Dooley Property	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Chromium	n/a
E.A. Kent Dredge No. 1	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
El Dorado	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Extension	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Forty-Nine Flat	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Fremont - Gover Mine	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	found 1867
Fuller	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Garibaldi Ranch	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Lead	n/a
George Kretcher Property	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Gillett	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Glavich	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Goat Ranch	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Gopher Mine	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Gritton and Keefer	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Gw Easton Property	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Hardenbergh	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Herbertville	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Hingston Ranch	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Holsinger	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Humbug Diggings	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
I.x.l.	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Illinois	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Indian Creek	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Italian Mine	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
John Mcculloh Property	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
John Orr Property	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
John Tonzi Property	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Jose Gulch	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Kennedy Mine	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Kennedy Mine	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	found 1856
Keystone Mine	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Keystone Mine	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	found 1851
Kreth Ranch	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Kruger and Vaughn	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
L.Ludekins	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Lessley Ranch	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Lincoln Consolidated	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Lincoln Consolidated Mines	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	found 1851
Little Illinois	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Live Oak	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Lorentz Group	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Madrill Dredge	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Malinda Setter Properties	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Mamoth	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Matulich Property	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Mcintire	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Mexican	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Copper	n/a
Moore Mine	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Mueller	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Mutual	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
New London Mine	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
New York	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Newton	Past producer	n/a	Copper, Gold, Silver	n/a
Niagara	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Old Eureka Mine	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	found 1852
Old Oaker	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Oneida	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Oneida Mine	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	found 1860
Original Amador Mine	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Original Amador Mine	Past producer	n/a	Gold	found 1851
Peerless	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Pigeon Drift	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Pioneer Mine	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Plymouth Consolidated Group	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Plymouth Consolidated Mine	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	found 1852
Pocamontas	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
R.H.Hingston Ranch	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Rancheria	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Reward	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Rim Can Dredge	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Rising Star	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Lead	n/a
Rupley Ranch	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Sally	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
San Andreas Dredge	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Santa Clara	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Schully Ranch	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
South Eureka	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
South Eureka Mine	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	found 1891
South Spring Hill Mine	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Sunnyside	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Swingle Property	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Tellurium	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Lead, Zinc, Copper	n/a
Treasure	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Valparaiso	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Volcano District	Past producer	n/a	Gold	found 1848
Volunteer	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Votaw Ranch	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
W.G.Anderson Property	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Wildman Mahoney Mine	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	found 1851
Wonder	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Wyomea	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Yellow Jacket	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Zeila Mine	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	found 1860

Source: USGS Mineral Resources Data System (retrieved 2026-10-13). The database was last updated around 2011, positions can be approximate and "producer" does not mean a mine is operating today. Sites already matched to an MSHA record are shown in the MSHA tables.

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