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Historic gold producers in Madera County (USGS)

USGS records 171 historic gold producers in Madera County: 169 past producers and 2 listed as producers or plants. For 130 of them USGS gives an output size (130 small). Production years are recorded for 1 sites, from 1942 to 1945.

Show the 171 sites

Site	USGS status	Output	Commodities	Years
Daulton Group	Past producer	small	Copper, Silver, Gold, Cobalt	1942 to 1945
Abbey Mine	Past producer	small	Gold	n/a
Adobe Ranch	Past producer	small	Gold	n/a
Albion	Past producer	small	Gold	n/a
Bach	Past producer	small	Copper, Silver, Gold	n/a
Baker Gold Mining Co	Past producer	small	Gold	n/a
Balfron	Past producer	small	Gold	n/a
Baltimore	Past producer	small	Gold	n/a
Bazinet	Past producer	small	Gold	n/a
Belle	Past producer	small	Gold	n/a
Belleview	Past producer	small	Gold	n/a
Bessie H.	Past producer	small	Gold	n/a
Big Stick	Past producer	small	Gold	n/a
Bimbo Ext. 5 and 6	Past producer	small	Gold	n/a
Blind Orphan	Past producer	small	Gold, Lead	n/a
Buchanan	Past producer	small	Lead, Silver, Copper, Zinc, Gold, Cobalt	n/a
Bullion	Past producer	small	Gold	n/a
Bully Boy	Past producer	small	Gold	n/a
Butterfly	Past producer	small	Gold	found 1883
Canady	Past producer	small	Gold	n/a
Canary	Past producer	small	Gold	n/a
Caroline	Past producer	small	Gold	n/a
Central No. 2	Past producer	small	Gold	n/a
Chipmunk	Past producer	small	Gold	n/a
Colorado	Past producer	small	Gold	n/a
Columbus	Past producer	small	Gold	n/a
Crabtree	Past producer	small	Gold	n/a
Crystal Spring	Past producer	small	Gold	n/a
Daisy Bell	Past producer	small	Gold	n/a
Daniels	Past producer	small	Gold	n/a
Diana	Past producer	small	Gold	n/a
Eighty-Six	Past producer	small	Gold	n/a
Eliza Jane	Past producer	small	Gold	n/a
Empire Nos 1 , 2 and 3	Past producer	small	Gold	n/a
Enterprise	Past producer	small	Gold	n/a
Europa	Past producer	small	Gold	n/a
Fine Gold	Past producer	small	Gold	n/a
First Venture	Past producer	small	Gold	n/a
Five Oaks	Past producer	small	Gold	n/a
Flori Ori Gold Lode	Past producer	small	Gold	n/a
Flying Dutchman Mines	Past producer	small	Gold	n/a
Freda	Past producer	small	Gold	n/a
Galena King	Past producer	small	Lead, Silver, Copper, Gold	n/a
Gambetta & Arkansas Travelers	Past producer	small	Gold	n/a
Golconda	Past producer	small	Gold	n/a
Golden Crystal & Lucky Strike	Past producer	small	Gold	n/a
Golden Ribbon No. 1 and 2	Past producer	small	Gold	n/a
Golden Road	Past producer	small	Gold	n/a
Golden Treasure & Other Claims	Past producer	small	Gold	n/a
Hanover	Past producer	small	Gold	found 1880
Harrietta	Past producer	small	Gold	n/a
Hawkeye	Past producer	small	Gold	n/a
High Grade	Past producer	small	Gold	n/a
Hildreth	Past producer	small	Gold	n/a
Homestake	Past producer	small	Gold	n/a
Hughes	Past producer	small	Gold	n/a
J. M.	Past producer	small	Gold	n/a
Jackass Mountain Mines	Past producer	small	Gold	n/a
Jeff Davis and Canary	Past producer	small	Gold	n/a
John W. Cates	Past producer	small	Gold	n/a
Johnny	Past producer	small	Gold	n/a
Johnny Bull	Past producer	small	Gold	n/a
Josephine	Past producer	small	Gold, Arsenic	n/a
Keefe	Past producer	small	Gold	n/a
Keystone	Past producer	small	Gold	n/a
Lady Ellen	Past producer	small	Gold	n/a
Last Chance	Past producer	small	Gold	n/a
Last Chance	Past producer	small	Gold	n/a
Laura May	Past producer	small	Gold	n/a
Lawsuit	Past producer	small	Gold	n/a
Lillie	Past producer	small	Gold	n/a
Lingo	Past producer	small	Gold	n/a
Little Bullion	Past producer	small	Gold	n/a
Lottie K.	Past producer	small	Gold	n/a
Lucky Bill	Past producer	small	Gold	found 1880
Madera No. 1	Past producer	small	Gold	n/a
Magnet	Past producer	small	Gold	n/a
Mammoth	Past producer	small	Gold	n/a
Mclaughlin and Pearl	Past producer	small	Gold	n/a
Millenium	Past producer	small	Gold	n/a
Miller, L. H.	Past producer	small	Gold	n/a
Mint	Past producer	small	Gold	n/a
Moonlight and Starlight	Past producer	small	Gold	n/a
Morning Star	Past producer	small	Gold	n/a
Mountain Lily No. 1 , Mary, North Star, Etal	Past producer	small	Gold	n/a
Mountain View	Past producer	small	Gold	n/a
Mud Springs	Past producer	small	Gold	n/a
Nellie Gray	Past producer	small	Gold	n/a
New Citizen & Pure Gold	Past producer	small	Gold	n/a
North Lillie	Past producer	small	Gold	n/a
Old Blue	Past producer	small	Gold	n/a
Owl No. 1 and 2	Past producer	small	Gold, Iron, Lead	n/a
Paradise	Past producer	small	Gold	n/a
Paterson	Past producer	small	Gold	n/a
Patton	Past producer	small	Gold	n/a
Prospect	Past producer	small	Gold	n/a
Providence	Past producer	small	Gold	n/a
Quartz Mtn	Past producer	small	Gold, Arsenic	n/a
Ragesdale	Past producer	small	Gold	n/a
Reba	Past producer	small	Gold	n/a
Riverside & Starlight	Past producer	small	Gold	n/a
Round Tree	Past producer	small	Gold	n/a
S E Canady	Past producer	small	Gold	n/a
San Joaquin	Past producer	small	Gold	n/a
Savannah, Etal Claims	Past producer	small	Gold, Iron	n/a
Snow Flake	Past producer	small	Gold, Lead, Iron	n/a
Sol Ferino	Past producer	small	Gold	n/a
Spangle Gold Mining Co. Claims	Past producer	small	Gold	n/a
St. Patrick & Josephine	Past producer	small	Gold, Arsenic	n/a
Standard	Past producer	small	Gold	n/a
Standard No. 2	Past producer	small	Gold	n/a
Starlight Group	Past producer	small	Gold	n/a
Stayton Mining Co Claims	Past producer	small	Gold	n/a
Stemwinder	Past producer	small	Gold	n/a
Sunol	Past producer	small	Gold	n/a
Sunset View	Past producer	small	Gold	n/a
Sunshine	Past producer	small	Gold	n/a
Suprise	Past producer	small	Gold	n/a
Swede Gulch	Past producer	small	Gold	n/a
Ten Strike	Past producer	small	Gold	n/a
Texas Flat Consolidated	Past producer	small	Gold	n/a
Thrower	Past producer	small	Gold	n/a
Tiger	Past producer	small	Gold, Silver, Iron, Lead, Zinc	n/a
Volcano No. 1	Past producer	small	Gold	n/a
Washington	Past producer	small	Gold	n/a
Waterloo	Past producer	small	Gold, Lead	n/a
Williams	Past producer	small	Gold	n/a
Willow Creek	Past producer	small	Gold	n/a
Zebra	Past producer	small	Gold	n/a
Zulu	Past producer	small	Gold	n/a
Joe Devaney Sand & Gravel Co.	Producer	n/a	Sand and Gravel, Construction, Gold, Silver	n/a
Marysville Mine	Producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Bennett	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Berg Property	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Berg Suction Dredge	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Big Ben and Big Ben No. 1 Claims	Past producer	n/a	Sand and Gravel, Construction, Gold	n/a
Buckhorn	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Tungsten	n/a
Bully Boy Group	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Casaurang Ranch	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Chalfant Ranch	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Dredging Locations	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Ed Wells Property	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Edmonds Dredge	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Enterprise Mine	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Copper	n/a
Flying Dutchman Mines	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Galena King	Past producer	n/a	Silver, Copper, Gold, Lead	n/a
Gambetta and Arkansas Traveler	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Gertrude M.	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Hardscrabble	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Heiskell Property	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Howell Dredge	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Jesse Bell Mine	Past producer	n/a	Copper, Gold, Cobalt, Silver	found 1870
Jordan Ranch	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Kennedy	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Little Bullion	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Lucky Bill Mine	Past producer	n/a	Gold	found 1880
Mccoon Lease	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Old Northfork Nos. 1 & 2	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Pierce Ranch	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Polk Ranch	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
R.M. Rock Products	Past producer	n/a	Sand and Gravel, Construction, Gold	n/a
St. Patrick and Josephine	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Swede Gulch	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Unnamed Property	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Waterloo Mine	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Whitman Ranch	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Williams & Parker	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Williams and Santoni Dredge	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Wishon and Watson Property	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Yellow Astor	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Tin, Tungsten	n/a
Zulu	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a

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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