Gold Mines in Tuolumne County, CA: 7 Abandoned + 430 Historic

Abandoned gold mine records in Tuolumne County

7 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 Land status is from BLM's public dataset and can be out of date; being on public land is not permission to enter old workings.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 7 abandoned records

Name	Type	Status since	Nearest town	Land	USGS record
Alto Mine	surface	Nov 15, 1993	n/a	n/a	n/a
Jamestown Mine	surface	Aug 3, 1994	n/a	n/a	n/a
Mc Alpine Mine	underground	Sep 9, 1981	n/a	n/a	n/a
Omega Mine	underground	Dec 26, 1991	n/a	n/a	n/a
Optimist Mining Co	underground	Jun 8, 1982	n/a	n/a	n/a
Sarbo Claim	underground	Sep 15, 1981	n/a	n/a	n/a
Star King	underground	Jul 11, 1989	n/a	n/a	n/a

Historic gold producers in Tuolumne County (USGS)

USGS records 430 historic gold producers in Tuolumne County: 278 past producers and 152 listed as producers or plants. For 47 of them USGS gives an output size (47 small). The most common deposit type is low-sulfide Au-quartz vein (8 sites).

Show the 300 biggest of 430 sites

Site	USGS status	Output	Commodities	Years
Alabama	Producer	small	Gold	n/a
Dreisam	Producer	small	Gold, Zinc, Lead, Iron	n/a
Hector	Producer	small	Gold	n/a
Joe Hooker	Producer	small	Gold	n/a
Olsen	Producer	small	Gold, Copper	n/a
Providence	Producer	small	Gold, Lead, Iron	n/a
Tex	Producer	small	Gold, Silver, Copper	n/a
Anderson & Amberg	Past producer	small	Gold	n/a
Belleview	Past producer	small	Gold, Lead, Copper	n/a
Bonanza	Past producer	small	Gold	n/a
Buchanan	Past producer	small	Gold	n/a
Carlotta Consolidated Group	Past producer	small	Gold, Lead, Zinc, Iron	n/a
Chaparral	Past producer	small	Gold	n/a
Chileno	Past producer	small	Gold, Silver	n/a
Clio	Past producer	small	Gold	n/a
Combination	Past producer	small	Gold	n/a
Crystalline	Past producer	small	Gold	n/a
Densmore & Young America	Past producer	small	Gold, Lead	n/a
Dutch-App Group	Past producer	small	Gold	n/a
Eagle - Shawmut	Past producer	small	Gold	n/a
Eureka	Past producer	small	Gold	n/a
Golden Gate	Past producer	small	Gold	n/a
Gross and Street	Past producer	small	Gold	n/a
Ham and Birney	Past producer	small	Gold, Silver	n/a
Hard To Find	Past producer	small	Gold, Silver, Copper	n/a
Hidden Treasure	Past producer	small	Gold	n/a
Imperial Group	Past producer	small	Gold	n/a
Jumper & Golden Rule Group	Past producer	small	Gold, Silver	n/a
Keltz No. Ext.	Past producer	small	Gold	n/a
Last Chance	Past producer	small	Gold, Copper	n/a
Lead & Tam O'Shanter	Past producer	small	Gold, Lead	n/a
Little Gem	Past producer	small	Gold	n/a
Longfellow	Past producer	small	Gold	n/a
Mann	Past producer	small	Copper, Gold	n/a
Manzanita	Past producer	small	Gold	n/a
Mazeppa	Past producer	small	Gold	n/a
Mc Cormick	Past producer	small	Gold	n/a
Mount Jefferson	Past producer	small	Gold	n/a
Mount Vernon	Past producer	small	Gold	n/a
Norwegian	Past producer	small	Gold, Silver, Lead, Copper, Mercury	n/a
Nyman Consolidated Group	Past producer	small	Gold	n/a
Oak Hill	Past producer	small	Copper, Silver, Gold	n/a
Patterson and Lennon Mines	Past producer	small	Gold	n/a
Phoenix Lake	Past producer	small	Gold	n/a
Rappahannock	Past producer	small	Gold	n/a
Rawhide	Past producer	small	Gold	n/a
United Mines Group	Past producer	small	Gold, Lead, Iron	n/a
Jamestown Mine	Producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	from 1899
Ajax	Producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Altadena and Kearsage	Producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Altamont	Producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Anderson G. Mining Co.	Producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Anti - Chinese	Producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Argentum	Producer	n/a	Gold, Lead, Zinc	n/a
Baer	Producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Bald Mountain	Producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Bedrock Blue Gravel	Producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Big Chunk	Producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Borne	Producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Brown Bird	Producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Buck Horn & Back Bone	Producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Buona Speranza	Producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Central	Producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Champion	Producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Chance	Producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Chantreau	Producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Cleo	Producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Columbia Basin	Producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Contention	Producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Cornucopia No. 1 , No. 2 Group	Producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Crystal Springs	Producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Dawn	Producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Don Pedro	Producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
East Belt-Soulsbyville-Toulumne	Producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Electric and Thunderbolt.	Producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Ella D. & Morning Star	Producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Etna	Producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Farmington	Producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Fitzgerald	Producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Fraction	Producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Free Lance	Producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Free Lance Ext. 4	Producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Gem	Producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Gen Us Grant	Producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Genevieve	Producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
George Mullins Company	Producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Gerrymander Consolidated	Producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Gibson	Producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Gold Ridge Mining Company	Producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Golden Dam	Producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Golden Nugget	Producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Golden Poppy Mining Company	Producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Golden West	Producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Grass Extention	Producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Grey Eagle & Rival	Producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Gross Consolidated	Producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Groveland-Moccasin-Jacksonville	Producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Happy Jack	Producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Hard Gravel	Producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Hard Rock	Producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Hawk	Producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Heslep	Producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Hidden Treasure	Producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Hudson & Calhoun	Producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Hughes Cons. & Dyneta	Producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Hull	Producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Hunter	Producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
If I Can Mine	Producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Independent	Producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Isabella & Gem	Producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
J. G. Huston	Producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Jack Lode	Producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Jackson Flat	Producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
John Royal	Producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Julia	Producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Justice	Producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
La Preciosa	Producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Little Florence	Producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Lone Star	Producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Lucky Strike	Producer	n/a	Gold, Tungsten	n/a
Maddox	Producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Magruder	Producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Maryatt	Producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Mcalpine	Producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Mcardle	Producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Mitchell	Producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Monarch	Producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Montreal Consolidated	Producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Morhman	Producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Mountain Bell & Parallel	Producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Mountain Lily	Producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Mountain View Consolidated	Producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Muller	Producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Mullin and Co	Producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
New Grand Turk	Producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
North Ext. Maryatt	Producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
North Extention of Green	Producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Norwegian	Producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Nut Pine	Producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
O.p.	Producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Olsen	Producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Page	Producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Pet Cossey	Producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Pine Log	Producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Pine Nut	Producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Pocket Belt	Producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Pocket Belt Region	Producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	found 1850
Porto Fino	Producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Prospect	Producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Prudhomme	Producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Punter	Producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Rattlesnake	Producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Redemption & Ice House	Producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Relief & Surplus	Producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Reward Group	Producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Riffle	Producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Robinson	Producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Rough and Ready	Producer	n/a	Gold, Chromium	n/a
Russell Telegraph	Producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Santissima	Producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Siedge	Producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Sievert Consolidated	Producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Silken	Producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Sledge	Producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Smooth Bore	Producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Snell	Producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Somerset	Producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Sonora	Producer	n/a	Silver, Gold	n/a
Soulsby Belle	Producer	n/a	Gold, Lead, Zinc	n/a
Springfield Drift Mine	Producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Stuart & Morris	Producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Sunny South	Producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Temescal	Producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Thompson Hill Group	Producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Tin Can Group	Producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Triumph	Producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Turner	Producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
U. S. Grant.	Producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Unamed	Producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Uncle Sam	Producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Unidentified Placer Area	Producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Union	Producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
United	Producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Victoria	Producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Volunteer	Producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Waif	Producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Wallstreet & Sugar Pine	Producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Wickham	Producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Willieta	Producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Wilson & Means Group	Producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Wind Wheel	Producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Jamestown Mine	Plant	n/a	Gold, Silver	from 1891
Abbie L.	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Alabama	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Alameda	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Albion Consolidated	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Arbona	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Arborn	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Atlas and Soldiers Gulch	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
B. J. Placer Mine	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Back Track	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Badger	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Baker Ranch	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Banner	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Beckwith & Saunders	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Bedrock Blue Gravel	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Bell	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Bell	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Bicknell	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Big Bend and Little Bend	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Big Oak Flat District	Past producer	n/a	Gold	found 1848
Big Oak Flat No. 1	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver, Zinc, Lead, Copper	n/a
Black Gold	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Black Hawk	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Black Oak Group	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Zinc, Lead, Iron	n/a
Black Oak Mine	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	found 1878
Blackfoot & Slide Hill	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Blue & White Star	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Blue Lead	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Boitano	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Bonanza Mine	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	found 1851
Bonita	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Bown	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Bown	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Buchanan Mine	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Buena Speranza and Josephine	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Buzzard Roost	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Carlin	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Casa Madera	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Lead	n/a
Chaparral Mine	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Chinese Camp District	Past producer	n/a	Gold	found 1849
Columbia District	Past producer	n/a	Gold	found 1850
Columbus	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Columbus	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Confidence	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Confidence Group	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Lead	n/a
Confidence-Lamphere Mine	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	found 1853
Consuella Mine	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Contact	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Cosmopolite & Violet	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Criss Cross & Relief	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Darrow	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Del Monte	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Dick and Kent	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Dondebo	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Donella	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Duffield	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Duleek Mine	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver, Copper	n/a
Duleek No. 1 , 2 , 3	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Eagle-Shawmut Mine	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Eagle-Shawmut Mine	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver, Copper	found 1850
Ellen Winton Mine	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Erin Go Bragh and Cloudman	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Erin Go Bragh and Cloudman	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Copper, Lead, Silver	n/a
Eureka	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Eureka	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Excelsior	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Excelsior	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Experimental	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver, Copper, Lead	n/a
Fairview	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Farmington	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Fenton Group	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Fifty-Five	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Five Mile # 2	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Fox, Hudson Calhoun & Ford Group.	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Garfield	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Garfield & Virgina	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Gem	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Lead	n/a
Gem	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Gen Us Grant	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Uranium	n/a
George Mullins Company	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Gibson	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Gladstone	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Gold Finch	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Golden Star	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Golden Star	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Copper, Lead, Silver	n/a
Golden Trail	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Goldship-Mayflower Mine	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Goldwin	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Grand Turk	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Grand Turk	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Grant Group	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Grigsby # 2	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Group	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Group	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Lead	n/a
Hard To Find	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Copper, Silver	n/a
Harriman	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Harvard Mine Group	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Hazel Dell Group	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Homestake	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Hope	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Hudson and Calhoun	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Hull Mine	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
If I Can Mine	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Imperial	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Jackass	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Judy Girl	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Junction	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Kanaka	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Kelly and Mother Lode	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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