Gold mines in Ventura County, California

Ventura County has 2 gold mines in MSHA records: 0 not abandoned and 2 abandoned. USGS lists 12 more historic producers.

Abandoned gold mine records in Ventura County

2 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 Land status is from BLM's public dataset and can be out of date; being on public land is not permission to enter old workings.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 2 abandoned records
NameTypeStatus sinceNearest townLandUSGS record
Frazier MineundergroundJul 9, 1984n/an/an/a
Long DaveundergroundAug 18, 1982n/an/an/a

Historic gold producers in Ventura County (USGS)

USGS records 12 historic gold producers in Ventura County: 12 past producers and 0 listed as producers or plants. For 2 of them USGS gives an output size (2 small).

Show the 12 sites
SiteUSGS statusOutputCommoditiesYears
Cic PlacerPast producersmallGoldn/a
San Guillermo CreekPast producersmallGoldn/a
Bear Number OnePast producern/aGoldn/a
Brown MinePast producern/aGoldn/a
Castac MinePast producern/aGoldn/a
Esperanza MinePast producern/aGoldn/a
Frazier MinePast producern/aGoldn/a
Long Dave MinePast producern/aGoldn/a
Maule MinesPast producern/aGoldn/a
Montecito Gravel & Quartz Co.Past producern/aGoldn/a
Red Rock ClaimsPast producern/aGoldn/a
Sanguillermo Creek ProspectPast producern/aGoldn/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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