Facts
- MSHA status
- Non-producing since May 29, 2023
- Type
- Underground
- County
- Sierra County
- State
- California
- Land status (BLM data)
- Land status not determined in the BLM dataset
- Nearest town
- Alleghany
- Operator
- Quartzview Corporation
- Coordinates
- 39.4650, -120.8422
- MSHA mine ID
- 0401299
Source: MSHA Mines data set, retrieved 2026-10-13. Status and counts can lag real operations.
Land status comes from the BLM Surface Management Agency dataset and can be out of date. Check ownership before you go near any mine site.
History and geology (USGS)
- USGS site name
- Gold Crown
- USGS status
- Past producer
- Commodities
- Gold, Platinum
- Deposit type
- Low-sulfide Au-quartz vein
- Output size
- small (USGS class)
Matched by location to the USGS Mineral Resources Data System record 10106528 (retrieved 2026-10-13). The database was last updated around 2011, so history may be out of date.
Gold mines nearby
- Ruby Mine 3 mi · active
- Red Ledge Mine 8 mi · intermittent
- Big Seam mine 31 mi · active
- Spring Valley Mine 66 mi · active
- Lincoln Mine Project 73 mi · non-producing