Butte Co Ca Mining History

Butte County California Gold Production – Western Mining

Butte County has held a high position among the gold-producing counties of California; nevertheless, very little has been published on the geology and production of the mining districts. Most of the gold came from placers, which produced about 3,123,115 ounces from 1880 to 1959

Butte County, CA mining, mines, mine owners and mine

Butte County, CA mines, mine companies, mine owners and mine information. US-Mining provides information on mines, operators, and minerals mined in Butte County, CA

Surcease Mine (Bunker Hill Mine; Treasure Hill Mine), Big

Logan, Clarence August (1930), Mines and Mineral Resources of Butte County, California: California Journal of Mines and Geology, California Mining Bureau (Report 26): 26(4): 381-382. O’Brien, J.C. (1949), Mines and mineral resources of Butte County, California: California Journal of Mines and Geology: 45: 421, 430-432, 452

The Mines of Butte | Browsing The Atlas

Oct 08, 2019 Oct 08, 2019 The Anaconda Mining Company, who opened the pit in 1955 and the pit’s more recent owner, ARCO, quit mining copper from the pit in 1982. On Earth Day, as a matter of fact. But Berkeley Pit was only one of the many mines excavating the copper and silver that made Butte a pivotal part of U.S. history

Butte County California Town Histories

Butte County, California Genealogy and History Volunteers Dedicated to Free Genealogy. Town Histories . ... Enterprise was located a mile above Stringtown, and was named after the Union Enterprise Mining Company, which operated there. Above Enterprise lay Forbestown. Between 1850 and 1860, it is estimated that there were 3000 people living in

Home - Butte County Historical Society

Butte County Historical Society Established 1956 Phone : 530 533-9418 Table Mountain In Butte County, CaWildflowers On Table MountainBig Bend In The Feather RiverBald Rock in Butte Co, Ca Dam Above The Fish Hatchery Previous Next Our Facilities, click the photos below for more history and information BCHS Museum BCHS Archives Ehmann Home Oregon City … Continue reading Home

The History of Butte County, California: In Two Volumes

Mining historian Kerby Jackson introduces us to a classic work of California history in this important re-issue of “The History of Butte County, California: In Two Volumes” which was written by Harry Laurenz Wells, Frank Gilbert and W.L. Chambers in 1882. This

Dogtown History - California History

Formerly known as the Dogtown Territorial Quarterly. California History At Its Very Best . Welcome to. Dogtown, Butte County, California, U.S.A. Located in northern California, Dogtown was established as a gold mining camp shortly after the 1849 California gold rush on a ridge overlooking the West Branch of the Feather River Canyon

Mining In Butte County, California | The Diggings™

2,598 records of mining claims on public land managed by the Bureau of Land Management. 147 active mining claims. 2,451 closed mining claims. 482 USGS records of mines in Butte County, California. Gold , Chromium , Silver , Iron , and Copper mines located in Butte County, California. See All

Butte County, California Mining Claims | The Diggings™

Filter 2,776 mining claims by commodity, decade, disposition, and type in Butte County, California

Butte Montana Mining History

the mining history of butte and anaconda Butte, Montana was once known world-wide as The Richest Hill on Earth. A combination of geologic circumstances produced a mineral wealth that made hundreds of men rich and, more importantly, gave high-paying jobs and opportunities to thousands and thousands of immigrants from much of the rest of the world

Records of the U.S. Bureau of Mines | National Archives

Aug 15, 2016 Aug 15, 2016 Mining regions, mine sites, and other bureau activities in various states, ca. 1916-29 (520 items). Specific mines located east of the Mississippi River owned by private firms, with related geologic features, prepared by the Eastern Field Operation Center (Pittsburgh, PA) for inclusion in reports, ca. 1942-70 (1000 items)

History of Butte County -- other information

More Information. History of Butte County by George Campbell Mansfield Reprint with additions and index of Mansfield's History of Butte County, California, with Biographical Sketches published in 1918 About the author. The son of a Canadian grain buyer, George Mansfield was born in Ontario, Canada, November 9, 1880

Gold Mining in California - Butte County

HAMILTON Gold was first discovered in Butte County California by John Bidwell in the now ghost town known as Hamilton in 1848, and that made Hamilton the first county seat of Butte County. John Bidwell was a local and national figure of that time and the founder of Chico, California and several other towns. He has an outstanding resume as he was among many things, a Brigadier General, served in the California

Quartz from Sawmill Peak, Magalia, Magalia Mining District