By Tom Ashworth — LASSEN COUNTY, CALIFORNIA County

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By Tom Ashworth — LASSEN COUNTY, CALIFORNIA County

Gold Mining Site CA • LASSEN COUNTY, CALIFORNIA County County
Description
LOCATION COUNTY: Lassen County STATE: California The Diamond Mountain district and Hayden Hill district, produced a total of 147,500 ounces of gold in Lassen County, with a considerable amount of unrecorded placer gold produced before 1880. At Hayden Hill, in northcentral part of county, in township 36N and 37N. range 10E and 11E, produced 116,000 ounces of lode gold, 1870-1910, from several mines. This burned down in 1910. Six miles south of Susanville, in township 29N. range 11E and 12E, th...
Historical Notes
Source: Tom Ashworth's Prospectors Cache (tomashworth.com / Tom Ashworth). Author: Tom Ashworth. Original page: lassen_ca.shtml. Area: by Tom Ashworth. Map coordinates are an approximate county/area centroid — not a precise claim site. LOCATION COUNTY: Lassen County STATE: California The Diamond Mountain district and Hayden Hill district, produced a total of 147,500 ounces of gold in Lassen County, with a considerable amount of unrecorded placer gold produced before 1880. At Hayden Hill, in northcentral part of county, in township 36N and 37N. range 10E and 11E, produced 116,000 ounces of lode gold, 1870-1910, from several mines. This burned down in 1910. Six miles south of Susanville, in township 29N. range 11E and 12E, the Diamond Mountain district had a total production of 10,000 ounces of placer gold and 22,000 ounces of lode gold. In area stream gravels of Tertiary age you can find placer gold. There are several area gold quartz lode veins in three types of igneous rocks, at the lode mines.
Status / Verification historical_site — Legendary or approximate

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