Stanislaus River — Calaveras County

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Stanislaus River — Calaveras County

Gold Mining Site CA • Calaveras County County
Description
Angeles Camp had many area mines. The Keystone, Lancha Plana, and Union mines were gold mines with a by product of copper. The Utica and Gold Cliff mines were major producers of lode gold. Melones districts contained over 800 lode mines. Carson Hill was the most productive area and contained many mines with rich lode gold deposits. The Sheep Ranch Mine was a huge producer of lode gold. The Royal Mine was also a large producer of lode gold, with over 10,000 ounces of production. ADD INFORMATIO...
Historical Notes
Source: Tom Ashworth's Prospectors Cache (tomashworth.com / Mike Higbee / 49erMike). Author: Tom Ashworth. Original page: calaveras_ca.shtml. State index: https://web.archive.org/web/20040830075749/http://www.tomashworth.com/goldloc.shtml Area: STANISLAUS RIVER. Map coordinates are an approximate county centroid — not a precise claim site. Angeles Camp had many area mines. The Keystone, Lancha Plana, and Union mines were gold mines with a by product of copper. The Utica and Gold Cliff mines were major producers of lode gold. Melones districts contained over 800 lode mines. Carson Hill was the most productive area and contained many mines with rich lode gold deposits. The Sheep Ranch Mine was a huge producer of lode gold. The Royal Mine was also a large producer of lode gold, with over 10,000 ounces of production. ADD INFORMATION ON A GOLD BEARING LOCATION
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