Grass Valley mining district

E844109

The Grass Valley mining district is a historic gold-mining region in Nevada County, California, known for its rich quartz gold deposits and numerous deep hard-rock mines.

All labels observed (2)

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf historic place
mining district
adjacentTo Nevada City mining district
administrativeRegion Nevada County, California
centeredOn Grass Valley, California
containsMine Banner Mine
Central Mine
linked to: Banner Mine

Chicago Mine
Empire Mine
Eureka Mine
Gold Hill Mine
Harvard Mine
Idaho Mine
linked to: Idaho-Maryland Mine

Idaho-Maryland Mine
Kenton Mine
Lone Jack Mine
Maryland Mine
Massachusetts Hill Mine
New Brunswick Mine
North Star Mine
Ophir Hill Mine
Pennsylvania Mine
Union Hill Mine
Wabash Mine
Wyandotte Mine
country United States
currentUse heritage tourism
recreation
distinguishedFrom placer gold districts of the Sierra Nevada
economicImportance major historic gold producer in California
geologicalSetting metamorphic rocks of the Sierra Nevada foothills
hasCity Grass Valley, California
hasHeritageSite Empire Mine State Historic Park
historicalPeriodOfPeakActivity 19th century
California Gold Rush era
knownFor deep hard-rock mines
gold mining
quartz gold deposits
locatedIn California
Nevada County, California
Sierra Nevada foothills
mineral gold
miningMethod deep shaft mining
underground hard-rock mining
oreType quartz veins
partOf California Gold Country
regionType lode gold district
status largely inactive for commercial mining

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

North Star Mine partOf Grass Valley mining district
Grass Valley mining district adjacentTo Nevada City mining district
linked to: Grass Valley mining district