Mother Lode region

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gold-bearing region historic region mining district

The Mother Lode region is a historic gold-bearing area in the Sierra Nevada foothills of California, famed as the heart of the 19th-century gold-mining boom.

Aliases (1)

Mother Lode gold-quartz vein system ×1

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	gold-bearing region → historic region → mining district →
containsSettlement	Angels Camp → Grass Valley → Jackson → Nevada City → Placerville → Sonora → Sutter Creek →
country	United States →
culturalSignificance	symbol of the California Gold Rush →
economicImportance	stimulated development of California →
extendsFrom	Mariposa County →
extendsTo	Placer County →
geologicalFeature	Mother Lode gold-quartz vein system →
geologicalSetting	metamorphic belt →
hasIndustry	mining → tourism →
heritageDesignation	historic mining region →
historicalPeriod	California Gold Rush →
knownFor	California Gold Rush history → gold deposits → hard-rock gold mining →
language	English →
locatedIn	California → Central California → Northern California → Sierra Nevada foothills →
locatedInAdministrativeEntity	Amador County → Calaveras County → El Dorado County → Nevada County → Tuolumne County →
locatedOnContinent	North America →
miningMethod	hard-rock mining → lode mining → underground mining →
nameEtymology	named for a principal gold-bearing vein or lode →
partOf	Sierra Nevada →
peakActivity	1850s →
resourceExtracted	gold →
significantEvent	19th-century gold-mining boom →
startTime	1848 →
tourismAttraction	Gold Rush-era towns → historic gold mines →
tourismType	heritage tourism →

Referenced by (4)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Mother Lode region ("Mother Lode gold-quartz vein system") →	geologicalFeature
Jackson, California →	partOf
Calaveras County →	partOfRegion
California Gold Rush →	significantPlace