Grass Valley mining district
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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.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historic place
ⓘ
mining district ⓘ |
| adjacentTo | Nevada City mining district NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| administrativeRegion | Nevada County, California NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centeredOn | Grass Valley, California NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| containsMine |
Banner Mine
NERFINISHED
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Central Mine NERFINISHED ⓘ Chicago Mine NERFINISHED ⓘ Empire Mine NERFINISHED ⓘ Eureka Mine NERFINISHED ⓘ Gold Hill Mine NERFINISHED ⓘ Harvard Mine NERFINISHED ⓘ Idaho Mine NERFINISHED ⓘ Idaho-Maryland Mine NERFINISHED ⓘ Kenton Mine NERFINISHED ⓘ Lone Jack Mine NERFINISHED ⓘ Maryland Mine NERFINISHED ⓘ Massachusetts Hill Mine NERFINISHED ⓘ New Brunswick Mine NERFINISHED ⓘ North Star Mine NERFINISHED ⓘ Ophir Hill Mine NERFINISHED ⓘ Pennsylvania Mine NERFINISHED ⓘ Union Hill Mine NERFINISHED ⓘ Wabash Mine NERFINISHED ⓘ Wyandotte Mine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
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 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasHeritageSite | Empire Mine State Historic Park NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalPeriodOfPeakActivity |
19th century
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California Gold Rush era NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
deep hard-rock mines
ⓘ
gold mining ⓘ quartz gold deposits ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
California, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
California
Nevada County, California NERFINISHED ⓘ Sierra Nevada foothills ⓘ |
| mineral | gold ⓘ |
| miningMethod |
deep shaft mining
ⓘ
underground hard-rock mining ⓘ |
| oreType | quartz veins ⓘ |
| partOf | California Gold Country NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionType | lode gold district ⓘ |
| status | largely inactive for commercial mining ⓘ |
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