Mines in Glenn County, California
122Total
43Active
Glenn County, California has 122 mine and mineral deposit locations documented in federal records from the USGS and MSHA. 43 of these are currently active mining operations. The most commonly recorded commodity is sand and gravel, construction, with 41 sites. The table below lists all recorded mines in the county with links to individual site details.
All Mines in Glenn County
| Mine | Commodity | Type | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Orland Plant | Construction Sand and Gravel | Surface | Active | MSHA |
| Valley Rock Products - Willows | Construction Sand and Gravel | Surface | Active | MSHA |
| Valley Rock Products-Orland | Construction Sand and Gravel | Surface | Active | MSHA |
| Black Diamond North Star | Manganese | Producer | MRDS | |
| Brown and Moore | Manganese | Producer | MRDS | |
| Chrome King | Chromium | Producer | MRDS | |
| Colusa Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Surface | Producer | MRDS |
| Elephant Hi31 | Manganese | Producer | MRDS | |
| Elk Creek Bar | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Surface | Producer | MRDS |
| Glenn County Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Surface | Producer | MRDS |
| Grey Eagle Mine | Chromium | Producer | MRDS | |
| Grey Eagle Mine-Black Diamond | Chromium | Producer | MRDS | |
| Hamilton City Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Surface | Producer | MRDS |
| Hamilton City Plant | Calcium | Processing Plant | Producer | MRDS |
| Hamilton Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Surface | Producer | MRDS |
| Hydrick Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Surface | Producer | MRDS |
| K. B. No. 4 | Manganese | Producer | MRDS | |
| K. B. No. 4 | Manganese | Producer | MRDS | |
| Kaiser Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Surface | Producer | MRDS |
| Lester G. Madsen | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | MRDS | |
| Lester G. Madsen | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Surface | Producer | MRDS |
| Levensaler and Spier | Manganese | Producer | MRDS | |
| Mills Orchards Gravel | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Surface | Producer | MRDS |
| Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Surface | Producer | MRDS |
| Pit No 1 Dist No 15 Cow Creek | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Surface | Producer | MRDS |
| Pits | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Surface | Producer | MRDS |
| Rattlesnake | Manganese | Producer | MRDS | |
| So. Pacific Railroad Co. | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Surface | Producer | MRDS |
| Stoney Creek Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Surface | Producer | MRDS |
| Stony Creek Bar | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Surface | Producer | MRDS |
| Stony Creek Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Surface | Producer | MRDS |
| Stony Creek Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Surface | Producer | MRDS |
| Stony Creek Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Processing Plant | Producer | MRDS |
| Svastika | Chromium | Producer | MRDS | |
| T. P. Thuemler | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Surface | Producer | MRDS |
| Unnamed Location | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Surface | Producer | MRDS |
| Unnamed Location | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Surface | Producer | MRDS |
| Unnamed Location | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Surface | Producer | MRDS |
| Unnamed Location | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Surface | Producer | MRDS |
| Unnamed Location | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Surface | Producer | MRDS |
| Valley Rock Products Co | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Surface | Producer | MRDS |
| Willows City Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Surface | Producer | MRDS |
| Willows Pits | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Surface | Producer | MRDS |
| Avery Claims | Chromium | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| B.s. No. 1 | Prospect | MRDS | ||
| B.s. No. 1 | Surface-Underground | Prospect | MRDS | |
| Big Stoney Creek Mine | Surface | Prospect | MRDS | |
| Black Buttes | Occurrence | MRDS | ||
| Black Buttes | Copper | Underground | Prospect | MRDS |
| Black Diamond | Chromium | Surface | Prospect | MRDS |
| Black Diamond Mine | Chromium | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Black Diamond Mine | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Black Diamond North Star | Manganese | Underground | Prospect | MRDS |
| Brisco | Occurrence | MRDS | ||
| Brown | Marble, Dimension | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Brown | Marble, Dimension | Surface-Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Brown and Moore Prospect | Surface | Prospect | MRDS | |
| Chico Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Surface | Unknown | MRDS |
| Chrome Ring | Chromium | Prospect | MRDS | |
| Conklin & Williams | Clay | Surface-Underground | Prospect | MRDS |
| Conklin and Williams | Chromium | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Copper Prospect | Copper | Unknown | MRDS | |
| Daniels | Marble, Dimension | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Daniels | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Surface-Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Elephant Hill | Manganese | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Elephant Hill Prospect | Unknown | MRDS | ||
| Glenn County Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Glenn County Pits | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Gravel Pits | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Surface | Unknown | MRDS |
| Grey Eagle Mine | Chromium | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Grey Eagle Mine | Chromium | Surface-Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| High Point Mine | Chromium | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| High Point Mine | Chromium | Surface-Underground | Prospect | MRDS |
| Hudibras | Occurrence | MRDS | ||
| Hummingbird | Occurrence | MRDS | ||
| Hummingbird | Manganese | Surface-Underground | Prospect | MRDS |
| K. B. No. 1 | Prospect | MRDS | ||
| K.b. No. 1 Claim | Surface | Prospect | MRDS | |
| K.b. No. 4 | Surface-Underground | Prospect | MRDS | |
| Knight | Occurrence | MRDS | ||
| Knight | Copper | Unknown | MRDS | |
| Laborn | Copper | Prospect | MRDS | |
| Laborn | Copper | Surface-Underground | Prospect | MRDS |
| Lehour | Occurrence | MRDS | ||
| Levensaler and Speir Prospect | Past Producer | MRDS | ||
| Luce Claim | Chromium | Surface-Underground | Prospect | MRDS |
| Luce Claims | Chromium | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Martin Pit and Mi11 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Surface | Unknown | MRDS |
| Nye | Marble, Dimension | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Nye Ranch | Mercury | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Orland Sand & Gravel Corporation | Construction Sand and Gravel | Surface | Abandoned | MSHA |
| Orland Sand and Gravel Co. | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Pacheco Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Surface | Unknown | MRDS |
| Pits | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Queen Ann Claims | Chromium | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Rattlesnake Mine | Surface-Underground | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Salt Spring No.2 | Geothermal | Well | Unknown | MRDS |
| Spooner Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| St. John | Occurrence | MRDS | ||
| St. John | Copper | Surface-Underground | Prospect | MRDS |
| Stony Creek/gilmore Plant | Construction Sand and Gravel | Surface | Abandoned | MSHA |
| Svastika | Chromium | Surface-Underground | Prospect | MRDS |
| Swastika | Chromium | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| T. P. Thuemler | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Talbot | Granite | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Talbot | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Underground | Prospect | MRDS |
| Titanic | Gold | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Titanic | Gold | Surface-Underground | Occurrence | MRDS |
| Turner Ranch | Mercury | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Unknown | Gold | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Unknown | Gold | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Unknown | Chromium | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Unnamed Location | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Unnamed Location | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Unnamed Location | Gold | Underground | Unknown | MRDS |
| Unnamed Location | Copper | Surface-Underground | Unknown | MRDS |
| Unnamed Location | Chromium | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Unnamed Prospect | Occurrence | MRDS | ||
| Valley View | Occurrence | MRDS | ||
| Valley View | Unknown | MRDS | ||
| Whitney Pit | Construction Sand and Gravel | Surface | Abandoned | MSHA |
| Willows City Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | MRDS |