Nickel Mines in California
41Total Sites
1Active
Nickel Mining in California
California has 41 nickel-related mine and mineral deposit locations recorded in federal databases. Of these, 1 are currently active operations. Data comes from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System and MSHA Mine Safety and Health Administration records.
By County
Nickel Mines
| Mine | County | Type | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| B S B Cinder Pit | Siskiyou | Surface | Producer |
| Bell Valley | Mendocino | Occurrence | |
| Burke One Claims | Calaveras | Occurrence | |
| Burke Prospect | Calaveras | Occurrence | |
| Camp Six Lookout | Del Norte | Unknown | |
| Clipper Mills | Butte | Unknown | |
| Coyote Gap | Butte | Unknown | |
| Coyote Mountains Nickel Prospect | Imperial | Occurrence | |
| Deer Creek Nickeliferous Magnesite | Tulare | Surface | Prospect |
| Df Laterite | Del Norte | Occurrence | |
| Diamond Flat | Del Norte | Unknown | |
| Diamond Springs | Plumas, Yuba | Occurrence | |
| Diamond Springs | Plumas | Unknown | |
| Dunsmuir | Siskiyou | Underground | Unknown |
| Friday Deposit | San Diego | Underground | Prospect |
| Gasquet Mountain | Del Norte | Unknown | |
| Gordon Mountain | Del Norte | Unknown | |
| Keller Deposit | Imperial | Surface | Occurrence |
| Krohn and Ward | Madera | Prospect | |
| Lucky Strike Group | San Diego | Prospect | |
| Maninni Nickel Property | San Luis Obispo | Surface | Occurrence |
| Meadow Valey | Plumas | Unknown | |
| Middle Campground | Plumas | Unknown | |
| Ni-Cal | Del Norte | Prospect | |
| Nickel Magnesium Group | San Benito | Occurrence | |
| Old Ironsides Prospect | San Diego | Surface-Underground | Prospect |
| Pulga Area | Butte | Unknown | |
| Quartz Hill | Butte | Unknown | |
| Quartz Hill Area | Butte | Occurrence | |
| Red Hill and Copper Butte Claims | San Diego | Underground | Prospect |
| Rock Creek | Plumas | Surface | Unknown |
| San Luis Obispo | San Luis Obispo | Surface | Occurrence |
| Shell Canyon | Imperial | Surface | Occurrence |
| Smith River Flat | Del Norte | Surface | Unknown |
| Talley Group | San Diego | Occurrence | |
| Unnamed | San Diego | Underground | Prospect |
| Unnamed | Trinity | Occurrence | |
| Unnamed Nickel Prospect | San Bernardino | Surface-Underground | Prospect |
| Upper Coon Mountain | Del Norte | Unknown | |
| Valley Springs | Calaveras | Unknown | |
| Ventura Mine | Ventura | Underground | Prospect |