REE Mines in California
34Total Sites
1Active
REE Mining in California
California has 34 ree-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
| County | Sites |
|---|---|
| San Bernardino County | 25 |
| Riverside County | 4 |
| Calaveras County | 1 |
| Fresno County | 1 |
| Inyo County | 1 |
| Mono County | 1 |
| San Diego County | 1 |
REE Mines
| Mine | County | Type | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown | San Bernardino | Producer | |
| Ajax Prospect | Riverside | Surface | Prospect |
| Alice Prospect | San Bernardino | Surface | Prospect |
| Baby Blue Prospect | Riverside | Surface | Prospect |
| Bird Rock Deposit | San Diego | Surface | Prospect |
| Black Bow | Fresno | Surface | Prospect |
| Bullsnake Prospect | San Bernardino | Surface | Prospect |
| Candy & Cake No. 3 | San Bernardino | Surface | Prospect |
| Desert View Claim | Riverside | Surface | Prospect |
| Doty Prospect | San Bernardino | Surface | Prospect |
| Esperanza Group | San Bernardino | Occurrence | |
| Goulder Goulch Prospect | San Bernardino | Surface | Prospect |
| Horseshoe Group | San Bernardino | Occurrence | |
| Lucky Strike Group | San Bernardino | Occurrence | |
| Merced | Calaveras | Placer | Past Producer |
| Mineral Hill Claims | San Bernardino | Surface | Prospect |
| Mountain Pass District | San Bernardino | Past Producer | |
| Music Valley Deposit | Riverside | Surface-Underground | Occurrence |
| Rathburn Group | San Bernardino | Prospect | |
| Ray-Welch-Willmore Prospects | San Bernardino | Surface | Prospect |
| Reo Prospect | Inyo | Occurrence | |
| Reynolds Robbins Prospect A | San Bernardino | Surface | Prospect |
| Reynolds Robbins Prospect B | San Bernardino | Surface | Prospect |
| Reynolds Robbins Prospect C | San Bernardino | Surface | Prospect |
| Reynolds Robbins Prospect D | San Bernardino | Surface | Prospect |
| Salamander | San Bernardino | Occurrence | |
| Simon-Ray Mine | San Bernardino | Underground | Prospect |
| Summit Group | San Bernardino | Occurrence | |
| Unknown | Mono | Occurrence | |
| Unnamed Prospect | San Bernardino | Surface | Prospect |
| Unnamed Prospect | San Bernardino | Prospect | |
| Unnamed Prospect | San Bernardino | Surface | Prospect |
| Unnamed Prospect | San Bernardino | Surface | Prospect |
| Windy Boy Group | San Bernardino | Surface | Prospect |