Mines in Sacramento County, California
179Total
68Active
Sacramento County, California has 179 mine and mineral deposit locations documented in federal records from the USGS and MSHA. 68 of these are currently active mining operations. The most commonly recorded commodity is gold, with 78 sites. The table below lists all recorded mines in the county with links to individual site details.
All Mines in Sacramento County
| Mine | Commodity | Type | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bradshaw | Construction Sand and Gravel | Surface | Active | MSHA |
| Florin Plant | Common Clays NEC | Facility | Active | MSHA |
| Perkins Plant | Construction Sand and Gravel | Surface | Active | MSHA |
| Trp-Sacramento Plant | Construction Sand and Gravel | Surface | Active | MSHA |
| Teichert-Grantline Plant | Construction Sand and Gravel | Surface | Active | MSHA |
| American River Area | Gold | Producer | MRDS | |
| American River Dredge | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Surface | Producer | MRDS |
| American River Placer Deposits | Gold | Producer | MRDS | |
| Arden Sand and Gravel | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Surface | Producer | MRDS |
| Aspen 1a Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Surface | Producer | MRDS |
| Aspen Iv Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Surface | Producer | MRDS |
| Aspen V Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Surface | Producer | MRDS |
| Atkinson Pit and Mill | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Surface | Producer | MRDS |
| Borrow Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | MRDS | |
| Borrow Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | MRDS | |
| Bradshaw Extension | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Surface | Producer | MRDS |
| Bradshaw Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Surface | Producer | MRDS |
| Bradshaw Road Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Surface | Producer | MRDS |
| Buckeye Flat Mining Co. | Gold | Producer | MRDS | |
| Cosumnes Gold Dredging Co. | Gold | Producer | MRDS | |
| Cosumnes Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Surface | Producer | MRDS |
| Dorian | Gold | Producer | MRDS | |
| E. L. Butler Ranch | Gold | Producer | MRDS | |
| Erickson Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Surface | Producer | MRDS |
| Evanis | Gold | Producer | MRDS | |
| Fairbairn Pit & Mill | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Surface | Producer | MRDS |
| Florin Plant | Clay | Processing Plant | Producer | MRDS |
| Folsom District | Gold | Surface-Underground | Producer | MRDS |
| Folsom Prison | Granite | Producer | MRDS | |
| General Dredging Co. | Gold | Producer | MRDS | |
| Gold Hill Dredging Co. | Gold | Producer | MRDS | |
| Granite Construction Co | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Surface | Producer | MRDS |
| Gray Drift Mine | Gold | Producer | MRDS | |
| Gray Wing Extension | Gold | Producer | MRDS | |
| Hanford Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Surface | Producer | MRDS |
| Lancha Plana Gold Dredging Co. | Gold | Producer | MRDS | |
| Lower Bradford Pit | Clay | Surface | Producer | MRDS |
| M. E. Strait Ranch | Gold | Producer | MRDS | |
| McDonnell Pit | Fire Clay (Refractory) | Surface | Producer | MRDS |
| Michigan Bar | Gold | Producer | MRDS | |
| Michigan Bar Pit | Fire Clay (Refractory) | Surface | Producer | MRDS |
| Mississippi Bar Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Surface | Producer | MRDS |
| Mississippi Bar Pit | Fire Clay (Refractory) | Surface | Producer | MRDS |
| Mountain Gold Dredging Co. | Gold, Silver | Producer | MRDS | |
| Perkins | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Surface | Producer | MRDS |
| Perkins Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Processing Plant | Producer | MRDS |
| Placer Deposits | Gold | Producer | MRDS | |
| Placer Deposits | Gold | Producer | MRDS | |
| Placer Deposits | Gold | Producer | MRDS | |
| Preston Hanford Sand and Gravel | Lithium | Surface | Producer | MRDS |
| Rancho Cordova Plant 115 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Surface | Producer | MRDS |
| Robertson Pit and Mill | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Surface | Producer | MRDS |
| Sacramento County Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | MRDS | |
| Sacramento Pit & Mill | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Surface | Producer | MRDS |
| Silva Ranch Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Surface | Producer | MRDS |
| Sloughhouse | Gold | Producer | MRDS | |
| Teichert Aggregates | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Surface | Producer | MRDS |
| Unnamed Dredge Tailings | Gold | Producer | MRDS | |
| Unnamed Mine | Gold | Producer | MRDS | |
| Unnamed Mine | Gold | Producer | MRDS | |
| Van Vleck Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Surface | Producer | MRDS |
| Van Vleck Pit | Fire Clay (Refractory) | Surface | Producer | MRDS |
| Van Vleck Ranch Pit | Fire Clay (Refractory) | Surface | Producer | MRDS |
| West Coast Building Wreck | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Surface | Producer | MRDS |
| White Rock Road Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Surface | Producer | MRDS |
| White Rock Road Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Surface | Producer | MRDS |
| Wilton Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Surface | Producer | MRDS |
| Yost Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Surface | Producer | MRDS |
| American River Area | Gold | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| American River Area | Gold | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| American River Placer Deposit | Gold | Surface | Occurrence | MRDS |
| American River Placer Deposits | Gold | Surface | Occurrence | MRDS |
| Blue Ravine | Gold | Underground | Occurrence | MRDS |
| Borrow Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Borrow Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Borrow Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Surface | Prospect | MRDS |
| Brighton Sand and Gravel Co. | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Brighton Sand and Gravel Co. | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Buckeye Flat Mining Co. | Gold | Surface-Underground | Occurrence | MRDS |
| Cannon & Co. | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Cannon & Co. | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Capital Dredging Co. | Gold | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Cosumnes Gold Dredging Co. | Gold | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Curtis Hanford Sand & Gravel | Sand, Common | Surface | Abandoned | MSHA |
| Del Paso Rock Products Co. | Gold | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Del Paso Rock Products Co. | Gold | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Dorian | Gold | Surface | Occurrence | MRDS |
| E. L. Butler Ranch | Gold | Surface-Underground | Occurrence | MRDS |
| Evanis | Gold | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Fair Oaks Gravel Co. | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Fair Oaks Gravel Co. | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Folsom | Gold | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Folsom | Gold | Unknown | MRDS | |
| Folsom Prison | Granite | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Garibaldi Dredge | Gold | Surface | Occurrence | MRDS |
| General Dredging Co. | Gold | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Gold Hill Dredging Co. | Gold | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Gravel Pits | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Gravel Pits | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Gray Drift Mine | Gold | Underground | Occurrence | MRDS |
| Gray Wing Extension | Gold | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Haggin Gravel Co. | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Haggin Gravel Co. | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Hard Materials | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Surface | Occurrence | MRDS |
| Harrison Fait | Clay | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Harrison Fait | Clay | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Hoosier Gulch | Gold | Placer | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Humphreys Dredge | Gold | Placer | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Kiefe Estate | Gold | Placer | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Lancha Plana Gold Dredging Co. | Gold | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Lentz Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Lentz Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| M. E. Strait Ranch | Gold | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Mahon | Gold | Placer | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Martin J Quinn Ranch | Gold | Placer | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Martin Welch | Gold | Surface | Occurrence | MRDS |
| Mayhew Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Mayhew Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| McGilliuray Construction | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Prospect | MRDS | |
| McGilliuray Construction | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Surface | Prospect | MRDS |
| McGilliuray Construction Co. | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| McGilliuray Construction Co. | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Merritt-Savin Construction Co. | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Merritt-Savin Construction Co. | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Michigan Bar | Gold | Placer | Unknown | MRDS |
| Michigan Bar District | Gold | Surface-Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Mountain Gold Dredging Co. | Gold | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Natomas Co. | Gold | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Pacific Coast Aggregates, Inc. | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Pacific Coast Aggregates, Inc. | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Perkins Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Surface | Occurrence | MRDS |
| Placer Deposit | Gold | Surface | Occurrence | MRDS |
| Placer Deposit | Gold | Surface | Occurrence | MRDS |
| Placer Deposit | Gold | Surface | Occurrence | MRDS |
| Placer Deposit | Gold | Surface | Occurrence | MRDS |
| Placer Deposit | Gold | Surface | Occurrence | MRDS |
| Placer Deposits | Gold | Surface | Occurrence | MRDS |
| Placer Deposits | Gold | Surface | Occurrence | MRDS |
| Placer Deposits | Gold | Surface | Occurrence | MRDS |
| Placer Deposits | Gold | Surface | Occurrence | MRDS |
| Placer Deposits | Gold | Surface | Occurrence | MRDS |
| Placer Deposits | Gold | Surface | Occurrence | MRDS |
| Placer Dredgings | Gold | Surface | Occurrence | MRDS |
| Portable Crusher #1 | Construction Sand and Gravel | Surface | Abandoned | MSHA |
| Prairie City | Construction Sand and Gravel | Surface | Abandoned | MSHA |
| Prarie City | Gold | Placer | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Rancho Cordova #115 | Construction Sand and Gravel | Surface | Abandoned | MSHA |
| Rancho Murieta Crusher | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Reeves Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Reeves Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Richards Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | MRDS | |
| Robert Powell Products | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Robert Powell Products | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Robertson S Sand and Gravel | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Rossi Ground | Gold | Placer | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Sacramento Brick Co. | Clay | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Sacramento Brick Co. | Clay | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Sacramento City Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Sacramento City Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Sacramento City Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Sacramento City Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Sacramento County Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Sacramento Gold | Gold | Placer | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Sacramento Gold Placer | Gold | Surface | Occurrence | MRDS |
| Schneider Historic Mine | Construction Sand and Gravel | Surface | Abandoned | MSHA |
| Signal Depot Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Signal Depot Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Sloughhouse | Gold | Unknown | MRDS | |
| Teichert Aggregates | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Thurman and Wright | Gold | Placer | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Unnamed Dredge Tailings | Gold | Surface | Occurrence | MRDS |
| Unnamed Location | Gold | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Unnamed Location | Gold | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Unnamed Mine | Gold | Underground | Occurrence | MRDS |
| Unnamed Mine | Gold | Underground | Occurrence | MRDS |
| Valley Brick Co | Clay | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Valley Brick Co | Clay | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Walltown | Gold | Underground | Prospect | MRDS |