Mines in Sutter County, California

13Total
8Active

Sutter County, California has 13 mine and mineral deposit locations documented in federal records from the USGS and MSHA. 8 of these are currently active mining operations. The most commonly recorded commodity is sand and gravel, construction, with 5 sites. The table below lists all recorded mines in the county with links to individual site details.

All Mines in Sutter County

MineCommodityTypeStatusSource
Morehead PitConstruction Sand and GravelSurfaceActiveMSHA
Butte Ranch Borrow SiteSand and Gravel, ConstructionSurfaceProducerMRDS
Butte Rock North PitStone, Crushed/BrokenSurfaceProducerMRDS
Meyer PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionSurfaceProducerMRDS
Morehead Pit & MillSand and Gravel, ConstructionSurfaceProducerMRDS
Myers QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenSurfaceProducerMRDS
Pennington QuarrySand and Gravel, ConstructionSurfaceProducerMRDS
Sutter Buttes QuarrySand and Gravel, ConstructionSurfaceProducerMRDS
Bihlman Butte RockCrushed, Broken Stone NECSurfaceAbandonedMSHA
Butte Ranch PitConstruction Sand and GravelSurfaceAbandonedMSHA
John Nugent PlacerGoldPlacerUnknownMRDS
QuarryStoneSurfaceUnknownMRDS
West Butte PitConstruction Sand and GravelSurfaceAbandonedMSHA