Virgin Creek Area

Gold past producer · Trinity County, California

Past ProducerGoldSurfaceUSGS MRDS

Section

What kind of site this is
ORE · GOLDBENCHESSECTION · ILLUSTRATIVE

Drawn as an open-pit mine, dug down in benches from the surface. The ore color stands for gold. Federal records note the kind of operation and its status, not its depth or layout, so this is a typical example rather than a survey of this site.

Location

StateCalifornia
CountyTrinity
Coordinates41.27624, -123.33173

Commodities

PrimaryGold

Mine Details

StatusPast Producer
TypeSurface
Data SourceUSGS MRDS
Source ID10141916
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Nearest Recorded Sites

SiteDistanceCommodityStatus
McNeal Mine0.8 miGoldUnknown
Hard Luck0.9 miGoldPast Producer
Bennett Mine0.9 miGoldPast Producer
Sacci-Spellenburg0.9 miGoldProducer
Sacci-Spellenburg0.9 miGoldPast Producer
Fir Tree Placer1.0 miGoldPast Producer
Fir Tree Placer1.0 miGoldProducer
Knudsen Bar1.1 miGoldUnknown
Charles Gane1.2 miGoldPast Producer
Bonanza Group1.2 miGoldPast Producer
Bonanza Group1.2 miGoldUnknown
High Bar Placer1.3 miGold OreAbandoned

What This Means

This mine is a past producer — it was once operational but is no longer actively mining. Past producer sites may still have environmental impacts including disturbed land, tailings piles, and potential water quality effects. Some past producer sites have been reclaimed, while others remain as-is. Check with your state mining or environmental agency for current site conditions.

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