Oro Plata Mine
Oro Plata Mine is a quarry in Calaveras County, Gold Country, California. Oro Plata Mine is situated nearby to the hamlet Douglas Flat, as well as near Big Valley.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Quarry
- Description: mine in Calaveras County, California, United States of America
- Address: CA
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Mercer Caverns and Ironstone Vineyards.
Mercer Caverns
Cave
Photo: EugeneZelenko, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Mercer Caverns is a show cave located one mile north of Murphys in Calaveras County California. It is named after the gold prospector Walter J. Mercer who discovered the caves around 1885 and filed a claim. Mercer Caverns is situated 3,500 feet northwest of Oro Plata Mine.
Ironstone Vineyards
Winery
Photo: Denverjeffrey, CC BY 3.0.
Ironstone Vineyards is a winery that is noted for the production of several U.S. wine brands, including Obsession Wines, Leaping Horse Vineyards, Christine Andrew, Stone Valley, and Drifting. Ironstone Vineyards is situated 1½ miles south of Oro Plata Mine.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Murphys and Douglas Flat.
Murphys
Photo: Denverjeffrey, CC BY 3.0.
Murphys is an old gold-mining town in Calaveras County within the Gold Country region of California. The town has been a tourist destination since the late 1800s due to its proximity to the giant sequoia trees in Calaveras Big Trees State Park.
Douglas Flat
Hamlet
Photo: Denverjeffrey, CC BY 3.0.
Douglas Flat is an unincorporated community and census designated place in Calaveras County, California. It lies at an elevation of 1965 feet and is located at. Douglas Flat is situated 2½ miles south of Oro Plata Mine.
Big Valley
Hamlet
Big Valley is a small unincorporated community in Lassen County, California. As of July, 2007, its population is 1600. It is located 3 miles northeast of Bieber, at an elevation of 4124 feet above sea level. Big Valley is situated 2½ miles southeast of Oro Plata Mine.
Oro Plata Mine
- Categories: mine and industry
- Location: Calaveras County, Gold Country, California, United States, North America
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Latitude
38.14548° or 38° 8′ 44″ northLongitude
-120.46826° or 120° 28′ 6″ westElevation
2,300 feet (701 metres)Open location code
84CX4GWJ+5MOpenStreetMap ID
node 369167635OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=quarry
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In Other Languages
“Oro Plata Mine” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Oro Plata Mine (minahan sa Estados Unidos, California, Calaveras County)”
- Cebuano: “Oro Plata Mine”
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