Big Spring Mine
Big Spring Mine is a quarry in Calaveras County, Gold Country, California. Big Spring Mine is situated nearby to the hamlet Altaville, as well as near Melones.- Type: Quarry
- Description: mine in Calaveras County, California, United States of America
- Address: CA
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Angels Camp Museum and Sam Choy Brick Store.
Angels Camp Museum
Museum
Angels Camp Museum is a history museum located in Angels Camp, California, in the United States. The museum focuses on the history of the California Gold Rush. Angels Camp Museum is situated 2 miles north of Big Spring Mine.
Sam Choy Brick Store
Building
The Sam Choy Brick Store, Angels Camp, California, is the only building remaining from a large Chinese settlement during the California gold rush. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984. Sam Choy Brick Store is situated 1¼ miles north of Big Spring Mine.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Angels Camp and Altaville.
Angels Camp
Angels Camp, is the only incorporated city in Calaveras County, California, United States. The population was 3,667 at the 2020 census. It lies at an elevation of 1381 feet.
Altaville
Hamlet
Altaville is a former unincorporated community in Calaveras County, California, now located in the northwest portion of the city of Angels Camp. It sits at an elevation of 1,542 feet above sea level and is located at, at the intersections of SR 49 and SR 4. Altaville is situated 3 miles northwest of Big Spring Mine.
Melones
Hamlet
Melones is a former settlement in Calaveras County, California, now submerged beneath a reservoir named New Melones Lake. It lay at an elevation of 955 feet. Melones is situated 3 miles southeast of Big Spring Mine.
Big Spring Mine
- Categories: mine and industry
- Location: Calaveras County, Gold Country, California, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
38.05103° or 38° 3′ 4″ northLongitude
-120.53298° or 120° 31′ 59″ westElevation
1,516 feet (462 metres)Open location code
84CX3F28+CROpenStreetMap ID
node 369172877OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=quarry
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In Other Languages
“Big Spring Mine” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Big Spring Mine (minahan sa Estados Unidos, California)”
- Cebuano: “Big Spring Mine”
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