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This list of mines in California is subsidiary to the list of mines article and lists working, defunct and future mines in the state and is organised by the primary mineral output. For practical purposes stone, marble and other quarries may be included in this list.
| Mine | Coordinates | Town | Owner | Dates | Comments |
| Argonaut Mine | 38°21′47″N120°47′7″W / 38.36306°N 120.78528°W | Jackson | Argonaut Mining Company | 1893–1942 | registered as California Historical Landmark #786. |
| Golden Fleece Tunnel | 39°11′09″N120°37′02″W / 39.185735°N 120.617152°W | Westville | Golden Fleece Mining & Milling Co. | ||
| Iron Mountain Mine | Redding | ||||
| Kennedy Mine | Jackson | 1886–1942 | South of Sutter Gold Mine | ||
| Locarno Mine | 35°23′41″N118°19′37″W / 35.394681°N 118.327025°W | ||||
| McLaughlin Natural Reserve | |||||
| Mesquite Mine | |||||
| Monte Cristo Gold Mine | |||||
| North Star Mine | |||||
| Sutter Gold Mine | Sutter Creek | Sutter Gold Mining Inc. | Tourist tours shut down in September 2011 | ||
| Cerro Gordo Mine | 36.537630883074755, -117.7919741219899 | Keeler | Brent Underwood, Jon Bier | 1866–1920 |
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