Category: California

The museum contains exhibits on the granite industry, the family who operated the quarry, and the history of the Penryn-Loomis Basin area. Click Here for More Information on the Griffith Quarry Museum [flexiblemap width=”100%” height=”500px” center=”38.850837900,-121.164468500″ zoom=”6″ zoomType=”Large” zoomNew=”1″ mapType=”Hybrid”|showMaptype=”1″|overview=”1″ description=”Griffith Quarry Park and Museum, 7501 Rock Springs Road in Penryn, California”]

A mineyard tour addresses the gold mining process, mine statistics, mining equipment, the use of mules and the miners themselves.  underground mine tours are expected to be conducted beginning in mid-2013. Click Here for More Information on the Empire Mine State Historic Park [embedyt]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x1EOTurD94c[/embedyt] [flexiblemap width=”100%” height=”500px” center=”39.212571,-121.045647″ zoom=”6″ zoomType=”Large” zoomNew=”1″ mapType=”Hybrid”|showMaptype=”1″|overview=”1″ description=”Empire Mine State…

Explore the variety of California”s mineral wealth, view breathtaking gems and minerals from around the world, and experience a bit of California”s exciting mining history. Click Here for More Information on the California State Mining and Mineral Museum [embedyt]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cnZeCYGKZVE[/embedyt] [flexiblemap width=”100%” height=”500px” center=”37.464265,-119.948945″ zoom=”6″ zoomType=”Large” zoomNew=”1″ mapType=”Hybrid”|showMaptype=”1″|overview=”1″ description=”California State Mining and Mineral Museum, 5005 Fairgrounds…

Calico is a mining ghost town that was abandoned due to a major decline in the price of silver in the mid-1890s.  Maggie”s Mine is a replica of a mine demonstrating conditions in where the miners worked. Click Here for More Information on Maggie”s Mine Tour [embedyt]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LKprnivXWWo[/embedyt] [flexiblemap width=”100%” height=”500px” center=”34.904235,-116.887214″ zoom=”6″ zoomType=”Large” zoomNew=”1″ mapType=”Hybrid”|showMaptype=”1″|overview=”1″…