Mining communities in California first established in the California Gold Rush (1848–1855) — in the present day primarily former mining towns, now ranging from ghost towns to cities.

v t e California Gold Rush
Geology	Gold in California
People	List of people associated with the California Gold Rush Women in the California Gold Rush
Culture	Oh My Darling, Clementine Mursheen Durkin
Key California Gold sites	Sutter's Mill Reading's Bar Empire Mine
Early US mining	Comstock Lode Copper mining in Michigan
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