Carson Hill
The Morgan Mine
The Morgan Mine is the most noticeable mining scar
along the entire
length of Hwy 49. Originally known as "The Crater"
due to its early
resemblance to a volcano, the removal of tons of
gold-bearing ore has
wiped out any volcano-like appearance it may have
once had. The present
absence of hill is a result of open pit mining
which took place from
the late 1980’s through 1991. These operations
encompassed the old
Morgan, Melones, and Carson Hill mines, as well as
several other mines
and claims located on the Hill. More than fifteen
miles of shafts and
tunnels have been cut through the hill, with one
shaft reaching a depth
of 4,450 feet.
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