Kimberly History
Post office 1907-1913.
Kimberly was established in 1907 at the Balaklala copper mine to house its workers as well as those employed at the nearby Shasta King mine. It was named after the former president of the Balaklala mining company. The settlement was linked to Coram by a six-mile stage road and by a 4.5-mile aerial tramway that carried copper ore to the Balaklala smelter at Coram.
It All Started With The Gold Rush
The great California Gold Rush kicked off the entire saga of western mining. Read about it at The California Gold Rush.
California Gold
"Where to Find Gold in California" looks at the density of modern placer mining claims along with historical gold mining locations and mining district descriptions to determine areas of high gold discovery potential in California. Read more: Where to Find Gold in California.
