San Juan Ridge

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File:New Bullards Bar Reservoir and San Juan Ridge aerial.jpg
Aerial view of San Juan Ridge (foreground) and New Bullards Bar Reservoir (background), from the southeast. Bright areas are placer-mined gravel areas; South Yuba River at lower left.

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History

"The Ridge" was notable for hydraulic mining during the California gold rush,[3] the largest operation of its kind being run by North Bloomfield Mining and Gravel Company. French Corral was the first mining camp on The Ridge.[4] In the 1990s, research was conducted to renew gold mining efforts.[5]

Tourism

The South Yuba River State Park and Malakoff Diggins State Historic Park are nearby, as is historic Nevada City, California.[6]

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