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About
California-Engels Mining Co has been an IVCC member since 1988.
Henry A. Engels and his family acquired what would become the Engels and Superior Mines on September 1,1880. Incorporated in California as Engels Copper Mining Company on June 19, 1901. It’s holding company California Copper Corporation, was incorporated in California on July 12, 1922. The operating company, Engels Copper Mining Company was merged into its holding company, California Copper Corporation, on March 3, 1936 to form California-Engels Mining Company.
The Company built the first all flotation mill for copper in the United States in 1915 and began production that year. In 1917 it completed the larger Superior Mill at Engelmine. It operated the Indian Valley Railroad Co. to Paxton for 21 years. During the 1920’s the Engels and Superior mines were the largest copper producers in California. Today it is part of the largest unmined copper resource in California in the Lights Creek Mining District, Plumas County, California.
On June 17,1999 “Engelmine Forest” was accepted by American Tree Farm System as California Tree Farm No. 2611. Our Non-Industrial Timber Management Plan ( NTMP) was approved by the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection on July 2, 1999.
