Gold Mining In California – Kern County. A total of 1,777,000 ounces of gold came from Kern County between 1851 and 1959. Amalie District is located between the south summit of the Piute Mountains and Caliente Creek in township 30S. range 33E and 34E, it had a total production of 30,000 ounces of lode gold. The Amalie Mine was a major producer, but there were several other area mines that ...