Abandoned gold mine records in Chilton County
1 record marked abandoned by MSHA. They are listed for reference only. Land status is from BLM's public dataset and can be out of date; being on public land is not permission to enter old workings.
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| Name | Type | Status since | Nearest town | Land | USGS record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10:16/Roeser Mine | surface | Feb 1, 2012 | Verbena | Land status not determined in the BLM dataset | Past producer, small output |
Historic gold producers in Chilton County (USGS)
USGS records 12 historic gold producers in Chilton County: 12 past producers and 0 listed as producers or plants. For 7 of them USGS gives an output size (7 small). Production years are recorded for 3 sites, from 1835 to 1892.
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| Site | USGS status | Output | Commodities | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rippatoe Placer | Past producer | small | Gold | from 1835 |
| Honeycutt's Mill Placer Mine | Past producer | small | Gold, Iron | 1842 to 1892 |
| Rocky Creek Placer Mine | Past producer | small | Gold | from 1872 |
| B. T. Childer Prospect | Past producer | small | Gold | n/a |
| Mulberry Creek Placer | Past producer | small | Gold | n/a |
| Mulberry Creek Placer | Past producer | small | Gold | n/a |
| Rippatoe Mine and Placer | Past producer | small | Gold | n/a |
| Franklin Mine | Past producer | n/a | Gold | n/a |
| Honeycutt's Mill Placer | Past producer | n/a | Gold | n/a |
| Mulberry Creek Placer | Past producer | n/a | Gold | n/a |
| Rippatoe Placer | Past producer | n/a | Gold | n/a |
| Rocky Creek Placer | Past producer | n/a | Gold | n/a |
Source: USGS Mineral Resources Data System (retrieved 2026-10-13). The database was last updated around 2011, positions can be approximate and "producer" does not mean a mine is operating today. Sites already matched to an MSHA record are shown in the MSHA tables.
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