Goldfield Ghost Town and Mine Tours Inc.
Ghost town · Arizona
★ 4.6 (15,445 reviews)
4650 N Mammoth Mine Rd, Apache Junction, AZ 85119
Hours on Google: Daily 10 AM to 5 PM
Gold mines in Arizona that are not abandoned
| Mine | County | Type | MSHA status | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moss Mine | Mohave County | surface | Active | 71 |
| Gold Road Mine | Mohave County | underground | Active | 58 |
| Vulture Mine | Maricopa County | surface | Intermittent | 10 |
| Copperstone Mine | La Paz County | underground | Non-producing | 4 |
| Fraguita Mill Site | Pima County | processing facility | Active | 4 |
| Henrietta Mine | Yavapai County | surface | Intermittent | 3 |
| Rising Fawn | Mohave County | surface | Active | 2 |
| Gladiator Mine | Yavapai County | surface | Temporarily idled | n/a |
Historic gold producers in Arizona (USGS)
USGS records 3,467 historic gold producers in Arizona: 2,753 past producers and 714 listed as producers or plants. For 1,425 of them USGS gives an output size (21 large, 33 medium, 1,371 small). Production years are recorded for 868 sites, from 1687 to 2002. The most common deposit type is placer Au-PGE (21 sites).
Source: USGS Mineral Resources Data System (retrieved 2026-10-13), last updated around 2011. The county pages list the sites.
Counties
| County | MSHA, not abandoned | MSHA, abandoned | USGS historic |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mohave County | 3 | 47 | 398 |
| Yavapai County | 2 | 90 | 650 |
| Pima County | 1 | 8 | 632 |
| La Paz County | 1 | 14 | 343 |
| Maricopa County | 1 | 29 | 103 |
| Cochise County | 0 | 16 | 425 |
| Santa Cruz County | 0 | 8 | 316 |
| Pinal County | 0 | 16 | 210 |
| Gila County | 0 | 9 | 153 |
| Yuma County | 0 | 21 | 116 |
| Greenlee County | 0 | 1 | 58 |
| Graham County | 0 | 0 | 54 |
| Coconino County | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| Maricopa, Yavapai County | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Navajo County | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Visit a gold mine in Arizona
Working mines are closed to the public. 13 places in Arizona offer tours, panning or mining history.
Queen Mine Tour
Tourist attraction · Arizona
★ 4.8 (4,200 reviews)
478 N Dart Rd, Bisbee, AZ 85603
Hours on Google: Daily 8:30 AM to 5 PM
Gold King Mine & Ghost Town
Ghost town · Arizona
★ 4.4 (1,135 reviews)
Perkinsville Rd, Jerome, AZ 86331
Hours on Google: Mon 9 AM to 5 PM; Wed 10 AM to 5 PM; Thu to Sun 9 AM to 5 PM
Questions about gold mines in Arizona
How many gold mines are in Arizona?
MSHA lists 269 gold mines in Arizona. 8 are not abandoned (4 active, 2 intermittent, 1 non-producing, 1 temporarily idled). 261 records are marked abandoned. USGS lists another 3,467 historic gold producers that are not in the MSHA records.
What is the largest gold mine in Arizona?
By employees reported to MSHA, the largest is Moss Mine in Mohave County, with 71 employees.
Can I visit an abandoned gold mine in Arizona?
Old workings are dangerous and most are on private land or active claims, so the answer is almost always no. Do not enter them.
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