Abandoned gold mine records in Lassen County
3 records 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 Land status is from BLM's public dataset and can be out of date; being on public land is not permission to enter old workings.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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hayden Hill Mine | surface | Aug 12, 2003 | Adin | n/a | n/a |
| Hayden Hill Operation | surface | Apr 11, 1986 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Honey Lake Mine | underground | Jun 10, 1986 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
Historic gold producers in Lassen County (USGS)
USGS records 20 historic gold producers in Lassen County: 10 past producers and 10 listed as producers or plants. For 3 of them USGS gives an output size (3 small). The most common deposit type is hot-spring Au-Ag (7 sites).
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| Site | USGS status | Output | Commodities | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Bell Mine | Producer | small | Gold | found 1880 |
| Honey Lake | Past producer | small | Gold, Copper, Silver, Lead | n/a |
| Mountain Meadows | Past producer | small | Copper, Gold, Silver | n/a |
| Diamond Mountain | Producer | n/a | Gold | n/a |
| Golden Eagle Mine | Producer | n/a | Silver, Gold | found 1869 |
| Gray Goose and Sunrise Mines | Producer | n/a | Gold | n/a |
| Hayden Hill Deposit | Producer | n/a | Silver, Gold, Mercury, Arsenic, Manganese | found 1870 |
| Honey Bee Property | Producer | n/a | Gold | n/a |
| Juniper Mine | Producer | n/a | Gold | n/a |
| Lucky Star Mine | Producer | n/a | Gold | n/a |
| Hayden Hill Mine | Plant | n/a | Gold, Silver | from 1992 |
| Lost Cave | Plant | n/a | Gold, Mercury | n/a |
| Arkansas Claim | Past producer | n/a | Gold, Silver | n/a |
| Brush Hill Mine | Past producer | n/a | Gold | n/a |
| Brush Hill Mine | Past producer | n/a | Gold | n/a |
| Eclipse Mine | Past producer | n/a | Gold | n/a |
| Golden Eagle Mine | Past producer | n/a | Gold, Silver | n/a |
| Gray Goose Mine | Past producer | n/a | Gold | n/a |
| Honey Bee Property | Past producer | n/a | Gold | n/a |
| Honey Lake Gold Mines | Past producer | n/a | Gold, Silver | 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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