Gold Mines in Riverside County, CA: 4 Abandoned + 151 Historic

Abandoned gold mine records in Riverside County

4 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 Land status is from BLM's public dataset and can be out of date; being on public land is not permission to enter old workings.

Show the 4 abandoned records

Name	Type	Status since	Nearest town	Land	USGS record
Chuckawalla Mine	surface	Aug 1, 1988	n/a	n/a	n/a
Easles Nest Mine	underground	Mar 21, 1983	n/a	n/a	n/a
Mission Mine	underground	Dec 20, 1982	n/a	n/a	n/a
White Wing Mine	underground	Aug 11, 1983	n/a	n/a	n/a

Historic gold producers in Riverside County (USGS)

USGS records 151 historic gold producers in Riverside County: 130 past producers and 21 listed as producers or plants. For 13 of them USGS gives an output size (1 large, 3 medium, 9 small).

Show the 151 sites

Site	USGS status	Output	Commodities	Years
Good Hope Mine	Past producer	large	Gold	n/a
Alice Mine	Producer	medium	Gold	n/a
Ida-Leona Mine	Past producer	medium	Gold	n/a
Iron Chief Mine	Past producer	medium	Gold	n/a
Eldorado Mine New Eldorado Mine	Producer	small	Gold, Tungsten, Vanadium, Molybdenum	n/a
Morning Star Mine	Producer	small	Gold	n/a
Sanborn	Producer	small	Copper, Gold, Silver	n/a
American Flag Mine	Past producer	small	Gold	n/a
Black Eagle	Past producer	small	Lead, Silver, Gold, Copper	n/a
Crescent Copper Group	Past producer	small	Copper, Silver, Gold	n/a
Desert Center Claim	Past producer	small	Gold, Silver, Lead	n/a
Golden Bee Mine	Past producer	small	Gold	n/a
Red Cloud Mine	Past producer	small	Gold	n/a
Colorado Mine	Producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Cottonwood Springs Custom Mill	Producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Golden Chariot Mine	Producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Hoag Mine	Producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Jumbo Mine	Producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Little Maggie Mine	Producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Lost Horse Mine	Producer	n/a	Bismuth, Gold, Copper	n/a
Menifee Mine	Producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Mountainer Mine	Producer	n/a	Copper, Gold, Silver	n/a
Nammoth Mine	Producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
New Eldorado Millsite	Producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Owens Claim	Producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Peeris Mine	Producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Pinacate	Producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Pinon-Dale	Producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Prospect	Producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Morning Star Deposit	Plant	n/a	Gold	found 1987
Pinto Mine	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	from 1932
Alice Mine	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Alice Mine	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Copper	n/a
Aztec and Rainbow Claims	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Bald Eagle Mine	Past producer	n/a	Lead, Copper, Zinc, Silver, Gold	n/a
Barrel Tanks Placer	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Black Eagle Mine	Past producer	n/a	Lead, Silver, Gold	n/a
Black Eagle Mine	Past producer	n/a	Lead, Copper, Gold, Silver	n/a
Black Warrior Mine	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Blue Goose	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Brown Mine	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Bryan Mine	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Bryan Mine	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
C.O.D. Mine	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Cap Hunter Mine	Past producer	n/a	Lead, Copper, Gold, Silver	n/a
Chuckawalla Mine	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Chuckwalla Spring Placers	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Copper Queen Mine	Past producer	n/a	Copper, Gold, Silver	n/a
Corona Mine	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Desert Center Mine	Past producer	n/a	Lead, Gold, Silver	n/a
Desert Queen Mine	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Eagle Nest Mine	Past producer	n/a	Copper, Silver, Gold	n/a
Echo Valley Mine	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Lead, Silver	n/a
El Dorado Mine	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver, Lead	n/a
Frank Hill Mine	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Garnet Queen Mine	Past producer	n/a	Tungsten, Gold	n/a
Gavilan Hills	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Gavilan Mine	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Gold Crown Mine	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Copper, Silver	n/a
Gold Cup Group	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Gold Dollar Group	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Gold Dollar Mine	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Copper, Silver	n/a
Gold Point Mine	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Gold Standard Mine	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Golden Bee	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Golden Bell	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Golden Chariot Mine	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Golden Eagle Mine	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Golden Egg Mine	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Golden Key Claim	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Lead, Silver, Copper	n/a
Golden Rod Mine	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Good Hope	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Granite Mine	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Granite Mine	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Hexahedron Mine	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Hidden Gold Mine	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Hidden Treasure Claims	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Hoag Mine	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Homestake Group	Past producer	n/a	Copper, Gold, Silver	n/a
Hope Prospect	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Ida-Leona Mine	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Iron Chief Mine	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Jacknife Group	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Copper	n/a
Jean Mine	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Jumbo Mine	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Justice Mine	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
La Escondida	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
La Perida No. 1 Mine	Past producer	n/a	Copper, Gold, Silver	n/a
Leon Mine	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Los Angeles Mine	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Copper, Lead, Silver	n/a
Lost Angel Mine	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Lost Horse Mine	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Lost Pony Mine	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Louise Mine	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Copper, Lead, Silver	n/a
Lucky Boy Mine	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Lucky Dollar Mine	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Lucky Lady Claim	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Lucky Strike Mine	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Lum Gray Mine	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Copper, Lead, Silver	n/a
Lum Grey	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Macleish Claim	Past producer	n/a	Copper, Gold, Lead, Silver	n/a
Maggie Mine	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Mammoth Group	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Mastadon Mine	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Mecca Claim	Past producer	n/a	Lead, Copper, Gold, Silver	n/a
Menifee Mine	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Mission Gold Mine	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Copper, Silver	n/a
Mission Gold Mines	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Model Mine	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Copper, Lead, Silver	n/a
Moose Mine	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Moser Claims	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver, Lead	n/a
Mountain Queen	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Mountain Queen Mine	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Mountaineer Mine	Past producer	n/a	Copper, Gold, Silver	found 1939
Mystery Mine	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
New Hemet Belle	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Oro Mega	Past producer	n/a	Lead, Copper, Gold, Silver	n/a
Palisade	Past producer	n/a	Copper, Silver, Lead, Gold	n/a
Paymaster Mine	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Perris Mine	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Pinyon Mine	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Red Cloud Group	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver, Copper, Lead	n/a
Red Top Mine	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Renrut-Neerg Claim	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Roosevelt and Rainbow Group of Mines	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Rose of Peru Mine	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Rusty Gold Mine	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Copper	n/a
S. S. Mine	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
San Antonio Mine	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Santa Rosa Mine	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Copper	n/a
Schellenger Mine	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Schellenger Mine	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Scott Lode No. 1	Past producer	n/a	Copper, Gold, Lead, Silver	n/a
Silver Bell Mine	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Copper	n/a
Snowcloud Mine	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
South Boston Mine	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Steece Group	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Copper	n/a
Summit Group of Mines	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Sunrise Mine	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Top of the World Mine	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Triangle Mine	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Unnamed Prospect	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Unnamed Prospect	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Copper	n/a
Unnamed Prospect	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Unnamed Prospect	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Vidal Lime Claim	Past producer	n/a	Copper, Silver, Gold	n/a
Washington Mine	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
White Ridge Mine	Past producer	n/a	Limestone, General, Gold	n/a
Wichita & Yellow Dirt Mines	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Winfield No. 2	Past producer	n/a	Copper, Gold, Lead, Silver, Zinc	n/a
Zulu Queen Mine	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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