Gold Mines in San Diego County, CA: 6 Abandoned + 143 Historic

Abandoned gold mine records in San Diego County

6 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 Land status is from BLM's public dataset and can be out of date; being on public land is not permission to enter old workings.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 6 abandoned records

Name	Type	Status since	Nearest town	Land	USGS record
D B Mine	underground	Aug 16, 1982	n/a	n/a	n/a
Gold Sugar-Cold Beef Mine	underground	Aug 5, 1988	n/a	n/a	n/a
Golden Chariot Mine	underground	Aug 26, 1985	n/a	n/a	n/a
Hot Spot Mines & Mill	processing facility	Aug 16, 1982	n/a	n/a	n/a
Muzzle Loader	underground	Aug 16, 1982	n/a	n/a	n/a
Old Noble Mines	processing facility	Apr 22, 1982	n/a	n/a	n/a

Historic gold producers in San Diego County (USGS)

USGS records 143 historic gold producers in San Diego County: 66 past producers and 77 listed as producers or plants. For 3 of them USGS gives an output size (3 small).

Show the 143 sites

Site	USGS status	Output	Commodities	Years
Live Oak Group	Past producer	small	Tungsten, Gold	n/a
Metal Mountain Mine	Past producer	small	Tungsten, Gold, Lead, Zinc, Silver	n/a
Owens	Past producer	small	Gold, Copper, Silver	n/a
Banner Horseshore Prospect	Producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Black Eagle Mine	Producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Boulder Creek Group	Producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Carson Ranch Placer Claim	Producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Chieftan Mine	Producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Cincinnati Belle Mine	Producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Cleveland-Pacific Mine	Producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Coleman Creek Placer Deposits	Producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Crescent Mine	Producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Descanso Mine	Producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Donohoe Mine	Producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Eagle Mine	Producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Eagle Nest Mine	Producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Elevada & Aguajito Group	Producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Ella Mine	Producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Empire Apex Claim	Producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Gold Bellar # 1 & 4 Claims	Producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Gold Cross Group	Producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Gold King Group	Producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Golden Chariot	Producer	n/a	Gold, Tellurium	n/a
Golden Gem Group	Producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Golden Sugar Mine	Producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Granite Mountain Mine	Producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Grapevine Star Mine	Producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Harder Ranch Mine	Producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Helvetia Mine	Producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Hidden Treasure	Producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
High Peak Mine	Producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Hillside Mine	Producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Homestake Claim	Producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Julian	Producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Jumper Mine Hussayhamda	Producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Kentuck South	Producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Kentucky S Group	Producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Keystone Pilot	Producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Last Chance Mine	Producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Lookout Group	Producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Lucky Chuck Mine	Producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Lucky Strike Mine	Producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Madden Group	Producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Majestic Group	Producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Melba Group	Producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Mine	Producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Montana Group	Producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Montezuma Group Mine	Producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
North Star Group	Producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
North Star Mine	Producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Oreiflamme Mine	Producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Oro Fino El Diablo Mine	Producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Owens Old Owensmine	Producer	n/a	Gold, Copper, Silver	n/a
Padlock Claim	Producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Parsonsorange Blossommine	Producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Phillips Mine Chase Ranch	Producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Pride of the West Mine	Producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Ranchito Mine	Producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Ready Relief	Producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Redman	Producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Rose Quartz Group	Producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Rose Quartz Mine	Producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Ruby Claim	Producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
San Felipe Mine	Producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Schley Group	Producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Shenandoah Mine	Producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
South Hubbard	Producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Stoner Prospect	Producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Stonewall Jackson	Producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Summit and Summit Extension	Producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Telluride Group Triluride	Producer	n/a	Gold, Lead	n/a
The Noble Mines	Producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Tom Scott Mine	Producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Tres Amigos Mine	Producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Undetermined Prospect	Producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Van Wert Van Wirt Mine	Producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Viejas Mtn Prospect	Producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Warlock Group	Producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Washington Mine	Producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
You Bet Group	Producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Ballena Placer Deposits	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Black Eagle Mine	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Black Mountain Group	Past producer	n/a	Arsenic, Gold	n/a
Boulder Creek Group	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Carson Ranch Placer Claim	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Chieftan Mine	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Cincinnati Belle Mine	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Cleveland-Pacific Mine	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Coleman Creek Placer Deposits	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Descanso Mine	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Donohoe Mine	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Copper, Lead, Molybdenum, Silver, Tungsten, Zinc	n/a
Eagle Mine	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Eagle Nest Mine	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
El Dorado Claim	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Elevada and Aguajito Group	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Ella Mine Group	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Gold Chief Claim	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Gold Cross Group	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Gold King Group	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Gold Standard Group	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Tungsten	n/a
Golden Chariot Mine	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Tellurium	n/a
Golden Gem Group	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Granite Mountain Mine	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Grapevine Star Mine	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Harper Ranch Mine	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Harris Deposit	Past producer	n/a	Talc-Soapstone, Gold	n/a
Helvetia Mine	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
High Peak Mine	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Johnston's Mine	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Kentucky Mine Group	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Kuhnis Mine	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Last Chance Mine	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Long Valley Placer Deposits	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Lucky Chuck Mine	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Lucky Strike Mine	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Majestic Mine Group	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Montezuma Mine	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
North Star Mine	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Oriflamme Mine	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Oro Fino Mine	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Owens Mine	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver, Copper	n/a
Padlock Mine	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Parsons Mine	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Phillips Mine	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Pioneer Group	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Pride of the West Mine	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Prosperity Prospect	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Ranchito Mine	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Ready Relief Mine	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Rose Quartz Group	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Rose Quartz Mine	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
San Diego Mine	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
San Vincente Valley Deposits	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Shenandoah Mine	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Stonewall Mine	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Summit and Summit Extension Claims	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
The Noble Mines	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Tom Scott Mine	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Tres Amigos Mine	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Van Wert Mine	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Viejas Mt. Prospect	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Warlock Mine Group	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Washington Mine	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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