Gold mines in Clear Creek County, Colorado

Clear Creek County has 39 gold mines in MSHA records: 0 not abandoned and 39 abandoned. USGS lists 1,018 more historic producers.

Abandoned gold mine records in Clear Creek County

39 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 Land status is from BLM's public dataset and can be out of date; being on public land is not permission to enter old workings.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 39 abandoned records
NameTypeStatus sinceNearest townLandUSGS record
Alma LincolnundergroundJan 11, 1996n/an/an/a
Aorta TunnelundergroundJun 23, 1982n/an/an/a
Bald Eagle Mineprocessing facilityJan 4, 1993n/an/an/a
Bay State TunnelundergroundJan 13, 1984n/an/an/a
Black Eagle Millprocessing facilityJan 19, 1979n/an/an/a
Brazil MineundergroundMar 4, 1982n/an/an/a
Breckenridge Mng Prop Bimetallic TunnelundergroundJul 3, 1985n/an/an/a
Brighton MineundergroundMar 4, 1982n/an/an/a
Bullion MineundergroundNov 14, 1983n/an/an/a
Capital PrizeundergroundJul 3, 1985n/an/an/a
Champion-Trio MineundergroundMar 4, 1982n/an/an/a
Coral DeclineundergroundOct 10, 1991n/an/an/a
Crazy Girl Mine & MillundergroundApr 29, 1985n/an/an/a
Dixie MineundergroundJul 3, 1984n/an/an/a
Dixie MinesurfaceOct 9, 2020Idaho SpringsPrivate land or land not mapped as publicPast producer
Franklin 73processing facilityMar 4, 1999n/an/an/a
Gladstone Toll MillsurfaceMar 10, 2025Idaho SpringsPrivate land or land not mapped as publicn/a
Gold Belt Tunnel & Black Eagle MillundergroundMay 6, 1982n/an/an/a
Goldbelt Tunnel Mine And Millprocessing facilityMay 6, 1982n/an/an/a
Grace MinesurfaceJul 3, 1985n/an/an/a
Hot Pot MineundergroundMar 4, 1982n/an/an/a
Hukill Gulch Millsiteprocessing facilityMay 10, 2021Idaho SpringsPrivate land or land not mapped as publicPast producer
HumboltundergroundMay 8, 1991n/an/an/a
Independent TunnelundergroundJan 13, 1984n/an/an/a
John Paul Jones MineundergroundJul 3, 1985n/an/an/a
Jumbo MineundergroundJan 26, 1987n/an/an/a
Lowe PlacersurfaceJun 5, 1986n/an/an/a
Mc Clelland TunnelundergroundJan 25, 1982n/an/an/a
Nabob MineundergroundFeb 28, 1983n/an/an/a
Phoenix MineundergroundJul 3, 1985n/an/an/a
Poorman MineundergroundJul 3, 1985n/an/an/a
Quito MineundergroundJun 23, 1982n/an/an/a
Santa Fe MineundergroundJan 28, 1977n/an/an/a
SantiagoundergroundJun 30, 1986n/an/an/a
Senator-Blue Ridge MineundergroundMar 4, 1982n/an/an/a
Silver StarsurfaceFeb 23, 1978n/an/an/a
Sprankle TunnelundergroundJul 7, 1983n/an/an/a
Stanley MineundergroundFeb 9, 1979n/aPrivate land or land not mapped as publicPast producer
WheatlandundergroundFeb 24, 1983n/an/an/a

Historic gold producers in Clear Creek County (USGS)

USGS records 1,018 historic gold producers in Clear Creek County: 954 past producers and 64 listed as producers or plants. For 11 of them USGS gives an output size (2 large, 2 medium, 7 small). The most common deposit type is polymetallic veins (70 sites).

Show the 300 biggest of 1,018 sites
SiteUSGS statusOutputCommoditiesYears
Colorado Central MinePast producerlargeZinc, Lead, Silver, Gold, Coppern/a
Lamartine MinePast producerlargeZinc, Lead, Silver, Gold, Coppern/a
Big Five - BelmanProducermediumGold, Silver, Lead, Zincn/a
Bismark PelicanProducermediumLead, Zinc, Copper, Goldn/a
Bride Vein Idaho TunnelProducersmallSilver, Gold, Lead, Zincn/a
Brighton No. 2 ClaimProducersmallSilver, Goldn/a
Doctor MineProducersmallGold, Copper, Silvern/a
Empress MineProducersmallSilver, Gold, Lead, Coppern/a
GabantaProducersmallLead, Zinc, Goldn/a
Gold Belt TunnelProducersmallGold, Silver, Coppern/a
New Era MineProducersmallGold, Silver, Lead, Zinc, Coppern/a
Alice, Comercial UnionProducern/aGold, Silvern/a
AngelineProducern/aGold, Lead, Zinc, Copper, Silvern/a
Baker, StevensProducern/aZinc, Lead, Silver, Gold, Coppern/a
Bay State TunnelProducern/aGold, Copper, Silvern/a
Bell of the WestProducern/aGold, Silvern/a
Bellevue - RochesterProducern/aSilver, Lead, Zinc, Gold, Uraniumn/a
Bellview-HudsonProducern/aGold, Silver, Lead, Copper, Zincn/a
Bellvue-Hudson GroupProducern/aZinc, Lead, Silver, Goldn/a
Cape BrentonProducern/aGold, Silvern/a
Capitol Shaft-Senator VeinProducern/aGold, Silvern/a
Centennial GroupProducern/aGold, Silver, Coppern/a
Central City - Idaho Springs and contiguous districtsProducern/aGoldn/a
Clear Creek & GilpinProducern/aGold, Silver, Lead, Zinc, Coppern/a
Cleopatra, Apex-Surprise, Three FriendsProducern/aGold, Silvern/a
ComstockProducern/aGold, Silver, Lead, Zinc, Coppern/a
CopenhagenProducern/aGold, Silver, Zinc, Copper, Leadn/a
ElidaProducern/aGold, Silver, Lead, Zinc, Coppern/a
EnterpriseProducern/aGold, Silver, Lead, Zinc, Coppern/a
Gold Belt, HamillProducern/aLead, Silver, Zinc, Goldn/a
Great American (a group of mines)Producern/aCopper, Zinc, Lead, Silver, Goldn/a
GrizzlyProducern/aLead, Silver, Gold, Copper, Zincn/a
Grover ClevelandProducern/aGold, Silver, Lead, Zinc, Coppern/a
HProducern/aGold, Silver, Lead, Zincn/a
HumboldtProducern/aSilver, Gold, Zinc, Lead, Coppern/a
Independence, Belmont, Santiago, WaldorfProducern/aLead, Zinc, Copper, Silver, Goldn/a
Joe ReynoldsProducern/aZinc, Gold, Silver, Lead, Uraniumn/a
Josephine, KelsoProducern/aCopper, Zinc, Lead, Silver, Goldn/a
Josephine, StevensProducern/aSilver, Gold, Leadn/a
JumboProducern/aGold, Silvern/a
KeithProducern/aGold, Silver, Lead, Zinc, Coppern/a
LincolnProducern/aSilver, Lead, Copper, Zinc, Goldn/a
Little JohnnyProducern/aGold, Silver, Lead, Zinc, Coppern/a
Lizzie SProducern/aSilver, Goldn/a
Lone TreeProducern/aGold, Silvern/a
MayflowerProducern/aGold, Silver, Zinc, Copper, Leadn/a
Molly BawnProducern/aGold, Silvern/a
Morning StarProducern/aGold, Silver, Lead, Zinc, Coppern/a
Nabob, Silver Belt, Baltic, Last Chance, Walt StembleProducern/aGold, Silver, Copper, Zinc, Leadn/a
Ophir, ArgoProducern/aGold, Silvern/a
Pacific, Blackstone, Dont, Arthur, King Solomon, IProducern/aGold, Silvern/a
Polar StarProducern/aGold, Copper, Lead, Zinc, Uranium, Silvern/a
Poor Man, BrazilProducern/aGold, Silvern/a
Rockford, Lucania, BerryProducern/aGold, Silvern/a
SenatorProducern/aZinc, Lead, Gold, Silvern/a
Silver BellProducern/aGold, Zinc, Copper, Silver, Leadn/a
Stanley MineProducern/aCopper, Zinc, Lead, Goldn/a
Terrible, Silver Ore, Baltimore, Johnny Bull, Silver CloudProducern/aSilver, Gold, Lead, Zincn/a
Tom Boy, Treasure Vault, John Paul Jones, Edna Fannie, Golden TreasureProducern/aGold, Silver, Lead, Zinc, Coppern/a
UnknownProducern/aGold, Silvern/a
UnknownProducern/aGold, Silvern/a
UnknownProducern/aGold, Silvern/a
Ute Creek areaProducern/aSilver, Goldn/a
Washington, Pennsylvania, Madeline, DakotaProducern/aGold, Silvern/a
Colo-YorkPlantn/aGoldn/a
Doves Nest Shaft-WestPlantn/aGold, Silvern/a
Big Five (Central) TunnelPast producern/aSilver, Gold, Zinc, Copper, Lead, Uraniumfrom 1901
Jo ReynoldsPast producern/aSilver, Uranium, Copper, Gold, Zinc, Leadfrom 1919
A tunnelPast producern/aGold, Silvern/a
A tunnelPast producern/aGold, Silvern/a
A.c.a.Past producern/aGold, Copper, Silvern/a
A.P.T. TunnelPast producern/aGold, Silvern/a
AccidentalPast producern/aGold, Silvern/a
AccordPast producern/aGold, Silvern/a
Ace of Diamonds ShaftPast producern/aGoldn/a
AdaPast producern/aGold, Silvern/a
AdditionPast producern/aGold, Silvern/a
Addule ShaftPast producern/aGoldn/a
AditPast producern/aGold, Silvern/a
Air LinePast producern/aGold, Silvern/a
AlabamaPast producern/aGold, Silvern/a
Alabama ShaftPast producern/aGold, Silvern/a
Alacoque ShaftPast producern/aGold, Silvern/a
AlbanyPast producern/aGold, Silvern/a
AlbertPast producern/aGold, Silvern/a
AlbionPast producern/aGold, Lead, Silver, Zinc, Coppern/a
Albro Group-Hiawatha,Porphry, SeptPast producern/aGold, Silvern/a
AldrichPast producern/aGold, Silvern/a
AlexanderPast producern/aGold, Silvern/a
AlexanderPast producern/aGold, Copper, Lead, Zinc, Silvern/a
Alfred WhitneyPast producern/aGold, Silvern/a
Algot, Bobtail, Grace M.Past producern/aGold, Silvern/a
Alhambra,Morning Star,Doc Name,Past producern/aGold, Silvern/a
Alice Mine-Glory Hole.Past producern/aGold, Copper, Silvern/a
Aliunde, HelmickPast producern/aGold, Lead, Silver, Zincn/a
Alkire TunnelPast producern/aGold, Silvern/a
Allen ShaftPast producern/aGold, Silvern/a
Alley MayPast producern/aGold, Silvern/a
Alma-Lincoln MinePast producern/aGold, Silver, Lead, Copper, Zinc, Uraniumn/a
AlmadenPast producern/aGold, Silvern/a
AlphaPast producern/aGold, Silvern/a
AlphaPast producern/aGold, Silver, Lead, Copper, Zincn/a
AlphaPast producern/aGold, Silvern/a
AlpinePast producern/aGold, Silvern/a
AmericanPast producern/aGoldn/a
American BoyPast producern/aGold, Silvern/a
American EaglePast producern/aGold, Silvern/a
American EaglePast producern/aGold, Silvern/a
American QueenPast producern/aGold, Silvern/a
American SistersPast producern/aGold, Copper, Lead, Zinc, Silvern/a
American-Standard TunnelPast producern/aGold, Silvern/a
Ames LoadPast producern/aGold, Silvern/a
AmyPast producern/aGold, Silvern/a
Amy CPast producern/aGold, Silvern/a
AnamosaPast producern/aGold, Silvern/a
Anchor ExtensionPast producern/aGold, Silvern/a
Andrew LowePast producern/aGold, Silvern/a
Angeline,Gold Pot,ChicagoPast producern/aGold, Lead, Copper, Silver, Zincn/a
Anna B.Past producern/aGold, Silvern/a
AnnamosaPast producern/aGold, Lead, Silver, Zincn/a
Annie LodePast producern/aGold, Silvern/a
Annie MayPast producern/aGold, Silvern/a
Anoka CountyPast producern/aGold, Lead, Silvern/a
Anon MinesPast producern/aGold, Silvern/a
AntelopePast producern/aGold, Silvern/a
AortaPast producern/aGold, Silvern/a
Ap TunnelPast producern/aGold, Silvern/a
Apex ShaftPast producern/aGold, Silvern/a
ArchibellPast producern/aGold, Silvern/a
ArdenPast producern/aGold, Silvern/a
Argentine (unverified)Past producern/aGold, Silvern/a
Argentine ClaimPast producern/aGold, Silvern/a
Argentine TunnelPast producern/aGold, Silvern/a
ArgoPast producern/aLead, Copper, Zinc, Gold, Silver, Uranium, Vanadiumn/a
Argo ShaftPast producern/aGold, Copper, Lead, Silver, Zincn/a
Argo TunnelPast producern/aGold, Silvern/a
ArgosyPast producern/aGold, Silvern/a
Ariadne ExtPast producern/aGold, Silvern/a
ArthurPast producern/aGold, Silvern/a
Ashland ShaftPast producern/aGold, Silver, Copper, Leadn/a
Atlantic,Past producern/aGold, Copper, Silvern/a
Atlantic,Rosecrans,UnionPast producern/aGold, Copper, Silvern/a
AurumPast producern/aGold, Silvern/a
Austerlitz TunnelPast producern/aGoldn/a
Avalanche ShaftPast producern/aGold, Lead, Silvern/a
AzedaPast producern/aGold, Lead, Silvern/a
Aztec TunnelPast producern/aGoldn/a
B ShaftPast producern/aGold, Silvern/a
B tunnelPast producern/aGold, Silvern/a
B&I No.1Past producern/aGoldn/a
Baby Eddie TunnelPast producern/aGold, Silvern/a
BaehrPast producern/aGold, Silvern/a
Baker MinePast producern/aGold, Fluorine-Fluorite, Silver, Copper, Lead, Zincn/a
Bald EaglePast producern/aGold, Copper, Lead, Silvern/a
Bald Eagle ExtensionPast producern/aGold, Silvern/a
Bald Eagle MinePast producern/aGold, Silver, Lead, Copper, Zincn/a
Bald MountainPast producern/aGold, Silvern/a
BaltimorePast producern/aGoldn/a
Bancroft No.10,MaierPast producern/aGold, Silvern/a
BannerPast producern/aGold, Silvern/a
BantalaPast producern/aGold, Silvern/a
BantyPast producern/aGold, Copper, Zinc, Silvern/a
Barber-ElliottPast producern/aGold, Lead, Silvern/a
Bear Creek & Little BossPast producern/aGold, Copper, Silvern/a
BeaverPast producern/aGold, Copper, Lead, Zinc, Silvern/a
Beaver InclinePast producern/aGold, Copper, Lead, Silver, Zincn/a
Becky SharpPast producern/aGold, Silver, Coppern/a
Belgian HarePast producern/aGold, Silvern/a
Bell of the West,AlabamaPast producern/aGold, Silvern/a
Bellevue ShaftPast producern/aGold, Lead, Silver, Zincn/a
Bellevue-RochesterPast producern/aGold, Copper, Silver, Lead, Uranium, Zincn/a
BellmanPast producern/aGold, Copper, Lead, Silvern/a
Ben DarePast producern/aGold, Silvern/a
Ben HarrisonPast producern/aGoldn/a
Berry TunnelPast producern/aGoldn/a
BerthaPast producern/aGold, Silvern/a
Big Chief ShaftPast producern/aGold, Silvern/a
Big Chief ShaftPast producern/aGold, Silvern/a
Big DipperPast producern/aGold, Silvern/a
Big Fifty-OnePast producern/aGold, Silvern/a
Big Five TunnelPast producern/aGold, Silver, Lead, Zinc, Coppern/a
Big FlatPast producern/aGold, Silvern/a
Big FortyPast producern/aGold, Silvern/a
Big ThreePast producern/aGold, Silvern/a
BilliePast producern/aGold, Silvern/a
Birtley TunneyPast producern/aSilver, Goldn/a
BismarckPast producern/aGold, Lead, Silver, Zincn/a
BlackPast producern/aGold, Silvern/a
Black Eagle MinePast producern/aGold, Silvern/a
Black Earth ShaftPast producern/aGold, Silver, Leadn/a
Black LionPast producern/aGold, Lead, Silvern/a
Black PrincePast producern/aGold, Silvern/a
Black SquirrelPast producern/aGoldn/a
BlackstonePast producern/aGold, Silvern/a
BlackwoodPast producern/aGold, Silvern/a
Blazing Star Lower AlmadenPast producern/aGold, Silvern/a
BlindPast producern/aGold, Lead, Silvern/a
Blooming ThistlePast producern/aGold, Silvern/a
Blue BirdPast producern/aGold, Lead, Silvern/a
Blue RidgePast producern/aGold, Lead, Silver, Zincn/a
Blue Ridge Tunnel-MainPast producern/aGold, Silvern/a
BoatPast producern/aGoldn/a
BorealisPast producern/aGold, Silvern/a
BoreasePast producern/aGold, Silvern/a
Boston Run TunnelPast producern/aGoldn/a
Bourbon TunnelPast producern/aGoldn/a
BraunPast producern/aGold, Silvern/a
Brazil ShaftPast producern/aGold, Copper, Lead, Silver, Zincn/a
Brazil Tunnel Off VeinPast producern/aGold, Copper, Lead, Silver, Zincn/a
Brazil Tunnel-Lower and ShaftPast producern/aGold, Copper, Lead, Silver, Zincn/a
Brazil Tunnel-UpperPast producern/aGold, Copper, Lead, Silver, Zincn/a
Bridge TunnelPast producern/aGoldn/a
BrightonPast producern/aGold, Silver, Copper, Lead, Zincn/a
Brighton MinePast producern/aGold, Silver, Lead, Copper, Zincn/a
BritannicPast producern/aGold, Lead, Silvern/a
Broken HandlePast producern/aGold, Silvern/a
BronaberPast producern/aGold, Silvern/a
Brooklyn ShaftPast producern/aGoldn/a
Brown Mountain TunnelPast producern/aGold, Silvern/a
Brown QuartzPast producern/aGold, Silvern/a
Brown ReindeerPast producern/aGold, Silvern/a
BrownellPast producern/aGoldn/a
BrownsvillePast producern/aGold, Copper, Lead, Silver, Zincn/a
BrucePast producern/aGold, Lead, Zinc, Silvern/a
BrunswickPast producern/aGold, Silvern/a
BryanPast producern/aGold, Silvern/a
Bryant ShPast producern/aGoldn/a
BuckeyePast producern/aGold, Silvern/a
BulginePast producern/aGold, Silvern/a
BullionPast producern/aGold, Lead, Zinc, Silvern/a
Bullion KingPast producern/aGold, Copper, Lead, Silver, Zincn/a
Burley MillPast producern/aGold, Lead, Silver, Zincn/a
Burns MoorePast producern/aGold, Silvern/a
BuxtonPast producern/aGoldn/a
C shaftPast producern/aGold, Silvern/a
C TyrolPast producern/aGold, Silvern/a
CaddoPast producern/aGold, Silvern/a
California TunnelPast producern/aGoldn/a
CalumettPast producern/aGold, Silvern/a
CalvinPast producern/aGold, Copper, Lead, Zinc, Silvern/a
Camp BirdPast producern/aGold, Copper, Silvern/a
Camp ValleyPast producern/aGold, Silvern/a
Cape Breton PitsPast producern/aGold, Silvern/a
Cardigan GroupPast producern/aGold, Silver, Copper, Lead, Zincn/a
CardwellPast producern/aGold, Silvern/a
CarlinPast producern/aGold, Silvern/a
Cascade MinePast producern/aSilver, Gold, Copper, Zinc, Leadn/a
CashPast producern/aLead, Zinc, Silver, Goldn/a
Casino ShaftPast producern/aGold, Copper, Lead, Zinc, Silvern/a
Castleton ShaftPast producern/aGold, Silver, Copper, Lead, Zincn/a
CecilPast producern/aGold, Lead, Silvern/a
Centennial,Barrel,Big I.Past producern/aGold, Copper, Silvern/a
Central EguatorPast producern/aSilver, Goldn/a
Central ShPast producern/aGoldn/a
CenturionPast producern/aGoldn/a
CenturyPast producern/aGold, Silvern/a
ChallengePast producern/aGoldn/a
Champion DirtPast producern/aGold, Silvern/a
Champion ShaftPast producern/aGold, Silver, Copper, Lead, Zincn/a
ChancePast producern/aGold, Silvern/a
Charcoal CharliePast producern/aGold, Silvern/a
Chemung CountyPast producern/aGold, Silvern/a
ChicagoPast producern/aGold, Silvern/a
ChicagoPast producern/aGold, Silvern/a
ChicagoPast producern/aGold, Silvern/a
Chloride,CollateralPast producern/aGold, Silvern/a
ChristinaPast producern/aGold, Silvern/a
ClaraPast producern/aGold, Copper, Silvern/a
ClarissPast producern/aGold, Silvern/a
ClarissaPast producern/aGold, Lead, Zinc, Silver, Coppern/a
Clarissa Tunnel UpperPast producern/aGoldn/a
Clear Creek & Gilpin TunnelPast producern/aGold, Copper, Silver, Leadn/a
Clear Creek GoldPast producern/aGoldn/a
Clear Creek ShaftPast producern/aGold, Silvern/a
Cleopatra,Apex-SurprisePast producern/aGold, Silvern/a
Cleveland-SilverwingPast producern/aGold, Lead, Silvern/a
ClimaxPast producern/aGold, Lead, Silvern/a
Codding MillPast producern/aGold, Silvern/a
ColliePast producern/aGold, Silvern/a
CollomPast producern/aGold, Silvern/a
ColominPast producern/aGold, Copper, Silvern/a
Colorado CentralPast producern/aSilver, Gold, Copper, Lead, Zincn/a
ColumbiaPast producern/aGold, Silvern/a
ColumbinePast producern/aGold, Silvern/a
CombinationPast producern/aGold, Silvern/a
CommonwealthPast producern/aGold, Silvern/a
Commonwealth ShaftPast producern/aGoldn/a
ComstockPast producern/aGold, Silver, Copper, Lead, Zincn/a
ComstockPast producern/aSilver, Copper, Lead, Goldn/a
CooperPast producern/aGold, Lead, Silver, Coppern/a
CopenhagenPast producern/aGold, Copper, Lead, Silver, Zincn/a
CoraPast producern/aGold, Silver, Leadn/a
CorbettPast producern/aGold, Lead, Copper, Silvern/a
Crescent CityPast producern/aGold, Silvern/a
Crescent City TunnelPast producern/aGoldn/a
CrocketPast producern/aGold, Copper, Lead, Zinc, Silvern/a
CroesusPast producern/aGold, Lead, Silvern/a
Crown Point & Virginia ShPast producern/aGold, Silver, Copper, Lead, Zincn/a
Crown ShaftPast producern/aGoldn/a
CrystalPast producern/aGold, Copper, Lead, Zinc, Silvern/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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