Abandoned gold mine records in Costilla County
1 record 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 Land status is from BLM's public dataset and can be out of date; being on public land is not permission to enter old workings.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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Luis Mine | surface | Jan 10, 1997 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
Historic gold producers in Costilla County (USGS)
USGS records 22 historic gold producers in Costilla County: 22 past producers and 0 listed as producers or plants. For 15 of them USGS gives an output size (15 small). Production years are recorded for 7 sites, from 1877 to 1946. The most common deposit type is placer Au (8 sites).
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| Site | USGS status | Output | Commodities | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Star of the West Mine | Past producer | small | Iron, Gold, Silver, Copper | 1877 to 1883 |
| Upper Star of the West Mine | Past producer | small | Iron, Gold, Silver | 1881 to 1883 |
| Badger State Placers 1-5 | Past producer | small | Gold | 1898 |
| Denver Placers 6-8 | Past producer | small | Gold | 1910 to 1911 |
| Blanca Mutual Mining and Milling Co. Claims | Past producer | small | Gold, Silver | found 1898 |
| El Plomo Mine | Past producer | small | Gold, Silver, Lead | to 1946 |
| Giant Gulch Placer | Past producer | small | Gold, Tellurium | to 1909 |
| Last Chance Placer | Past producer | small | Gold, Tellurium | to 1936 |
| Lone Star of the West Mine | Past producer | small | Copper, Silver, Gold | n/a |
| Lower Star of the West Mine | Past producer | small | Iron, Gold, Silver | n/a |
| Monte Christo Mine | Past producer | small | Gold, Silver | n/a |
| Mountain View Mine | Past producer | small | Gold | n/a |
| Spanish Basin Placer Co. Claims | Past producer | small | Gold | n/a |
| Sunnyside Tunnel | Past producer | small | Gold, Silver, Lead, Copper | n/a |
| Willow Gulch Placer | Past producer | small | Gold, Tellurium | n/a |
| San Luis Mine | Past producer | n/a | Gold, Silver, Copper, Lead, Molybdenum, Zinc | from 1991 |
| Blanca District | Past producer | n/a | Tungsten, Gold, Silver, Molybdenum, Copper | n/a |
| El Plomo District | Past producer | n/a | Gold, Silver, Lead, Copper, Zinc, Molybdenum | n/a |
| John Moore and Lucky Claims | Past producer | n/a | Iron, Silver, Gold | n/a |
| Otero Placers 1 and 2 | Past producer | n/a | Gold | n/a |
| Placer | Past producer | n/a | Gold | n/a |
| unnamed prospect | Past producer | n/a | Copper, Gold, Silver, Zinc | 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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