Gold mines in Dolores County, Colorado

Dolores County has 2 gold mines in MSHA records: 0 not abandoned and 2 abandoned. USGS lists 70 more historic producers.

Abandoned gold mine records in Dolores County

2 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 Land status is from BLM's public dataset and can be out of date; being on public land is not permission to enter old workings.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 2 abandoned records
NameTypeStatus sinceNearest townLandUSGS record
Emma MineundergroundAug 31, 1988n/an/an/a
Rose BudundergroundJul 18, 1994n/an/an/a

Historic gold producers in Dolores County (USGS)

USGS records 70 historic gold producers in Dolores County: 68 past producers and 2 listed as producers or plants. For 35 of them USGS gives an output size (35 small). Production years are recorded for 28 sites, from 1875 to 1980. The most common deposit type is polymetallic replacement (28 sites).

Show the 70 sites
SiteUSGS statusOutputCommoditiesYears
Lone Cone DistrictProducersmallSilver, Gold, Copper, Lead, Coal, Antimony, Manganese, Sulfur, Tellurium, Zinc1885 to 1980
Magnet ProspectPast producersmallIron, Gold, Silver, Copper1875 to 1900
Atlantic Cable MinePast producersmallSilver, Lead, Zinc, Copper, Gold1878 to 1946
Aztec MinePast producersmallSilver, Lead, Gold, Zinc1879 to 1895
Newman MinesPast producersmallSilver, Lead, Zinc, Copper, Gold, Manganesefrom 1879
Rico-Argentine MinePast producersmallSilver, Lead, Zinc, Cadmium, Gold, Copper, Sulfur-Pyrite, Bismuth, Tungsten, Beryllium, Manganese1879 to 1976
Falcon MinePast producersmallZinc, Silver, Lead, Copper, Gold, Manganese1880 to 1949
Yellow Jacket MinePast producersmallSilver, Lead, Zinc, Copper, Gold, Manganese1880 to 1946
Emma MinePast producersmallGold, Silver, Lead, Coal, Copper, Zinc1885 to 1980
Logan MinePast producersmallSilver, Lead, Zinc, Gold, Sulfur-Pyrite, Manganesefrom 1885
Smuggler MinePast producersmallSilver, Gold, Lead, Copper, Coal, Zinc, Antimony, Tellurium1885 to 1940
Enterprise MinePast producersmallSilver, Lead, Zinc, Gold, Copper, Manganese1887 to 1929
Union-Carbonate MinePast producersmallLead, Silver, Zinc, Copper, Gold1887 to 1937
Wellington GroupPast producersmallZinc, Silver, Lead, Gold, Copper, Quartz, Sulfur-Pyrite, Manganese1887 to 1966
Gold Anchor MinePast producersmallSilver, Copper, Lead, Gold, Zinc, Molybdenum1890 to 1937
Johnny Bull MinePast producersmallCopper, Silver, Gold, Bismuth, Tellurium, Leadfrom 1890
Iron Clad MinePast producersmallSilver, Lead, Zinc, Copper, Gold, Cadmium, Germanium1900 to 1975
A. B. G. MinePast producersmallSilver, Lead, Zinc, Copper, Goldto 1934
America MinePast producersmallSilver, Gold, Lead, Copper, Zincto 1910
Eagle ProspectPast producersmallIron, Silver, Copper, Goldn/a
Expectation MinePast producersmallCopper, Goldto 1918
Forest-Payroll MinePast producersmallZinc, Lead, Silver, Copper, Gold, Manganese, Bismuthto 1966
Geyser GroupPast producersmallSilver, Gold, Lead, Copper, Zincto 1950
Jones MinePast producersmallGoldfound 1893
Lexington TunnelPast producersmallSilver, Lead, Zinc, Copper, Gold, Manganeseto 1940
Lillie D. MinePast producersmallSilver, Lead, Zinc, Copper, Goldto 1926
Pioneer District-ColoradoPast producersmallSilver, Zinc, Lead, Gold, Copper, Manganeseto 1949
Resolute MinePast producersmallSilver, Lead, Zinc, Copper, Goldto 1919
Rico-Aspen MinePast producersmallSilver, Lead, Zinc, Copper, Gold, Bismuthto 1939
Shamrock MinePast producersmallSilver, Lead, Zinc, Copper, Goldto 1927
Silver Swan MinePast producersmallSilver, Lead, Zinc, Copper, Goldto 1966
South Park MinePast producersmallZinc, Lead, Silver, Copper, Goldto 1900
St. Louis TunnelPast producersmallSilver, Lead, Zinc, Gold, Bismuth, Telluriumn/a
Uncle Remus MinePast producersmallGold, Tellurium, Molybdenumn/a
Wheel of Fortune MinePast producersmallGold, Silver, Lead, Copper, Zincto 1937
Rico Argentine Mining CompanyProducern/aCopper, Gold, Lead, Silver, Zincfrom 1916
ArgentinePast producern/aSilver, Zinc, Copper, Gold, Leadn/a
Atlantic CablePast producern/aGold, Copper, Lead, Silver, Zincn/a
Burns GroupPast producern/aGold, Zinc, Copper, Lead, Silvern/a
Dolores River PlacersPast producern/aGoldn/a
Double CrossPast producern/aCopper, Gold, Lead, Silver, Zincn/a
Eagle TunnelPast producern/aSilver, Gold, Lead, Zincn/a
EmmaPast producern/aGold, Lead, Silver, Zincn/a
ExpectationPast producern/aCopper, Gold, Molybdenum, Silvern/a
Gold AnchorPast producern/aGold, Copper, Lead, Molybdenum, Silver, Zincn/a
HiberniaPast producern/aGoldn/a
Johnny BullPast producern/aGold, Copper, Silvern/a
JonesPast producern/aSilver, Goldn/a
Macpherson DrillingPast producern/aSilver, Goldn/a
MediterraneanPast producern/aGold, Silvern/a
Mount PleasantPast producern/aSulfur, Gold, Silvern/a
Mtn. SpringPast producern/aGold, Copper, Lead, Silver, Zincn/a
Nora LillyPast producern/aGold, Copper, Lead, Silver, Zincn/a
Pro Patria TunnelPast producern/aGold, Copper, Lead, Silver, Zincn/a
Ramco ClaimsPast producern/aGold, Copper, Lead, Silver, Zincn/a
Rico Argentine MillPast producern/aCopper, Gold, Lead, Silver, Zincn/a
Rico BoyPast producern/aGold, Copper, Silvern/a
San Juan National ForestPast producern/aSilver, Goldn/a
Shamrock and Atlantic CablePast producern/aSilver, Gold, Lead, Zinc, Coppern/a
Silver GlancePast producern/aSilver, Goldn/a
Smuggler/AlmontPast producern/aGold, Silvern/a
StephanitePast producern/aSilver, Goldn/a
Sulphur Queen GroupPast producern/aSilver, Goldn/a
SunflowerPast producern/aSilver, Goldn/a
Swickheimer GroupPast producern/aGold, Silvern/a
Syndicate TunnelPast producern/aGold, Silvern/a
TelegraphPast producern/aGold, Silvern/a
TroyPast producern/aSilver, Goldn/a
Van WinklePast producern/aGold, Copper, Lead, Silver, Zincn/a
WellingtonPast producern/aSilver, Goldn/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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