Abandoned gold mine records in Eagle 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 Land status is from BLM's public dataset and can be out of date; being on public land is not permission to enter old workings.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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ground Hog | underground | Oct 29, 1982 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
Historic gold producers in Eagle County (USGS)
USGS records 16 historic gold producers in Eagle County: 9 past producers and 7 listed as producers or plants.
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| Site | USGS status | Output | Commodities | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burns & Mccoy | Producer | n/a | Gold | n/a |
| El Capitan | Producer | n/a | Gold | n/a |
| Iron Mask | Producer | n/a | Gold, Silver, Zinc, Manganese, Lead | n/a |
| Lady Bell, Eagled | Producer | n/a | Gold, Uranium, Vanadium, Silver | n/a |
| Tip Top Mining Co | Producer | n/a | Copper, Lead, Zinc, Silver, Gold | n/a |
| Unknown | Producer | n/a | Gold, Silver | n/a |
| Unknown | Producer | n/a | Gold | n/a |
| Eagle Mine | Past producer | n/a | Zinc, Silver, Copper, Lead, Gold, Manganese | from 1879 |
| Ohio Tunnel | Past producer | n/a | Gold, Lead, Silver | from 1913 |
| Burns & Mccoy | Past producer | n/a | Gold, Copper, Lead, Silver, Zinc | n/a |
| Discovery Tunnel | Past producer | n/a | Gold, Silver | n/a |
| El Capitan Mine | Past producer | n/a | Silver, Gold | n/a |
| Gilman (Red Cliff) District | Past producer | n/a | Lead, Gold, Zinc, Silver, Copper, Manganese, Iron | n/a |
| Newman Mine | Past producer | n/a | Lead, Gold, Silver, Zinc | n/a |
| Polar Star Mine | Past producer | n/a | Gold | n/a |
| Treasure Vault | 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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