Abandoned gold mine records in El Paso 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 Land status is from BLM's public dataset and can be out of date; being on public land is not permission to enter old workings.
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| Name | Type | Status since | Nearest town | Land | USGS record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calmet Facility | processing facility | Oct 27, 1988 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Wigwam Processing Plant | processing facility | Sep 2, 1987 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
Historic gold producers in El Paso County (USGS)
USGS records 6 historic gold producers in El Paso County: 5 past producers and 1 listed as a producer or plant. For 5 of them USGS gives an output size (5 small). Production years are recorded for 5 sites, from 1910 to 1958.
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| Site | USGS status | Output | Commodities | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cheyenne District | Producer | small | Fluorine-Fluorite, Lead, Gold, Silver, Zinc, Thorium, Gemstone, REE, Niobium (Columbium), Beryllium, Titanium, Metal, Tin, Uranium | 1910 to 1945 |
| Duffields Deposit | Past producer | small | Fluorine-Fluorite, Gold, Lead, Zinc, Silver | 1910 to 1945 |
| Timberline Tunnel | Past producer | small | Fluorine-Fluorite, Lead, Zinc, Gold, Silver, Copper | 1917 to 1945 |
| Green Mountain Falls District | Past producer | small | Iron, Manganese, Gold, Lead, Zinc | to 1958 |
| Mattie B. Mine | Past producer | small | Fluorine-Fluorite, Lead, Zinc, Gold, Silver | to 1945 |
| Gold Hill Mesa tailings | Past producer | n/a | Gold, Silver | 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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