Gold Mines in Gunnison County, CO: 2 Open + 205 Historic

Gold mines in Gunnison County that are not abandoned

Mine	Type	MSHA status	Employees
Gold Links	underground	Temporarily idled	4
Lucky Strike Mine & Mill	processing facility	Temporarily idled	n/a

Abandoned gold mine records in Gunnison County

17 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 Land status is from BLM's public dataset and can be out of date; being on public land is not permission to enter old workings.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 17 abandoned records

Name	Type	Status since	Nearest town	Land	USGS record
Adobe Longhorn Mine	underground	Oct 1, 2019	Tin Cup	Federal land in a US Forest Service national forest or grassland	Producer
Blister Horn Mine	underground	May 12, 2023	Alment	n/a	n/a
Carter	underground	Mar 24, 1986	n/a	n/a	n/a
Carter-Raymond	underground	Apr 12, 1979	n/a	n/a	n/a
Chloride	underground	Mar 21, 1986	n/a	n/a	n/a
Gold Links	underground	Jul 6, 1983	n/a	n/a	n/a
Gold Poke Placer	surface	Sep 24, 1992	n/a	n/a	n/a
Green Mountain Mill	processing facility	Feb 2, 2024	Gunnison	Private land or land not mapped as public	n/a
Jence Mine	underground	Jul 9, 1984	n/a	n/a	n/a
Levicy	underground	Jul 20, 1987	n/a	n/a	n/a
Midland Mine	underground	Sep 9, 1982	n/a	n/a	n/a
Mineral Hill Mine	surface	Jul 15, 1987	n/a	n/a	n/a
Monte Carlo	underground	Mar 21, 1986	n/a	n/a	n/a
Paymaster Mine	underground	Feb 16, 1979	n/a	n/a	n/a
Placer No 1	surface	Feb 16, 1979	n/a	n/a	n/a
Raymond	underground	Mar 21, 1986	n/a	n/a	n/a
Vulcan	processing facility	Jul 11, 1988	n/a	n/a	n/a

Historic gold producers in Gunnison County (USGS)

USGS records 205 historic gold producers in Gunnison County: 117 past producers and 88 listed as producers or plants. For 20 of them USGS gives an output size (1 large, 2 medium, 17 small). Production years are recorded for 9 sites, from 1880 to 1934.

Show the 205 sites

Site	USGS status	Output	Commodities	Years
Erie Mine	Past producer	large	Zinc, Lead, Silver, Copper, Gold	n/a
Akron Mine	Past producer	medium	Zinc, Lead, Silver, Copper, Gold	n/a
Carter-Raymond project	Past producer	medium	Gold, Silver, Zinc, Lead	n/a
Goose Creek District	Producer	small	Silver, Copper, Gold, Arsenic, Zinc, Manganese, Lead, Thorium, REE	1880 to 1934
Forest Hill - Goldfield	Producer	small	Silver, Gold, Zinc, Copper, Lead	n/a
Forest Hill Park Vein	Producer	small	Silver, Gold, Copper	n/a
Gold Hill	Producer	small	Molybdenum, Tungsten, Lead, Silver, Gold	n/a
Mammoth Good Hope Mine	Past producer	small	Gold, Silver, Tellurium, Sulfur, Copper, Zinc, Antimony, Vanadium, Bismuth, Arsenic	1898 to 1930
Vulcan Mine	Past producer	small	Gold, Silver, Tellurium, Sulfur, Copper, Arsenic, Bismuth, Zinc, Antimony, Vanadium	1898 to 1930
Anaconda Mine	Past producer	small	Gold, Silver, Copper, Zinc	to 1915
Copper King Mine	Past producer	small	Silver, Gold, Copper	n/a
Dubois Mine	Past producer	small	Gold, Silver, Zinc, Copper, Lead, Thorium	n/a
Gunnison Mine	Past producer	small	Gold, Copper, Silver, Lead, Tellurium, Selenium	n/a
Headlight Mine	Past producer	small	Silver, Gold, Copper, Zinc	to 1919
Ironcap Mine	Past producer	small	Gold, Silver, Copper, Zinc, Lead	n/a
Lucky Strike Mine	Past producer	small	Gold, Silver, Copper, Tellurium, Zinc	to 1934
Maple Leaf Mine	Past producer	small	Gold, Silver	to 1933
Old Lot Mine	Past producer	small	Gold, Silver, Zinc, Copper, Lead	to 1934
Unnamed Placer	Past producer	small	Gold	n/a
White Iron Mine	Past producer	small	Arsenic, Copper, Silver, Gold, Thorium	to 1923
Anna Dedrika	Producer	n/a	Silver, Gold, Lead	n/a
Bassick	Producer	n/a	Silver, Gold, Lead	n/a
Bertha Gulch Placer	Producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Bertha Gulch Placers	Producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Bill Short	Producer	n/a	Gold, Silver, Copper, Lead, Cadmium, Zinc	n/a
Blistered Horn Tunnel	Producer	n/a	Lead, Silver, Gold, Copper, Zinc	n/a
Bon Ton	Producer	n/a	Molybdenum, Gold, Silver, Copper, Lead	n/a
Campbird	Producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Chloride	Producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Chronicle	Producer	n/a	Gold, Silver, Lead	n/a
Citizen	Producer	n/a	Gold, Silver, Copper, Lead	n/a
Complex	Producer	n/a	Lead, Zinc, Copper, Silver, Tungsten, Gold	n/a
Cortland	Producer	n/a	Silver, Lead, Gold, Copper	n/a
Crested Butte	Producer	n/a	Molybdenum, Copper, Gold, Lead, Silver, Zinc	n/a
Crested Butte Mining & Milling Co. Grp.	Producer	n/a	Copper, Gold, Silver, Zinc, Lead	n/a
Cumberland	Producer	n/a	Gold, Silver, Iron	n/a
Deacon	Producer	n/a	Gold, Silver, Lead	n/a
Denver City Tunnel	Producer	n/a	Gold, Silver, Copper, Lead	n/a
Drew	Producer	n/a	Silver, Lead, Gold	n/a
Dutch Flats, Jones Gulch	Producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
El Capitan	Producer	n/a	Lead, Silver, Gold, Copper	n/a
Emma H	Producer	n/a	Copper, Molybdenum, Gold, Silver	n/a
Erie Tunnel	Producer	n/a	Gold, Silver, Copper, Lead, Zinc	n/a
Eureka	Producer	n/a	Copper, Lead, Gold, Silver	n/a
Eureka-Nest Egg	Producer	n/a	Silver, Copper, Lead, Gold	n/a
Fort Scott	Producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Gold Bug	Producer	n/a	Copper, Gold	n/a
Gold Cup	Producer	n/a	Silver, Lead, Gold	n/a
Gold Cup Republic Mine	Producer	n/a	Silver, Lead, Gold	n/a
Grand Prize	Producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Granite Mt.	Producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Gray Eagle	Producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Hilltop	Producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Hot Springs Valley Placers	Producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Hot Springs Valley Placers	Producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Hubnerite Lode	Producer	n/a	Gold, Silver, Tungsten	n/a
Illinois Creek Placers	Producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Independence	Producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Indiana	Producer	n/a	Silver, Lead, Gold	n/a
Jimmie Mack	Producer	n/a	Gold, Silver, Lead	n/a
Jones Gulch, Spring Gulch	Producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Keystone	Producer	n/a	Lead, Zinc, Silver, Gold, Copper	n/a
Lewiston-Pet	Producer	n/a	Gold, Silver, Zinc, Copper	n/a
Lilly	Producer	n/a	Silver, Gold, Copper, Lead	n/a
Little Anna	Producer	n/a	Silver, Gold, Lead	n/a
Lizard Lake	Producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Lottis Creek Placers	Producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Lucille	Producer	n/a	Silver, Gold	n/a
Lucky Strike Mine	Producer	n/a	Gold, Silver, Zinc	n/a
Maggie Mitchell	Producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Maid of Athens	Producer	n/a	Silver, Lead, Gold, Zinc	n/a
Maid of Erin	Producer	n/a	Copper, Gold, Silver, Lead	n/a
Mazeppa, May	Producer	n/a	Gold, Silver, Lead	n/a
Mccormick Group	Producer	n/a	Gold, Manganese	n/a
Morning Glim	Producer	n/a	Gold, Silver, Copper, Lead	n/a
N. Quartz Cr. Placers	Producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
North Quartz Cr. Placer	Producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Orient	Producer	n/a	Copper, Molybdenum, Silver, Gold, Tungsten	n/a
Painter Boy	Producer	n/a	Lead, Silver, Gold	n/a
Parole Tunnel	Producer	n/a	Zinc, Copper, Gold, Silver, Lead	n/a
Pearson Property	Producer	n/a	Lead, Silver, Gold, Tungsten, Copper, Molybdenum, Zinc	n/a
Pieplant Creek Placers	Producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Revenue	Producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Robert E. Lee	Producer	n/a	Silver, Lead, Gold	n/a
Sacramento	Producer	n/a	Silver, Gold, Zinc, Lead	n/a
Sections Lode	Producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Silent Friend	Producer	n/a	Silver, Gold, Lead	n/a
Silver Cup	Producer	n/a	Silver, Lead, Gold	n/a
Spar Copper Mine	Producer	n/a	Gold, Silver, Copper, Lead	n/a
Spar Copper Shaft	Producer	n/a	Gold, Silver, Copper, Lead, Zinc	n/a
Taylor River Placers	Producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Taylor River Placers	Producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Texas Creek	Producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Texas Creek Placer	Producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Tincup	Producer	n/a	Silver, Lead, Gold	n/a
Tungsten Shaft	Producer	n/a	Lead, Gold, Tungsten, Molybdenum, Silver, Copper	n/a
Union Park Placers	Producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Union Park Placers	Producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Unknown	Producer	n/a	Silver, Lead, Zinc, Gold	n/a
Victor, Morning Star, David H.	Producer	n/a	Gold, Silver, Copper, Lead, Zinc	n/a
Wahl	Producer	n/a	Gold, Copper	n/a
Wand A Incline	Producer	n/a	Gold, Silver, Lead	n/a
Washington Gulch	Producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
West Gold Hill	Producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Black Queen Shaft	Past producer	n/a	Silver, Gold, Zinc	from 1893
Akron Victor Morning Star Mines	Past producer	n/a	Lead, Copper, Gold, Silver, Zinc	n/a
American Flag Shaft	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Lead	n/a
Aspen-Riverside Group	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Zinc, Silver, Lead	n/a
Augusta Mine	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Zinc, Lead, Silver	n/a
Axelson Mine	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Copper, Lead, Silver, Zinc	n/a
Baldwin Star Mine	Past producer	n/a	Lead, Gold, Silver	n/a
Baroni Mine	Past producer	n/a	Lead, Gold, Silver, Zinc	n/a
Boiler Shaft	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Brooklyn	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver, Zinc	n/a
Browns Cabin	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver, Zinc	n/a
Bulkley Mine	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver, Zinc	n/a
Bull Domingo Shaft	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver, Zinc	n/a
Camp Bird Mine	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Carter Mine	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver, Lead	n/a
Carter-Raymond Mines	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Copper, Lead, Silver	n/a
Catalpa Mine	Past producer	n/a	Lead, Copper, Gold, Silver, Zinc	n/a
Clark Mine	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Zinc, Silver	n/a
Colorado Mine	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver, Zinc	n/a
David H Shaft	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Don #2	Past producer	n/a	Lead, Copper, Gold, Zinc	n/a
Ensign Tunnel	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Enterprise Mine	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Erie	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver, Zinc	n/a
Fairview Mine	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Garden Mine	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Lead, Silver, Zinc	n/a
Genter Mine	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver, Zinc	n/a
Gold Brick, Quartz Creek, Box Canyon district	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Lead, Silver, Zinc, Copper	n/a
Gold Link Mine	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Lead, Silver	n/a
Gold Links Mine	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver, Lead	n/a
Graflin Mine	Past producer	n/a	Gold	found 1904
Great Western	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver, Zinc, Copper, Lead	n/a
Gunnison County Mines Rpr	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Zinc, Silver	n/a
Hawknest Mine	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Lead, Silver, Zinc	n/a
Headlight Mine	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Lead, Silver, Zinc	n/a
High Tide Tunnel	Past producer	n/a	Lead, Gold, Silver, Zinc	n/a
Hinkle Mine	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver, Zinc	n/a
Holly Mine	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver, Zinc	n/a
Hubbard Mine	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Zinc, Lead, Silver	n/a
Hubnerite	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver, Zinc	n/a
Ida Mae	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Lead, Silver, Zinc	n/a
Independent Shaft	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
K D Mine	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Lead, Silver, Zinc	n/a
Kubler	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Lead, Silver, Zinc	n/a
La Plant	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Lead, Silver, Zinc	n/a
Last Hope Mine	Past producer	n/a	Silver, Gold, Lead, Zinc	n/a
Low Tide	Past producer	n/a	Lead, Gold, Silver, Zinc	n/a
Lubricator Mine	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	found 1889
Lucky Boy	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Lead, Silver, Zinc	n/a
Lula Mine	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Lula Mine	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Lead, Zinc, Silver	n/a
Madelina #2	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Zinc, Lead, Silver	n/a
Maple Leaf Mine	Past producer	n/a	Lead, Silver, Gold	n/a
May Queen Mine	Past producer	n/a	Lead, Copper, Gold, Zinc	n/a
Mcvey Tunnel	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Lead, Silver, Zinc	n/a
Morning Glim	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Lead, Silver, Zinc	n/a
Morning Glory Lower Adit	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Lead, Silver, Zinc	n/a
Mountain Gem	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Lead, Silver, Zinc	n/a
Mt. Emmons/Crested Butte	Past producer	n/a	Molybdenum, Silver, Zinc, Copper, Gold, Lead	found 1976
Nash Shaft	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Lead, Silver	n/a
Nash Tunnel	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Lead, Silver, Zinc	n/a
North Pole Mine	Past producer	n/a	Silver, Gold, Lead, Zinc	found 1900
Nu Mine and New Mine #2	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Lead, Silver, Zinc	n/a
Ohio Creek #1	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Lead, Silver, Zinc	n/a
Ohio Creek Mine	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Lead, Silver, Zinc	n/a
Ohio Creek Mine #2	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Zinc, Lead, Silver	n/a
Old Lot Mine	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Lead, Silver, Zinc	n/a
Old Shaft	Past producer	n/a	Lead, Gold, Silver, Zinc	n/a
Oliver Mine #1	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Lead, Silver, Zinc	n/a
Paradise Mine	Past producer	n/a	Lead, Copper, Gold, Silver, Zinc	n/a
Parole Or Spar Copper Mine	Past producer	n/a	Lead, Copper, Gold, Silver, Zinc	n/a
Parole Tunnel	Past producer	n/a	Lead, Gold, Silver, Zinc	n/a
Paymaster Mine	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Lead, Silver, Zinc	n/a
Pieplant Mine	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Pitkin	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Lead, Silver, Zinc	n/a
Pittsburg Mine	Past producer	n/a	Lead, Gold, Silver, Zinc	n/a
Rapid Creek Mine	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Lead, Silver, Zinc	n/a
Raymond Mine	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Lead, Silver	n/a
Raymond Mine	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Lead, Silver, Zinc	n/a
River Placer #1 and #2	Past producer	n/a	Lead, Gold, Silver, Zinc	n/a
Ruby Floresta	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Lead, Silver, Zinc	n/a
Ruby King	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Lead, Silver, Zinc	n/a
Sandy Hook Mine	Past producer	n/a	Lead, Gold, Silver, Zinc	n/a
Schofield	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Lead, Silver	n/a
Sequin	Past producer	n/a	Silver, Gold, Zinc, Lead	n/a
Seventy-Six Mine	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Lead, Zinc, Silver	n/a
Sheep Mountain Tunnel	Past producer	n/a	Silver, Gold, Lead, Zinc	n/a
Smith Hill Mine	Past producer	n/a	Silver, Gold, Lead	n/a
Spencer	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Lead, Silver, Zinc	n/a
Standard Mine	Past producer	n/a	Lead, Gold, Silver, Zinc	n/a
Sunbeam	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver, Zinc, Lead	n/a
Sunset	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver, Zinc	n/a
Superior	Past producer	n/a	Lead, Gold, Silver, Zinc	n/a
Titaniferous	Past producer	n/a	Silver, Gold, Lead, Zinc	n/a
Tomichi	Past producer	n/a	Lead, Copper, Gold, Silver, Zinc	n/a
Tuscarora	Past producer	n/a	Silver, Gold, Lead, Zinc	n/a
Ute Trail Mine	Past producer	n/a	Copper, Gold, Silver, Zinc, Lead	found 1904
Victor	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Lead, Silver, Zinc	n/a
Whip Shaft	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Lead, Silver, Zinc	n/a
White Pine	Past producer	n/a	Silver, Zinc, Gold, Lead	n/a
Willow Creek District	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver, Copper, Zinc, Lead	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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