Gold mines in Hinsdale County, Colorado

Hinsdale County has 6 gold mines in MSHA records: 0 not abandoned and 6 abandoned. USGS lists 58 more historic producers.

Abandoned gold mine records in Hinsdale County

6 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 Land status is from BLM's public dataset and can be out of date; being on public land is not permission to enter old workings.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 6 abandoned records
NameTypeStatus sinceNearest townLandUSGS record
Champion MineundergroundJul 26, 1978n/an/an/a
Gladiator-Gen ShermanundergroundOct 31, 1983n/an/an/a
Golden WonderundergroundOct 1, 2019LAKE CITYFederal land managed by the Bureau of Land ManagementPast producer, small output
Golden WonderundergroundOct 23, 1997n/an/an/a
Pride Of AmericaundergroundMay 14, 1979n/an/an/a
Ute Ule Mine & Millprocessing facilityFeb 12, 1996n/an/an/a

Historic gold producers in Hinsdale County (USGS)

USGS records 58 historic gold producers in Hinsdale County: 54 past producers and 4 listed as producers or plants. For 46 of them USGS gives an output size (46 small). Production years are recorded for 33 sites, from 1870 to 1981.

Show the 58 sites
SiteUSGS statusOutputCommoditiesYears
Park DistrictProducersmallSilver, Copper, Lead, Gemstone, Gold, Manganese, Antimony, Bismuth, Zinc, Molybdenum1870 to 1974
Lake DistrictProducersmallGold, Silver, Zinc, Copper, Lead, Sulfur, Sulfuric Acid, Uranium, Manganese, Potassium, Antimony, Bismuth, Aluminum, Tellurium1875 to 1981
St. Jacob MineProducersmallGold, Silver, Lead, Copper, Zinc1895 to 1940
George the Third MineProducersmallSilver, Gold, Lead, Copper, Zincto 1940
Ute-Ulay MinePast producersmallGold, Lead, Zinc, Silver, Copper, Antimony, Manganese, Arsenic1874 to 1967
Golden Fleece MinePast producersmallSilver, Gold, Copper, Lead, Zinc, Manganese, Strontium, Tellurium, Uranium, Antimony, Bismuth, Phosphorus-Phosphates1875 to 1963
Champion ShaftPast producersmallCopper, Silver, Lead, Gold, Gemstone, Zinc, Manganese1877 to 1974
Palmetto MinePast producersmallSilver, Gold, Copper, Lead, Antimony, Zinc1878 to 1891
Carson DistrictPast producersmallCopper, Gold, Silver, Lead, Zinc, Iron, Aluminum, Antimony1880 to 1940
Frank Hough MinePast producersmallGold, Copper, Silver, Lead, Zinc, Antimony, Tellurium1882 to 1963
Sherman DistrictPast producersmallSilver, Gold, Lead, Copper, Zinc, Bismuth, Molybdenum1882 to 1925
Pelican MinePast producersmallSilver, Gold, Lead, Copper, Antimony, Manganese, Zinc1891 to 1960
Hidden Treasure MinePast producersmallSilver, Lead, Copper, Gold, Zinc, Antimony, Manganese1897 to 1922
Belle of the West MinePast producersmallSilver, Gold, Copper, Lead, Zinc, Antimonyto 1959
Big Casino MinePast producersmallSilver, Gold, Lead, Copper, Zinc, Antimonyto 1968
Black Crook MinePast producersmallSilver, Gold, Lead, Copper, Zinc, Antimony, Manganeseto 1953
Black Wonder MinePast producersmallGold, Silvern/a
Capitol City MinePast producersmallSilver, Lead, Copper, Zinc, Goldto 1954
Cimarron DistrictPast producersmallSilver, Lead, Goldto 1931
Cleveland GroupPast producersmallSilver, Lead, Copper, Gold, Zincto 1921
Contention MinePast producersmallSilver, Gold, Copper, Lead, Zinc, Manganese, Antimonyn/a
Czar MinePast producersmallSilver, Gold, Lead, Copper, Zincto 1956
Fanny Fern MinePast producersmallSilver, Gold, Lead, Copper, Zinc, Antimonyto 1952
Gallic-Vulcan GroupPast producersmallGold, Silver, Lead, Copper, Zinc, Antimony, Telluriumto 1935
George Washington GroupPast producersmallSilver, Gold, Leadn/a
Gladiator MinePast producersmallSilver, Gold, Lead, Copper, Zinc, Manganese, Antimonyn/a
Golconda MinePast producersmallSilver, Gold, Copper, Lead, Zinc, Antimonyto 1919
Gold Quartz MinePast producersmallGold, Silver, Copper, Lead, Antimony, Zinc, Telluriumto 1951
Golden Wonder MinePast producersmallSilver, Gold, Lead, Copper, Zinc, Antimonyto 1981
Highland Chief MinePast producersmallGold, Silver, Lead, Copper, Zincto 1930
Hoosier Boy MinePast producersmallGold, Silver, Copper, Lead, Zincto 1951
Illinois Boy MinePast producersmallGold, Coppern/a
Isolde MinePast producersmallLead, Silver, Gold, Tellurium, Zincn/a
Lellie MinePast producersmallGold, Lead, Copper, Silver, Zinc, Antimony, Manganeseto 1925
Minnie Lee MinePast producersmallZinc, Lead, Silver, Goldn/a
Missouri Favorite MinePast producersmallGold, Silver, Copper, Lead, Antimony, Zincn/a
Monte Queen MinePast producersmallSilver, Gold, Lead, Copper, Zinc, Bismuth, Manganese, Antimonyto 1974
Moro MinePast producersmallSilver, Lead, Copper, Gold, Zinc, Antimonyn/a
Ocean Wave MinePast producersmallSilver, Gold, Copper, Lead, Zinc, Antimonyto 1916
Ohio MinePast producersmallLead, Gold, Silver, Copper, Molybdenum, Antimony, Zincn/a
Pride of America MinePast producersmallGold, Lead, Zinc, Silver, Copper, Antimonyto 1977
Risorgimento MinePast producersmallSilver, Gold, Lead, Zinc, Copper, Antimonyto 1958
Seward County MinePast producersmallGold, Copper, Antimonyn/a
Silver Jack MinePast producersmallSilver, Lead, Goldto 1931
Unnamed MinePast producersmallGold, Silvern/a
Woodstock ProspectPast producersmallLead, Copper, Gold, Silver, Zincn/a
Bachelor MinePast producern/aZinc, Lead, Gold, Silvern/a
Belle of the WestPast producern/aGold, Copper, Lead, Silvern/a
CzarPast producern/aLead, Copper, Gold, Quartz, Zincn/a
Frank Hough MinePast producern/aUranium, Copper, Gold, Silver, Vanadiumn/a
Gallic-Vulcan MinePast producern/aLead, Gold, Silver, Zincn/a
Gnome MinePast producern/aGold, Lead, Copper, Silver, Zinc, Antimonyn/a
Golden WonderPast producern/aGold, Silvern/a
Hidden Treasure MinePast producern/aLead, Gold, Zinc, Silvern/a
Monte QueenPast producern/aGold, Silver, Leadn/a
Monticello MinePast producern/aGold, Coppern/a
Park View MinePast producern/aGold, Silver, Lead, Copper, Antimonyn/a
Pride of AmericaPast producern/aGold, Lead, Silver, Zincn/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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