Gold mines in Lake County, Colorado

Lake County has 13 gold mines in MSHA records: 2 not abandoned (2 intermittent) and 11 abandoned. USGS lists 97 more historic producers.

Gold mines in Lake County that are not abandoned

MineTypeMSHA statusEmployees
Box Creek PlacersurfaceIntermittent14
Willow Creek MinesurfaceIntermittent4

Abandoned gold mine records in Lake County

11 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 Land status is from BLM's public dataset and can be out of date; being on public land is not permission to enter old workings.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 11 abandoned records
NameTypeStatus sinceNearest townLandUSGS record
Big Four TunnelundergroundSep 23, 1987n/an/an/a
Box Creek MinesurfaceJul 16, 1992n/an/an/a
Granite MineundergroundAug 25, 1986n/an/an/a
Hopemore MineundergroundNov 7, 2018LeadvilleFederal land in a US Forest Service national forest or grasslandn/a
Katie Maggy MaesurfaceJun 13, 1991n/an/an/a
Leadville Custom Millprocessing facilityAug 14, 2000n/an/an/a
Leadville Millprocessing facilityDec 3, 2014LeadvillePrivate land or land not mapped as publicn/a
Printer Boy MineundergroundSep 6, 1988n/an/an/a
Ready Cash MineundergroundApr 23, 1985n/an/an/a
Starr Placerprocessing facilityDec 2, 1987n/an/an/a
Stringtown Millprocessing facilityJun 24, 1990n/an/an/a

Historic gold producers in Lake County (USGS)

USGS records 97 historic gold producers in Lake County: 87 past producers and 10 listed as producers or plants. For 2 of them USGS gives an output size (1 large, 1 medium). Production years are recorded for 4 sites, from 1860 to 1999. The most common deposit type is polymetallic replacement (3 sites).

Show the 97 sites
SiteUSGS statusOutputCommoditiesYears
Hellena - Ibex ExtensionProducerlargeLead, Zinc, Silver, Gold, Coppern/a
Continental ChiefPast producermediumSilver, Lead, Zinc, Gold, Coppern/a
Black Cloud MineProducern/aLead, Zinc, Gold, Silver, Copperfrom 1971
Derry DredgeProducern/aGoldn/a
Garibaldi TunnelProducern/aLead, Zinc, Gold, Silvern/a
Little CorinneProducern/aLead, Silver, Goldn/a
UnknownProducern/aGoldn/a
UnknownProducern/aGoldn/a
Black Cloud MillPlantn/aLead, Zinc, Silver, Copper, Goldn/a
Black Cloud Millseq# 0080650123Plantn/aLead, Zinc, Goldn/a
Little Keystone ShaftPlantn/aGold, Lead, Zincn/a
Leadville DistrictPast producern/aSilver, Zinc, Gold, Lead, Copper, Manganese, Iron, Bismuth, Sulfur, Sulfuric Acid, Cadmium, Vanadium, Tungsten1860 to 1999
Sherman MInePast producern/aSilver, Lead, Zinc, Goldfrom 1975
Hopemore MinePast producern/aLead, Silver, Gold, Zinc, Iron, Copperfrom 1997
Adams ShaftPast producern/aGold, Lead, Zincn/a
Agwalt TunnelPast producern/aGold, Zinc, Leadn/a
AltoonaPast producern/aGold, Zinc, Leadn/a
American EaglePast producern/aGold, Lead, Zincn/a
Badger State MinePast producern/aGold, Lead, Zincn/a
Bald Mtn ShaftPast producern/aGold, Lead, Zincn/a
Ball MountainPast producern/aLead, Silver, Zinc, Goldn/a
BallardPast producern/aGold, Lead, Zincn/a
Banker MinePast producern/aGold, Lead, Zincn/a
Banner MinePast producern/aGold, Lead, Zincn/a
BatesPast producern/aGold, Lead, Zincn/a
Beck ShaftPast producern/aGold, Lead, Zincn/a
Belcher ShaftPast producern/aGold, Lead, Zincn/a
Ben Burb ShaftPast producern/aGold, Lead, Zincn/a
Bessie Wilgus ShaftPast producern/aGold, Zinc, Leadn/a
Big ChicagoPast producern/aGold, Lead, Zincn/a
Bison ShaftPast producern/aGold, Zinc, Leadn/a
Black PrincePast producern/aGold, Lead, Zincn/a
BlanchePast producern/aGold, Lead, Zincn/a
Bob IngersolPast producern/aGold, Zinc, Leadn/a
BoehmerPast producern/aGold, Lead, Zincn/a
Bon AirPast producern/aGold, Lead, Zincn/a
Breece Hill propertiesPast producern/aGold, Lead, Silver, Zinc, Ironn/a
Burton PlacerPast producern/aGold, Zinc, Leadn/a
CerescoPast producern/aGold, Lead, Zincn/a
Chautauquan MinePast producern/aLead, Gold, Silver, Zincn/a
ChippewaPast producern/aGold, Zinc, Leadn/a
Clear GritPast producern/aGold, Lead, Zincn/a
ClevelandPast producern/aGold, Lead, Zincn/a
CloverleafPast producern/aGold, Lead, Zincn/a
Cochran Helen HPast producern/aGoldn/a
Colorado PrincessPast producern/aGold, Lead, Zincn/a
Columbia #2 MinePast producern/aGold, Lead, Zincn/a
Comstock Copper MinePast producern/aCopper, Gold, Lead, Silver, Zincn/a
Continental ChiefPast producern/aLead, Gold, Silver, Zincn/a
Contract ShaftPast producern/aGold, Lead, Zincn/a
Crescentia ShaftPast producern/aGold, Zinc, Leadn/a
Crown PointPast producern/aGold, Lead, Zincn/a
Delante ShaftPast producern/aGold, Lead, Zincn/a
Diamond MinePast producern/aGold, Lead, Zinc, Silver, Coppern/a
DillionPast producern/aGold, Lead, Zincn/a
DodridgePast producern/aGold, Lead, Zincn/a
Double DeckerPast producern/aGold, Lead, Zincn/a
DoublecheckPast producern/aGold, Lead, Zincn/a
EclipsePast producern/aGold, Lead, Zincn/a
Eliza HamburgPast producern/aGold, Lead, Zincn/a
Elk & Grey Swan GroupPast producern/aLead, Copper, Gold, Silver, Zincn/a
Ella BeelerPast producern/aSilver, Gold, Lead, Zincn/a
Estay TunnelPast producern/aGold, Zinc, Leadn/a
Evelyn MinePast producern/aGoldn/a
Evening StarPast producern/aGold, Lead, Zincn/a
FinnertyPast producern/aUranium, Goldn/a
Forest RosePast producern/aGoldn/a
Garibaldi TunnelPast producern/aLead, Gold, Silver, Zincn/a
Granite Tunnel groupPast producern/aGold, Silvern/a
Hard To BeatPast producern/aUranium, Goldn/a
Hellena-IbexPast producern/aLead, Gold, Silver, Zincn/a
IbexPast producern/aLead, Silver, Zinc, Goldn/a
John ReedPast producern/aGemstone, Zinc, Lead, Gold, Silver, Coppern/a
Kathy K MinePast producern/aGold, Silvern/a
Leadville Mill (Day Mines/Hecla)Past producern/aLead, Silver, Copper, Gold, Zincn/a
Little GalesburgPast producern/aGold, Lead, Zincn/a
Little VinniePast producern/aLead, Gold, Copper, Silver, Zincn/a
Lone StarPast producern/aGold, Zinc, Leadn/a
Lucky TenPast producern/aGoldn/a
Mammoth MinePast producern/aGoldn/a
Matchless MinePast producern/aGoldn/a
Modoc MinePast producern/aGold, Leadn/a
Nevada TunnelPast producern/aLead, Gold, Silver, Zincn/a
Penn GroupPast producern/aGold, Copper, Ironn/a
Penn No. 1 MinePast producern/aGold, Coppern/a
Rattling JackPast producern/aGold, Zinc, Leadn/a
Resurrection MillPast producern/aZinc, Lead, Silver, Gold, Coppern/a
Resurrection MinePast producern/aLead, Gold, Silver, Zinc, Coppern/a
Smith-Bullard MinePast producern/aLead, Copper, Gold, Silver, Zincn/a
St Louis TunnelPast producern/aSilver, Manganese, Gold, Copper, Leadn/a
St. Kevin MinePast producern/aSilver, Gold, Uraniumn/a
SundayPast producern/aLead, Manganese, Copper, Silver, Goldn/a
Tom ThumbPast producern/aGold, Silver, Leadn/a
VenierPast producern/aManganese, Gold, Silver, Lead, Copper, Ironn/a
VesuviusPast producern/aGoldn/a
Yak TunnelPast producern/aZinc, Silver, Lead, Gold, Copper, Manganesen/a
Yukon propertyPast producern/aSilver, Gold, Zinc, Lead, Coppern/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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