Abandoned gold mine records in Mineral County
3 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 Land status is from BLM's public dataset and can be out of date; being on public land is not permission to enter old workings.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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Creede Mill | processing facility | Aug 4, 1988 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Jim Tree Mine | surface | Jul 26, 1979 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Resurrection Tunnel | underground | Sep 4, 1985 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
Historic gold producers in Mineral County (USGS)
USGS records 55 historic gold producers in Mineral County: 54 past producers and 1 listed as a producer or plant. For 16 of them USGS gives an output size (16 small). Production years are recorded for 11 sites, from 1884 to 1976.
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| Site | USGS status | Output | Commodities | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corsair Mine | Producer | small | Silver, Gold, Antimony, Copper, Lead, Zinc | 1892 to 1940 |
| Bachelor Mine | Past producer | small | Lead, Silver, Zinc, Gold, Copper, Antimony, Manganese | from 1884 |
| Amethyst Mine | Past producer | small | Silver, Lead, Gold, Zinc, Copper, Cadmium, Arsenic, Antimony | 1891 to 1976 |
| Commodore Mine | Past producer | small | Zinc, Silver, Lead, Copper, Gold, Antimony, Manganese | from 1891 |
| Last Chance Mine | Past producer | small | Silver, Lead, Gold, Zinc, Antimony, Copper, Arsenic, Cadmium | 1891 to 1976 |
| Kreutzer Mine | Past producer | small | Silver, Gold, Lead, Zinc | from 1892 |
| Solomon Mine | Past producer | small | Lead, Zinc, Silver, Gold, Copper | from 1892 |
| Wagon Wheel Gap Fluorspar Mine | Past producer | small | Fluorine-Fluorite, Gold, Silver, Zinc | 1913 to 1950 |
| Monon Mine | Past producer | small | Silver, Lead, Copper, Gold, Zinc | 1914 to 1941 |
| Emperius Mine | Past producer | small | Silver, Lead, Zinc, Copper, Gold, Cadmium, Arsenic, Antimony | 1942 to 1976 |
| Equity Mine | Past producer | small | Silver, Gold, Lead, Zinc, Copper | n/a |
| Happy Thought Mine | Past producer | small | Silver, Lead, Zinc, Gold, Copper, Manganese | found 1892 |
| Overholt Lode | Past producer | small | Gold, Silver, Copper, Antimony | found 1892 |
| Park Regent Mine | Past producer | small | Silver, Lead, Zinc, Gold | found 1892 |
| Ridge Mine | Past producer | small | Lead, Zinc, Silver, Gold, Copper | found 1890 |
| White Star Mine | Past producer | small | Gold, Zinc, Lead, Silver, Copper | n/a |
| Emperius Mine | Past producer | n/a | Lead, Silver, Zinc, Copper, Cadmium, Gold | from 1892 |
| Bachelor | Past producer | n/a | Gold, Lead, Zinc, Silver | n/a |
| Bird Creek Mine | Past producer | n/a | Gold, Lead | n/a |
| Captive Inca | Past producer | n/a | Silver, Gold, Lead | n/a |
| Commodore | Past producer | n/a | Gold, Lead, Silver, Zinc | n/a |
| Conejos | Past producer | n/a | Gold, Copper, Lead, Silver | n/a |
| Del Monte Mng. and Milling Co. | Past producer | n/a | Gold, Silver | n/a |
| Eclat | Past producer | n/a | Gold, Silver | n/a |
| Emma | Past producer | n/a | Gold, Silver | n/a |
| Equinox | Past producer | n/a | Gold | n/a |
| Equity | Past producer | n/a | Silver, Gold, Lead, Zinc | n/a |
| Exchequer Tunnel | Past producer | n/a | Gold, Silver | n/a |
| Gormax | Past producer | n/a | Lead, Copper, Gold, Zinc | n/a |
| Happy Thought | Past producer | n/a | Silver, Gold, Lead, Zinc | n/a |
| Holy Moses | Past producer | n/a | Lead, Silver, Zinc, Gold | n/a |
| Homestead #1 | Past producer | n/a | Gold, Silver | n/a |
| Humphreys Tunnel | Past producer | n/a | Gold, Lead, Silver, Zinc | n/a |
| Jim Tree | Past producer | n/a | Gold | n/a |
| Kansas City Star | Past producer | n/a | Gold, Silver, Zinc, Lead, Copper | n/a |
| King Solomon Mine | Past producer | n/a | Gold, Zinc, Lead, Silver | n/a |
| Kreutzer | Past producer | n/a | Gold, Silver | n/a |
| Last Chance | Past producer | n/a | Gold, Silver | n/a |
| Mexico | Past producer | n/a | Gold | n/a |
| Midwest | Past producer | n/a | Gold, Lead, Zinc, Silver | n/a |
| Monon | Past producer | n/a | Silver, Gold, Lead, Zinc | n/a |
| Nelson Tunnel | Past producer | n/a | Gold, Copper, Lead, Silver, Zinc | n/a |
| New York & Chance Mng Co. | Past producer | n/a | Gold, Silver | n/a |
| Oro Y Plata | Past producer | n/a | Gold, Silver | n/a |
| Outlet | Past producer | n/a | Lead, Copper, Gold, Silver, Zinc | n/a |
| Palo Alto Tunnel | Past producer | n/a | Lead, Copper, Gold, Silver, Zinc | n/a |
| Phoenix Shaft | Past producer | n/a | Lead, Copper, Gold, Silver, Zinc | n/a |
| Ridge | Past producer | n/a | Silver, Zinc, Gold, Lead | n/a |
| River View Tunnel | Past producer | n/a | Gold | n/a |
| Robinson | Past producer | n/a | Gold, Silver | n/a |
| Texas Girl | Past producer | n/a | Gold, Silver | n/a |
| United Mines Shaft | Past producer | n/a | Gold, Lead, Silver, Zinc | n/a |
| Volunteer | Past producer | n/a | Gold, Silver | n/a |
| White Star | Past producer | n/a | Silver, Gold, Lead, Zinc | n/a |
| Wooster | Past producer | n/a | Gold, Silver, 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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