Abandoned gold mine records in Moffat 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 Land status is from BLM's public dataset and can be out of date; being on public land is not permission to enter old workings.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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Jet Mine | surface | Jun 19, 1979 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Eagle Mine Project | surface | Jul 28, 2026 | Baggs, WY | Private land or land not mapped as public | Past producer, small output |
| Joker Mine & Pilot Plant | surface | May 8, 1987 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
Historic gold producers in Moffat County (USGS)
USGS records 29 historic gold producers in Moffat County: 28 past producers and 1 listed as a producer or plant. For 20 of them USGS gives an output size (1 medium, 19 small). Production years are recorded for 6 sites, from 1892 to 1973.
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| Site | USGS status | Output | Commodities | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sugar Loaf Mine | Past producer | medium | Uranium, Vanadium, Gold, Silver, Molybdenum | n/a |
| Joker Pit | Producer | small | Gold, Thorium, Titanium, Metal, Niobium (Columbium), Iron, REE | n/a |
| Fourmile Creek District | Past producer | small | Gold, Silver, Thorium, Titanium, Metal, REE, Niobium (Columbium), Iron | 1892 to 1940 |
| Rock Springs Placer Co. Mine | Past producer | small | Gold, Silver | from 1892 |
| Law Dredge Mine | Past producer | small | Gold | 1900 to 1904 |
| Blevins Placer | Past producer | small | Gold | from 1905 |
| Bromide Mine | Past producer | small | Copper, Silver, Gold, Lead | 1912 to 1973 |
| Goat No. 1 and 3 Placers | Past producer | small | Gold | n/a |
| Gooldy Placer | Past producer | small | Gold, Silver | found 1894 |
| Iron Springs Mine | Past producer | small | Gold | found 1887 |
| Mantle Mine | Past producer | small | Zinc, Lead, Copper, Gold, Silver, Antimony, Arsenic | found 1875 |
| Timberlake Mining and Development Co. Placer | Past producer | small | Gold, Silver | found 1894 |
| Unnamed Placer Mine | Past producer | small | Gold | found 1887 |
| Unnamed Placer Mine | Past producer | small | Gold | n/a |
| Unnamed Placer Mine | Past producer | small | Gold | n/a |
| Unnamed Placer Mine | Past producer | small | Gold | to 1934 |
| Unnamed Placer Mine | Past producer | small | Gold | to 1939 |
| Unnamed Placer Mines | Past producer | small | Gold | n/a |
| Unnamed Placer Mines | Past producer | small | Gold | n/a |
| West Side Mining Assoc. Placer Mine | Past producer | small | Gold | n/a |
| Magpie Mine | Past producer | n/a | Tungsten, Gold, Uranium | from 1933 |
| Delta #2 | Past producer | n/a | Gold | n/a |
| Dry Gulch | Past producer | n/a | Gold | n/a |
| Fourmile Creek | Past producer | n/a | Gold | n/a |
| Goat #1 and #3 | Past producer | n/a | Gold | n/a |
| Housec Gold Placer Mine | Past producer | n/a | Gold | n/a |
| Joker Mining Company | Past producer | n/a | Gold | n/a |
| Lay | Past producer | n/a | Gold | n/a |
| Round Bottom | Past producer | n/a | Gold | 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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