Gold mines in Montezuma County, Colorado

Montezuma County has 3 gold mines in MSHA records: 0 not abandoned and 3 abandoned. USGS lists 46 more historic producers.

Abandoned gold mine records in Montezuma 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 Land status is from BLM's public dataset and can be out of date; being on public land is not permission to enter old workings.

Show the 3 abandoned records
NameTypeStatus sinceNearest townLandUSGS record
BrownsvilleundergroundNov 23, 1978n/an/an/a
Outwest Mine & MillundergroundOct 12, 1982n/an/an/a
Red ArrowundergroundApr 17, 2013MancosPrivate land or land not mapped as publicn/a

Historic gold producers in Montezuma County (USGS)

USGS records 46 historic gold producers in Montezuma County: 45 past producers and 1 listed as a producer or plant. For 7 of them USGS gives an output size (7 small). Production years are recorded for 4 sites, from 1914 to 2013. The most common deposit type is polymetallic veins (4 sites).

Show the 46 sites
SiteUSGS statusOutputCommoditiesYears
Mcelmo Creek AreaProducersmallCarbon Dioxide, Natural Gas, Petroleum (Oil), Uranium, Vanadium, Copper, Silver, Manganese, Goldn/a
Florence W. MinePast producersmallGold, Silver, Copper, Lead, Antimony1914 to 1958
Red Arrow Mine and MillPast producersmallSilver, Gold, Copper, Antimony, Tellurium, Zinc, Lead1933 to 2013
Century MinePast producersmallGold, Silverto 1896
East Mancos River PlacersPast producersmallGoldfound 1885
Kentucky MinePast producersmallGold, Silver, Copperto 1910
West Mancos River PlacersPast producersmallGoldn/a
Barr-MenefeePast producern/aGold, Silvern/a
Bed Rock PlacerPast producern/aGoldn/a
Belle PlacerPast producern/aGoldn/a
Black Hawk No. 1Past producern/aGoldn/a
Champion MillPast producern/aGold, Silvern/a
Charlene ProspectPast producern/aSilver, Goldn/a
Dolores MinePast producern/aCoal, Gold, Silvern/a
Dolores River PlacerPast producern/aGoldn/a
DoylePast producern/aGoldn/a
East Mancos PropertiesPast producern/aGoldn/a
East Mancos River PlacersPast producern/aGoldn/a
East Mancos River PlacersPast producern/aGoldn/a
East Mancos River PlacersPast producern/aGoldn/a
Echo BasinPast producern/aGold, Silvern/a
Fall CreekPast producern/aGoldn/a
Georgia GirlPast producern/aGoldn/a
Golconda PlacerPast producern/aGoldn/a
Golconda, Hesperus, Senate?Past producern/aGoldn/a
Gold DollarPast producern/aGold, Lead, Copper, Silvern/a
Gold Run TunnelPast producern/aGold, Silvern/a
Idaho & May Day GroupPast producern/aGold, Lead, Silvern/a
Kebler, GolcondaPast producern/aGoldn/a
KentuckyPast producern/aGold, Silvern/a
KimballPast producern/aGoldn/a
Lady StaffordPast producern/aGoldn/a
Mancos Canyon Gold, Inc.Past producern/aGoldn/a
Mancos Consolidated Gold MinesPast producern/aGoldn/a
Mancos ViewPast producern/aGoldn/a
PeerlessPast producern/aGold, Silvern/a
Red Arrow ExtensionPast producern/aGold, Silvern/a
Rowena TunnelPast producern/aGold, Silvern/a
Rush BasinPast producern/aGoldn/a
Silver FallsPast producern/aGoldn/a
ThunderPast producern/aGold, Lead, Silvern/a
TimberlinePast producern/aGold, Silvern/a
Tula MayPast producern/aGoldn/a
UnknownPast producern/aGold, Copper, PGEn/a
Vulcan PlacerPast producern/aGoldn/a
West Mancos River PlacersPast producern/aGoldn/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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