Gold Mines in Park County, CO: 3 Open + 126 Historic

Gold mines in Park County that are not abandoned

Mine	Type	MSHA status	Employees
Hector Placer Mine	surface	Intermittent	3
Alma Placer	surface	Intermittent	2
Snowstorm	surface	Active	2

Abandoned gold mine records in Park County

35 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 Land status is from BLM's public dataset and can be out of date; being on public land is not permission to enter old workings.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 35 abandoned records

Name	Type	Status since	Nearest town	Land	USGS record
Alma Placer	surface	Sep 23, 1982	n/a	n/a	n/a
Alma Project Mill	processing facility	Jul 14, 1989	n/a	n/a	n/a
Alma Queen Mine	underground	Mar 24, 1986	n/a	n/a	n/a
Alma Resources Incorporated	surface	Oct 1, 1992	n/a	n/a	n/a
Amarillo Mine	surface	Dec 10, 1984	n/a	n/a	n/a
American Lode Mine INC.	underground	Nov 18, 1996	n/a	n/a	n/a
American Mill	processing facility	Jul 3, 1984	n/a	n/a	n/a
Boston Placer	surface	Dec 7, 1984	n/a	n/a	n/a
Box Creek Placer Mine	surface	Mar 26, 2020	Fairplay	Private land or land not mapped as public	Occurrence
Bullger Basin	surface	Sep 24, 2026	Fairplay	Private land or land not mapped as public	Past producer
Combination Placer	surface	May 26, 2021	Alma	Federal land in a US Forest Service national forest or grassland	Occurrence
Destiny Pit	surface	Aug 24, 2026	Fairplay	Federal land managed by the Bureau of Land Management	n/a
Fairplay	surface	Nov 10, 2020	Fairplay	Private land or land not mapped as public	Past producer
Fairplay Mine	surface	Nov 2, 2018	Fairplay	n/a	n/a
Fairplay Placer	surface	Dec 15, 2016	Fairplay	Private land or land not mapped as public	Past producer
Gold Rae Mine	surface	Mar 27, 1987	n/a	n/a	n/a
Great West	underground	Jul 3, 1985	n/a	n/a	n/a
Harper Placer	surface	Sep 23, 1982	n/a	n/a	n/a
Hector Placer	surface	Jul 21, 1992	n/a	n/a	n/a
Hock Hocking	underground	Nov 7, 2018	Alma	Private land or land not mapped as public	Past producer
Ling Mine	underground	May 23, 1985	n/a	n/a	n/a
London Mine	underground	Dec 9, 1991	n/a	n/a	n/a
Morning Star Mine	surface	Jul 3, 1985	n/a	n/a	n/a
MW Sorter LLC (London Mine)	processing facility	Jul 28, 2026	Alma	Federal land in a US Forest Service national forest or grassland	n/a
North Star Mine	underground	Sep 30, 1985	n/a	n/a	n/a
Orphan Boy Mine	surface	Dec 10, 1984	n/a	n/a	n/a
Paris Mine	underground	Jul 6, 1982	n/a	n/a	n/a
Russia Mine	underground	Dec 13, 1984	n/a	n/a	n/a
Sanborne sand and gravel	surface	Oct 1, 2011	Alma	Private land or land not mapped as public	Past producer
Screen Plant 1	surface	Oct 11, 2017	Fairplay	n/a	n/a
Silver Heels Mine	surface	Aug 1, 1984	n/a	n/a	n/a
Snow Storm Placer	surface	Apr 22, 1980	n/a	n/a	n/a
T-Mec	surface	Aug 23, 1985	n/a	n/a	n/a
Twin Sisters	processing facility	Aug 23, 1982	n/a	n/a	n/a
Union #5	underground	Sep 5, 1985	n/a	n/a	n/a

Historic gold producers in Park County (USGS)

USGS records 126 historic gold producers in Park County: 111 past producers and 15 listed as producers or plants. For 12 of them USGS gives an output size (12 small). Production years are recorded for 16 sites, from 1860 to 1960. The most common deposit type is polymetallic veins (4 sites).

Show the 126 sites

Site	USGS status	Output	Commodities	Years
Betty Mine	Producer	small	Lead, Zinc, Copper, Silver, Gold, Cobalt	1932 to 1960
Balfour Mines	Producer	small	Gold, Uranium	n/a
Buckskin Joe	Producer	small	Silver, Gold, Lead, Copper, Zinc	n/a
Guffey District, Southeast	Producer	small	Tungsten, REE, Gold, Zinc, Thorium, Copper	found 1950
Silver Heels - Grand Union	Producer	small	Gold	n/a
Sweet Home Mine	Past producer	small	Silver, Gemstone, Tungsten, Zinc, Lead, Copper, Gold, Manganese, Fluorine-Fluorite	from 1876
Crescent Mine	Past producer	small	Tungsten, Copper, Zinc, Silver, Lead, Gold, Molybdenum	from 1919
Apex Mine	Past producer	small	Gold, Silver, Copper, Lead, Tungsten, Molybdenum	1921
Badger Flats Area	Past producer	small	Beryllium, Molybdenum, Gold, Tungsten, Zinc, Lead, Copper, Uranium, Arsenic, Iron, Tin	from 1956
Copper King Mine	Past producer	small	Gold, Copper, Feldspar, Mica, Tungsten, Zinc	found 1939
Iron Hill Placer	Past producer	small	Gold, Platinum	n/a
Sumich	Past producer	small	Gold	n/a
South London	Producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	from 1890
American Mine	Producer	n/a	Uranium, Gold	n/a
Canyon Placer Mine	Producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Champaign and Coney Claim	Producer	n/a	Zinc, Gold, Silver, Lead	n/a
Crestline, Bedrock, J.B. Placers	Producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Ida May, Huebnerite Claims	Producer	n/a	Copper, Lead, Silver, Molybdenum, Gold, Tungsten	n/a
Missouri	Producer	n/a	Lead, Silver, Gold, Bismuth, Copper, Zinc	n/a
Unknown	Producer	n/a	Lead, Zinc, Gold	n/a
Whale Mine	Producer	n/a	Copper, Lead, Gold, Silver	n/a
London Extension	Plant	n/a	Gold, Silver, Uranium, Lead	n/a
Buckskin Joe Mine	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Zinc	from 1860
London Mine group	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver, Lead, Copper	from 1874
Sacremento	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Lead, Silver	from 1878
Hock Hocking	Past producer	n/a	Zinc, Lead, Gold, Silver, Copper	from 1879
North London Mill	Past producer	n/a	Gold	from 1883
Ling	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Copper, Lead, Zinc	from 1884
Paris Mill	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	from 1894
Great West	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	from 1902
Balfour Mines	Past producer	n/a	Uranium, Gold	from 1910
American Mill	Past producer	n/a	Lead, Silver, Gold, Copper, Zinc	from 1933
Aetna	Past producer	n/a	Uranium, Gold	n/a
Ajax Mine	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Allegheny Placer	Past producer	n/a	Uranium, Gold	n/a
Apex	Past producer	n/a	Uranium, Gold	n/a
April Fool #1,#3	Past producer	n/a	Uranium, Gold	n/a
B F D	Past producer	n/a	Uranium, Gold	n/a
Badger Boy Shaft	Past producer	n/a	Uranium, Gold	n/a
Baltic #1	Past producer	n/a	Uranium, Gold	n/a
Barco	Past producer	n/a	Uranium, Gold	n/a
Bearcat Mines	Past producer	n/a	Uranium, Gold	n/a
Betty Mine	Past producer	n/a	Lead, Copper, Gold, Silver, Zinc	n/a
Black Cloud Group	Past producer	n/a	Uranium, Gold	n/a
Blanchard	Past producer	n/a	Uranium, Gold	n/a
Bob Roy Shaft	Past producer	n/a	Uranium, Gold	n/a
Butte Tunnel	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Centennial Tunnel	Past producer	n/a	Uranium, Gold	n/a
Champaign & Coney Claims	Past producer	n/a	Uranium, Gold, Silver	n/a
Champaign Mine	Past producer	n/a	Silver, Lead, Zinc, Gold, Uranium	found 1876
Clipper Lower,Middle,Upper	Past producer	n/a	Uranium, Gold	n/a
Cornish Wall	Past producer	n/a	Uranium, Gold	n/a
Criterion Mine	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Lead, Silver, Zinc	n/a
Dempsey	Past producer	n/a	Uranium, Gold, Lead, Silver	n/a
Denver Mine	Past producer	n/a	Uranium, Gold	n/a
Disberger	Past producer	n/a	Uranium, Gold	n/a
East London	Past producer	n/a	Uranium, Lead, Silver, Gold	n/a
Emma	Past producer	n/a	Uranium, Gold	n/a
Excelsior Mining Group	Past producer	n/a	Uranium, Gold	n/a
Fairplay Placer	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Fraction	Past producer	n/a	Uranium, Gold	n/a
Freedom	Past producer	n/a	Uranium, Gold	n/a
Gold Fern	Past producer	n/a	Zinc, Gold, Silver	n/a
Golden	Past producer	n/a	Uranium, Gold	n/a
Great Western Mine	Past producer	n/a	Lead, Gold, Silver, Zinc, Copper	n/a
Greenfield Tunnel	Past producer	n/a	Uranium, Gold	n/a
Havighorst	Past producer	n/a	Uranium, Gold	n/a
Henry D	Past producer	n/a	Uranium, Gold	n/a
Hilltop Mine	Past producer	n/a	Lead, Zinc, Silver, Copper, Gold	n/a
Howbert	Past producer	n/a	Uranium, Gold	n/a
Imperial	Past producer	n/a	Uranium, Gold	n/a
Joe Dandy	Past producer	n/a	Uranium, Gold	n/a
John Reed	Past producer	n/a	Uranium, Gold	n/a
Jones Rl Mining Claims	Past producer	n/a	Uranium, Gold	n/a
Kentucky Belle Mine	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	found 1900
Key Mine	Past producer	n/a	Uranium, Gold	n/a
Kidnap Shaft	Past producer	n/a	Uranium, Gold	n/a
Kivari #1	Past producer	n/a	Uranium, Gold	n/a
Kurt Mine	Past producer	n/a	Uranium, Gold	n/a
Little Nell Mine	Past producer	n/a	Uranium, Gold	n/a
Little Nellie	Past producer	n/a	Uranium, Gold	n/a
Magnolia Mill	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Magnolia Mine	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Copper, Lead, Silver	n/a
Maumee	Past producer	n/a	Uranium, Gold	n/a
Mcdonald	Past producer	n/a	Uranium, Gold	n/a
Michigan Mine	Past producer	n/a	Uranium, Gold	n/a
Middle Tarryall Creek Placer	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Missouri Mine	Past producer	n/a	Lead, Silver, Copper, Gold, Zinc	n/a
Moose Mine	Past producer	n/a	Silver, Gold, Lead	n/a
Morning Star Mine	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver, Lead	n/a
Mosher Shaft	Past producer	n/a	Uranium, Gold	n/a
Mosquito Mining District	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Uranium	n/a
Mudsill	Past producer	n/a	Silver, Gold, Lead	found 1880
New York	Past producer	n/a	Silver, Gold	n/a
Oliver Twist Tunnel	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Lead, Silver	n/a
Ophir	Past producer	n/a	Uranium, Gold	n/a
Ovens #1,#2	Past producer	n/a	Uranium, Gold	n/a
Paris Mine	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Lead, Silver	n/a
Parnell	Past producer	n/a	Uranium, Gold	n/a
Pawnee	Past producer	n/a	Uranium, Gold	n/a
Pennsylvania Tunnel	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Lead, Silver	found 1910
Quarry	Past producer	n/a	Uranium, Gold	n/a
Revenue Mine	Past producer	n/a	Uranium, Gold	n/a
Riche Shaft	Past producer	n/a	Uranium, Gold	n/a
Shamrock-Irish Group	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Uranium	n/a
Silver Star	Past producer	n/a	Uranium, Gold	n/a
Sitting Bull	Past producer	n/a	Uranium, Gold	n/a
South End Shaft	Past producer	n/a	Uranium, Gold	n/a
Sovenir	Past producer	n/a	Uranium, Gold	n/a
Spar Mine	Past producer	n/a	Uranium, Gold	n/a
Ss Tunnel	Past producer	n/a	Uranium, Gold	n/a
Troy	Past producer	n/a	Uranium, Gold	n/a
Unknown	Past producer	n/a	Uranium, Gold, Lead, Silver	n/a
Unknown	Past producer	n/a	Uranium, Gold	n/a
Unknown	Past producer	n/a	Uranium, Gold	n/a
Unknown	Past producer	n/a	Uranium, Gold	n/a
Unknown	Past producer	n/a	Uranium, Gold	n/a
Upper Baltic Shaft	Past producer	n/a	Uranium, Gold	n/a
Upper Ovens Tunnel	Past producer	n/a	Uranium, Gold	n/a
Venture	Past producer	n/a	Uranium, Gold	n/a
Venus	Past producer	n/a	Uranium, Gold	n/a
Vienna	Past producer	n/a	Uranium, Gold	n/a
Watseka	Past producer	n/a	Uranium, Gold	n/a
Whale Mine	Past producer	n/a	Silver, Lead, Copper, Gold, Zinc	n/a
Wheeler Group	Past producer	n/a	Uranium, Gold	n/a
Wyandotte Mine	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Copper, Lead, Silver	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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