Abandoned gold mine records in Rio Grande 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 Land status is from BLM's public dataset and can be out of date; being on public land is not permission to enter old workings.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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beverly Shaft Mine | underground | Jul 6, 1983 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Summitville Mine | surface | Dec 3, 1984 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Summitville Mine | surface | May 13, 1993 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
Historic gold producers in Rio Grande County (USGS)
USGS records 38 historic gold producers in Rio Grande County: 35 past producers and 3 listed as producers or plants. For 25 of them USGS gives an output size (25 small). Production years are recorded for 12 sites, from 1870 to 1971. The most common deposit type is polymetallic veins (9 sites).
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| Site | USGS status | Output | Commodities | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Decatur Ne District | Producer | small | Gold, Lead, Silver, Copper, Aluminum, Asbestos, Zinc | 1870 to 1939 |
| Summitville Mine | Producer | small | Silver, Gold, Copper, Lead, Zinc | to 1971 |
| Summitville District | Past producer | small | Silver, Lead, Copper, Gold, Aluminum, Molybdenum, Zinc | 1870 to 1971 |
| Perry Mine | Past producer | small | Silver, Gold | 1874 to 1875 |
| Chandler Tunnel | Past producer | small | Gold, Silver, Copper | 1875 to 1957 |
| Guadaloupe Mine | Past producer | small | Gold, Silver, Lead, Copper, Zinc | 1875 to 1930 |
| Little Annie Placers | Past producer | small | Gold | from 1875 |
| Miser Mine | Past producer | small | Lead, Copper, Gold, Silver, Zinc | 1875 to 1930 |
| French Tunnel | Past producer | small | Gold, Silver, Copper | from 1880 |
| Montroy Tunnel | Past producer | small | Gold, Silver, Copper | from 1880 |
| Iowa Mine | Past producer | small | Silver, Gold, Copper | from 1882 |
| Pickens Cut | Past producer | small | Gold, Silver, Copper | 1926 to 1931 |
| Aztec Mine | Past producer | small | Gold, Silver, Copper | found 1870 |
| Bob Tail Mine | Past producer | small | Gold, Silver, Copper | found 1870 |
| Copper Hill Mine | Past producer | small | Gold, Silver, Copper | n/a |
| Del Norte Mine | Past producer | small | Gold, Silver, Copper | found 1873 |
| Dexter Tunnel | Past producer | small | Gold, Silver, Copper | found 1873 |
| Esmond Mine | Past producer | small | Gold, Silver, Copper | found 1872 |
| Golconda Mine | Past producer | small | Gold, Silver, Copper, Lead | n/a |
| Highland Mary Mine | Past producer | small | Gold, Silver, Copper | found 1875 |
| Hugh Bly Mine | Past producer | small | Gold, Silver, Copper | n/a |
| Ida Tunnel | Past producer | small | Gold, Silver, Copper | found 1872 |
| Missionary Tunnel | Past producer | small | Gold, Silver, Copper | found 1874 |
| Narrow Gauge Mine | Past producer | small | Gold, Silver, Copper | n/a |
| Winchester Tunnel | Past producer | small | Gold, Silver, Copper | n/a |
| Summitville Mine | Plant | n/a | Gold, Silver | from 1986 |
| Annie | Past producer | n/a | Gold, Copper | n/a |
| Aztec Tunnel | Past producer | n/a | Gold, Copper, Lead, Silver | n/a |
| Beverly Shaft Mine | Past producer | n/a | Gold | n/a |
| Bobcat | Past producer | n/a | Gold, Copper, Lead, Silver | n/a |
| Bowen Placer | Past producer | n/a | Gold | n/a |
| Golconda Group | Past producer | n/a | Gold, Silver | n/a |
| Ida Tunnel | Past producer | n/a | Gold, Silver, Copper | n/a |
| Little Annie | Past producer | n/a | Gold, Copper, Silver, Lead | n/a |
| Mt Morriah Mining Co | Past producer | n/a | Copper, Gold, Silver | n/a |
| Perry Mine | Past producer | n/a | Gold, Silver | n/a |
| Robert Burns Claim | Past producer | n/a | Silver, Gold | n/a |
| Unknown | Past producer | n/a | Silver, 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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