Gold Mines in San Juan County, CO: 18 Abandoned + 214 Historic

Abandoned gold mine records in San Juan County

18 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 Land status is from BLM's public dataset and can be out of date; being on public land is not permission to enter old workings.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 18 abandoned records

Name	Type	Status since	Nearest town	Land	USGS record
Bakers Park Mill	processing facility	Jan 26, 1982	n/a	n/a	n/a
Brooklyn Mine	underground	Jan 9, 1998	n/a	n/a	n/a
Ensle'S Prospect	underground	Feb 9, 1990	n/a	n/a	n/a
Esmeralda	surface	Jun 17, 1981	n/a	n/a	n/a
Ezra-R Mine	underground	Aug 12, 1983	n/a	n/a	n/a
Freda Claim	underground	Jul 8, 1985	n/a	n/a	n/a
Gold King Mine	underground	Jul 26, 1990	n/a	n/a	n/a
Jones Mining & Pet Mill	processing facility	Jan 19, 1979	n/a	n/a	n/a
Little Giant	underground	Jul 1, 1976	n/a	n/a	n/a
Little Ida Mine	underground	Aug 27, 1979	n/a	n/a	n/a
Little Maude	underground	Aug 16, 1985	n/a	n/a	n/a
Mayflower Mill	processing facility	Jun 2, 1986	n/a	n/a	n/a
Minnehaha	underground	Jul 22, 1982	n/a	n/a	n/a
Pride Of The West Ml Silver Wing CO. INC	processing facility	Jun 30, 2004	Silverton	Federal land in a US Forest Service national forest or grassland	Unknown
Sultan Mountain Mine	underground	Jan 27, 1989	n/a	n/a	n/a
Sunnyside Mine/Mayflower Mill	underground	Sep 15, 1993	n/a	n/a	n/a
Treasure Mountain Projuct	underground	Jul 21, 1982	n/a	n/a	n/a
Yukon Mill	processing facility	Feb 7, 1983	n/a	n/a	n/a

Historic gold producers in San Juan County (USGS)

USGS records 214 historic gold producers in San Juan County: 170 past producers and 44 listed as producers or plants. For 19 of them USGS gives an output size (1 large, 2 medium, 16 small). Production years are recorded for 8 sites, from 1873 to 1961. The most common deposit type is alkaline Au-Te (Au-Ag-Te veins) (10 sites).

Show the 214 sites

Site	USGS status	Output	Commodities	Years
Animas District	Past producer	large	Copper, Gold, Silver, Zinc, Lead	n/a
Eureka District-Colorado	Producer	medium	Lead, Gold, Silver, Copper, Zinc	n/a
Vermillion Mine	Producer	medium	Zinc, Silver, Gold, Lead	n/a
Brooklyn Mine	Producer	small	Silver, Gold, Lead, Zinc, Copper	n/a
Buffalo Boy Mine - Vertex and Slide Group	Producer	small	Silver, Gold	n/a
Kittimac Mine	Producer	small	Silver, Gold	n/a
Royal Charter - Little Nation Lode	Producer	small	Silver, Gold	n/a
Silver Bay Mine	Producer	small	Copper, Silver, Gold, Lead, Zinc	n/a
Sound Democrat	Producer	small	Gold, Silver, Lead	n/a
Beartown District	Past producer	small	Gold, Silver, Lead, Copper, Zinc, Tellurium, Antimony	1892 to 1961
Gold Bug Mine	Past producer	small	Gold, Silver, Copper, Lead, Zinc, Tellurium, Antimony	from 1892
Little Giant Mine	Past producer	small	Silver, Gold, Lead, Copper, Antimony, Tellurium, Zinc	1892 to 1961
Sylvanite Mine	Past producer	small	Gold, Silver, Copper, Lead, Antimony, Zinc, Tellurium	from 1892
Good Hope Mine	Past producer	small	Gold, Silver, Copper, Lead, Zinc, Tellurium, Antimony	from 1893
Little May Mine	Past producer	small	Gold, Silver, Copper, Lead, Zinc, Antimony, Tellurium	from 1893
Golden Shear Mine	Past producer	small	Gold, Silver, Copper, Lead, Zinc, Tellurium, Antimony	found 1893
Kankakee Mine	Past producer	small	Gold, Silver, Copper, Lead, Zinc, Tellurium, Antimony	to 1940
Robinson Mine	Past producer	small	Silver, Gold, Copper, Lead, Zinc, Tellurium, Antimony	n/a
Summit Mine	Past producer	small	Silver, Gold, Copper, Lead, Antimony, Zinc, Tellurium	n/a
American Flats-Eng. Mtn. Dist.	Producer	n/a	Gold, Lead, Copper, Zinc, Silver	n/a
Antiperiodic	Producer	n/a	Silver, Gold, Lead	n/a
Ayman Mine	Producer	n/a	Gold, Silver, Copper, Lead	n/a
Bill Young	Producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Bonanza King	Producer	n/a	Silver, Gold, Copper	n/a
Boston	Producer	n/a	Lead, Copper, Silver, Gold, Zinc	n/a
Burrows - Little Iola	Producer	n/a	Gold, Silver, Zinc, Lead	n/a
Champion Mine	Producer	n/a	Zinc, Copper, Silver, Gold, Lead	n/a
Clara Mine	Producer	n/a	Tungsten, Lead, Zinc, Copper, Silver, Gold	n/a
Corning Wonder Mine	Producer	n/a	Lead, Copper, Gold, Silver	n/a
Early Bird	Producer	n/a	Silver, Gold	n/a
Empire - Mascot	Producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Frisco Tunnel	Producer	n/a	Gold, Silver, Copper, Lead, Zinc	n/a
Gold Nugget	Producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Golden Fleece	Producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Grivitza, Mountain Eagle, Norman	Producer	n/a	Zinc, Copper, Silver, Gold, Lead	n/a
Henrietta	Producer	n/a	Silver, Zinc, Lead, Gold, Copper	n/a
Hermes Group	Producer	n/a	Lead, Zinc, Copper, Gold, Silver	n/a
Hidden Treasure	Producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Idaho Mine	Producer	n/a	Silver, Gold, Lead, Copper	n/a
Lackawanna Mine	Producer	n/a	Gold, Silver, Zinc, Copper, Lead	n/a
Little Giant	Producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Little Nation Mine	Producer	n/a	Gold, Copper, Zinc, Lead, Silver	n/a
Mammoth	Producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Minnie Gulch	Producer	n/a	Zinc, Silver, Lead, Gold	n/a
North Star	Producer	n/a	Copper, Gold, Silver, Zinc, Lead	n/a
Pride of the West	Producer	n/a	Lead, Zinc, Silver, Gold	n/a
Pride of the West Mine	Producer	n/a	Lead, Zinc, Copper, Gold, Silver	n/a
Red Cloud	Producer	n/a	Gold, Silver, Copper, Lead	n/a
Ridgway	Producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
San Juan Chief and Bill Young Mines	Producer	n/a	Silver, Gold, Copper, Zinc, Lead	n/a
Shenandoah	Producer	n/a	Gold, Zinc, Lead	n/a
Stony Pass	Producer	n/a	Lead, Zinc, Copper, Gold, Silver	n/a
Treasure Mtn. Gold Mining Co.	Producer	n/a	Copper, Lead, Zinc, Silver, Gold	n/a
Vermillion	Producer	n/a	Gold, Lead, Copper, Silver, Zinc	n/a
Pride of the West Mill (Facility)	Plant	n/a	Gold, Silver, Lead, Copper, Zinc	n/a
Sunnyside	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Copper, Lead, Silver, Zinc, Manganese	from 1873
Gold King	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver, Zinc, Lead, Copper, Tungsten	from 1890
Acapulca	Past producer	n/a	Bismuth, Lead, Silver, Zinc, Gold	n/a
Adelphin	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Ajax	Past producer	n/a	Silver, Copper, Gold, Lead, Zinc	n/a
Alabama	Past producer	n/a	Silver, Gold, Lead, Zinc	n/a
Alaska No.2	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver, Zinc, Lead	n/a
Alethea Group	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Copper, Lead, Silver	n/a
American Tunnel	Past producer	n/a	Lead, Gold, Silver, Zinc	n/a
Animas Forks	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Lead, Silver, Zinc	n/a
Antiperiodic	Past producer	n/a	Silver, Gold, Lead	n/a
Argentine	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Zinc, Copper, Lead, Silver	n/a
Aspen Mine	Past producer	n/a	Lead, Zinc, Copper, Gold, Silver	n/a
Ayman Mine	Past producer	n/a	Lead, Copper, Gold, Silver	n/a
Aztec	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver, Zinc, Lead	n/a
Bagley	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Bandora Group	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Copper, Lead, Silver, Zinc	n/a
Barnes Tun	Past producer	n/a	Silver, Copper, Gold, Lead, Zinc	n/a
Belcher Tun No.1	Past producer	n/a	Lead, Silver, Zinc, Gold	n/a
Belle Creole	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Lead, Silver, Zinc	n/a
Ben Butler	Past producer	n/a	Silver, Gold, Copper, Lead	n/a
Ben Franklin Mine	Past producer	n/a	Lead, Gold, Silver, Zinc	n/a
Benitoite	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Lead, Silver, Zinc	n/a
Big Three	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Copper, Lead, Silver, Zinc	n/a
Bill Young Group	Past producer	n/a	Silver, Zinc, Gold, Lead	n/a
Black Hawk	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Copper, Lead, Silver, Zinc	n/a
Blue Jay	Past producer	n/a	Silver, Copper, Gold, Lead, Tungsten	n/a
Bonanza King	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Copper, Silver	n/a
Bonner	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Zinc, Copper, Lead, Silver	n/a
Boston	Past producer	n/a	Lead, Copper, Gold, Silver, Zinc	n/a
Boston Group	Past producer	n/a	Silver, Zinc, Gold, Lead	n/a
British Queen	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Burbank	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Burns Group	Past producer	n/a	Lead, Copper, Gold, Silver, Zinc	n/a
Chattanooga	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver, Lead, Zinc	n/a
Clara	Past producer	n/a	Lead, Copper, Gold, Silver, Zinc	n/a
Columbus	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Copper, Silver, Zinc	n/a
Como Consolidated	Past producer	n/a	Lead, Copper, Gold, Silver, Zinc	n/a
Congress	Past producer	n/a	Copper, Gold, Silver	n/a
Detroit Hollister	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Diamond	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Dora	Past producer	n/a	Lead, Copper, Gold, Silver, Zinc	n/a
Early Bird	Past producer	n/a	Silver, Gold	n/a
Emma,Oregon and Galena	Past producer	n/a	Lead, Zinc, Gold, Silver	n/a
Empire Group	Past producer	n/a	Silver, Copper, Gold, Lead, Zinc	n/a
Empire-Mascot	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Endless Chain	Past producer	n/a	Limestone, Dimension, Gold	n/a
Eng Mtn	Past producer	n/a	Copper, Gold, Lead, Silver, Zinc	n/a
Esmeralda	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver, Copper	n/a
Evening Star	Past producer	n/a	Lead, Silver, Copper, Gold, Zinc	n/a
Evening Star	Past producer	n/a	Lead, Silver, Gold, Zinc	n/a
Free Gold	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver, Lead, Zinc	n/a
Frisco Tunnel	Past producer	n/a	Lead, Copper, Gold, Silver, Zinc	n/a
Galena Mtn Group	Past producer	n/a	Lead, Silver, Zinc, Gold	n/a
Galena Queen	Past producer	n/a	Lead, Silver, Zinc, Gold	n/a
Gary Owens	Past producer	n/a	Lead, Gold, Silver, Zinc	n/a
Gladstone	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Lead, Silver, Zinc	n/a
Gladstone	Past producer	n/a	Silver, Copper, Gold, Lead, Zinc	n/a
Gold Bug	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Gold Dollar - Little Mack	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Copper, Lead, Silver, Zinc	n/a
Gold King	Past producer	n/a	Lead, Zinc, Gold, Tungsten	n/a
Gold Lake	Past producer	n/a	Silver, Zinc, Copper, Gold, Lead	n/a
Gold Nugget	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Golden Fleece	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Golden Shear Group	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver, Tellurium	n/a
Good Hope	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Graham	Past producer	n/a	Lead, Silver, Zinc, Copper, Gold	n/a
Grandview	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Copper, Lead, Silver, Zinc	n/a
Grivitza,Mountain Eagle	Past producer	n/a	Lead, Copper, Gold, Silver, Zinc	n/a
Happy Jack	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Copper, Lead, Silver, Zinc	n/a
Hawkeye	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Copper, Lead, Silver, Zinc	n/a
Hermes Group	Past producer	n/a	Lead, Copper, Gold, Silver, Zinc	n/a
Hesperian	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver, Copper, Lead	n/a
Hidden Treasure	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Idaho	Past producer	n/a	Copper, Silver, Lead, Gold	n/a
Ideal Placer	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Independence	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Copper, Lead, Silver, Zinc	n/a
Indian Chief	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Lead, Silver, Zinc	n/a
Jennie Parker	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Copper, Lead, Silver	n/a
Joe & John Lower	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver, Copper, Lead, Zinc	n/a
Kendall Group	Past producer	n/a	Lead, Copper, Zinc, Gold, Silver	n/a
King Group	Past producer	n/a	Manganese, Copper, Gold, Lead, Zinc	n/a
Kittimac	Past producer	n/a	Lead, Silver, Zinc, Copper, Gold	n/a
Lackawanna Mine	Past producer	n/a	Lead, Gold, Silver, Zinc, Copper	n/a
Last Hope & Grandview G.	Past producer	n/a	Silver, Gold	n/a
Little Dora	Past producer	n/a	Tungsten, Gold, Lead, Silver, Zinc	n/a
Little Giant	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Little Ida	Past producer	n/a	Lead, Gold, Silver, Zinc, Copper	n/a
Little May	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Little Nation	Past producer	n/a	Lead, Copper, Gold, Silver, Zinc	n/a
Livingstone Tunnel	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Zinc, Copper, Lead, Silver	n/a
London Mine	Past producer	n/a	Silver, Lead, Copper, Gold	n/a
Lucy	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Copper, Lead, Silver, Zinc	n/a
Mabel Group	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Mammoth	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Mayflower Mill	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Lead, Silver	n/a
Mayflower Mine	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Lead, Silver	n/a
Midway	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Lead, Silver, Zinc	n/a
Mighty Monarch	Past producer	n/a	Lead, Copper, Gold, Silver, Zinc	n/a
Mineral Creek	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver, Lead, Copper	n/a
Mocking Bird	Past producer	n/a	Lead, Gold, Silver, Zinc	n/a
Mogul	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Copper, Lead, Zinc, Silver	n/a
Molas Group	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Copper, Lead, Silver	n/a
Moly Group	Past producer	n/a	Lead, Zinc, Silver, Gold, Copper	n/a
Montezuma #1	Past producer	n/a	Silver, Copper, Gold, Lead, Zinc	n/a
Mountain Queen	Past producer	n/a	Lead, Gold, Silver, Zinc	n/a
Mountain View Claims	Past producer	n/a	Lead, Copper, Gold, Silver, Zinc	n/a
Mountaineer,Lookout	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Zinc, Copper, Lead, Silver	n/a
Mystery Gold Group	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Copper, Lead, Silver, Zinc	n/a
Mystery Group, Fairview	Past producer	n/a	Lead, Silver, Zinc, Copper, Gold	n/a
Niegold Group	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Copper, Lead, Silver, Zinc	n/a
No Name	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Zinc, Lead, Silver	n/a
North Star-Sultan	Past producer	n/a	Lead, Copper, Gold, Silver, Zinc	n/a
Old Hundred	Past producer	n/a	Lead, Gold, Silver, Zinc	n/a
Oyama	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Copper, Lead, Silver	n/a
Palmyra	Past producer	n/a	Lead, Copper, Gold, Silver	n/a
Picket	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver, Lead, Zinc	n/a
Plain Streak	Past producer	n/a	Silver, Gold, Copper, Lead, Zinc	n/a
Poughkeepsie	Past producer	n/a	Silver, Bismuth, Gold, Lead, Zinc	n/a
Pride of the West Mine	Past producer	n/a	Lead, Copper, Silver, Zinc, Gold	n/a
Queen Anne	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Red Cloud	Past producer	n/a	Silver, Copper, Lead, Gold	n/a
Reed Tunnel	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Lead, Silver, Zinc	n/a
Ricker Group	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Zinc, Copper, Lead, Silver	n/a
Ridgway	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Rolling Mountain	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver, Copper, Lead, Zinc	n/a
Rollo	Past producer	n/a	Lead, Gold, Silver, Zinc	n/a
S.J.C.Mill	Past producer	n/a	Lead, Silver, Zinc, Copper, Gold	n/a
San Antonio	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver, Copper, Lead, Zinc	n/a
San Juan Chief	Past producer	n/a	Silver, Copper, Gold, Lead, Zinc	n/a
Sandiago	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Saratoga	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Lead, Silver, Zinc	n/a
Scotia	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Senior Warden	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Copper, Lead, Silver, Zinc	n/a
Serrano	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Lead, Silver, Zinc	n/a
Shenandoah	Past producer	n/a	Lead, Gold, Zinc	n/a
Silver Coin	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Copper, Lead, Silver, Zinc	n/a
Silver Ledge	Past producer	n/a	Tungsten, Zinc, Gold, Lead, Silver	n/a
Silver Wing	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Sound Democrat	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Lead, Silver	n/a
St.Paul	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Copper, Lead, Silver	n/a
Standard Mill	Past producer	n/a	Lead, Gold, Silver, Zinc	n/a
Star of the West	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver, Zinc	n/a
Stony Pass Mine	Past producer	n/a	Copper, Zinc, Lead, Silver, Gold	n/a
Tantallon	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Copper, Lead, Zinc, Silver	n/a
Tempest	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Copper, Lead, Silver	n/a
Terrible	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Lead, Silver	n/a
Thunder Tunnel	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Lead, Silver, Zinc	n/a
Treasure Mountain Gold Mining	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Copper, Lead, Silver, Zinc	n/a
Trilby Group	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Copper, Lead, Silver, Zinc	n/a
Tyrol	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver, Zinc, Lead	n/a
Unity Tunnel	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Copper, Lead, Silver, Zinc	n/a
Unknown	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Copper	n/a
Unknown	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Copper, Lead, Silver, Zinc	n/a
Unknown	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Vermillion Tunnel	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Zinc, Copper, Lead, Silver	n/a
Victoria	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Lead, Silver, Zinc	n/a
Webster	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Copper, Lead, Silver, Zinc	n/a
Winge Tun	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Zinc, 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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