Gold Mines in San Miguel County, CO: 12 Abandoned + 173 Historic

Abandoned gold mine records in San Miguel County

12 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 Land status is from BLM's public dataset and can be out of date; being on public land is not permission to enter old workings.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 12 abandoned records

Name	Type	Status since	Nearest town	Land	USGS record
Alta Project	surface	May 26, 1992	n/a	n/a	n/a
Dalrymple Placer Mine	surface	Aug 22, 1982	n/a	n/a	n/a
Guthrie	surface	Jan 24, 1986	n/a	n/a	n/a
Helen M S	underground	Nov 7, 1985	n/a	n/a	n/a
Iron Crown	surface	May 4, 1978	n/a	n/a	n/a
Ophir 27	underground	Nov 7, 1985	n/a	n/a	n/a
Sawpit	underground	Mar 23, 1984	n/a	n/a	n/a
Shamrock No 1 2 3	underground	Jan 22, 1974	n/a	n/a	n/a
Slide Group	underground	Feb 3, 1977	n/a	n/a	n/a
Spars	underground	Nov 7, 1985	n/a	n/a	n/a
Woodie	underground	Nov 7, 1985	n/a	n/a	n/a
Zamboanga Mine	underground	Apr 25, 1985	n/a	n/a	n/a

Historic gold producers in San Miguel County (USGS)

USGS records 173 historic gold producers in San Miguel County: 167 past producers and 6 listed as producers or plants. For 26 of them USGS gives an output size (2 large, 2 medium, 22 small). Production years are recorded for 6 sites, from 1878 to 1977. The most common deposit type is polymetallic veins (6 sites).

Show the 173 sites

Site	USGS status	Output	Commodities	Years
Telluride District	Producer	large	Copper, Gold, Zinc, Silver, Lead	found 1875
Ophir	Past producer	large	Zinc, Gold, Lead, Copper, Silver	from 1878
Carbonero Mine	Producer	medium	Lead, Zinc, Copper, Gold, Silver	n/a
San Bernardo Mine	Producer	medium	Lead, Copper, Zinc, Gold	n/a
Butterfly Mine	Producer	small	Lead, Copper, Gold, Silver	n/a
San Juan Mine	Producer	small	Silver, Gold, Lead	n/a
Silver Eagle Lode	Producer	small	Gold, Silver	n/a
Morning Star Mine	Past producer	small	Silver, Lead, Gold, Copper, Zinc	1878 to 1952
Silver Pick Mine	Past producer	small	Gold, Silver, Lead, Copper, Zinc, Antimony	1882 to 1961
Wheeler Bars	Past producer	small	Gold	from 1882
Willow Creek Bar	Past producer	small	Gold	from 1882
Andrus Mine	Past producer	small	Gold, Copper, Zinc, Lead, Silver	n/a
Belle Champion Mine	Past producer	small	Silver, Gold, Lead, Zinc	n/a
Black King Mine	Past producer	small	Copper, Silver, Gold, Uranium, Vanadium, Lead, Zinc, Molybdenum, Cobalt, Chromium, Titanium, Metal	to 1952
Blue Bird Mine	Past producer	small	Silver, Gold, Lead, Copper	to 1977
General De Wet Placer	Past producer	small	Gold	n/a
Jo Dandy Mine	Past producer	small	Vanadium, Uranium, Gold, Silver, Lead	to 1954
Lizzie G. Mine	Past producer	small	Vanadium, Uranium, Copper, Gold, Silver, Lead	n/a
Montana Placer	Past producer	small	Gold	n/a
Rosemary Placer	Past producer	small	Gold	n/a
Slide Rock-Silver Dollar Group	Past producer	small	Silver, Gold, Lead, Copper, Zinc	n/a
Special Session Mine	Past producer	small	Gold, Copper, Lead, Silver, Zinc	to 1940
Telluride	Past producer	small	Gold, Platinum, Chromium, Tin	n/a
Unnamed Placer Mine	Past producer	small	Gold	n/a
Unnamed Placer Mine	Past producer	small	Gold	n/a
Wells and Egan Placer	Past producer	small	Gold	n/a
A1	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Ajax	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Copper, Lead, Silver, Zinc	n/a
Allegheny	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Lead, Silver	n/a
Alta Mine	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Lead, Copper, Silver, Zinc	n/a
American Frenchman	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Argentine Mine	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Copper, Lead, Silver, Zinc	n/a
Atlanta Tunnel	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Lead, Thorium, Zinc, Copper	n/a
Atlas	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Copper, Lead, Silver, Zinc	n/a
Badger Mine	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Copper, Lead, Silver, Zinc	n/a
Bay State Tunnel	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Black Bear	Past producer	n/a	Lead, Zinc, Copper, Gold, Silver	n/a
Black Diamond	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Black Hawk Tunnel	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver, Copper	n/a
Black King Mine	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Copper, Silver, Uranium	n/a
Bootjack	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Lead, Silver, Zinc	n/a
Boston and Navite	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Bradley Mine	Past producer	n/a	Silver, Gold, Lead, Zinc	n/a
Bullion Tunnel	Past producer	n/a	Silver, Gold	n/a
Butterfly Mill	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Butterfly No. 3,4	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Copper, Lead, Silver, Zinc	n/a
Calamine	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Lead, Silver, Zinc	n/a
Carbonero Mine	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Copper, Lead, Silver, Zinc	n/a
Caribou Mill	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Carribeau Mine	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver, Lead	n/a
Cascade Tunnel	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Cimarron Mine	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Lead, Silver, Zinc	n/a
Cincinnati Shaft	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Lead, Silver, Zinc	n/a
Colorado	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver, Zinc, Lead	n/a
Columbia Tun	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Lead, Copper, Silver	n/a
Commercial Mine	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Court House-Dynamo	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Copper, Silver	n/a
Crescent City	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Lead, Silver, Zinc	n/a
Deadwood	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Copper, Lead, Silver, Zinc	n/a
Donald	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Lead, Silver, Zinc	n/a
Donegan Placer	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Sand and Gravel, Construction	n/a
Donovan Placer	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Platinum, Silver	n/a
Double Eagle	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Thorium, Copper, Lead, Zinc	n/a
Dynamo Mine	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Eldorado Tunnel	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Estel Crosscut	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Copper, Lead, Silver, Zinc	n/a
Evans Claims	Past producer	n/a	Copper, Gold, Molybdenum, Silver, Vanadium	n/a
Fairview	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Favorite Tunnel	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Lead, Silver, Zinc	n/a
Fortuna	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Lead, Silver, Zinc	n/a
Garibaldi	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Copper, Lead, Silver, Zinc	n/a
Gold Block	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Gold Ledge Placer	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Gold Run Dump	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver, Copper, Lead	n/a
Gold Run Placer & Mill	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Gold Run Placer Co.	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Grace Mine	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Lead, Silver	n/a
Hamilton	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Hattie Mine	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Lead, Silver	n/a
Ida Shaft	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Lead, Silver, Zinc	n/a
Iron Springs Group	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Lead, Silver, Zinc, Copper	n/a
Japan Mine	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Japan Tunnel Lower	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Kibbe Shaft	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
La Junta Mine	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Lead, Silver, Zinc	n/a
Lake View Group	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver, Zinc, Copper, Lead	n/a
Last Dollar Mill	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Copper, Lead, Silver	n/a
Lewis Mine	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Lead, Silver, Zinc	n/a
Liberty Bell Mill	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Iron, Lead, Silver, Zinc	n/a
Liberty Bell Mine	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Copper, Lead, Sand and Gravel, Construction	n/a
Little Boy	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Lead, Sand and Gravel, Construction	n/a
Little Mary	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Lower Columbia	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Lower White Bear	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Lucky Strike and Lucky Strike No.	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Mammoth Mill	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Mandota Shaft	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Matterhorn Mine	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Mayflower Mine	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Lead, Silver, Zinc	n/a
Meldrum Tunnel	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Copper, Lead, Silver, Zinc	n/a
Mendota Tunnel	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Mikado Tun	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Copper, Lead, Silver, Zinc	n/a
Mill Tunnel	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Copper, Silver, Zinc, Lead	n/a
Montana	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Morning Star	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Copper, Lead, Silver	n/a
Nellie & Laura	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
New Dominion	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Nickel, Zinc, Silica	n/a
North Slope	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Lead, Silver, Zinc, Copper	n/a
Northern Ohio	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Nucles	Past producer	n/a	Uranium, Gold	n/a
Old Man Mine	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Old Tomboy	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Ophir 17 & 27	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver, Copper, Lead, Zinc	n/a
Ophir Tunnel	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver, Copper, Lead, Zinc	n/a
Ophir Tunnel	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver, Copper, Lead, Zinc	n/a
Orient	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Lead, Silver, Zinc	n/a
Paragon	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Lead, Silver, Zinc, Copper	n/a
Penn Tunnel	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver, Zinc, Lead	n/a
Perino Mill	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Pike County Mine	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Preston Moore Mine	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Zinc, Lead, Silver	n/a
Purdy Lease	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Rare Metals	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Copper, Lead, Silver, Zinc	n/a
Redcloud	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Royal Group-Nelson Tunnel	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
San Bernardo	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Copper, Lead, Silver, Zinc	n/a
San Bernardo Valley View	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Copper, Lead, Silver, Zinc	n/a
San Juan Metals	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Sarah	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Savage Mine	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver, Nitrogen-Nitrates	n/a
Shamrock	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Shamus O'Brien	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Sheridan Crosscut	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Sheridan Tunnel	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Shoemaker	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver, Zinc	n/a
Silver Bell Mill	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Copper, Lead, Silver, Zinc	n/a
Silver Hat	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Copper, Lead, Silver, Zinc	n/a
Silver King	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Silver Pick Mill Site	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Silver Slipper	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Lead, Silver	n/a
Silver Tip	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Skidmore	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Slide Group	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Copper, Lead, Silver, Zinc	n/a
Smuggler Mine	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Zinc, Lead, Silver	n/a
Stella	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Stillwell Tunnel	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Copper, Lead, Silver	n/a
Suffolk	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Sulpherette	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Lead, Silver, Copper	n/a
Telluride Mill Tunnel	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Lead, Silver, Zinc	n/a
Telluride Mine	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Copper, Lead, Zinc, Silver	n/a
Telluride Mines, Inc.	Past producer	n/a	Lead, Copper, Gold, Zinc	n/a
Terrible	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Lead, Copper	n/a
Texaco	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Tomboy 2nd Level Lease	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Zinc, Lead, Silver	n/a
Tomboy Gold Mines	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Fluorine-Fluorite, Lead, Silver	n/a
Tomboy Mine	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Zinc, Silver, Lead, Fluorine-Fluorite	n/a
Tomboy Tunnel	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver, Fluorine-Fluorite	n/a
Townsend	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Trust Rugy	Past producer	n/a	Silver, Lead, Gold, Copper	n/a
Unaweep	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Copper, Lead, Silver, Zinc	n/a
Uncle Sammy	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Union Flag	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Lead, Silver	n/a
Upper Chieftan	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Upper White Bear	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Valley View Shaft	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Lead, Silver	n/a
Vera	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Veta Mines	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Lead, Silver, Zinc, Copper	n/a
W. G. Claggett	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Copper, Lead, Silver	n/a
Warren Placer	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Copper, Lead, Silver	n/a
Wasatch	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Wilson and Chambers	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Woodie	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Copper, Lead, Sand and Gravel, Construction	n/a
Zambodga	Past producer	n/a	Gold, 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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