Gold mines in Teller County, Colorado

Teller County has 33 gold mines in MSHA records: 1 not abandoned (1 active) and 32 abandoned. USGS lists 501 more historic producers.

Gold mines in Teller County that are not abandoned

MineTypeMSHA statusEmployees
Cripple Creek and Victor Gold Mining ComsurfaceActive514

Abandoned gold mine records in Teller County

32 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 Land status is from BLM's public dataset and can be out of date; being on public land is not permission to enter old workings.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 32 abandoned records
NameTypeStatus sinceNearest townLandUSGS record
A R M Pad And Claimsprocessing facilityAug 3, 1989n/an/an/a
Ada Bell MineundergroundMay 15, 1981n/an/an/a
Ajax MineundergroundDec 2, 1985n/an/an/a
Carbonate HillsurfaceFeb 4, 1991n/an/an/a
Chesapeakeprocessing facilityAug 26, 2014VictorPrivate land or land not mapped as publicn/a
Cod/RebeccaundergroundJul 16, 1981n/an/an/a
Exploration Drift #1undergroundSep 24, 1987n/an/an/a
Fair Chance MineundergroundJan 13, 1983n/an/an/a
FlourunesurfaceFeb 25, 1985n/an/an/a
Globe Hill MinesurfaceJul 27, 1988n/an/an/a
Gold BondundergroundJan 22, 1979n/an/an/a
Gold Star Open Pit MinesurfaceSep 19, 1989n/an/an/a
Gri PropertysurfaceJul 23, 1984n/an/an/a
Havilah MineundergroundApr 25, 1985n/an/an/a
Heap Leach ProjectsurfaceMay 20, 1994n/an/an/a
Horse Shoe TunnelundergroundFeb 20, 1986n/an/an/a
Hull MineundergroundApr 18, 1989n/an/an/a
Jerry Johnson GroupsurfaceJul 14, 1986n/an/an/a
Little Hope MineundergroundNov 15, 2007Cripple CreekPrivate land or land not mapped as publicn/a
Mary Nevin Mineprocessing facilitySep 16, 1987n/an/an/a
Midget MineundergroundJul 23, 1984n/an/an/a
Moffat TunnelundergroundApr 28, 1992n/an/an/a
Peacock Lode MiningsurfaceApr 25, 1985n/an/an/a
Pompeii MineundergroundApr 29, 1985n/an/an/a
Portland Open Pit MinesurfaceDec 15, 1988n/an/an/a
Proper Mine/Chicago TunnelundergroundJan 3, 1989n/an/an/a
Providence MineundergroundJan 29, 2014Cripple CreekPrivate land or land not mapped as publicPast producer
Rittenhouse MineundergroundDec 9, 1983n/an/an/a
School Section MineundergroundJul 23, 1984n/an/an/a
Sleepy Jim TunnelundergroundJul 29, 1988n/an/an/a
Strong MineundergroundMay 5, 1986n/an/an/a
Volcano MineundergroundApr 29, 1985n/an/an/a

Historic gold producers in Teller County (USGS)

USGS records 501 historic gold producers in Teller County: 484 past producers and 17 listed as producers or plants. The most common deposit type is alkaline Au-Te (Au-Ag-Te veins) (7 sites).

Show the 300 biggest of 501 sites
SiteUSGS statusOutputCommoditiesYears
Cresson Mine (new surface mine)Producern/aGold, Silverfrom 1892
C.K. & N. Lode, El Paso, Moon AnchorProducern/aGold, Silver, Telluriumn/a
Cripple Creek DistrictProducern/aGold, Semiprecious Gemstone, Antimony, Silver, Mercury, Telluriumn/a
East Cresson-Altman pitProducern/aGold, Silvern/a
Flourine Mining Claim Ms#9800Producern/aGold, Fluorine-Fluoriten/a
Globe HillProducern/aGoldn/a
Jerry JohnsonProducern/aGoldn/a
Mary Nevin Mine & MillProducern/aGold, Silvern/a
MidgetProducern/aGoldn/a
RubieProducern/aGoldn/a
Santa RitaProducern/aGoldn/a
School Section MineProducern/aGoldn/a
South Cresson pitProducern/aGold, Silvern/a
UnknownProducern/aGold, Silvern/a
Upper Cresson-Wildhorse pitProducern/aGold, Silvern/a
Ajax MinePlantn/aGold, Silverfrom 1891
Cambrian ResourcesPlantn/aGoldn/a
Abe LincolnPast producern/aGoldn/a
Ada Bell No 1Past producern/aGoldn/a
Aileen MinePast producern/aGoldn/a
Alamo MinePast producern/aGoldn/a
Alanta MinePast producern/aGoldn/a
Alice MinePast producern/aGoldn/a
Alladins LampPast producern/aGoldn/a
Allstead ShaftPast producern/aGoldn/a
Alsa R TunnelPast producern/aGoldn/a
Aluminum MinePast producern/aGoldn/a
Ana BellePast producern/aGoldn/a
Anaconda TunnelPast producern/aGoldn/a
Anchoria LelandPast producern/aGoldn/a
AndrewsPast producern/aGoldn/a
Anna J MinePast producern/aGoldn/a
Anna Lee MinePast producern/aGoldn/a
AnnalPast producern/aGoldn/a
AnonaPast producern/aGoldn/a
Apex MinePast producern/aGoldn/a
Arapahoe MinePast producern/aGoldn/a
Arcadia MinePast producern/aGoldn/a
Arvilla InclinePast producern/aGoldn/a
Atlanta MinePast producern/aGoldn/a
August FlowerPast producern/aGoldn/a
Australia MinePast producern/aGoldn/a
Baby McKeePast producern/aGoldn/a
Banner MinePast producern/aGoldn/a
Barrack MinePast producern/aGoldn/a
Bartlett MinePast producern/aGoldn/a
Bassalt MinePast producern/aGoldn/a
Battle Mountain TunnelPast producern/aGoldn/a
Beacon MinePast producern/aGoldn/a
Bell No 2Past producern/aGoldn/a
Ben HarrisonPast producern/aGoldn/a
Ben Hur MinePast producern/aGoldn/a
Benny MinePast producern/aGoldn/a
Bent MinePast producern/aGoldn/a
Berg MinePast producern/aGoldn/a
Bertha B MinePast producern/aGoldn/a
Bessie MinePast producern/aGoldn/a
Bickford MinePast producern/aGoldn/a
Big Banta MinePast producern/aGoldn/a
Birch MinePast producern/aGoldn/a
Bird MinePast producern/aGoldn/a
Black Bell MinePast producern/aGoldn/a
Black Diamond MinePast producern/aGoldn/a
Black Jack MinePast producern/aGoldn/a
Blanche MinePast producern/aGoldn/a
Blue Bell MinePast producern/aGoldn/a
Blue BirdPast producern/aGoldn/a
Blue Flag MinePast producern/aGoldn/a
Blue Jay MinePast producern/aGoldn/a
Bonanza King MinePast producern/aGoldn/a
Bonnie NeilPast producern/aGoldn/a
Boss MinePast producern/aGoldn/a
BoydPast producern/aGoldn/a
Brockel Bank MinePast producern/aGoldn/a
BrownPast producern/aGoldn/a
Buchanan MinePast producern/aGoldn/a
Buena VistaPast producern/aGoldn/a
Bull Hill MinePast producern/aGoldn/a
Burke MinesPast producern/aGoldn/a
Burns MinePast producern/aGoldn/a
C.o.d.Past producern/aGoldn/a
Caley MinePast producern/aGoldn/a
Callie MinePast producern/aGoldn/a
Cameron MinePast producern/aGoldn/a
Campbell MinePast producern/aGoldn/a
Carbonate QueenPast producern/aGoldn/a
Carlton MillPast producern/aGoldn/a
Carpenter MinePast producern/aGoldn/a
CarperPast producern/aGoldn/a
CaseyPast producern/aGoldn/a
Chance of 94Past producern/aGoldn/a
Chicago TunnelPast producern/aGoldn/a
Chicken HawkPast producern/aGoldn/a
Chief MinePast producern/aGoldn/a
Christmas MinePast producern/aGoldn/a
Christy TunnelPast producern/aGoldn/a
Ck&N MinePast producern/aGoldn/a
Clara MinePast producern/aGoldn/a
Claude ShaftPast producern/aGoldn/a
ClementsPast producern/aGoldn/a
ClimaxPast producern/aGoldn/a
Clyde MinePast producern/aGoldn/a
Cobb MinePast producern/aGoldn/a
Colorado BossPast producern/aGoldn/a
Colorado CityPast producern/aGoldn/a
Columbine TunnelPast producern/aGoldn/a
Comet MinePast producern/aGoldn/a
CommonwealthPast producern/aGoldn/a
ConejasPast producern/aGoldn/a
ContactPast producern/aGoldn/a
ConundrumPast producern/aGoldn/a
CooperPast producern/aGoldn/a
CoriolanusPast producern/aGoldn/a
CorralPast producern/aGoldn/a
Crawford ShaftPast producern/aGoldn/a
Cresson Mine (historic underground mine)Past producern/aGold, Silvern/a
Cripple Creek Gold Hill TunnelPast producern/aGoldn/a
Crown Point ShaftPast producern/aGoldn/a
Crozier-SellersPast producern/aGoldn/a
CummingsPast producern/aGoldn/a
DahlPast producern/aGoldn/a
DamonPast producern/aGoldn/a
DantePast producern/aGoldn/a
DarnellPast producern/aGoldn/a
Dead HorsePast producern/aGoldn/a
Dead PinePast producern/aGoldn/a
DeadwoodPast producern/aGoldn/a
Deerhorn MinePast producern/aGoldn/a
DelmonicoPast producern/aGoldn/a
DexterPast producern/aGoldn/a
Dillion MinePast producern/aGoldn/a
Doctor JackpotPast producern/aGold, Silvern/a
Doctor MinePast producern/aGoldn/a
Dolly VardenPast producern/aGoldn/a
Dooley GroupPast producern/aGoldn/a
Doty ShaftPast producern/aGoldn/a
DrippPast producern/aGoldn/a
Ducy MinePast producern/aGoldn/a
Dustin & WhitneyPast producern/aGoldn/a
E B TunnelPast producern/aGoldn/a
Eagles MinePast producern/aGoldn/a
East VictorPast producern/aGoldn/a
EclipsePast producern/aGoldn/a
El Paso Mine & MillPast producern/aGoldn/a
ElktonPast producern/aGoldn/a
EllaPast producern/aGoldn/a
EllithorpPast producern/aGoldn/a
EmmaPast producern/aGoldn/a
Empire MinePast producern/aGoldn/a
Enterprize GroupPast producern/aGoldn/a
EpwPast producern/aGoldn/a
Eureka TunnelPast producern/aGoldn/a
EvansPast producern/aGoldn/a
Excelsior MinePast producern/aGoldn/a
FairviewPast producern/aGoldn/a
FaunleroyPast producern/aGoldn/a
FavoritePast producern/aGoldn/a
FccPast producern/aGoldn/a
FernPast producern/aGoldn/a
Findley MinePast producern/aGoldn/a
Fish ShaftPast producern/aGoldn/a
FitchPast producern/aGoldn/a
FlorencePast producern/aGoldn/a
Flying CloudPast producern/aGoldn/a
FondyPast producern/aGoldn/a
Forest QueenPast producern/aGoldn/a
Fountain ValleyPast producern/aGoldn/a
Four QueensPast producern/aGoldn/a
FoxPast producern/aGoldn/a
FrankenbergPast producern/aGoldn/a
Fredberg ShaftPast producern/aGoldn/a
FresnoPast producern/aGoldn/a
FryPast producern/aGoldn/a
Garfield GrousePast producern/aGoldn/a
GarrisonPast producern/aGoldn/a
GarstinPast producern/aGoldn/a
GenevaPast producern/aGoldn/a
Gettysburg ShaftPast producern/aGoldn/a
GilbertPast producern/aGoldn/a
GleasonPast producern/aGoldn/a
GlorietaPast producern/aGoldn/a
Gold BandPast producern/aGoldn/a
Gold BugPast producern/aGoldn/a
Gold CoinPast producern/aGoldn/a
Gold CraterPast producern/aGoldn/a
Gold DollarPast producern/aGoldn/a
Gold Hill TunnelPast producern/aGoldn/a
Gold KingPast producern/aGoldn/a
Gold KnobPast producern/aGoldn/a
Gold PassPast producern/aGoldn/a
Gold SectionPast producern/aGoldn/a
Gold SouereignPast producern/aGoldn/a
Gold Standard GroupPast producern/aGoldn/a
Golden CirclePast producern/aGoldn/a
Golden GatePast producern/aGoldn/a
Golden GlobePast producern/aGoldn/a
Golden WedgePast producern/aGoldn/a
GoldfieldPast producern/aGoldn/a
Good Will TunnelPast producern/aGoldn/a
Grace GreenwoodPast producern/aGoldn/a
GranitePast producern/aGoldn/a
GrantPast producern/aGoldn/a
Grant CarlsonPast producern/aGoldn/a
Great ViewPast producern/aGoldn/a
GregoryPast producern/aGoldn/a
Greve and CopelandPast producern/aGoldn/a
GrousePast producern/aGoldn/a
GuyotPast producern/aGoldn/a
Half MoonPast producern/aGoldn/a
Hamer ShaftPast producern/aGoldn/a
Haney ShaftPast producern/aGoldn/a
Hanna BrittPast producern/aGoldn/a
Happy YearPast producern/aGoldn/a
HardwoodPast producern/aGoldn/a
HarringtonPast producern/aGoldn/a
HarrisonPast producern/aGoldn/a
HartPast producern/aGoldn/a
HarwoodPast producern/aGoldn/a
HastingsPast producern/aGoldn/a
Hawkeye MinePast producern/aGoldn/a
HawkinsPast producern/aGoldn/a
Heh TunnelPast producern/aGoldn/a
HeimsPast producern/aGoldn/a
HestainPast producern/aGoldn/a
HiberniaPast producern/aGoldn/a
HighPast producern/aGoldn/a
HimesPast producern/aGoldn/a
Hit & MissPast producern/aGoldn/a
HitchcockPast producern/aGoldn/a
Hobo TunnelPast producern/aGoldn/a
HomestakePast producern/aGoldn/a
HooperPast producern/aGoldn/a
HoosierPast producern/aGoldn/a
HoskinsPast producern/aGoldn/a
HowardPast producern/aGoldn/a
Hull CityPast producern/aGold, Copper, Silvern/a
HummerPast producern/aGoldn/a
HustedPast producern/aGoldn/a
I C MorsePast producern/aGoldn/a
Ida BellPast producern/aGoldn/a
Ida MayPast producern/aGoldn/a
Independence MinePast producern/aGoldn/a
IndexPast producern/aGoldn/a
InghamPast producern/aGoldn/a
Irish MollyPast producern/aGoldn/a
IsabellaPast producern/aGoldn/a
Ithica TunnelPast producern/aGoldn/a
Jackrabbit #2Past producern/aGoldn/a
JeffersonPast producern/aGoldn/a
JenkinsPast producern/aGoldn/a
Jennie SamplePast producern/aGoldn/a
Joe DandyPast producern/aGoldn/a
JosephPast producern/aGoldn/a
JuliaPast producern/aGoldn/a
Julie EPast producern/aGoldn/a
K TunnelPast producern/aGoldn/a
KalamazooPast producern/aGoldn/a
KatinkaPast producern/aGoldn/a
Keener ShaftPast producern/aGoldn/a
KeithPast producern/aGoldn/a
KeithPast producern/aGoldn/a
KellumPast producern/aGoldn/a
Kelly ShaftPast producern/aGoldn/a
Kentucky BellPast producern/aGoldn/a
Kentucky BellePast producern/aGoldn/a
Keystone ShaftPast producern/aGoldn/a
KingPast producern/aGoldn/a
King SolomonPast producern/aGoldn/a
Kittie LanePast producern/aGoldn/a
Kitty MPast producern/aGoldn/a
Kolb ShaftPast producern/aGoldn/a
La BellaPast producern/aGoldn/a
Last DollarPast producern/aGoldn/a
Last EffortPast producern/aGoldn/a
Le BrunPast producern/aGoldn/a
Lee MinePast producern/aGoldn/a
LexingtonPast producern/aGoldn/a
LilliePast producern/aGoldn/a
Little BlanchePast producern/aGoldn/a
Little FauntleroyPast producern/aGoldn/a
Little GiantPast producern/aGoldn/a
Little JoePast producern/aGoldn/a
Little Mary & Ocean WavePast producern/aGoldn/a
Little MaudPast producern/aGoldn/a
Little MayPast producern/aGoldn/a
Little NellPast producern/aGoldn/a
LlewellynPast producern/aGoldn/a
LoganPast producern/aGoldn/a
LonaconingPast producern/aGoldn/a
LondonderryPast producern/aGoldn/a
Los AnglesPast producern/aGoldn/a
Lost AnnaPast producern/aGoldn/a
Lost Dollar MinePast producern/aGoldn/a
LovettPast producern/aGoldn/a
LowellPast producern/aGoldn/a
Lucky CornerPast producern/aGoldn/a
Lucky GusPast producern/aGoldn/a
Lucky TunnelPast producern/aGoldn/a
LyonsPast producern/aGoldn/a
Mabel MPast 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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