Gold Mines in Boise County, ID: 1 Open + 183 Historic

Gold mines in Boise County that are not abandoned

Mine	Type	MSHA status	Employees
Washington Mine	underground	Temporarily idled	n/a

Abandoned gold mine records in Boise County

19 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 Land status is from BLM's public dataset and can be out of date; being on public land is not permission to enter old workings.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 19 abandoned records

Name	Type	Status since	Nearest town	Land	USGS record
Banner Mine	underground	Apr 29, 1985	n/a	n/a	n/a
Black Bart Mine	surface	Aug 30, 1982	n/a	n/a	n/a
Buckskin Mine	surface	Aug 16, 1982	n/a	n/a	n/a
Comeback Mine	processing facility	Apr 8, 1987	n/a	n/a	n/a
Gold Hill	surface	Aug 10, 2015	Placerville	Private land or land not mapped as public	Past producer
Gold Hill Mine	surface	Nov 22, 1978	n/a	n/a	n/a
Hayne Mill	processing facility	Oct 27, 1983	n/a	n/a	n/a
Hell or High Water Mining Placer	surface	Sep 1, 2009	Idaho City	Private land or land not mapped as public	Past producer
Lost Mind	surface	Jun 5, 2013	Centerville	n/a	n/a
Miller Mountain No 1	underground	Apr 12, 1979	n/a	n/a	n/a
Missouri Mine	underground	Jun 7, 1982	n/a	n/a	n/a
Nellie Mine	underground	May 8, 1984	n/a	n/a	n/a
Small gold operation (MSHA 1002236)	surface	Dec 19, 2016	Placerville	n/a	n/a
S Africa #1	underground	Jul 11, 1988	n/a	n/a	n/a
Specimen Mine	surface	Jul 18, 1990	n/a	n/a	n/a
Sunset Mine	underground	Aug 24, 1982	n/a	n/a	n/a
Ternan Belshazzar Mine	underground	Jan 26, 1981	n/a	n/a	n/a
Treasure Valley Mine	surface	Aug 16, 1982	n/a	n/a	n/a
Walker-Mc Reynolds Ophir Creek	surface	Jun 8, 1989	n/a	n/a	n/a

Historic gold producers in Boise County (USGS)

USGS records 183 historic gold producers in Boise County: 160 past producers and 23 listed as producers or plants. For 65 of them USGS gives an output size (6 large, 59 small).

Show the 183 sites

Site	USGS status	Output	Commodities	Years
Cedar	Producer	large	Gold	n/a
Etta No. 1	Producer	large	Gold	n/a
Fourth of July Group	Producer	large	Gold	n/a
Mammoth	Producer	large	Gold	n/a
Palos Verdes	Producer	large	Gold	n/a
Sourdough No. 1 and No. 2.	Producer	large	Silver, Gold	n/a
Gold Hill Mine	Producer	small	Gold, Silver, Lead, Zinc	from 1864
Daveda	Producer	small	Gold	n/a
Hole Card	Producer	small	Gold, Silver	n/a
New Deal	Producer	small	Gold	n/a
Oscar Nos. 1 - 3	Producer	small	Gold, Zirconium, Iron, REE	n/a
Out Post	Producer	small	Gold	n/a
Texida Mine	Producer	small	Silver, Gold	n/a
Banner District	Past producer	small	Silver, Gold, Lead, Arsenic, Zinc	from 1882
Comeback Mine	Past producer	small	Silver, Zinc, Lead, Gold, Copper	from 1928
Fall Cr. Placers	Past producer	small	Gold	from 1937
Grimes Cr. Placers	Past producer	small	Gold	from 1937
Banner Mine	Past producer	small	Silver, Copper, Lead, Gold	n/a
Bert Day Mine	Past producer	small	Gold	n/a
Big Ben Mine	Past producer	small	Gold	n/a
Big Gulch Mine	Past producer	small	Gold	n/a
Blaine Mine	Past producer	small	Gold	n/a
Boulder Group Mine	Past producer	small	Gold, Silver	n/a
Bruser Mine	Past producer	small	Gold, Zinc, Lead, Silver	n/a
Cash Register Mine	Past producer	small	Gold	n/a
Cleveland Mine	Past producer	small	Gold, Zinc, Lead	n/a
Cloverleaf Mine	Past producer	small	Gold, Zinc, Lead	n/a
Coin Bond Group Mine	Past producer	small	Gold, Zinc, Silver, Lead	n/a
Corse Gold	Past producer	small	Gold	n/a
Diana Mine	Past producer	small	Lead, Zinc, Silver, Gold, Copper	n/a
Ebenezer Claim	Past producer	small	Gold	n/a
Enterprise Group Mine	Past producer	small	Silver, Gold, Lead, Zinc, Copper	n/a
Fisher and Baumhoff Placers	Past producer	small	Silver, Gold	n/a
Gambrinus Mine	Past producer	small	Gold, Antimony	found 1864
George Russel Placer	Past producer	small	Gold	n/a
Golden Chariot Mine	Past producer	small	Gold	n/a
Golden Cycle Mine	Past producer	small	Gold, Zinc, Lead	n/a
Golden Dividend Mine	Past producer	small	Gold	n/a
Governor	Past producer	small	Gold	n/a
Gray Eagle Mine	Past producer	small	Gold, Silver, Zinc, Lead	n/a
Grimes Creek Placer	Past producer	small	Gold	n/a
Hayfork Mine	Past producer	small	Gold, Antimony, Zinc, Lead	n/a
Horse Shoe Placer	Past producer	small	Gold	n/a
Idaho City Placer	Past producer	small	Gold	n/a
Illinois Mine	Past producer	small	Gold	found 1870
K. C. Mine	Past producer	small	Gold, Lead, Zinc, Antimony	n/a
K.M. Mine	Past producer	small	Gold, Iron	n/a
Lowman Placer	Past producer	small	Gold	n/a
Mascot Mine	Past producer	small	Gold	n/a
Mayflower Group Mine	Past producer	small	Silver, Zinc, Lead, Gold, Copper, Bismuth	found 1882
Mineral Hill Group Mine	Past producer	small	Gold, Silver, Bismuth, Sulfides	n/a
Mohawk Mine	Past producer	small	Gold, Zinc, Silver, Lead	found 1914
Moores Cr. Dredging Co. Mine	Past producer	small	Gold	n/a
Mountain Queen Mine	Past producer	small	Gold, Lead, Zinc	n/a
Nellie Mine	Past producer	small	Gold	n/a
Newburg Mine	Past producer	small	Gold	n/a
Oro Mine	Past producer	small	Silver, Gold, Zinc, Lead	n/a
Osborne Mine	Past producer	small	Silver, Gold, Zinc, Antimony, Lead	n/a
Overlook Mine	Past producer	small	Gold, Lead, Copper, Silver	n/a
Pine Hill	Past producer	small	Gold	n/a
Placerville Unit	Past producer	small	Gold	n/a
Ruthey	Past producer	small	Gold	n/a
Smuggler Mine	Past producer	small	Gold, Silver, Copper, Lead	n/a
Subrosa Mine	Past producer	small	Gold, Silver	n/a
The Grimes Co. Placers	Past producer	small	Gold	n/a
Mountain Chief Mine	Producer	n/a	Gold, Silver, Zinc, Lead, Antimony, Bismuth	from 1870
Atlanta Prospect	Producer	n/a	Silver, Gold, Antimony	n/a
Banner District	Producer	n/a	Silver, Gold	n/a
Boise Basin Region	Producer	n/a	Gold, Silver, Copper, Lead, Zinc	n/a
Golden Age Mine	Producer	n/a	Silver, Gold, Lead, Copper, Zinc	found 1895
Grimes Pass District	Producer	n/a	Zinc, Silver, Copper, Gold, Lead	n/a
Grimes Pass-Pioneerville-Comeback	Producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Missouri Mining Co., Ltd	Producer	n/a	Silver, Lead, Gold, Zinc, Copper	n/a
Quartzburg District	Producer	n/a	Zinc, Gold, Antimony, Lead, Silver, Copper	n/a
Ternan Belshazzar Group	Producer	n/a	Gold, Silver, Copper, Zinc, Lead	found 1875
Accident Prospect	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Ader Group	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver, Lead, Copper, Zinc	n/a
Alder Creek & West Fork	Past producer	n/a	Thorium, Gold, Zirconium, Niobium (Columbium)	n/a
Banner Mine	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver, Lead, Copper, Zinc	n/a
Belshazzar	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver, Lead, Copper	n/a
Bert Day Mine	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Big Ben Mine	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Big Gulch Mine	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Birthday Mine	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver, Lead, Copper	n/a
Black Jack Prospect	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver, Zinc, Lead	n/a
Blaine Mine	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Blue Bird Mine	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Blue Rock	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Zinc, Lead, Silver, Copper	n/a
Boise Basin Improvement Co. Mine	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Boise Gold Mine	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Boulder Mine	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Bruser Mine	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver, Lead, Copper, Zinc	n/a
Canyon Creek Prospect	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Lead, Silver, Zinc	n/a
Cash Register Mine	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Cleveland Mine	Past producer	n/a	Silver, Gold	n/a
Cloverleaf Mine	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Coin Bond Group	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Zinc, Silver	n/a
Comeback Mine	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver, Copper, Lead, Zinc	n/a
Coon Dog Group	Past producer	n/a	Lead, Gold, Copper, Zinc, Silver	n/a
Coon Dog Mine	Past producer	n/a	Copper, Silver, Zinc, Lead, Gold	n/a
Crown Point	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Lead, Copper, Zinc, Silver	n/a
Diana Mine	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver, Lead, Copper, Zinc	n/a
Edna Mine	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver, Lead, Copper	n/a
Elk and Mores Creeks	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Zirconium, Uranium, Thorium, Silver	n/a
Elkhorn Mine	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Enterprise Group Mine	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver, Lead, Copper, Zinc	n/a
Eureka Mine	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Fall Creek	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver, Thorium, Uranium, Zirconium	n/a
Forest King Mine	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Gambrinus Mine	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Antimony, Silver	n/a
Gates Mine	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Arsenic, Lead, Zinc	n/a
Gold Belt	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Copper, Zinc, Silver, Lead	n/a
Gold Dollar Group	Past producer	n/a	Silver, Gold	n/a
Gold Hill	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Copper, Lead, Silver, Zinc	n/a
Golden Chariot Mine	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Golden Cycle Mine	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver, Zinc, Lead	n/a
Golden Dividend Mine	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Golden-Age Mine	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Lead, Silver, Copper	n/a
Grand View Mine	Past producer	n/a	Silver, Lead, Gold	n/a
Granger Group	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver, Lead, Copper, Zinc	n/a
Granite	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Thorium, Uranium, Zirconium, Silver	n/a
Grimes Company Placers	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Hall's Claim	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver, Antimony	n/a
Halley Placer Mine	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Hartford Mine	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Hayfork Mine	Past producer	n/a	Lead, Zinc, Silver, Gold, Antimony, Copper	n/a
Hayne Mill	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Homestake Group	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Zinc, Silver, Copper, Lead	n/a
Idaho	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Illinois Mine	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver, Copper	n/a
Independence Group	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver, Lead, Zinc	n/a
Independence Group	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Zinc, Silver, Lead	n/a
J. S. Prospects	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Lead, Silver, Copper	n/a
Julia Mine	Past producer	n/a	Silver, Gold	n/a
K. C. Mine	Past producer	n/a	Lead, Zinc, Silver, Gold, Copper	n/a
K. M. Mine	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Kentuck	Past producer	n/a	Silver, Lead, Gold, Zinc	n/a
King Solomon Prospect	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver, Platinum	n/a
Klondike Mine	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Last Chance Mine	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver, Lead, Bismuth, Zinc	n/a
Leary Placer Mine	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Lucky Boy Mine	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Mademoiselle Mine	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Mammoth Mine	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver, Zinc, Lead	found 1863
Mascot Mine	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Mattie Mine	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Mayflower Mine	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver, Lead, Copper, Zinc	n/a
McKinley Mine	Past producer	n/a	Silver, Copper, Zinc, Lead, Gold	n/a
Miller Mountain Mine	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Miller Mtn. Mine	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Mineral Hill Mine	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver, Bismuth	n/a
Missouri Mine	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Lead, Copper, Zinc, Silver	n/a
Mitchell - Janot Group	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Mohawk Mine	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver, Lead, Copper, Zinc	n/a
Monazite Claims	Past producer	n/a	Gold, REE, Thorium, Silver	n/a
Mores Creek Dredging Co. Mine	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Morning Star Crossing	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Mountain Chief	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Lead, Copper, Silver	n/a
Mountain Queen	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Copper, Lead, Silver	n/a
Nellie	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Newburg	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Noble	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Osborne	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Possible Placer Mine	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Quartzburg-Empire Mine	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Molybdenum, Silver	n/a
Rabbit Creek	Past producer	n/a	Gold, REE	n/a
Rabbit Creek Placer Area	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver, Thorium	n/a
Red Howes	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Reid Placer Mine	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Silver Creek	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Silver Gem	Past producer	n/a	Silver, Lead, Gold, Copper, Zinc	n/a
Silver Hill Mine	Past producer	n/a	Zinc, Silver, Gold, Copper, Lead	n/a
Silver Key Prospect	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver, Antimony	n/a
Silver Star	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Copper, Silver	n/a
Slopers Lode Prospect	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Smuggler Group	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Lead, Copper, Zinc, Silver	n/a
Specimen Mine	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Subrosa Mine	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Summit Mine	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Zinc, Lead, Antimony	n/a
Sunset Mine	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Texida Mine	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Washington Mine	Past producer	n/a	Silver, Gold, Lead	n/a
Washington Mine	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver, Lead, Copper, Zinc	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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