Abandoned gold mine records in Butte County
1 record 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 Land status is from BLM's public dataset and can be out of date; being on public land is not permission to enter old workings.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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Champagne Mine | surface | Sep 6, 1995 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
Historic gold producers in Butte County (USGS)
USGS records 16 historic gold producers in Butte County: 13 past producers and 3 listed as producers or plants. For 12 of them USGS gives an output size (12 small).
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| Site | USGS status | Output | Commodities | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wilbert Mine | Past producer | small | Lead, Silver, Gold, Copper, Zinc | from 1906 |
| Lead Belt Mine | Past producer | small | Lead, Silver, Gold, Copper | from 1908 |
| Martin Property Mine | Past producer | small | Silver, Gold, Copper, Lead, Zinc | from 1922 |
| Badger Creek Mine | Past producer | small | Lead, Silver, Copper, Gold, Zinc | found 1885 |
| Bighorn Mine | Past producer | small | Lead, Zinc, Silver, Gold | n/a |
| Ella Mine | Past producer | small | Silver, Lead, Zinc, Copper, Gold | found 1883 |
| Golden Chariot Mine | Past producer | small | Gold, Manganese, Copper, Silver, Lead | n/a |
| Great Western Mine | Past producer | small | Silver, Lead, Copper, Gold | n/a |
| Hornsilver Mine | Past producer | small | Silver, Gold, Zinc, Lead, Copper, Antimony, Bismuth | found 1883 |
| Hub Group | Past producer | small | Silver, Manganese, Gold, Zinc, Copper, Lead | n/a |
| Last Chance Mine | Past producer | small | Silver, Zinc, Lead, Copper, Bismuth, Gold | n/a |
| Unnamed Jasperoid Occurrences | Past producer | small | Gold, Silver, Zinc, Cadmium, Bismuth, Selenium, Thallium, Antimony, Tin, Molybdenum, Mercury, Platinum, Copper, Tellurium, Lead, Arsenic | n/a |
| Dome District | Producer | n/a | Silver, Gold, Zinc, Lead, Copper | n/a |
| Hamilton District | Producer | n/a | Silver, Gold, Lead, Copper | n/a |
| Champagne | Plant | n/a | Gold | from 1989 |
| Pandora Prospect | Past producer | n/a | Lead, Copper, Gold, 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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