Gold mines in Custer County, Idaho

Custer County has 15 gold mines in MSHA records: 0 not abandoned and 15 abandoned. USGS lists 162 more historic producers.

Abandoned gold mine records in Custer County

15 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 Land status is from BLM's public dataset and can be out of date; being on public land is not permission to enter old workings.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 15 abandoned records
NameTypeStatus sinceNearest townLandUSGS record
Black MineundergroundJul 18, 1989n/an/an/a
Charles DickensundergroundJun 21, 1984n/an/an/a
Crazy LumberjacksurfaceJul 21, 2003StanleyFederal land in a US Forest Service national forest or grasslandPast producer, small output
Custer MinesurfaceAug 16, 1990n/an/an/a
Estes Mountain MinesundergroundSep 30, 1988n/an/an/a
Grouse Creek UnitsurfaceFeb 17, 1999n/an/an/a
Grouse Creek VentureundergroundMay 19, 1995n/an/an/a
Lost Packer MineundergroundMar 27, 1996n/an/an/a
Montana Gulch Placer MinesurfaceJul 1, 1981n/an/an/a
Red Bird MineundergroundAug 17, 1987n/an/an/a
Rob RoyundergroundJun 21, 1984n/an/an/a
Seafoam MineundergroundApr 7, 1982n/an/an/a
Valley CreekundergroundJul 1, 1989n/an/an/a
Yankee Fork PlacersurfaceJul 25, 1984n/an/an/a
Yankee Fork Silver & Gold Millprocessing facilityMar 16, 1994n/an/an/a

Historic gold producers in Custer County (USGS)

USGS records 162 historic gold producers in Custer County: 143 past producers and 19 listed as producers or plants. For 109 of them USGS gives an output size (2 medium, 107 small).

Show the 162 sites
SiteUSGS statusOutputCommoditiesYears
Yankee Fork DistrictProducermediumGold, Silver, Lead, Copper, Zincfrom 1875
Yankee Fork DistrictPast producermediumSilver, Gold, Copper, Zinc, Leadfrom 1870
Champion MineProducersmallCopper, Lead, Gold, Zinc, Silverfound 1895
Granite GroupProducersmallIron, Silver, Copper, Goldn/a
Loon CreekProducersmallGoldn/a
Seafoam DistrictProducersmallLead, Silver, Goldn/a
Stanley DistrictProducersmallGoldn/a
White Knob MineProducersmallSilver, Lead, Zinc, Gold, Coppern/a
Loon Creek PlacersPast producersmallGoldfrom 1869
Jordan Creek PlacerPast producersmallGold, Garnet, REE, Zirconium, Uranium, Silverfrom 1873
Buckley Bar PlacerPast producersmallGoldfrom 1875
Charles Dickens MinePast producersmallSilver, Gold, Copper, Zinc, Leadfrom 1875
General Custer MinePast producersmallGold, Silver, Antimony, Lead, Copper, Zincfrom 1876
Montana MinePast producersmallGold, Silver, Lead, Zinc, Copperfrom 1877
Ramshorn MinePast producersmallLead, Silver, Copper, Zinc, Goldfrom 1877
River View MinePast producersmallLead, Copper, Zinc, Silver, Goldfrom 1877
Continental MinePast producersmallGold, Silver, Zinc, Lead, Copperfrom 1878
Mountain King MinePast producersmallSilver, Lead, Zinc, Copper, Gold, Cadmiumfrom 1884
Lucky Boy MinePast producersmallSilver, Gold, Lead, Copper, Antimony, Zincfrom 1897
Centauras WorkingsPast producersmallGold, Garnet, Iron, Zirconium, Titanium, REE, Uraniumfrom 1900
Empire MinePast producersmallGold, Copper, Silver, Zinc, Molybdenum, Tungsten, Leadfrom 1902
Lost Packer MinePast producersmallGold, Silver, Copperfrom 1903
Iron Crown MinePast producersmallGold, Silverfrom 1905
Williams MinePast producersmallGold, Silverfrom 1908
Seafoam MinePast producersmallGold, Copper, Silver, Zinc, Leadfrom 1925
Homestake MinePast producersmallSilver, Gold, Fluorine-Fluorite, Leadfrom 1934
Giant Spar MinePast producersmallFluorine-Fluorite, Silver, Goldfrom 1942
Silver Dollar MinePast producersmallAntimony, Silver, Gold, Uraniumfrom 1944
Aztec MinePast producersmallGold, Lead, Silverfound 1880
Badger MinePast producersmallGold, Silver, Zinc, Copper, Leadn/a
Beardsley MinePast producersmallLead, Gold, Zinc, Copper, Silvern/a
Big Casino Creek PlacerPast producersmallGold, Iron, Garnet, Zirconium, Titanium, REEn/a
Black Daisy MinePast producersmallSilver, Lead, Gold, Copper, Zincn/a
Black MinePast producersmallGold, Silvern/a
Blackjack MinePast producersmallSilver, Gold, Lead, Zinc, Molybdenum, Copperfound 1925
Bonanza MinePast producersmallGold, Copper, Lead, Tungstenfound 1922
Bright Star MinePast producersmallGold, Silver, Uranium, Tellurium, Fluorine-Fluoritefound 1895
Bronco MinePast producersmallLead, Silver, Gold, Copper, Zincfound 1895
Bruno MinePast producersmallLead, Gold, Silvern/a
Buckskin MinePast producersmallSilver, Lead, Goldfound 1883
Cave MinePast producersmallLead, Silver, Copper, Goldn/a
Charles Wain MinePast producersmallGold, Silverfound 1875
Chinese WorkingsPast producersmallGoldn/a
Copper Basin MinePast producersmallCopper, Silver, Gold, Leadfound 1888
Doran Gulch PlacerPast producersmallGold, Mercuryn/a
Dryden MinePast producersmallLead, Zinc, Copper, Silver, Goldn/a
Elk Creek PlacerPast producersmallGold, Graphite, Iron, REE, Zirconium, Garnet, Titaniumn/a
Fairplay MinePast producersmallGold, Silvern/a
Fissure Borne MinePast producersmallGoldn/a
Forest Rose MinePast producersmallGold, Copper, Silver, Leadn/a
Four Aces PlacerPast producersmallGold, Garnet, Zirconium, Titanium, REE, Ironn/a
Fourth of July MinePast producersmallGold, Silver, Copper, Zincn/a
Germania and Arctic Group MinePast producersmallLead, Silver, Zinc, Goldn/a
Germania Creek Placer MinePast producersmallGoldn/a
Gold Chance MinePast producersmallGold, Silver, Fluorine-Fluorite, Uraniumfound 1893
Golden Gate MinePast producersmallSilver, Gold, Copper, Leadn/a
Grand Prize MinePast producersmallLead, Silver, Gold, Coppern/a
Gray Eagle MinePast producersmallSilver, Gold, Zinc, Copper, Leadn/a
Ham Fat PlacerPast producersmallGoldfound 1863
Hardee MinePast producersmallUranium, Antimony, Silver, Goldn/a
Hardscrabble MinePast producersmallSilver, Zinc, Copper, Gold, Leadfound 1898
Hoosier MinePast producersmallLead, Silver, Gold, Coppern/a
Horseshoe MinePast producersmallCopper, Silver, Lead, Gold, Zincn/a
Idahoan and Old Bible Back MinesPast producersmallCopper, Lead, Silver, Gold, Antimony, Zincfound 1879
Joes Gulch PlacerPast producersmallGold, REE, Iron, Zirconium, Garnet, Titaniumn/a
Julietta MinePast producersmallSilver, Gold, Copper, Leadn/a
Keno MinePast producersmallGold, Lead, Silver, Fluorine-Fluoriten/a
Last Chance MinePast producersmallLead, Gold, Copper, Zinc, Silverfound 1885
Lead - Metals MinePast producersmallSilver, Lead, Zinc, Gold, Copperfound 1946
Letha MinePast producersmallGold, Silvern/a
Little Casino Creek PlacerPast producersmallGold, REE, Iron, Zirconium, Garnet, Titaniumn/a
Livingston MinePast producersmallZinc, Lead, Silver, Copper, Gold, Antimony, Cadmiumfound 1882
Long View MinePast producersmallSilver, Gold, Zincn/a
Mahan MinePast producersmallZinc, Lead, Copper, Goldn/a
McFadden MinePast producersmallSilver, Gold, Copper, Lead, Antimonyfound 1878
Meadow Creek PlacerPast producersmallGold, Titanium, Zirconium, Garnet, REE, Ironn/a
Mormon Bend PlacerPast producersmallGold, Garnet, Iron, Zirconium, Titanium, REEn/a
Morrison MinePast producersmallGold, Copper, Silvern/a
Nip and Tuck Creek PlacerPast producersmallGold, Zirconium, Garnet, Titanium, REE, Ironn/a
Pacific MinePast producersmallFluorine-Fluorite, Silver, Lead, Zinc, Gold, Coppern/a
Passover MinePast producersmallSilver, Goldn/a
Pigtail Creek PlacerPast producersmallGold, Garnet, Uranium, Zirconium, Iron, Titanium, REEn/a
Post's Property MinePast producersmallGold, Silver, Zinc, Lead, Antimonyn/a
Ramshorn MinePast producersmallSilver, Gold, Lead, Coppern/a
Republican Group MinePast producersmallGold, Zinc, Lead, Silver, Copperfound 1900
Robinson Bar PlacerPast producersmallGold, Garnet, Zirconium, Iron, Titanium, REEn/a
Rough Creek PlacerPast producersmallGold, REE, Iron, Zirconium, Garnet, Titaniumn/a
Saturday Mountain MinePast producersmallSilver, Lead, Copper, Zinc, Goldn/a
Silver Bell MinePast producersmallSilver, Lead, Copper, Zinc, Goldfound 1879
Silver Rule MinePast producersmallSilver, Copper, Zinc, Gold, Leadfound 1882
Skylark MinePast producersmallSilver, Copper, Lead, Goldn/a
Snowdrift MinePast producersmallGold, Silver, Copper, Leadfound 1924
South Butte MinePast producersmallSilver, Lead, Gold, Copper, Zincn/a
Stanley Creek PlacerPast producersmallGoldn/a
Star of Hope MinePast producersmallSilver, Lead, Gold, Copper, Zincfound 1880
Sturkey DiggingsPast producersmallGoldn/a
Taylor PlacerPast producersmallGold, Iron, Zirconium, Garnet, Titanium, REEn/a
The Great Centennial PlacerPast producersmallGold, Garnet, Uranium, Zirconium, REE, Titaniumn/a
Tonto MinePast producersmallGold, Silver, Copper, Leadn/a
Treon Creek Bar PlacerPast producersmallGold, Garnet, Iron, Zirconium, Titanium, REEn/a
Turtle MinePast producersmallSilver, Lead, Copper, Gold, Zincn/a
Valley Creek MinePast producersmallGold, Silver, Lead, Copperfound 1895
Valley Creek PlacerPast producersmallGold, Iron, REE, Zirconium, Garnet, Titaniumn/a
Washington Peak MinePast producersmallGold, Tungstenfound 1887
Weidman WorkingsPast producersmallGoldn/a
Whale MinePast producersmallGold, Silvern/a
Why Not MinePast producersmallGold, Lead, Copper, Zinc, Silvern/a
Willis DiggingsPast producersmallGold, Mercury, Silvern/a
Yankee Fork PlacerPast producersmallGold, Silvern/a
Thompson Creek Molybdenum MineProducern/aMolybdenum, Silver, Goldfrom 1994
Alder Creek DistrictProducern/aCopper, Gold, Silver, Lead, Zincn/a
Bayhorse DistrictProducern/aLead, Zinc, Silver, Molybdenum, Gold, Coppern/a
Boulder Creek DistrictProducern/aLead, Silver, Gold, Zincn/a
Copper Basin DistrictProducern/aSilver, Lead, Copper, Goldn/a
East Fork DistrictProducern/aGold, Silver, Leadn/a
Idaho ProspectProducern/aGold, Lead, Silverfound 1910
Loon Creek DistrictProducern/aSilver, Gold, Copper, Leadn/a
Pole ProspectProducern/aSilver, Zinc, Copper, Lead, Goldn/a
Yankee Fork DistrictProducern/aGold, Copper, Silver, Leadn/a
Estes Mountain MinesPlantn/aGold, Silverfrom 1981
Yankee Fork MillPlantn/aGold, Silvern/a
Mcgregor GroupPast producern/aLead, Silver, Gold, Copper, Zinc, Fluorine-Fluoritefrom 1870
Golden Sunbeam MinePast producern/aGold, Silver, Copper, REEfrom 1903
Clayton Silver MinePast producern/aLead, Silver, Copper, Zinc, Goldfrom 1934
Golden Day MinePast producern/aSilver, Gold, Zinc, Copper, Leadfrom 1937
Deer Trail MinePast producern/aZinc, Lead, Gold, Silver, Copper, Tungstenfrom 1954
Airport BarPast producern/aGoldn/a
Arcade MinePast producern/aSilver, Gold, Lead, Coppern/a
Bayhorse LeadPast producern/aLead, Copper, Gold, Silver, Zincn/a
Big Falls Creek DepositPast producern/aTungsten, Molybdenum, Silver, Goldn/a
BlackbirdPast producern/aGold, Silver, Leadn/a
Confidence MinePast producern/aLead, Silver, Gold, Copper, Zinc, Tungstenfound 1900
Democrat ProspectPast producern/aLead, Silver, Gold, Coppern/a
Doughboy MinePast producern/aLead, Silver, Zinc, Gold, Coppern/a
Dubuque MinePast producern/aGold, Mercuryn/a
Elkhorn PlacerPast producern/aGold, Silvern/a
Ella ProspectPast producern/aSilver, Lead, Gold, Coppern/a
Enterprise GroupPast producern/aGold, Copper, Lead, Silvern/a
Golconda GroupPast producern/aSilver, Gold, Zinc, Leadfound 1903
Gold Placer MinePast producern/aGoldn/a
Grand Prize ProspectPast producern/aSilver, Zinc, Gold, Copper, Leadn/a
Greenback MinePast producern/aGold, Lead, Silverfound 1903
Greyhound ProspectPast producern/aSilver, Gold, Lead, Bismuth, Copper, Zincn/a
Helen's Mine PlacerPast producern/aGoldn/a
Honey GirlPast producern/aGoldn/a
Idahoan and Old Bible BackPast producern/aSilver, Tin, Lead, Gold, Copper, Zincn/a
Josephus GroupPast producern/aSilver, Gold, Lead, Zincn/a
Kwajalein ProspectPast producern/aSilver, Zinc, Copper, Gold, Leadn/a
Montana Gulch PlacerPast producern/aGoldn/a
Nip and Tuck ProspectPast producern/aSilver, Gold, Copper, Mercury, Antimonyn/a
Phi Kappa MinePast producern/aCadmium, Copper, Gold, Lead, Silver, Zincfound 1885
Preachers Cove MillPast producern/aGold, Silvern/a
Rankin Creek MinePast producern/aGold, Silvern/a
Runover ClaimPast producern/aGold, Silverfound 1906
Seafoam PlacerPast producern/aGoldn/a
Seagraves MinePast producern/aGold, Zinc, Silver, Copper, Leadn/a
Silver Bell Group (CH_201)Past producern/aSilver, Gold, Leadn/a
Stanley Creek PlacerPast producern/aGold, Mercury, Silvern/a
Sunset MinePast producern/aGold, Silvern/a
Sure Shot ProspectPast producern/aSilver, Zinc, Lead, Copper, Goldn/a
Upper Lake CreekPast producern/aGold, Silver, Lead, Copper, Zincn/a
Washington MinePast producern/aSilver, Zinc, Lead, Goldn/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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