Gold Mines in Elmore County, ID: 20 Abandoned + 84 Historic

Abandoned gold mine records in Elmore County

20 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 Land status is from BLM's public dataset and can be out of date; being on public land is not permission to enter old workings.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 20 abandoned records

Name	Type	Status since	Nearest town	Land	USGS record
Atlanta Mountain	surface	Oct 12, 2010	Atlanta	Private land or land not mapped as public	Past producer, small output
Atlanta Project	underground	Sep 18, 1995	n/a	n/a	n/a
Baltimore Mine	underground	May 9, 1982	n/a	n/a	n/a
Canyon Creek Mill	processing facility	May 22, 1981	n/a	n/a	n/a
El-Oro	surface	Jun 7, 1982	n/a	n/a	n/a
Fisher Property	surface	Jul 6, 1982	n/a	n/a	n/a
Franklin Mine	underground	Sep 4, 2013	Pine	n/a	n/a
Golden Chariot	surface	Aug 14, 1995	n/a	n/a	n/a
Golden Stringer Mine	underground	Jan 30, 1979	n/a	n/a	n/a
Hercules Mine	underground	Jun 1, 1982	n/a	n/a	n/a
Hy Country Exploration Mine	underground	Sep 3, 1981	n/a	n/a	n/a
Lucky Mac Venture	surface	Apr 5, 1982	n/a	n/a	n/a
M&M China Lode	surface	Aug 22, 2014	Atlanta	n/a	n/a
Middle Fork Placer	surface	Jul 20, 1987	n/a	n/a	n/a
Neal	surface	Jul 13, 2018	Boise	Federal land managed by the Bureau of Reclamation	n/a
P T L A Mine	underground	Sep 21, 1982	n/a	n/a	n/a
Shamrock Gold	surface	Jul 31, 1989	n/a	n/a	n/a
Tahoma Mine	underground	Nov 22, 1978	n/a	n/a	n/a
Ts #1	surface	Jun 7, 1982	n/a	n/a	n/a
Ventures West Mine	surface	Mar 24, 1986	n/a	n/a	n/a

Historic gold producers in Elmore County (USGS)

USGS records 84 historic gold producers in Elmore County: 78 past producers and 6 listed as producers or plants. For 57 of them USGS gives an output size (2 large, 6 medium, 49 small). The most common deposit type is placer Au-PGE (3 sites).

Show the 84 sites

Site	USGS status	Output	Commodities	Years
Ada Elmore Lode	Past producer	large	Gold	found 1863
Vishnu Mine	Past producer	large	Gold, Lead, Zinc	found 1863
Monarch Mine	Past producer	medium	Gold, Silver, Tungsten	from 1865
Boise - Rochester Mine	Past producer	medium	Silver, Gold, Sulfur	from 1869
Buffalo Mine	Past producer	medium	Silver, Gold	found 1864
Confederate Star Mine	Past producer	medium	Gold	n/a
Ophir Mine	Past producer	medium	Gold, Silver, Lead, Zinc, Copper	n/a
Wide West Mine	Past producer	medium	Gold, Silver	n/a
Atlanta District	Producer	small	Gold, Silver, Tungsten	n/a
Idaho Bonanza	Producer	small	Gold	n/a
Neal District	Producer	small	Gold	n/a
Bone Parte Mine	Past producer	small	Gold	from 1868
Greenwalt Placer	Past producer	small	Gold	from 1925
Ajax Mine	Past producer	small	Gold, Copper, Silver, Lead	n/a
Bonnie Anna Mine	Past producer	small	Gold, Silver	n/a
Bowerman Mine	Past producer	small	Gold, Silver, Lead, Copper	n/a
Commonwealth Mine	Past producer	small	Gold, Lead, Zinc, Silver	n/a
Empire Mine	Past producer	small	Gold, Silver	n/a
Franklin Mine	Past producer	small	Gold, Silver, Zinc, Lead	n/a
Greenback Mine	Past producer	small	Gold, Silver	n/a
Holly Mine	Past producer	small	Copper, Silver, Lead, Gold, Zinc	n/a
Idaho Gold Mine	Past producer	small	Gold, Silver	n/a
Independence Mine	Past producer	small	Gold, Silver	n/a
Index Mine	Past producer	small	Gold, Copper, Silver, Lead, Zinc	n/a
Jacobs Mine	Past producer	small	Copper, Gold, Silver, Lead	n/a
Jessie Benton Mine	Past producer	small	Gold, Silver	n/a
Last Chance Mine	Past producer	small	Gold, Silver	n/a
Lison Mine	Past producer	small	Gold, Arsenic	n/a
Little Queens Mine	Past producer	small	Gold, Silver, Lead, Zinc, Copper	found 1951
Magnolia Creek Mine	Past producer	small	Gold, Silver	n/a
Minerva Mine	Past producer	small	Gold, Silver, Silica, Antimony	n/a
Mountain Goat Mine	Past producer	small	Gold	n/a
Nugget	Past producer	small	Gold	n/a
Old Glory Mine	Past producer	small	Zinc, Lead, Silver, Gold	n/a
Overlook Mine	Past producer	small	Silver, Gold, Lead	n/a
Pal Group Mine	Past producer	small	Gold, Silver	n/a
Passover Prospect	Past producer	small	Gold, Lead, Silver	found 1937
Paymaster Mine	Past producer	small	Gold, Silver	n/a
Pioneer	Past producer	small	Gold	n/a
Pyramid Placer Mine	Past producer	small	Gold, Iron, Garnet, Mercury, Titanium	n/a
Revenue Mine	Past producer	small	Copper, Gold, Silver, Lead, Molybdenum	n/a
Rocky Bar	Past producer	small	Gold, Platinum, Silver	found 1862
Snake River Placer	Past producer	small	Gold, Titanium, Platinum	n/a
Snake River Placers	Past producer	small	Gold	found 1862
Snake River Placers	Past producer	small	Gold	n/a
Snake River Placers	Past producer	small	Gold	found 1862
Snake River Placers	Past producer	small	Gold	n/a
Snake River Placers	Past producer	small	Gold	found 1862
Snake River Placers	Past producer	small	Gold	n/a
South Park Dredging Co.	Past producer	small	Gold	n/a
Spanish Town Mine	Past producer	small	Gold, Lead, Copper, Silver, Arsenic	n/a
Tahoma Mine	Past producer	small	Gold, Silver, Copper, Lead, Zinc	n/a
Tyceska Gold Mining Co.	Past producer	small	Gold, Titanium, Platinum	n/a
Verdun Group	Past producer	small	Gold, Silver, Zinc, Lead, Copper	n/a
Volcano Mine	Past producer	small	Gold, Copper, Silver, Lead, Zinc	n/a
Vre Non Placer	Past producer	small	Gold, Silver	found 1966
West Ophir Mine	Past producer	small	Gold, Silver	n/a
Atlanta, Yuba District	Producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Pine Grove District	Producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Upper Baker-Tally Creeks Locality	Plant	n/a	Gold	n/a
Atlanta Lode	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	from 1864
Baltimore Mine	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Big Lode Mine	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Bird Claim Group	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Boneparte	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Bosie Rochester	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver, Lead, Copper	n/a
Clifton Bell	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Daley Consolidated Mine	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Elmore	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver, Lead, Zinc	n/a
Feather River Placer	Past producer	n/a	REE, Titanium, Iron, Silver, Garnet, Gold, Zirconium	n/a
Franklin Mine	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Gold Bug Claim	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Golden Stinger	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver, Lead, Copper, Zinc	n/a
Hercules Mine	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Idaho Gold Chief Prospect	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Zinc, Lead, Silver	n/a
Keystone Mine	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Lone Cabin Nos. 1-8 Claims	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver, Zinc, Lead	n/a
Lucky Strike Mine	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Mountain Buck Mine	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Ptla Mine	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Rico Mine	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Snake River Placers	Past producer	n/a	Gold	found 1862
South Fork Boise River Placers	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Vibrator Prospect	Past producer	n/a	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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