Abandoned gold mine records in Gem County
2 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 Land status is from BLM's public dataset and can be out of date; being on public land is not permission to enter old workings.
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| Name | Type | Status since | Nearest town | Land | USGS record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pearl Au Project | surface | Jul 23, 2010 | Eagle | Federal land managed by the Bureau of Land Management | Past producer, small output |
| Pearl Silver Mine | underground | Nov 25, 1981 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
Historic gold producers in Gem County (USGS)
USGS records 28 historic gold producers in Gem County: 27 past producers and 1 listed as a producer or plant. For 20 of them USGS gives an output size (20 small).
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| Site | USGS status | Output | Commodities | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Payette River | Producer | small | Gold, Platinum | found 1865 |
| Alexander Mine | Past producer | small | Gold, Silver, Zinc, Lead, Copper | n/a |
| Birthday Mine | Past producer | small | Gold, Zinc, Lead, Silver | n/a |
| Black Pearl Mine | Past producer | small | Gold, Silver, Zinc, Lead, Copper | n/a |
| Blaine Mine | Past producer | small | Gold, Lead, Zinc | n/a |
| Blue Bucket Prospect | Past producer | small | Gold | n/a |
| Checkmate Mine | Past producer | small | Silver, Gold, Zinc, Lead, Copper | n/a |
| Double Eagle Mine | Past producer | small | Gold, Silver, Lead, Copper | n/a |
| El Paso Group | Past producer | small | Gold, Silver | n/a |
| Emmett Mine | Past producer | small | Gold, Zinc, Lead, Arsenic | n/a |
| Friday Mine | Past producer | small | Gold, Silver, Lead, Zinc, Copper | n/a |
| Gold Digger Prospect | Past producer | small | Gold, Silver, Zinc, Lead, Copper | n/a |
| Irondollar Mine | Past producer | small | Gold, Silver, Lead | n/a |
| Judas Mine | Past producer | small | Gold, Silver, Zinc, Lead | n/a |
| Leviathan Mine | Past producer | small | Gold, Silver, Copper, Zinc | n/a |
| Lincoln Mine | Past producer | small | Gold, Zinc, Lead, Silver | n/a |
| Pinto Mine | Past producer | small | Gold, Silver, Zinc | n/a |
| Silver Spray Mine | Past producer | small | Gold, Lead, Zinc | n/a |
| Silver Wreath Mine | Past producer | small | Gold, Zinc, Lead | n/a |
| Smith Mine | Past producer | small | Gold, Lead, Silver, Zinc | n/a |
| Dewey Mine | Past producer | n/a | Gold, Copper, Zinc, Silver, Lead | n/a |
| Florence Mine | Past producer | n/a | Gold, Silver, Zinc, Lead, Copper | n/a |
| I.X.L. Group | Past producer | n/a | Gold, Lead, Zinc, Silver | n/a |
| King Tut Group | Past producer | n/a | Gold, Silver, Zinc, Lead | n/a |
| Lucky Ridge Mine | Past producer | n/a | Gold, Silver, Lead, Iron, Zinc | n/a |
| McCarty Mine | Past producer | n/a | Silver, Lead, Zinc, Gold | n/a |
| Old Liberty Group | Past producer | n/a | Silver, Copper, Gold | n/a |
| Wonder Prospect | Past producer | n/a | Silver, Gold, Zinc, Lead, Copper | 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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