Gold mines in Kootenai County, Idaho

Kootenai County has 4 gold mines in MSHA records: 0 not abandoned and 4 abandoned. USGS lists 2 more historic producers.

Abandoned gold mine records in Kootenai County

4 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 Land status is from BLM's public dataset and can be out of date; being on public land is not permission to enter old workings.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 4 abandoned records
NameTypeStatus sinceNearest townLandUSGS record
Master Mine #1undergroundOct 1, 1983n/an/an/a
Silver Strand MineundergroundOct 1, 2022KelloggFederal land in a US Forest Service national forest or grasslandPast producer
Silver Strand MineundergroundOct 17, 2006Coeur d'AleneLand status not determined in the BLM datasetn/a
Silver Strand MineundergroundSep 15, 2008Coeur d'AleneLand status not determined in the BLM datasetn/a

Historic gold producers in Kootenai County (USGS)

USGS records 2 historic gold producers in Kootenai County: 2 past producers and 0 listed as producers or plants. For 1 of them USGS gives an output size (1 small).

Show the 2 sites
SiteUSGS statusOutputCommoditiesYears
Commonwealth MinePast producersmallCopper, Silver, Gold, Zinc, Lead, Barium-Baritefound 1892
Master Mine No. 1Past producern/aGoldn/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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