Gold Mines in Lemhi County, ID: 12 Abandoned + 247 Historic

Abandoned gold mine records in Lemhi County

12 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 Land status is from BLM's public dataset and can be out of date; being on public land is not permission to enter old workings.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
Arnett Creek Placer Pit #1	surface	Aug 15, 1988	n/a	n/a	n/a
Beartrack Mine	surface	Sep 26, 2005	Salmon	Federal land in a US Forest Service national forest or grassland	Past producer
Don Adams Placer	surface	Feb 24, 1984	n/a	n/a	n/a
Gold Express	underground	Aug 30, 1988	n/a	n/a	n/a
Golway	surface	Mar 5, 1984	n/a	n/a	n/a
Kirtley Creek Mine	surface	Oct 10, 2023	Salmon	Private land or land not mapped as public	Past producer, medium output
Metron Gold Mine	surface	Aug 15, 1988	n/a	n/a	n/a
Retrack Placer	surface	May 20, 2020	Salmon	Federal land in a US Forest Service national forest or grassland	Past producer
Silver Star Mine	surface	Sep 6, 1978	n/a	n/a	n/a
Tecumseh	underground	Mar 13, 2006	Leadore	n/a	n/a
Yellow Jacket	surface	Sep 11, 1998	n/a	n/a	n/a
Yellow Jacket Ug	underground	Feb 1, 2000	n/a	n/a	n/a

Historic gold producers in Lemhi County (USGS)

USGS records 247 historic gold producers in Lemhi County: 232 past producers and 15 listed as producers or plants. For 136 of them USGS gives an output size (3 medium, 133 small). Production years are recorded for 34 sites, from 1850 to 2006.

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Site	USGS status	Output	Commodities	Years
Bohannon Creek Placer	Past producer	medium	Gold	from 1863
Ima Mine	Past producer	medium	Tungsten, Zinc, Silver, Lead, Copper, Gold, Molybdenum	from 1900
Golden Queen Placer	Past producer	medium	Gold, REE, Iron, Zirconium	n/a
Yellow Jacket Mine	Producer	small	Silver, Gold, Lead, Copper	from 1987
Big Four Mine	Producer	small	Gold	n/a
Gladstone Gulch	Producer	small	Gold	n/a
Ima Nos 26 , 30 , 32 , 37 and 38	Producer	small	Tungsten, Silver, Gold, Copper	n/a
Napoleon Gulch Placer	Producer	small	Gold	n/a
Provedencia Nos 1 - 5	Producer	small	Gold, Uranium, Lead	n/a
Vine Creek Placer	Past producer	small	Gold	from 1850
Monument Mine	Past producer	small	Gold, Selenium, Copper, Silver, Tellurium	from 1872
Latest Out Mine	Past producer	small	Lead, Silver, Zinc, Copper, Gold	from 1880
Viola Mine	Past producer	small	Lead, Silver, Zinc, Copper, Gold	from 1882
Hughes Creek Placer	Past producer	small	Gold, Mercury, Silver	from 1890
Chamelion Lode	Past producer	small	Gold	from 1895
Moose Creek Placer	Past producer	small	Gold, Silver, Tungsten	from 1896
Oro Cache Mine	Past producer	small	Gold, Silver, Lead, Copper, Zinc	1897 to 1912
Ringbone Cayuse Mine	Past producer	small	Lead, Silver, Copper, Gold	from 1902
Pittsburg-Idaho Mine	Past producer	small	Lead, Silver, Zinc, Gold	from 1904
Copper Queen Mine	Past producer	small	Copper, Silver, Gold, Molybdenum, Thorium, Uranium	from 1905
Parker Mine	Past producer	small	Silver, Gold, Zinc, Fluorine-Fluorite, Copper	from 1905
Pope-Shenon Mine	Past producer	small	Copper, Silver, Gold, Zinc, Lead	from 1908
Sunset Mine	Past producer	small	Silver, Lead, Gold, Zinc, Antimony, Copper	from 1908
Blue Bird Mine	Past producer	small	Copper, Gold, Silver	from 1911
Goldstone Mine	Past producer	small	Silver, Gold, Lead, Copper	from 1916
Harmony Mine	Past producer	small	Copper, Gold, Silver	from 1916
Tormey Mine	Past producer	small	Gold, Copper, Silver	from 1918
Beaver Creek Placer	Past producer	small	Gold	from 1938
Ransack Creek Placer	Past producer	small	Gold, Silver	from 1938
Red Fox Placer	Past producer	small	Gold, Silver	from 1938
Wallace Creek Placer	Past producer	small	Gold	from 1938
Hilltop Mine	Past producer	small	Silver, Manganese, Lead, Zinc, Copper, Gold	from 1943
Brown Bear Mine	Past producer	small	Copper, Cobalt, Gold, Silver, Nickel, Bismuth	from 1951
Chicago Mine	Past producer	small	Cobalt, Gold, Copper, Bismuth, Nickel	from 1951
Margaret Mine	Past producer	small	Gold	from 1951
A. D. & M. Mine	Past producer	small	Gold, Copper, Lead, Silver, Zinc	n/a
Amagosa Mine	Past producer	small	Lead, Gold, Copper, Tungsten, Silver	found 1882
Anderson Creek Placer	Past producer	small	Gold	found 1877
Bear Gulch Fan	Past producer	small	Gold, Zirconium, Iron, REE	n/a
Belle Placer	Past producer	small	Gold	n/a
Big Lead Mine	Past producer	small	Gold, Lead	found 1886
Black Eagle Mine	Past producer	small	Gold, Silver, Copper, Zinc	found 1898
Blue Mine	Past producer	small	Gold, Iron, REE, Zirconium	found 1939
Bob Moore Creek Placer	Past producer	small	Gold	n/a
Boulder Creek Placer	Past producer	small	Gold, Silver	n/a
Bowman Mine	Past producer	small	Copper, Gold	found 1908
Brittannic Mine	Past producer	small	Gold	found 1886
Broken Hill Mine	Past producer	small	Silver, Lead, Copper, Gold	n/a
Bryan Mine	Past producer	small	Lead, Silver, Gold, Copper	n/a
Butschke Placer	Past producer	small	Gold	n/a
Calera Mine	Past producer	small	Cobalt, Copper, Gold, Nickel, Bismuth	found 1945
Carmen Creek Mine	Past producer	small	Gold, Silver, Copper	found 1904
Chief Claim Mine	Past producer	small	Gold	n/a
Chinamen Placer	Past producer	small	Gold	n/a
Clara Morris Group Mine	Past producer	small	Gold	found 1875
Clear Creek Placer	Past producer	small	Gold, Iron, REE, Zirconium	n/a
Clearwater Group	Past producer	small	Copper, Silver, Lead, Gold	n/a
Climax Mine	Past producer	small	Gold, Lead, Silver	n/a
Clipper Bullion Mine	Past producer	small	Gold, Lead	found 1887
Coffee Gulch Placer	Past producer	small	Gold	n/a
Colson Creek Placer	Past producer	small	Gold, REE, Iron, Zirconium	n/a
Columbia Mine	Past producer	small	Silver, Copper, Gold, Lead	found 1892
Confidence Group	Past producer	small	Gold, Silver, Copper, Lead	found 1899
Continental Mine	Past producer	small	Copper, Silver, Gold, Lead	found 1891
Copper Glance Mine	Past producer	small	Silver, Lead, Copper, Gold	found 1901
Dahlonega Creek Placer	Past producer	small	Gold	n/a
Delmar Mine	Past producer	small	Gold, Lead, Copper	n/a
Deriar Creek Placers	Past producer	small	Gold	n/a
Dorothy Mine	Past producer	small	Gold, Silver	found 1903
Ebeneezer Placer	Past producer	small	Gold, Zirconium, REE, Iron	n/a
Eldorado Mine	Past producer	small	Gold, Copper, Lead	to 1905
Fenster Creek Placer	Past producer	small	Gold	n/a
Fourth of July Creek Placer	Past producer	small	Gold	n/a
Garden Creek Placer	Past producer	small	Gold, REE, Iron, Zirconium	n/a
Garm - Lamoreaux Mine	Past producer	small	Uranium, Gold, Lead, Copper	found 1948
Geerston Creek Placer	Past producer	small	Gold	n/a
Goff Bros. Placers	Past producer	small	Gold, Silver	n/a
Golden Eagle Placer	Past producer	small	Gold, Zirconium, REE, Iron	n/a
Grunter Mine	Past producer	small	Gold, Zinc, Lead, Tungsten, Silver	found 1882
Homestake Placer	Past producer	small	Gold, Zirconium, Iron, REE	found 1942
Hungry Hill Mine	Past producer	small	Gold, Copper, Silver	n/a
Idaho Warren Placers	Past producer	small	Gold	n/a
Italian Mine	Past producer	small	Gold, Lead, Zinc, Copper, Silver	found 1892
Jumbo Deposit	Past producer	small	Lead, Silver, Zinc, Copper, Gold	n/a
Kentuck Mine	Past producer	small	Gold, Zinc, Lead	found 1882
Kirtley Creek Benches	Past producer	small	Gold	n/a
Kittie Burton Mine	Past producer	small	Gold, Silver, Copper, Zinc, Lead	found 1901
Lake Creek Placer	Past producer	small	Gold, Iron, Zirconium, REE	n/a
Lead Star Mine	Past producer	small	Copper, Silver, Lead, Gold	n/a
Leesburg Group	Past producer	small	Gold	n/a
Lemhi Union Mine	Past producer	small	Lead, Silver, Gold, Copper	found 1882
Liberty Mine	Past producer	small	Silver, Copper, Lead, Gold	n/a
Lincoln Mine	Past producer	small	Copper, Gold, Lead	n/a
Little Hill Mine	Past producer	small	Silver, Lead, Copper, Gold	n/a
Little Sheep Creek Placer	Past producer	small	Gold	n/a
Lower Owl Creek Placer	Past producer	small	Gold, Iron, REE, Zirconium	n/a
Lucky Strike Prospect	Past producer	small	Lead, Gold, Copper	n/a
Martha Mine	Past producer	small	Gold, Silver, Copper, Lead	found 1910
Monolith Group Mine	Past producer	small	Gold, Zinc, Silver, Lead	found 1882
North Fork Placer	Past producer	small	Gold, Tin	n/a
North Fork Salmon River	Past producer	small	Gold	n/a
Pierce Creek Placer	Past producer	small	Gold	n/a
Poverty Flat Placer	Past producer	small	Gold, Iron, REE, Zirconium	n/a
Pratt Creek Placer	Past producer	small	Gold	n/a
Provedencia	Past producer	small	Gold, Uranium, Lead	n/a
Rabbitfoot Mine	Past producer	small	Gold, Silver, Lead	found 1872
Ranger Mine	Past producer	small	Gold, Silver, Lead, Copper	to 1937
Rattlesnake Prospect	Past producer	small	Gold, Silver	n/a
Red Star	Past producer	small	Silver, Gold, Lead	n/a
Roland and Taylor Group Mine	Past producer	small	Gold, Copper, Tungsten, Silver	n/a
Sandy Creek Placer	Past producer	small	Silver, Gold	n/a
Sheep Creek Mine	Past producer	small	Gold, Silver, Lead, Copper	n/a
Sheep Creek Placer	Past producer	small	Gold	n/a
Shell Creek Placer	Past producer	small	Gold, REE, Zirconium, Iron	n/a
Shoo Fly Mine	Past producer	small	Gold, Silver	found 1870
Silver Moon Mine	Past producer	small	Silver, Copper, Gold, Lead	n/a
Silver Star Property	Past producer	small	Gold, Lead, Copper, Zinc, Silver	n/a
Silverton Prospect	Past producer	small	Lead, Silver, Copper, Zinc, Gold	n/a
Smith Placer	Past producer	small	Gold	n/a
Speculation Mine	Past producer	small	Gold, Silver	found 1887
Steen Mine	Past producer	small	Gold, Copper, Lead, Silver	found 1890
Tendoy Mine	Past producer	small	Gold, Copper, Silver	n/a
Texas District	Past producer	small	Lead, Silver, Zinc, Copper, Gold	n/a
Three Mile Creek Placer	Past producer	small	Gold	n/a
Tin Cup Mine	Past producer	small	Zinc, Gold, Silver, Copper, Lead	n/a
Tower Creek Placer	Past producer	small	Gold	n/a
Trowbridge Bar Placer	Past producer	small	Gold	n/a
Twilight Mine	Past producer	small	Gold, Thorium, Lead, REE, Silver	n/a
Twin Brothers Mine	Past producer	small	Gold, Copper, Lead, Silver	n/a
Twin Cabin Mine	Past producer	small	Lead, Silver, Gold	found 1875
Twin Peaks Mine	Past producer	small	Copper, Lead, Silver, Gold, Zinc	found 1927
U. P. Mine	Past producer	small	Gold, Tungsten, Copper, Lead, Silver	found 1882
Ulysses Mine	Past producer	small	Gold, Silver, Lead, Zinc, Copper	found 1901
Upper Owl Creek Placer	Past producer	small	Gold, Iron, REE, Zirconium	n/a
Virginia Mine	Past producer	small	Gold, Lead, Copper, Silver	n/a
Worthing-Kaufman Mine	Past producer	small	Lead, Zinc, Silver, Gold, Copper	found 1904
Arnett Creek Project	Producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Idaho Cobalt	Producer	n/a	Copper, Cobalt, Gold, Nickel	n/a
Indian Creek District	Producer	n/a	Silver, Gold, Copper, Lead	n/a
Leesburg Placer	Producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Mackinaw, Leesburg District	Producer	n/a	Silver, Lead, Copper, Gold	n/a
McDevitt District	Producer	n/a	Copper, Gold	n/a
Mineral District	Producer	n/a	Silver, Lead, Copper, Gold	n/a
Texas District	Producer	n/a	Silver, Gold, Lead	n/a
Yellow Jacket District	Producer	n/a	Silver, Lead, Copper, Gold	n/a
Brown Bull Mine	Past producer	n/a	Silver, Lead, Gold, Copper, Zinc	from 1887
Gilmore Mine	Past producer	n/a	Silver, Lead, Zinc, Gold, Iron, Copper	from 1904
Blackbird Mine	Past producer	n/a	Cobalt, Copper, Silver, Gold, Nickel, Bismuth, Sulfur, Selenium	from 1915
Salmon Canyon Copper Company Prospect	Past producer	n/a	Copper, Cobalt, Gold, Silver, Arsenic, Lead	from 1978
Beartrack	Past producer	n/a	Gold	1995 to 2006
Ajax Gambler	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Anderson	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Baby Joe	Past producer	n/a	Lead, Silver, Gold, Copper	n/a
Best Bet and Best Bet No. 2	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Big Four Mine	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver, Copper	n/a
Big Lead Mine	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver, Lead	n/a
Black Pine Project	Past producer	n/a	Copper, Cobalt, Silver, Gold, Nickel	n/a
Blue Jay Claims	Past producer	n/a	Copper, Silver, Gold, Lead	n/a
Blue Jay Mine	Past producer	n/a	Copper, Gold	n/a
Bohannon	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Bohannon Prospect	Past producer	n/a	Copper, Cobalt, Nickel, Gold	n/a
Boone Mine	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver, Copper	n/a
Boulder	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Lead	n/a
Boulder Creek	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Brown Bear	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Copper, Lead, Silver, Zinc	n/a
Bruce Claim Group	Past producer	n/a	Lead, Silver, Gold, Copper	n/a
Bull of the Woods	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver, Copper	n/a
Clara Morris Claim Group	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Copper, Lead, Silver	n/a
Clipper Bullion Mine	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Lead, Silver	n/a
Columbia Mine	Past producer	n/a	Copper, Silver, Lead, Gold, Zinc	n/a
Contact	Past producer	n/a	Copper, Silver, Lead, Gold	n/a
Continental	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver, Lead, Copper	n/a
Copper Carbonate	Past producer	n/a	Copper, Gold	n/a
Copper Glance	Past producer	n/a	Zinc, Silver, Lead, Gold, Copper	n/a
Copper King Mine	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver, Copper	n/a
Corn Beef Mine	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver, Lead, Copper	n/a
Delmar	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Democrat Mine	Past producer	n/a	Silver, Copper, Gold, Zinc	n/a
Devore Claim	Past producer	n/a	Copper, Silver, Gold	n/a
Diamond Queen	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Dictator No. 6 Prospect	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Thorium, Silver, REE, Lead, Copper	n/a
Dixie Group	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver, Lead, Copper	n/a
Dug Out	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Lead, Silver	n/a
Eldorado Claims	Past producer	n/a	Copper, Gold, Lead, Silver	n/a
Eldorado Mine	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver, Copper, Tungsten	n/a
Elizabeth Mine	Past producer	n/a	Lead, Silver, Gold, Copper	n/a
Excelsior	Past producer	n/a	Lead, Silver, Gold, Copper, Zinc	n/a
Gibbonsville Placer	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Gilmore Mining Co	Past producer	n/a	Lead, Silver, Zinc, Gold	n/a
Goff Brothers Placer	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Gold Bug Mine	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Copper, Silver	n/a
Gold Chain Placer	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Gold Flint	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Gold Ridge	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Goldbug	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver, Copper	n/a
Golden Eagle Placer	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Golden Queen Placer	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Golden Reward Mine	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Copper, Silver	n/a
Goldstone Mine	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver, Lead, Copper	n/a
Grizzly Hill	Past producer	n/a	Lead, Silver, Gold, Copper	n/a
Hard Scrabble Group	Past producer	n/a	Lead, Silver, Gold, Copper	n/a
High Bar	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Idaho Pride Group	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver, Copper	n/a
Iron Mask Mine	Past producer	n/a	Lead, Copper, Gold, Silver, Zinc, Vanadium	n/a
Johnson Lode Prospect	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver, Copper, Lead	found 1930
Kimmel Mine	Past producer	n/a	Lead, Silver, Gold, Copper	n/a
Lady May	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Lead, Copper, Silver	n/a
Lang Claim	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Copper, Lead, Silver	n/a
Last Chance Occurrence	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Thorium, Copper	n/a
Leadville	Past producer	n/a	Lead, Silver, Zinc, Copper, Gold	n/a
Little Chief Group	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Thorium, Silver	n/a
Mary Ann Prospect	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Copper, Cobalt, Silver	n/a
McKinley Claim	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
McMackin-Luv Claim Group	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Merrit Mine	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Miller Mine	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver, Tungsten	n/a
Mountain Boy Mine	Past producer	n/a	Silver, Zinc, Lead, Copper, Gold	n/a
Musgrove Group	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Copper, Silver	n/a
Nabob Mine	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Napias Creek Placer Area	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver, REE	n/a
Neal Allen Placers	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Never Sweat	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Ostrander Creek Prospect	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Copper, Silver	n/a
Peacock Prospect	Past producer	n/a	Copper, Gold, Silver	n/a
Pine Creek Property	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Lead, Zinc, Silver	n/a
Plymouth Mine	Past producer	n/a	Lead, Zinc, Silver, Gold, Copper	n/a
Porcupine	Past producer	n/a	Lead, Copper, Silver, Gold	n/a
Ramshorn	Past producer	n/a	Silver, Lead, Gold, Copper, Zinc	n/a
Ray Lode	Past producer	n/a	Silver, Lead, Gold	n/a
Ready Cash Deposit	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Lead, Silver, Zinc	n/a
Red Cross Group	Past producer	n/a	Lead, Silver, Gold, Copper	n/a
Red Jacket Mine	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Copper, Lead, Zinc, Silver	found 1868
Red Warrior Occurrence	Past producer	n/a	Lead, Silver, Copper, Gold, Zinc	n/a
Rico and Rico Nos 1 and 2	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Ridgeway Mine	Past producer	n/a	Silver, Gold, Copper, Lead	n/a
Sierra Gulch Placer	Past producer	n/a	Gold	found 1938
Silver Creek	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Silver Fissure	Past producer	n/a	Silver, Lead, Gold, Copper	n/a
Sims Magnetite Deposit	Past producer	n/a	Iron, Gold, Tungsten, Silver, Copper	n/a
Snowdrift Claim	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Mica, REE, Thorium, Silver	n/a
Snowstorm Prospects	Past producer	n/a	Copper, Lead, Gold, Silver	n/a
Sundown	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Wagonhammer Prospect	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
War Eagle Prospect	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Lead, Copper, Silver	n/a
Watson Claim	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver, Copper	n/a
White Rabbit Prospect	Past producer	n/a	Copper, Silver, Gold, Lead	n/a
Wickham Mine	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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