Gold Mines in Owyhee County, ID: 2 Open + 172 Historic

Gold mines in Owyhee County that are not abandoned

Mine	Type	MSHA status	Employees
Delamar Mine	surface	Intermittent	5
Owyhee Noble Mill	surface	Temporarily idled	5

Abandoned gold mine records in Owyhee County

9 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 Land status is from BLM's public dataset and can be out of date; being on public land is not permission to enter old workings.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 9 abandoned records

Name	Type	Status since	Nearest town	Land	USGS record
Bluebird Mine	underground	Jul 21, 1983	n/a	n/a	n/a
Bravita 2	surface	Jan 8, 2016	Silver City	Private land or land not mapped as public	Past producer
Ida Belle Mine	underground	Jun 15, 1981	n/a	n/a	n/a
Idaho Placer	surface	Jun 15, 1981	n/a	n/a	n/a
Jordan Creek Placer	surface	Jul 18, 1985	n/a	n/a	n/a
Jordan Creek Placer Mine	surface	Jun 15, 1981	n/a	n/a	n/a
Silver Burg Mine	surface	Feb 26, 1979	n/a	n/a	n/a
Sinker Tunnel Mine Site	underground	Jan 29, 2014	Silver City	Federal land managed by the Bureau of Land Management	n/a
Soda Creek Placer	surface	Aug 25, 1988	n/a	n/a	n/a

Historic gold producers in Owyhee County (USGS)

USGS records 172 historic gold producers in Owyhee County: 166 past producers and 6 listed as producers or plants. For 68 of them USGS gives an output size (7 medium, 61 small).

Show the 172 sites

Site	USGS status	Output	Commodities	Years
Oro Fino Mine	Past producer	medium	Gold, Silver	from 1864
Morning Star Mine	Past producer	medium	Silver, Gold, Copper	from 1865
Poorman Mine	Past producer	medium	Silver, Gold, Zinc, Copper, Lead	from 1865
Golden Chariot Mine	Past producer	medium	Silver, Gold	from 1866
Black Jack-Trade Dollar Mine	Past producer	medium	Silver, Gold, Zinc, Copper, Lead, Mercury	from 1889
Booneville Mine	Past producer	medium	Gold, Silver	found 1882
War Eagle Mine	Past producer	medium	Gold, Silver	found 1865
Dewey Mine	Producer	small	Silver, Gold	n/a
Sidney Property	Producer	small	Gold, Silver, Copper	n/a
Ida Elmore Mine	Past producer	small	Gold, Silver	from 1866
Mahogany Mine	Past producer	small	Silver, Gold	from 1866
Minnesota Mine	Past producer	small	Silver, Gold	from 1866
Red Jacket Mine	Past producer	small	Silver, Gold	from 1869
Stormy Hill Vein Mine	Past producer	small	Silver, Gold	from 1869
Empire Veins Mine	Past producer	small	Silver, Gold, Copper	from 1872
Illinois Central Vein Mine	Past producer	small	Gold, Silver	from 1875
Afterthought Mine	Past producer	small	Gold, Silver	found 1900
American Gold Dredging Mine	Past producer	small	Gold	n/a
Banner Mine	Past producer	small	Gold, Silver	n/a
Bay State Group Mine	Past producer	small	Silver, Lead, Zinc, Copper, Gold	found 1868
Berg Mine	Past producer	small	Silver, Lead, Gold, Copper, Zinc	n/a
Bishop Vein Mine	Past producer	small	Silver, Gold	n/a
Brunzel Mine	Past producer	small	Gold, Silver	n/a
Chatauqua Mine	Past producer	small	Gold, Silver	n/a
Cosmopolitan Mine	Past producer	small	Silver, Gold, Antimony	n/a
Crescent Mine	Past producer	small	Silver, Gold	found 1875
Crown Point Claim Mine	Past producer	small	Gold, Silver	n/a
Cumberland Mine	Past producer	small	Silver, Gold	n/a
Daisy Claim Mine	Past producer	small	Gold, Silver	n/a
Demming Mine	Past producer	small	Antimony, Gold, Silver, Lead, Zinc	n/a
Doughboy Prospect	Past producer	small	Gold, Silver	n/a
Frank E. Wilson Ranch	Past producer	small	Gold, Titanium, Platinum	n/a
Golconda Group Mine	Past producer	small	Gold, Lead, Silver, Zinc, Copper	found 1868
Gold Bug Vein Mine	Past producer	small	Silver, Gold	n/a
Golden Crown Mine	Past producer	small	Gold, Silver	n/a
Grand View Placer	Past producer	small	Gold, Iron, Zirconium, REE, Titanium, Platinum, Garnet	n/a
Gray Eagle Claim Mine	Past producer	small	Silver, Gold	found 1875
Henrietta Mine	Past producer	small	Silver, Gold, Antimony	found 1875
Jordan Creek Placer	Past producer	small	Gold	n/a
Lepley Claim Group Mine	Past producer	small	Gold, Silver	n/a
Mammoth Mine	Past producer	small	Silver, Gold	n/a
Mc Call Mine	Past producer	small	Gold, Silver	found 1885
Metallic Mine	Past producer	small	Silver, Gold	n/a
Nellie Ann Mine	Past producer	small	Silver, Gold, Copper	found 1923
Never Sweat Mine	Past producer	small	Gold, Silver	n/a
North Extension of the Silver Queen Claim Mine	Past producer	small	Silver, Gold	found 1875
Nugent Prospect	Past producer	small	Antimony, Gold, Silver	n/a
Ontario Claim Group Mine	Past producer	small	Gold, Silver	n/a
Pauper Vein Mine	Past producer	small	Gold, Silver	found 1875
Potosi Mine	Past producer	small	Silver, Gold, Copper	found 1875
Queen of the Mountains and Kentuck Claims Mine	Past producer	small	Lead, Silver, Gold, Copper, Zinc	found 1868
Rich Gulch Mine	Past producer	small	Gold, Silver	n/a
Rising Star Mine	Past producer	small	Gold, Silver, Lead, Copper, Antimony	found 1865
Sierra Nevada Vein Mine	Past producer	small	Gold, Silver	n/a
Silver Cord Vein Mine	Past producer	small	Silver, Gold	found 1865
Silver Queen Mine	Past producer	small	Silver, Gold, Antimony	found 1875
Snake River Placers	Past producer	small	Gold	found 1862
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	n/a
Snake River Placers	Past producer	small	Gold	n/a
South Chariot Mine	Past producer	small	Gold, Silver	n/a
Standard Shaft Mine	Past producer	small	Silver, Lead, Gold, Copper, Zinc	found 1868
Texas Claim Mine	Past producer	small	Silver, Gold, Lead, Copper, Zinc	found 1868
Treasure Vault Mine	Past producer	small	Silver, Zinc, Lead, Gold	found 1885
Trook and Jennings Vein Mine	Past producer	small	Silver, Gold	n/a
Tunnel Group Mine	Past producer	small	Gold, Lead, Silver, Zinc, Copper	found 1868
Webster Vein Mine	Past producer	small	Gold	n/a
Delamar District-Idaho	Producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Flint District	Producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Silver City, War Eagle, Florida	Producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
South Mtn. District	Producer	n/a	Copper, Zinc, Gold, Silver, Lead	n/a
DeLamar Mining Co., Sommercamp Adit No. 2	Past producer	n/a	Silver, Gold, Antimony	from 1863
South Mountain Mine	Past producer	n/a	Copper, Gold, Lead, Silver, Zinc	from 1950
Addie Consolidated	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Alter Creek Mining Co	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Lead, Silver	n/a
Banner	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Bay State Group	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Zinc, Silver, Lead	n/a
Bergh-Sunnyside Group	Past producer	n/a	Lead, Silver, Gold	n/a
Black Jack	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Booneville	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Boulder Creek Mines	Past producer	n/a	Silver, Zinc, Lead, Gold, Copper, Antimony	n/a
Browney	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Brunzell	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Consolidated Mine & Dredge Co	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Cosmopolitan	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver, Antimony	n/a
Crown Point	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Cumberland	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Delamer Placers	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Dewey	Past producer	n/a	Silver, Gold	n/a
Dough Boy	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Eddy-Conway-Eddy Mining & Milling	Past producer	n/a	Silver, Gold	n/a
Empire	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Empire State	Past producer	n/a	Silver, Gold	n/a
Gale Exploration & Mining Corp	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Garfield	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Gold Bug	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver, Lead, Copper	n/a
Gold Standard Mining Corp	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Golden Chariot	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Golden Crown Mine	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver, Lead	n/a
Golden Gate	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Golden Reward Mining & Milling Co	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Goldflour Mining Co	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Goldsil Mines Inc	Past producer	n/a	Silver, Gold	n/a
Good Hope Placers, Inc.	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Gray Eagle Claim Mine	Past producer	n/a	Antimony, Silver, Gold	n/a
Great Western	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Happy Boy	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Henrietta	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Home Claim	Past producer	n/a	Silver, Gold	n/a
Homestake	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Hoosier Leasing	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Hope Claims	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver, Uranium	n/a
Humboldt	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Ida Belle	Past producer	n/a	Lead, Silver, Gold	n/a
Ida Elmore	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Independence Shaft	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver, Lead	n/a
Interstate Gold Mining Co	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Iva Grace	Past producer	n/a	Silver, Gold	n/a
Jordan Creek Placer Mine	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Lee Mines	Past producer	n/a	Silver, Gold	n/a
Lepley	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Lindy	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Mahogany	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Manhattan	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Mccall Mine	Past producer	n/a	Silver, Gold	n/a
Minnesota	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Monarca	Past producer	n/a	Lead, Silver, Gold	n/a
Morning Star	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Mother Lode Gold Mining & Milling	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Mountain Chief	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Nellie Ann No 1	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver, Copper	n/a
Never Sweat	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver, Copper	n/a
New Era Mining & Development Co	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Nugent Antimony Mine	Past producer	n/a	Antimony, Gold, Silver	n/a
Ontario	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Oro Fino	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Orogrande Gold Inc	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Oso	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Pauper	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Pauper	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Persverance	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Zinc, Silver, Lead, Antimony	n/a
Potosi	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver, Copper, Lead	n/a
Queen of the Mountains	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Zinc, Silver, Copper, Lead	n/a
Red Jacket Gold Mining Co	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Rising Star	Past producer	n/a	Silver, Zinc, Gold, Lead, Antimony	n/a
Ruby City Mining Co	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Ruth	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
San Juan	Past producer	n/a	Silver, Gold	n/a
Sierra Nevada	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Silver Burg Mine	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Copper, Zinc, Silver, Lead	n/a
Silver City Area	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Silver City Gold Mines	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Silver Cord	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Snake River Mine	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Snake River Placer	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Sommercamp Placer	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
South Chariot	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Standard	Past producer	n/a	Silver, Lead, Gold, Copper, Zinc	n/a
Stormy Hill	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Sunnyside Group	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Sunnyside Mine	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver, Lead, Copper	n/a
Taimage Rawhide Mine Co	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Tango	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Tip Top	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Trade Dollar	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Copper, Silver, Mercury, Lead	n/a
Trook	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Tunnel Group	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver, Lead	n/a
Village Blacksmith	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Western Mining & Exploration Co	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
White Horse	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver, Diatomite	n/a
Ymir Consolidated Mining Co	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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