Gold mines in Valley County, Idaho

Valley County has 10 gold mines in MSHA records: 0 not abandoned and 10 abandoned. USGS lists 77 more historic producers.

Abandoned gold mine records in Valley County

10 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 Land status is from BLM's public dataset and can be out of date; being on public land is not permission to enter old workings.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 10 abandoned records
NameTypeStatus sinceNearest townLandUSGS record
4th Of JulyundergroundSep 29, 1997n/an/an/a
Antimony Rainbow MineundergroundJul 26, 1989n/an/an/a
Dewey MinesurfaceAug 1, 1984n/an/an/a
Profile MineundergroundSep 6, 1978n/an/an/a
Stibnite MinesurfaceJun 1, 1999n/an/an/a
SunnysidesurfaceJul 23, 1991n/an/an/a
Thunder Mountain-Lightning Peak PitsurfaceAug 5, 1991n/an/an/a
West End MinesurfaceJun 1, 1999n/an/an/a
Yellow Pine MinesurfaceOct 26, 1991n/an/an/a
Yellow Pine OxidesurfaceSep 5, 1991n/an/an/a

Historic gold producers in Valley County (USGS)

USGS records 77 historic gold producers in Valley County: 59 past producers and 18 listed as producers or plants. For 32 of them USGS gives an output size (2 medium, 30 small).

Show the 77 sites
SiteUSGS statusOutputCommoditiesYears
Heavy Mineral PlacerProducermediumREE, Thorium, Titanium, Niobium (Columbium), Zirconium, Aluminum, Goldn/a
Yellow Pine MinePast producermediumTungsten, Antimony, Mercury, Gold, Silverfrom 1939
Golden Rule PlacerProducersmallGold, Thorium, REE, Silverfrom 1860
Antimony Rainbow Group MineProducersmallAntimony, Copper, Tungsten, Gold, Mercury, Silvern/a
Big Creek DistrictProducersmallCopper, Goldn/a
Merry BlueProducersmallGold, Fluorine-Fluorite, Tungstenn/a
Sunnyside GroupProducersmallSilver, Goldn/a
Sunnyside MineProducersmallGold, Silverfound 1899
Thunder MountainProducersmallGoldn/a
Antimony Ridge MinePast producersmallAntimony, Silver, Goldfrom 1916
Hall - Interstate MinePast producersmallZinc, Silver, Lead, Copper, Goldfrom 1929
Meadow Creek MinePast producersmallAntimony, Silver, Gold, Molybdenum, Copperfrom 1932
Snowbird MinePast producersmallTungsten, Copper, Gold, Silverfrom 1944
Burris PlacerPast producersmallGoldn/a
Cougar MinePast producersmallSilver, Gold, Lead, Copper, Barium-Baritefound 1936
Dixie MinePast producersmallSilver, Gold, Copper, Lead, Zincn/a
Dovel PlacerPast producersmallGold, Titanium, Zirconiumn/a
Golden Way Up MinePast producersmallTungsten, Copper, Silver, Goldfound 1899
Golden West MinePast producersmallAntimony, Gold, Tungstenfound 1942
Jensen Group MinePast producersmallSilver, Gold, Coppern/a
Lost Pilgrim MinePast producersmallSilver, Lead, Copper, Zinc, Goldfound 1884
Lucky Lad MinePast producersmallLead, Silver, Gold, Copper, Sulfidesfound 1935
Monumental Creek Ranch PlacerPast producersmallGold, Titanium, Zirconiumn/a
Moscow MinePast producersmallGold, Copper, Zinc, Leadfound 1902
New Hope MinePast producersmallGold, Lead, Silvern/a
Red Metal MinePast producersmallSilver, Gold, Lead, Copper, Zincn/a
Redridge Group MinePast producersmallSilica, Goldfound 1963
Simmons PlacerPast producersmallGoldn/a
Smith Creek Hydraulic Co. PlacerPast producersmallGold, Titanium, Ironfound 1901
Standard MinePast producersmallGold, Silverfound 1903
Venable MinePast producersmallCopper, Silver, Gold, Leadfound 1902
Wilson GroupPast producersmallGold, Antimony, Silver, Copperfound 1896
Yellow Pine MineProducern/aGold, Tungsten, Silver, Antimonyfrom 1938
Yellow Pine DepositProducern/aAntimony, Tungsten, Gold, Silverfrom 1941
Antimony RainbowProducern/aAntimony, Gold, Lead, Silvern/a
Deadwood DistrictProducern/aGold, Silver, Zinc, Leadn/a
Thunder MountainProducern/aGold, Silvern/a
Thunder Mtn. DistrictProducern/aSilver, Goldn/a
Yellow Pine DistrictProducern/aGold, Tungsten, Silvern/a
SunnysidePlantn/aGold, Silverfrom 1902
West EndPlantn/aGold, Silverfrom 1982
Fourth of July MinePlantn/aGold, Lead, Silver, Tungstenfrom 1992
West End MinePast producern/aSilver, Goldfrom 1986
B and B ProspectPast producern/aGold, Silvern/a
Bear Valley PlacersPast producern/aREE, Niobium (Columbium), Uranium, Titanium, Gold, Silver, Zirconium, Garnet, Ironn/a
Big Creek PlacersPast producern/aGold, Zirconium, Tungsten, Titaniumn/a
Central Galena GroupPast producern/aSilver, Lead, Gold, Coppern/a
Cougar MinePast producern/aGold, Silver, Leadn/a
DeadwoodPast producern/aSilver, Copper, Gold, Lead, Zincn/a
Dewey MinePast producern/aGold, Silver, Titaniumfound 1894
FernPast producern/aGold, Mercury, Silvern/a
Galena ProspectPast producern/aGold, Silver, Copper, Leadn/a
Garnet CrPast producern/aGold, Antimonyn/a
Glasgow MinePast producern/aGoldn/a
Golden GatePast producern/aTungsten, Silver, Gold, Antimonyn/a
Golden Way Up 0160850058Past producern/aGold, Zinc, Tungsten, Silver, Leadn/a
Golden WestPast producern/aSilver, Lead, Antimony, Goldn/a
Hall-InterstatePast producern/aCopper, Silver, Lead, Gold, Zincn/a
Hennessey CampPast producern/aAntimony, Gold, Silvern/a
Hollister ProspectPast producern/aGold, Lead, Coppern/a
Iron CladPast producern/aCopper, Silver, Lead, Goldn/a
Little Joker MinePast producern/aGold, Silvern/a
Lost PilgrimPast producern/aLead, Silver, Gold, Copper, Zincn/a
Lucky Ladd MinePast producern/aLead, Silver, Gold, Coppern/a
Mary JanePast producern/aGold, Silvern/a
Meadow Creek MinePast producern/aSilver, Tungsten, Lead, Gold, Coppern/a
Moscow MinePast producern/aSilver, Zinc, Copper, Gold, Leadn/a
Mule Creek ProspectPast producern/aGold, Silvern/a
Mulligan GroupPast producern/aAntimony, Silver, Goldn/a
OberbillingPast producern/aGold, Silvern/a
Parrot Camp PlacerPast producern/aGold, Iron, Titaniumn/a
Prospects North of LotspiechPast producern/aGold, Silvern/a
Red Metal MinePast producern/aGold, Silver, Lead, Coppern/a
SnowbirdPast producern/aTungsten, Gold, Copper, Zinc, Silver, Leadfound 1942
SundayPast producern/aCopper, Gold, Lead, Silvern/a
The Merry Blue MinePast producern/aGold, Lead, Copper, Tungstenn/a
Unnamed MinePast producern/aGold, Silvern/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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