Gold mines in Minnesota

MSHA has no gold mine records in Minnesota, but USGS lists 1 historic gold producers here, most of them long closed.

Historic gold producers in Minnesota (USGS)

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

Source: USGS Mineral Resources Data System (retrieved 2026-10-13), last updated around 2011. The county pages list the sites.

Counties

CountyMSHA, not abandonedMSHA, abandonedUSGS historic
Koochiching County001

Questions about gold mines in Minnesota

How many gold mines are in Minnesota?

MSHA has no gold mine records in Minnesota. USGS lists another 1 historic gold producers that are not in the MSHA records.

Can I visit an abandoned gold mine in Minnesota?

Old workings are dangerous and most are on private land or active claims, so the answer is almost always no. Do not enter them.

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