Abandoned gold mine records in Cascade County
2 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 Land status is from BLM's public dataset and can be out of date; being on public land is not permission to enter old workings.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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ponderosa | underground | Oct 27, 1982 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Ponderosa Mines | underground | Jul 18, 1984 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
Historic gold producers in Cascade County (USGS)
USGS records 32 historic gold producers in Cascade County: 31 past producers and 1 listed as a producer or plant. For 2 of them USGS gives an output size (1 medium, 1 small). The most common deposit type is polymetallic veins (3 sites).
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| Site | USGS status | Output | Commodities | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Florence Mine | Past producer | medium | Silver, Lead, Gold, Copper, Zinc | from 1893 |
| Dakotah Mine | Past producer | small | Silver, Lead, Zinc, Gold, Copper | from 1883 |
| Neihart | Producer | n/a | Silver, Lead, Copper, Gold, Zinc, Molybdenum | n/a |
| Broadwater Mine | Past producer | n/a | Silver, Lead, Zinc, Copper, Gold | from 1886 |
| Ingersoll | Past producer | n/a | Silver, Lead, Zinc, Gold | from 1888 |
| Benton Mine | Past producer | n/a | Zinc, Silver, Lead, Gold | from 1891 |
| Dacotah Mine | Past producer | n/a | Lead, Zinc, Silver, Gold, Copper | from 1891 |
| Dacotah Mine | Past producer | n/a | Lead, Zinc, Silver, Gold | from 1891 |
| Hartley | Past producer | n/a | Zinc, Silver, Lead, Gold | from 1901 |
| Hartley Mine | Past producer | n/a | Lead, Zinc, Silver, Gold, Copper | from 1901 |
| Silver Dyke Mine | Past producer | n/a | Lead, Copper, Silver, Zinc, Gold | from 1921 |
| Star Group | Past producer | n/a | Silver, Lead, Gold, Copper, Zinc | from 1925 |
| Boss and Atlantus Claims | Past producer | n/a | Silver, Lead, Zinc, Gold | from 1956 |
| Big Seven Mine | Past producer | n/a | Silver, Gold, Copper, Lead, Molybdenum, Zinc | found 1892 |
| Black Diamond | Past producer | n/a | Silver, Zinc, Lead, Gold | n/a |
| Blackbird | Past producer | n/a | Silver, Gold, Zinc, Lead | found 1890 |
| Boss Mine | Past producer | n/a | Gold, Zinc, Silver, Lead | n/a |
| Broken Hill | Past producer | n/a | Gold, Silver, Lead | n/a |
| Bull of the Woods Mine | Past producer | n/a | Silver, Gold, Lead | n/a |
| Cornucopia Mining Group | Past producer | n/a | Gold, Lead, Zinc, Silver | n/a |
| Eureka | Past producer | n/a | Silver, Gold | n/a |
| Fairplay Mine | Past producer | n/a | Silver, Zinc, Lead, Gold | n/a |
| Gavander | Past producer | n/a | Silver, Zinc, Lead, Gold | n/a |
| Hegener Group | Past producer | n/a | Silver, Zinc, Lead, Gold, Copper | n/a |
| Ixl | Past producer | n/a | Silver, Gold, Lead | n/a |
| Leroy | Past producer | n/a | Gold | n/a |
| Lexington Mine | Past producer | n/a | Copper, Silver, Zinc, Gold, Molybdenum | found 1891 |
| Lizzie | Past producer | n/a | Silver, Lead, Gold, Zinc | n/a |
| Morning Star Mine | Past producer | n/a | Gold, Zinc, Silver, Lead | n/a |
| Queen of the Hills Mine | Past producer | n/a | Silver, Lead, Zinc, Gold, Copper, Barium-Barite | found 1881 |
| Ruth Mary and Fitzpatrick | Past producer | n/a | Silver, Copper, Lead, Zinc, Gold | n/a |
| Silver Belt | Past producer | n/a | Silver, Lead, Gold, Zinc | 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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