Abandoned gold mine records in Lincoln County
3 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 Land status is from BLM's public dataset and can be out of date; being on public land is not permission to enter old workings.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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Big Chance Placer | surface | Sep 23, 1981 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Little Buck | surface | Sep 16, 1983 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Princess Ethme | underground | Sep 22, 1981 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
Historic gold producers in Lincoln County (USGS)
USGS records 59 historic gold producers in Lincoln County: 54 past producers and 5 listed as producers or plants. For 5 of them USGS gives an output size (5 small).
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| Site | USGS status | Output | Commodities | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fisher River Property | Producer | small | Gold | n/a |
| Gold Hill Nos. 1,2, and 3 | Producer | small | Gold, Lead, Copper, Zinc | n/a |
| King Mine | Producer | small | Zinc, Lead, Silver, Gold, Copper | found 1887 |
| Midas Mine | Past producer | small | Gold, Tungsten, Lead, Silver | n/a |
| Viking Mine | Past producer | small | Gold, Copper, Lead, Silver | found 1934 |
| Snowshoe Mine | Producer | n/a | Lead, Silver, Gold, Copper, Zinc | from 1890 |
| Libby, Snowshoe | Producer | n/a | Gold, Silver, Lead | n/a |
| Alpine Placer | Past producer | n/a | Gold | n/a |
| American Kootenai | Past producer | n/a | Sulfur, Gold | n/a |
| Big Chance Placer | Past producer | n/a | Gold | n/a |
| Big Cherry Creek Placer | Past producer | n/a | Gold | n/a |
| Big Eight | Past producer | n/a | Zinc, Silver, Lead, Gold | n/a |
| Big Eight Mine | Past producer | n/a | Lead, Zinc, Silver, Copper, Gold, Cobalt | found 1925 |
| Big Eight Placer | Past producer | n/a | Gold | n/a |
| Black Diamond | Past producer | n/a | Gold, Lead, Copper | n/a |
| Boulder Hill | Past producer | n/a | Gold, Silver | n/a |
| Branagan Mine | Past producer | n/a | Gold, Silver, Lead, Copper | n/a |
| Callahan Creek Placer | Past producer | n/a | Gold | n/a |
| China Creek | Past producer | n/a | Gold | n/a |
| Christmas Tree Mine | Past producer | n/a | Gold, Lead, Silver | n/a |
| Comet Placer | Past producer | n/a | Gold | n/a |
| Cow Creek | Past producer | n/a | Gold | n/a |
| Darling Placer | Past producer | n/a | Gold | n/a |
| Double Mac | Past producer | n/a | Gold, Zinc, Silver, Lead | n/a |
| Fisher River Quarry | Past producer | n/a | Gold, Silver | n/a |
| Glacier Silver-Lead | Past producer | n/a | Zinc, Silver, Lead, Gold | n/a |
| Gloria | Past producer | n/a | Gold, Copper, Silver, Lead | n/a |
| Gold Flint-Key Stone | Past producer | n/a | Gold, Lead, Zinc, Silver | n/a |
| Golden Bear | Past producer | n/a | Gold | n/a |
| Golden West Mine | Past producer | n/a | Gold, Silver, Lead | n/a |
| Harry Howard Placer | Past producer | n/a | Gold | n/a |
| Herbert Group | Past producer | n/a | Gold, Lead, Zinc, Silver | n/a |
| Horse Hill | Past producer | n/a | Gold, Silver | n/a |
| Iron Mask | Past producer | n/a | Zinc, Silver, Lead, Gold | n/a |
| Jumbo Mine | Past producer | n/a | Gold, Silver | n/a |
| Libby Creek Gold Mining Co. | Past producer | n/a | Gold | n/a |
| Libby Creek Placer | Past producer | n/a | Gold | n/a |
| Midas Mine | Past producer | n/a | Gold, Tungsten | n/a |
| Miller Placer | Past producer | n/a | Gold | n/a |
| Montana Placer | Past producer | n/a | Gold | n/a |
| Montana Silver-Lead | Past producer | n/a | Lead, Copper, Gold | n/a |
| Mustang Mine | Past producer | n/a | Gold | n/a |
| New Morning Glory | Past producer | n/a | Gold, Silver | n/a |
| Nugget Placer | Past producer | n/a | Gold | n/a |
| Princess Ethne | Past producer | n/a | Gold, Silver | n/a |
| Red Gulch Placer | Past producer | n/a | Gold | n/a |
| Silver Butte Mine | Past producer | n/a | Gold, Zinc, Silver, Lead | n/a |
| Silver King | Past producer | n/a | Gold, Lead, Silver, Zinc | n/a |
| Silver Mountain | Past producer | n/a | Silver, Lead, Gold | n/a |
| Snowshoe | Past producer | n/a | Gold, Zinc, Silver, Lead | n/a |
| Snowstorm Mine | Past producer | n/a | Silver, Lead, Zinc, Gold | found 1925 |
| St Paul | Past producer | n/a | Zinc, Silver, Lead, Gold | n/a |
| Strodtbeck | Past producer | n/a | Copper, Gold, Lead, Silver | n/a |
| Sunrise | Past producer | n/a | Gold | n/a |
| Victor-Empire | Past producer | n/a | Gold, Lead, Silver | n/a |
| Viking Mine | Past producer | n/a | Gold, Lead, Silver, Copper | n/a |
| Wayup Mine | Past producer | n/a | Gold, Silver | n/a |
| Wolf Creek Placer | Past producer | n/a | Gold | n/a |
| Zootenai River Placer | Past producer | n/a | Gold | 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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