Gold mines in Nevada

Nevada has 569 gold mines in MSHA records: 57 not abandoned (45 active, 6 intermittent, 6 non-producing) and 512 abandoned. 138 have map coordinates. The largest by employees is South Area (1,200). USGS adds 4,446 historic producers.

Gold mines in Nevada that are not abandoned

MineCountyTypeMSHA statusEmployees
South AreaEureka CountysurfaceActive1,200
Cortez DistrictLander CountysurfaceActive974
Smoky Valley Common OperationsNye CountysurfaceActive698
Robinson OperationWhite Pine CountysurfaceActive612
Meikle MineEureka CountyundergroundActive605
LeevilleEureka CountyundergroundActive552
Bald Mountain MineWhite Pine CountysurfaceActive530
Phoenix MineLander CountysurfaceActive495
Turquoise RidgeHumboldt CountyundergroundActive455
Twin Creeks MineHumboldt CountysurfaceActive450
Hycroft MineHumboldt CountysurfaceActive440
Goldstrike MineEureka CountysurfaceActive390
Cortez District-UndergroundEureka CountyundergroundActive360
GoldrushEureka CountyundergroundActive351
Marigold MineHumboldt CountysurfaceActive304
Florida Canyon MinePershing CountysurfaceActive300
Mill/Autoclave OperationsEureka Countyprocessing facilityActive277
GenesisEureka CountysurfaceActive250
Pete BajoEureka CountyundergroundActive167
Roaster OperationsEureka Countyprocessing facilityActive153
Mill 6Eureka Countyprocessing facilityActive130
Granite Creek MineHumboldt CountyundergroundActive125
ExodusEureka CountyundergroundActive116
Relief Canyon MinePershing CountysurfaceActive100
El NinoEureka CountyundergroundActive69
Walker Lane Mining LLC (Rawhide)Mineral CountysurfaceActive67
Isabella Pearl MineMineral CountysurfaceActive57
Pan MineWhite Pine CountysurfaceActive54
Lone Tree MineHumboldt CountysurfaceActive52
Smoky Valley Common Operation-UGNye CountyundergroundActive50
Jerritt Canyon MillElko Countyprocessing facilityActive48
Lee SmithElko CountyundergroundActive36
SSX MineElko CountyundergroundActive36
Mineral Ridge MineEsmeralda CountysurfaceActive32
Gold BarEureka CountysurfaceActive30
South Railroad MineElko CountysurfaceIntermittent30
Cove Underground ProjectLander CountyundergroundNon-producing25
Ruby Hill MineEureka CountysurfaceActive25
Archimedes Underground MineEureka CountyundergroundActive20
County Line MineMineral CountysurfaceIntermittent15
Long CanyonElko CountysurfaceActive15
RosebudPershing CountyundergroundActive15
Spring ValleyPershing CountysurfaceIntermittent12
Borealis MineMineral CountysurfaceActive8
Twin UndergroundHumboldt CountyundergroundNon-producing8
Sterling MineNye CountysurfaceIntermittent7
Enfield Bell MineElko CountysurfaceIntermittent5
ArturoEureka CountysurfaceActive4
EmigrantElko CountysurfaceActive3
Prunty MineElko CountysurfaceActive3
Spring Valley MineLyon CountysurfaceActive3
Bald Mountain Mine South Operation AreaWhite Pine CountysurfaceActive2
Columbia Gold Mines LtdEsmeralda CountyundergroundNon-producing2
Manhattan GulchNye CountysurfaceIntermittent1
GoldfieldEsmeralda CountysurfaceNon-producingn/a
GoldWedgeNye CountyundergroundNon-producingn/a
Hollister MineElko CountyundergroundNon-producingn/a

Historic gold producers in Nevada (USGS)

USGS records 4,446 historic gold producers in Nevada: 3,893 past producers and 553 listed as producers or plants. For 1,992 of them USGS gives an output size (94 large, 161 medium, 1,737 small). Production years are recorded for 958 sites, from 1036 to 2009. The most common deposit type is epithermal vein, Comstock (273 sites).

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
Eureka County1722238
Elko County930570
Humboldt County736294
Nye County568536
Pershing County451429
Mineral County456318
White Pine County432280
Lander County331543
Esmeralda County343292
Lyon County12493
Clark County057225
Lincoln County04218
Churchill County025161
Washoe County011100
Storey County01895
Douglas County0331
Carson City County0116
Lander, Eureka County004
Eureka, Lander County001
Lander, Humboldt County001
Mineral, Esmeralda County001

Visit a gold mine in Nevada

Working mines are closed to the public. 9 places in Nevada offer tours, panning or mining history.

Eldorado Canyon Mine Tours

Tour agency · Nevada
★ 4.7 (3,918 reviews)
16880 NV-165, COTTONWOOD CV, NV 89046
Hours on Google: Daily 8 AM to 4 PM
Website(702) 291-0026Google Maps

Chollar Mine Tour

Tourist attraction · Nevada
★ 4.8 (809 reviews)
615 F St, Virginia City, NV 89440
Hours on Google: Daily 11 AM to 4 PM
Website(775) 847-0155Google Maps

Tonopah Historic Mining Park

History museum · Nevada
★ 4.8 (482 reviews)
110 Burro Ave, Tonopah, NV 89049
Hours on Google: Daily 9 AM to 5 PM
Website(775) 482-9274Google Maps

All Nevada gold mine tours and panning

Questions about gold mines in Nevada

How many gold mines are in Nevada?

MSHA lists 569 gold mines in Nevada. 57 are not abandoned (45 active, 6 intermittent, 6 non-producing). 512 records are marked abandoned. USGS lists another 4,446 historic gold producers that are not in the MSHA records.

What is the largest gold mine in Nevada?

By employees reported to MSHA, the largest is South Area in Eureka County, with 1,200 employees.

Can I visit an abandoned gold mine in Nevada?

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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