Abandoned gold mine records in Douglas 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 Land status is from BLM's public dataset and can be out of date; being on public land is not permission to enter old workings.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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ancient Gold Placer Mine | surface | Nov 23, 1981 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Bovie-Lew | surface | Dec 14, 2007 | Yerington | Private land or land not mapped as public | n/a |
| Buckskin | processing facility | Jan 10, 1995 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
Historic gold producers in Douglas County (USGS)
USGS records 31 historic gold producers in Douglas County: 26 past producers and 5 listed as producers or plants. For 15 of them USGS gives an output size (15 small). Production years are recorded for 4 sites, from 1937 to 1986.
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| Site | USGS status | Output | Commodities | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Veta Grande Mine | Producer | small | Silver, Silica, Gold | 1960 to 1977 |
| Buckskin Mine | Producer | small | Gold, Copper | 1981 to 1986 |
| Buckskin Mine | Producer | small | Gold, Copper | n/a |
| Veta Grande Mine and Mill | Producer | small | Silver, Silica, Gold | n/a |
| Pine Nut Molybdenum Prospect | Past producer | small | Molybdenum, Tungsten, Gold, Copper | 1937 to 1956 |
| Arrowhead Mine | Past producer | small | Tungsten, Gold, Copper, Molybdenum | n/a |
| Longfellow Mine | Past producer | small | Gold, Silver, Copper, Iron, Lead | n/a |
| Monarch Mine | Past producer | small | Gold, Silver | n/a |
| Mountain Gold Claims | Past producer | small | Gold | n/a |
| Ollie Lode | Past producer | small | Silver, Silica, Gold | n/a |
| Preachers Mine | Past producer | small | Copper, Gold | n/a |
| Ruby Hill Mine | Past producer | small | Copper, Gold, Silver | found 1908 |
| Section 8 Prospects | Past producer | small | Gold, Silver | n/a |
| Willard - Mcdonald Mine | Past producer | small | Silver, Gold | n/a |
| Winters Mine | Past producer | small | Silver, Gold, Iron, Copper, Lead, Antimony | found 1865 |
| Buckskin Mine | Plant | n/a | Copper, Lead, Silver, Gold | from 1984 |
| Bovie-Lew Placers | Past producer | n/a | Gold | n/a |
| Longfellow Mine | Past producer | n/a | Gold, Silver | n/a |
| Lucky Bill Mine | Past producer | n/a | Gold, Silver, Lead, Antimony | n/a |
| Monarch Mine | Past producer | n/a | Gold, Silver | n/a |
| Pine Nut Consolidated Claims | Past producer | n/a | Gold, Silver | n/a |
| Premier Mine | Past producer | n/a | Gold, Silver | n/a |
| Ruby Hill Mine | Past producer | n/a | Copper, Gold, Silver | n/a |
| San Juan-El Capitan Mine | Past producer | n/a | Gold | n/a |
| Slater Placer Mine | Past producer | n/a | Gold | n/a |
| Suprise Mine | Past producer | n/a | Copper, Silver, Gold | n/a |
| Taylor Hill Mine | Past producer | n/a | Gold, Copper, Silver | n/a |
| Unnamed Mine and Prospects | Past producer | n/a | Gold | n/a |
| Veta Grande Mine | Past producer | n/a | Silver, Copper, Gold, Lead, Silica | n/a |
| Willard-Mcdonald Mine | Past producer | n/a | Gold, Silver | n/a |
| Winters Mine | Past producer | n/a | Gold, Silver, Lead, Copper, Antimony | 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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