Gold mines in Lincoln County, Nevada

Lincoln County has 4 gold mines in MSHA records: 0 not abandoned and 4 abandoned. USGS lists 218 more historic producers.

Abandoned gold mine records in Lincoln County

4 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 Land status is from BLM's public dataset and can be out of date; being on public land is not permission to enter old workings.

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NameTypeStatus sinceNearest townLandUSGS record
Atlanta Mine And MillsurfaceJan 14, 1986n/an/an/a
Hollingshead Millprocessing facilityMay 13, 1991n/an/an/a
Johnston MinesurfaceApr 3, 1989n/an/an/a
Silverhorn Millprocessing facilityMar 27, 1985n/an/an/a

Historic gold producers in Lincoln County (USGS)

USGS records 218 historic gold producers in Lincoln County: 198 past producers and 20 listed as producers or plants. For 106 of them USGS gives an output size (3 large, 8 medium, 95 small). Production years are recorded for 49 sites, from 1864 to 1985. The most common deposit type is polymetallic replacement (20 sites).

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SiteUSGS statusOutputCommoditiesYears
Delamar MineProducerlargeGold, Silver, Copper, Iron1890 to 1930
Delamar MineProducerlargeGold, Silver, Copperfound 1891
Delamar District-NevadaPast producerlargeSilver, Gold, Manganese, Ironfrom 1892
Groom MinePast producermediumSilver, Lead, Copper, Zinc, Gold, Barium-Barite1865 to 1956
Bristol - Jackrabbit MinesPast producermediumSilver, Copper, Lead, Zinc, Gold, Manganese1870 to 1940
Alps MinePast producermediumSilver, Gold, Lead, Zinc, Copper, Antimonyfrom 1871
Bristol Silver MinePast producermediumCopper, Lead, Zinc, Silver, Gold, Manganesefrom 1878
April Fool MinePast producermediumGold, Silver, Copper, Bismuth, Antimonyfrom 1892
Combined Metals Reduction Co No. 1 ShaftPast producermediumSilver, Lead, Zinc, Gold, Copper, Tungsten, Manganese, Arsenic, Antimonyn/a
Horseshoe MinePast producermediumGold, Silver, Copperfound 1902
Treasure Hill Mines North EndPast producermediumGold, Lead, Silver, Zinc, Arsenic, Ironn/a
Atlanta MineProducersmallGold, Silver, Uranium, Iron, Manganese1870 to 1985
Culverwell MineProducersmallGold, Silverfrom 1933
Ely Valley MinesProducersmallZinc, Manganese, Silver, Gold, Lead, Copper, Tungstenn/a
Gypsy and Helen GroupsProducersmallGold, Silver, Coppern/a
Half Moon MineProducersmallLead, Silver, Gold, Zinc, Copper, Tungsten, Arsenicn/a
Moapa VentureProducersmallGoldn/a
NBMG Sample Location 1763ProducersmallLead, Zinc, Cadmium, Copper, Antimony, Bismuth, Manganese, Gold, Tungsten, Iron, Silver, Barium-Barite, Boron-Boratesn/a
Redlite ClaimsProducersmallGold, Silvern/a
Snowflake MineProducersmallGold, Silver, Copper, Ironn/a
Tara ClaimsProducersmallGold, Silver, Lead, Manganesen/a
Wide Awake MineProducersmallLead, Silver, Manganese, Antimony, Arsenic, Barium-Barite, Copper, Iron, Zinc, Goldfound 1937
Hillside MinePast producersmallCopper, Silver, Lead, Gold, Zinc, Iron, Manganesefrom 1870
Silver Park MinePast producersmallSilver, Gold, Copper, Lead, Zinc, Antimony, Uraniumfrom 1871
Mendha MinePast producersmallLead, Silver, Gold, Zinc, Copperfrom 1875
Abe Lincoln MinePast producersmallLead, Silver, Gold, Zinc, Manganese, Ironfrom 1885
Magnolia MinePast producersmallGold, Silver, Lead, Arsenic, Copper, Bismuth, Zincfrom 1892
Pan American-Comet MinesPast producersmallSilver, Lead, Zinc, Tungsten, Manganese, Gold, Copper, Barium-Barite1895 to 1978
Jennie MinePast producersmallGold, Silver, Lead, Copper1907 to 1948
Easter ProjectPast producersmallSilver, Gold, Iron, Manganese, Mercury1912 to 1930
Silverhorn MinePast producersmallSilver, Lead, Gold, Nickelfrom 1921
Cave Valley MinePast producersmallLead, Silver, Copper, Zinc, Gold, Vanadium, Clay, Arsenicfrom 1922
Comet MinePast producersmallLead, Zinc, Tungsten, Silver, Gold, Copper, Manganese, Barium-Baritefrom 1924
Gelder MinePast producersmallGold, Silver, Lead, Copper, Zinc, Manganese, Arsenic, Antimonyfrom 1925
Virginia-Louise MinePast producersmallSilver, Lead, Manganese, Gold, Zincfrom 1978
AdvancePast producersmallGold, Silver, Lead, Arsenic, Copperfound 1892
Big Buck MinePast producersmallSilver, Gold, Lead, Coppern/a
Black Metal MinePast producersmallSilver, Manganese, Iron, Gold, Lead, Copper, Bismuth, Coaln/a
Black Prince MinePast producersmallSilver, Gold, Lead, Manganese, Zincn/a
Blue Bell ProspectPast producersmallFluorine-Fluorite, Goldfound 1952
California-Pioche ShaftPast producersmallGold, Silver, Lead, Copper, Barium-Barite, Manganese, Antimonyn/a
Charley Ross MinePast producersmallSilver, Goldn/a
Chisholm MinePast producersmallLead, Silver, Goldn/a
Culverwell ProspectPast producersmallGold, Silver, Copper, Tungstenn/a
Daly EastPast producersmallSilver, Arsenic, Goldn/a
Davidson ShaftPast producersmallSilver, Lead, Gold, Zinc, Manganesen/a
Demijohn MinePast producersmallLead, Silver, Manganese, Goldn/a
Detroit MinePast producersmallSilver, Copper, Lead, Zinc, Goldn/a
Don Dale MinePast producersmallLead, Silver, Copper, Goldfound 1946
Flagstaff Tunnel TunnelPast producersmallGold, Barium-Barite, Ironfound 1898
Florence ClaimsPast producersmallGold, Silver, Lead, Coppern/a
Fortuna and Helen ClaimsPast producersmallGold, Silver, Leadn/a
Gold ChiefmineminePast producersmallSilver, Gold, Lead, Zinc, Copper, Barium-Barite, Arsenic, Manganese, Ironn/a
Gold StakemineminePast producersmallGoldfound 1892
Golden EaglePast producersmallSilver, Zinc, Lead, Manganese, Iron, Goldn/a
Greenwood ShaftPast producersmallLead, Silver, Zinc, Goldn/a
Hamburg MinePast producersmallLead, Silver, Goldfound 1893
Headman MinePast producersmallSilver, Gold, Manganese, Lead, Zincn/a
Highland Queen MinePast producersmallGold, Silver, Leadto 1939
Highland QueenmineminePast producersmallSilver, Gold, Leadn/a
Hulse MinePast producersmallUranium, Silver, Gold, Arsenic, Copper, Leadfound 1954
Ida May MinePast producersmallSilver, Lead, Copper, Zinc, Goldn/a
Iris84 09 84 09Past producersmallGold, Silver, Coppern/a
Irmine and PostumPast producersmallGold, Manganese, Lead, Ironn/a
Iron MinePast producersmallSilver, Lead, Copper, Gold, Zincn/a
Jackrabbit InclinePast producersmallManganese, Silver, Lead, Copper, Gold, Iron, Bismuthfound 1870
Jumbo MinePast producersmallGold, Silver, Zinc, Copper, Lead, Barium-Baritefound 1892
Kelly MinePast producersmallGold, Silver, Leadn/a
Little Buck MinePast producersmallSilver, Gold, Copper, Leadn/a
Lucky ChiefPast producersmallLead, Silver, Zinc, Gold, Manganese, Barium-Bariten/a
Lucky Hobo Mine and Vicinity. Mine and Vicinity.Past producersmallLead, Silver, Zinc, Gold, Arsenic, Iron, Manganese, Antimonyn/a
Manhattan MinePast producersmallLead, Silver, Gold, Copper, Molybdenum, Ironn/a
Mcfadden Tunnel and ShaftPast producersmallSilver, Lead, Goldn/a
Mike Phelps and Dick Johnson MinePast producersmallGold, Coppern/a
Mountain View GroupPast producersmallGold, Silvern/a
National MinePast producersmallSilver, Lead, Copper, Zinc, Gold, Ironn/a
NBMG Sample Location 1396Past producersmallSilver, Gold, Copper, Leadn/a
NBMG Sample Location 1435Past producersmallSilver, Gold, Zinc, Manganesen/a
NBMG Sample Location 1741Past producersmallCopper, Lead, Silver, Gold, Molybdenumn/a
NBMG Sample Locations 1390, 1391, 1392Past producersmallLead, Silver, Gold, Coppern/a
NBMG Sample Site 1417Past producersmallGold, Silver, Lead, Zincn/a
Nevada Workings WorkingsPast producersmallGold, Lead, Silvern/a
No. 10 MinePast producersmallLead, Gold, Silvern/a
Oldtimer MinePast producersmallSilver, Gold, Leadn/a
Open Pit Pennsylvania MinePast producersmallSilver, Copper, Gold, Barium-Bariten/a
Pacific TunnelPast producersmallLead, Gold, Silvern/a
Pennsylvania Mine North Mine NorthPast producersmallCopper, Silver, Goldfound 1875
Pennsylvania Mine ProjectPast producersmallGold, Silver, Copper, Barium-Bariten/a
Pennsylvania Mine SouthPast producersmallCopper, Silver, Goldn/a
Pioche Metals MinePast producersmallSilver, Lead, Gold, Zinc, Copper, Manganesen/a
Pope MinePast producersmallSilver, Gold, Copper, Lead, Fluorine-Fluorite, Antimonyn/a
Red Eagle MinePast producersmallGold, Silvern/a
Republic MinePast producersmallLead, Gold, Silver, Zinc, Copper, Vanadiumn/a
Rosario Arcurio MinePast producersmallLead, Silver, Copper, Goldn/a
Salt Lake-Pioche MinePast producersmallSilver, Lead, Gold, Zinc, Copper, Manganese, Arsenic, Antimony, Ironfound 1885
Stella MinePast producersmallSilver, Copper, Zinc, Lead, Goldn/a
Taylor MinePast producersmallGold, Iron, Silvern/a
Tempest MinePast producersmallGold, Copper, Silver, Bismuth, Iron, Leadn/a
Thor MinePast producersmallGold, Silvern/a
Utah Spur MinePast producersmallSilver, Goldfound 1896
Vesuvius MinePast producersmallSilver, Gold, Lead, Iron, Copper, Zincn/a
Volcano MinePast producersmallLead, Silver, Manganese, Copper, Gold, Antimony, Zincn/a
West End GroupPast producersmallLead, Silver, Goldn/a
Woodbutcher MinePast producersmallGold, Silver, Leadn/a
X-Ray AditPast producersmallGold, Silver, Lead, Barium-Barite, Antimonyfound 1925
Yuba MinePast producersmallSilver, Lead, Copper, Zinc, Gold, Antimonyn/a
Atlanta MineProducern/aGold, Silver, Uraniumn/a
Caselton MinePlantn/aZinc, Silver, Lead, Gold, Manganese, Ironfrom 1864
Atlanta Mine & MillPlantn/aSilver, Goldfrom 1980
(Facility) Smelter ShaftPlantn/aZinc, Lead, Silver, Gold, Copper, Cadmium, Tungstenn/a
Atlanta Gold PropertyPlantn/aSilver, Goldfound 1906
Culverwell MinePlantn/aGold, Silver, Lead, Copperfound 1871
Great Basin MinePlantn/aGold, Silvern/a
Pioche DepositsPast producern/aLead, Silver, Gold, Manganese, Iron, Copper, Zinc, Arsenicfrom 1869
Prince MinePast producern/aZinc, Lead, Silver, Gold, Manganese, Ironfrom 1870
Bristol Silver MinesPast producern/aLead, Zinc, Silver, Manganese, Gold, Copperfrom 1871
Jackrabbit TunnelPast producern/aGold, Zinc, Silica, Silver, Manganese, Lead, Iron, Phosphorus-Phosphatesfrom 1871
Tem Piute MinePast producern/aLead, Zinc, Silver, Gold, Copperfrom 1874
Horseshoe MinePast producern/aGold, Silverfrom 1900
Newport NevadaPast producern/aGold, Silverfrom 1903
Red Star MinePast producern/aSilver, Gold, Leadfrom 1907
Gold ChiefPast producern/aGold, Zinc, Silver, Manganese, Leadfrom 1911
Groom MinePast producern/aLead, Copper, Zinc, Silver, Goldfrom 1915
GypsyPast producern/aSilver, Lead, Gold, Copperfrom 1921
Yankee BoyPast producern/aSilver, Lead, Goldfrom 1921
Stella MinePast producern/aSilver, Zinc, Lead, Gold, Copperfrom 1922
Ely Valley MinePast producern/aZinc, Silver, Manganese, Lead, Gold, Copperfrom 1926
Lucky ChiefPast producern/aLead, Gold, Iron, Manganese, Silverfrom 1926
Prince DividePast producern/aGold, Silverfrom 1927
Culverwell MinePast producern/aGold, Copper, Bismuth, Zinc, Silverfrom 1933
Daly EastPast producern/aGold, Silverfrom 1934
Old Democrat MinePast producern/aGold, Zinc, Uranium, Silver, Lead, Copperfrom 1934
Lucky Boy MinePast producern/aGold, Silverfrom 1935
Kelly MinePast producern/aSilver, Lead, Gold, Copperfrom 1936
WoodbutcherPast producern/aSilver, Lead, Gold, Copperfrom 1939
Bill Nye MinePast producern/aGold, Silverfrom 1941
Pan American MinePast producern/aZinc, Gold, Lead, Silver, Iron, Manganesefrom 1947
Black Prince MinePast producern/aZinc, Silver, Manganese, Lead, Goldfrom 1952
Abe Lincoln MinePast producern/aLead, Gold, Silver, Zincn/a
Advance MinePast producern/aGold, Silver, Lead, Coppern/a
April Fool MinePast producern/aGold, Copper, Bismuth, Antimony, Silvern/a
Bamberger Gold Mining Co.Past producern/aGold, Silvern/a
Big Buck ClaimPast producern/aGold, Silvern/a
Big Buck MinePast producern/aGold, Silvern/a
Blue Bird MinePast producern/aGold, Silver, Uraniumn/a
Bluebird MinePast producern/aSilver, Goldn/a
Bradshaw MinePast producern/aSilver, Goldn/a
Bull Hill MinePast producern/aSilver, Gold, Fluorine-Fluoriten/a
Centennial ShaftPast producern/aLead, Copper, Gold, Silvern/a
Charley Ross MinePast producern/aGold, Silvern/a
Cherokee MinePast producern/aSilver, Gold, Coppern/a
Chisholm MinePast producern/aLead, Silver, Gold, Coppern/a
Cinch MinePast producern/aTungsten, Gold, Silvern/a
Combined Metals No. 1 MinePast producern/aSilver, Zinc, Lead, Goldn/a
Comet MinePast producern/aLead, Zinc, Tungsten, Silver, Gold, Coppern/a
ContactPast producern/aGold, Silver, Iron, Arsenic, Lead, Zincn/a
CrescentPast producern/aGold, Lead, Silvern/a
Crescent MinePast producern/aSilver, Manganese, Lead, Gold, Coppern/a
Crystal MercuryPast producern/aMercury, Gold, Silvern/a
Delamar MinePast producern/aGold, Silver, Lead, Coppern/a
Demijohn MinePast producern/aLead, Copper, Gold, Silvern/a
Don Dale MinePast producern/aLead, Zinc, Silver, Gold, Coppern/a
EasterPast producern/aGold, Lead, Silver, Coppern/a
Eastern MinePast producern/aGold, Silvern/a
Fairview MinePast producern/aLead, Silver, Gold, Coppern/a
Florence MinePast producern/aSilver, Gold, Coppern/a
Fortuna MinePast producern/aLead, Zinc, Silver, Gold, Coppern/a
Geyser MinePast producern/aTungsten, Fluorine-Fluorite, Gold, Silvern/a
Golden Eagle MinePast producern/aSilver, Gold, Iron, Lead, Zincn/a
Golden Star MinePast producern/aLead, Silver, Goldn/a
Gypsy and Helen GroupsPast producern/aCopper, Silver, Goldn/a
Half Moon MinePast producern/aLead, Silver, Gold, Coppern/a
Hamburg MinePast producern/aLead, Zinc, Silver, Gold, Coppern/a
Hedman Mining PropertyPast producern/aSilver, Gold, Tungsten, Manganesefound 1943
Helen MinePast producern/aSilver, Goldn/a
Highland MaryPast producern/aGold, Silver, Lead, Coppern/a
Highland QueenPast producern/aSilver, Copper, Lead, Goldn/a
Hillside MinePast producern/aSilver, Lead, Gold, Coppern/a
Homestake MinePast producern/aGold, Silvern/a
Homestake MinePast producern/aGold, Mercury, Silvern/a
Ida May MinePast producern/aSilver, Copper, Gold, Zinc, Leadn/a
Iris MinePast producern/aGold, Silvern/a
Irmine and PostumPast producern/aGold, Zinc, Silver, Lead, Coppern/a
Jennie MinePast producern/aGold, Silvern/a
Jumbo MinePast producern/aGold, Copper, Lead, Silvern/a
Kathleen Shaft & Middle TunnelPast producern/aSilver, Zinc, Lead, Goldn/a
Last ChancePast producern/aGold, Copper, Silver, Leadn/a
Little Buck MinePast producern/aGold, Lead, Silver, Coppern/a
Lucky Hobo MinePast producern/aLead, Gold, Iron, Manganese, Silver, Zinc, Antimony, Arsenicn/a
Magnolia MinePast producern/aGold, Silver, Manganese, Iron, Coppern/a
Manhattan MinePast producern/aLead, Silver, Goldn/a
Mendha MinePast producern/aLead, Copper, Zinc, Silver, Goldn/a
Monarch MinePast producern/aLead, Silver, Gold, Coppern/a
Mountain LionPast producern/aLead, Silver, Gold, Coppern/a
Nevada VeinPast producern/aGold, Silver, Leadn/a
Newport MinePast producern/aGold, Silvern/a
Old Timer MinePast producern/aGold, Zinc, Copper, Silver, Leadn/a
Pacific TunnelPast producern/aGold, Lead, Silver, Zinc, Coppern/a
Pennsylvania MinePast producern/aCopper, Gold, Lead, Silver, Zincn/a
Pioche-Bristol MinePast producern/aZinc, Silver, Lead, Gold, Coppern/a
Poorman MinePast producern/aLead, Gold, Copper, Zinc, Silvern/a
Pope MinePast producern/aGold, Silver, Lead, Coppern/a
Republic MinePast producern/aLead, Copper, Zinc, Silver, Iron, Goldn/a
Roadside PropertyPast producern/aLead, Gold, Zinc, Silvern/a
Rosario ArcurioPast producern/aSilver, Copper, Gold, Leadn/a
Salt Lake Pioche Mining Co. MinesPast producern/aGold, Copper, Lead, Silver, Zincn/a
Silver Park MinePast producern/aGold, Uranium, Silver, Lead, Coppern/a
Silver Star MinePast producern/aSilver, Goldn/a
Susan Duster MinePast producern/aSilver, Zinc, Manganese, Lead, Goldn/a
Thor MinePast producern/aGold, Lead, Silver, Coppern/a
Tram WorkingsPast producern/aGold, Silvern/a
Virginia Louise MinePast producern/aManganese, Silver, Lead, Gold, Coppern/a
West End MinePast producern/aGold, Silver, Leadn/a
Whipple Silver KingPast producern/aGold, Silver, Leadn/a
Whiskey Barrel MinePast producern/aLead, Gold, Silver, Coppern/a
White Horse MinePast producern/aGold, Silvern/a
Wide Awake MinePast producern/aSilver, Lead, Gold, Copper, Manganesen/a
Yuba Dike MinePast producern/aLead, Gold, Zinc, Silver, Coppern/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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