Gold Mines in Lyon County, NV: 1 Open + 93 Historic

Gold mines in Lyon County that are not abandoned

Mine	Type	MSHA status	Employees
Spring Valley Mine	surface	Active	3

Abandoned gold mine records in Lyon County

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 Land status is from BLM's public dataset and can be out of date; being on public land is not permission to enter old workings.

Show the 24 abandoned records

Name	Type	Status since	Nearest town	Land	USGS record
Big Canyon Mine	surface	Jan 5, 2017	Yerrington	Private land or land not mapped as public	Plant
Catherine Mine	underground	Nov 23, 1984	n/a	n/a	n/a
CMDC Mill Site	processing facility	Jan 13, 2014	Mound House	Private land or land not mapped as public	n/a
Columbia	surface	Apr 3, 1984	n/a	n/a	n/a
Como Mine	processing facility	Aug 19, 1982	n/a	n/a	n/a
Como Mine	surface	Sep 4, 1984	n/a	n/a	n/a
Dayton Consolidated Pit	surface	May 15, 1978	n/a	n/a	n/a
Dayton Mine & Mill	surface	Jan 18, 1983	n/a	n/a	n/a
Dayton Properties	surface	Sep 7, 1982	n/a	n/a	n/a
Dayton Tailings Mill	processing facility	Apr 21, 1989	n/a	n/a	n/a
Gold Canyon Incorporated	surface	Apr 24, 1986	n/a	n/a	n/a
Hulley-Logan	surface	Sep 14, 1979	n/a	n/a	n/a
Ida Mine	underground	Jun 6, 1986	n/a	n/a	n/a
Korc Placer Claims	surface	Feb 15, 1983	n/a	n/a	n/a
Lost Branch Mine Group	surface	Jun 6, 1986	n/a	n/a	n/a
Lucerne Underground Mine	underground	May 11, 2016	Virginia City	Federal land managed by the Bureau of Land Management	Past producer, small output
Momi Mine	underground	Dec 20, 1999	n/a	n/a	n/a
Oest Mine	underground	Jun 6, 1986	n/a	n/a	n/a
Olinghouse Project	surface	Apr 10, 2001	n/a	n/a	n/a
Pine Grove	surface	Dec 30, 1983	n/a	n/a	n/a
Six Mile Canyon Mine & Mill	surface	May 29, 1986	n/a	n/a	n/a
South Comstock	surface	Sep 28, 1995	n/a	n/a	n/a
South Comstock Mine	underground	Sep 2, 1982	n/a	n/a	n/a
Spring Valley	surface	Dec 4, 2002	silver city	Private land or land not mapped as public	Prospect

Historic gold producers in Lyon County (USGS)

USGS records 93 historic gold producers in Lyon County: 83 past producers and 10 listed as producers or plants. For 40 of them USGS gives an output size (4 large, 10 medium, 26 small). Production years are recorded for 23 sites, from 1849 to 1945. The most common deposit type is epithermal vein, Comstock (15 sites).

Show the 93 sites

Site	USGS status	Output	Commodities	Years
Wilson District	Producer	large	Gold, Silver	from 1869
Mason Valley Mine	Past producer	large	Copper, Gold, Silver, Gypsum-Anhydrite, Iron	from 1870
Silver City Lode Deposits	Past producer	large	Gold, Silver, Manganese, Iron	from 1873
Silver Hill Mine	Past producer	large	Silver, Gold, Iron, Manganese	from 1873
Como Gold-Silver Property	Past producer	medium	Gold, Silver, Copper, Zinc, Lead	1860 to 1930
Yerington District	Past producer	medium	Copper, Gold, Silver	1906 to 1945
Bluestone Mine	Past producer	medium	Copper, Gold, Silver, Gypsum-Anhydrite	found 1885
Casting Copper Mine	Past producer	medium	Copper, Silver, Gypsum-Anhydrite, Gold	n/a
Como-Eureka	Past producer	medium	Gold, Silver, Copper	n/a
Malachite Mine	Past producer	medium	Copper, Silver, Gypsum-Anhydrite, Gold	n/a
Rapidan	Past producer	medium	Silver, Gold	n/a
Rockland Mines	Past producer	medium	Gold, Silver	n/a
Wheeler Mine	Past producer	medium	Gold, Silver	n/a
Wilson Mine	Past producer	medium	Gold, Silver	found 1866
Talapoosa Deposit	Producer	small	Gold, Silver, Mercury, Copper, Zinc, Lead	1864 to 1926
Trio Mine and Mill	Producer	small	Gold, Silver	n/a
Silver City Placers	Past producer	small	Gold	from 1849
Rockland Mine	Past producer	small	Gold, Silver, Copper	from 1870
Wilson and Wheeler Mine Area	Past producer	small	Gold, Silver, Copper	1870 to 1899
Wilson Mine	Past producer	small	Gold, Silver, Copper	from 1870
Wheeler Mine	Past producer	small	Gold, Silver, Copper	from 1873
Kossuth Mine	Past producer	small	Gold, Silver	from 1875
Nevada - Denver Mine	Past producer	small	Copper, Silver, Gypsum-Anhydrite, Gold	from 1875
South Comstock Mine	Past producer	small	Gold, Silver	from 1875
Mcconnell Mine	Past producer	small	Copper, Silver, Gold, Gypsum-Anhydrite	from 1912
Buckeye Mine	Past producer	small	Gold, Silver	n/a
Cambridge Mine	Past producer	small	Gold, Silver, Uranium	n/a
Cambridge Mine	Past producer	small	Gold, Silver	n/a
Douglas Hill Mine	Past producer	small	Copper, Silver, Gypsum-Anhydrite, Gold	n/a
Guild Bovard Mine	Past producer	small	Gold	n/a
Guild Placer Mines	Past producer	small	Gold	n/a
Homestake Mine	Past producer	small	Copper, Lead, Silver, Gold	n/a
Hulley-Logan	Past producer	small	Silver, Gold, Copper	n/a
Ludwig Mine	Past producer	small	Copper, Silver, Gypsum-Anhydrite, Gold, Nickel	found 1865
Montana - Yerington Mine	Past producer	small	Copper, Silver, Gold, Iron	n/a
Pony Meadows Claims	Past producer	small	Gold, Silver	n/a
Ramsey Comstock Mine	Past producer	small	Gold, Silver	n/a
Silver King Mine	Past producer	small	Silver, Gold, Copper, Lead, Antimony	found 1867
Volcano Mine	Past producer	small	Gold, Silver	n/a
Western Nevada	Past producer	small	Copper, Silver, Gold	n/a
Haywood Leach Facility	Producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	from 1989
South Comstock Patent No. 79	Producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Santiago Mine	Plant	n/a	Gold, Silver	from 1984
6-Mile Quarry & Mill	Plant	n/a	Gold	n/a
Dayton Mine	Plant	n/a	Gold, Silver, Zinc, Copper	n/a
Gold Bug Mine	Plant	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Trio Mine	Plant	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Dayton Mine	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	from 1875
Oest Mine	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	from 1888
Gold Canyon Dredging Co	Past producer	n/a	Gold	from 1920
Mcarthur Copper Mine	Past producer	n/a	Copper, Silver, Lead, Gold	from 1943
Yerington Mine	Past producer	n/a	Copper, Iron, Gold, Molybdenum, Silver, Uranium	from 1953
Blue Jay Mine	Past producer	n/a	Copper, Gold	n/a
Buckeye	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Cambridge Mine	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Uranium, Silver, Copper	n/a
Como Comet Group	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Cromer	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Dayton Placer	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Eureka Copper Property	Past producer	n/a	Copper, Zinc, Silver, Lead, Gold	n/a
Grey Eagle	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Guild-Bovard Mine	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Hercules Mine	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Hercules Property	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	found 1995
Homestake Copper Mine	Past producer	n/a	Copper, Uranium, Silver, Lead, Gold	n/a
Horse Shoe Claims ?	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver, Perlite	found 1928
Hulley-Logan Mine	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Jackrabbit Mine	Past producer	n/a	Lead, Copper, Zinc, Silver, Gold	n/a
Jim Beatty Prospect	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Logan Mine	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Malachite Mine	Past producer	n/a	Copper, Silver, Gold	n/a
Mason Valley Mine	Past producer	n/a	Copper, Zinc, Silver, Lead, Gold	n/a
Mohawk Mine	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver, Copper	n/a
Momi #7 Mine	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Oest Mine	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Orion Mine	Past producer	n/a	Silver, Gold	n/a
Poison Rock Claims East	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Pony Meadows Mines	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver, Lead, Copper	n/a
Pumpkin Hollow Copper Project	Past producer	n/a	Copper, Iron, Gold	found 1960
Ramsey Shaft	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Ramsey-Comstock Mine	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Rockland Mine	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
S Area	Past producer	n/a	Gold	found 1988
Section 10 Gold Prospect	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Section 12 Shafts	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Section 32 Adit	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Shaft & Prospects	Past producer	n/a	Silver, Gold	n/a
Silver City Mine	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver, Molybdenum	n/a
South Comstock Mill	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Star of the West Mine	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Unnamed Mine	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Western Nevada Copper Co Mine	Past producer	n/a	Copper, Silver, Lead, Gold	n/a
Wheeler Mine	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Wilson Mine	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Copper, Silver	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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