Gold Mines in Storey County, NV: 18 Abandoned + 95 Historic

Abandoned gold mine records in Storey County

18 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 Land status is from BLM's public dataset and can be out of date; being on public land is not permission to enter old workings.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 18 abandoned records

Name	Type	Status since	Nearest town	Land	USGS record
Big Comstock Mine	underground	Apr 9, 1985	n/a	n/a	n/a
Bright Star Mine	underground	Mar 5, 1987	n/a	n/a	n/a
Comstock Joint Venture	surface	Mar 16, 2005	Gold Hill	Private land or land not mapped as public	Occurrence
Comstock Mining LLC	surface	Apr 1, 2018	GOLD HILL	Private land or land not mapped as public	n/a
Consolidated Imperial Pit	surface	Jun 28, 1982	n/a	n/a	n/a
East Yellow Jacket Lease	processing facility	Feb 21, 1980	n/a	n/a	n/a
Golden Eagle Mine	surface	Apr 6, 1999	n/a	n/a	n/a
Gooseberry	underground	Apr 1, 1999	n/a	n/a	n/a
Justice Mine	underground	Mar 19, 1985	n/a	n/a	n/a
Meri'S Con Virginia #1	underground	Sep 8, 1988	n/a	n/a	n/a
New Savage Mine	underground	Feb 12, 1986	n/a	n/a	n/a
New York Mine	underground	Apr 9, 1984	n/a	n/a	n/a
New York Shaft	underground	Mar 30, 2006	Gold Hill	Private land or land not mapped as public	Occurrence
Sutro Mine	underground	Oct 21, 2016	Virginia City	Private land or land not mapped as public	Past producer, small output
Sutro Tunnel	underground	Nov 25, 1980	n/a	n/a	n/a
Umc Loring/Obester Pit	surface	Feb 12, 1986	n/a	n/a	n/a
Upper Ophir	underground	Mar 24, 1992	n/a	n/a	n/a
Wells Merger Tunnel	underground	Jul 7, 1978	n/a	n/a	n/a

Historic gold producers in Storey County (USGS)

USGS records 95 historic gold producers in Storey County: 89 past producers and 6 listed as producers or plants. For 44 of them USGS gives an output size (11 large, 15 medium, 18 small). Production years are recorded for 40 sites, from 1859 to 1995. The most common deposit type is epithermal vein, Comstock (42 sites).

Show the 95 sites

Site	USGS status	Output	Commodities	Years
Comstock Lode	Past producer	large	Silver, Gold, Copper, Lead, Zinc, Iron, Manganese	from 1859
Ophir Claim	Past producer	large	Silver, Gold, Lead, Zinc, Copper, Iron	from 1859
Savage Mine	Past producer	large	Silver, Gold, Copper, Lead, Zinc, Manganese, Iron	from 1863
Crown Point Mine	Past producer	large	Silver, Gold, Copper, Lead, Zinc, Iron	from 1864
Yellow Jacket Mine	Past producer	large	Silver, Gold, Lead, Copper, Zinc, Iron	from 1864
Chollar Mine	Past producer	large	Copper, Gold, Silver, Lead, Zinc, Iron, Manganese	from 1866
Potosi Mine	Past producer	large	Silver, Gold, Copper, Lead, Zinc, Iron	from 1866
Sierra Nevada Mine	Past producer	large	Silver, Gold, Copper, Lead, Zinc, Iron	from 1868
C & C Shaft	Past producer	large	Gold, Silver, Lead, Copper, Iron, Zinc	from 1872
Consolidated Virginia Mine	Past producer	large	Silver, Gold, Copper, Lead, Zinc, Iron	from 1873
Justice Shaft	Past producer	large	Gold, Silver, Lead, Copper, Zinc, Iron	from 1873
Flowery Mine	Producer	medium	Gold, Zinc, Lead, Silver, Copper, Manganese, Iron	1868 to 1995
Overland Mine	Past producer	medium	Silver, Gold	from 1860
Succor Mine	Past producer	medium	Silver, Gold	from 1860
Imperial Mine	Past producer	medium	Silver, Gold	from 1864
Kentuck Mine	Past producer	medium	Silver, Gold, Copper, Lead, Zinc, Iron	from 1865
Hale & Norcross Mine	Past producer	medium	Silver, Gold, Copper, Lead, Zinc, Iron	from 1866
Overman Claim	Past producer	medium	Gold, Silver	from 1866
Challenge and Confidence	Past producer	medium	Gold, Silver	from 1867
Mexican Mine	Past producer	medium	Gold, Silver, Lead, Copper, Zinc, Iron	from 1867
Belcher Claim	Past producer	medium	Silver, Gold, Lead, Zinc, Iron	from 1868
California Mine	Past producer	medium	Silver, Gold, Lead, Copper, Zinc, Iron	from 1876
Union Mine	Past producer	medium	Silver, Gold, Lead, Copper, Zinc, Iron	from 1879
Monte Cristo Mine	Past producer	medium	Gold, Silver, Copper, Lead, Zinc, Iron	from 1880
Donouan Property	Past producer	medium	Gold, Silver	n/a
Woodville Shaft	Past producer	medium	Silver, Gold, Lead, Copper, Zinc, Iron	n/a
Gooseberry Mine	Producer	small	Gold, Silver, Copper, Lead, Zinc	1967 to 1990
Knickerbocker Mine	Past producer	small	Gold, Silver	from 1860
Globe Consolidated Mine	Past producer	small	Gold, Silver	from 1861
Occidental Mine	Past producer	small	Silver, Gold	from 1866
Utah Shaft	Past producer	small	Silver, Gold	from 1868
Caledonia Mine	Past producer	small	Gold, Silver	from 1871
Scarpion Shaft	Past producer	small	Gold, Silver	from 1872
Andes Mine	Past producer	small	Silver, Gold, Lead, Zinc, Copper	from 1875
Alta Shaft	Past producer	small	Silver, Gold, Lead, Copper, Zinc, Iron	from 1879
North Bonanza Mine	Past producer	small	Gold, Silver, Lead	from 1879
Keyes Mine	Past producer	small	Silver, Gold	from 1933
Drysdale Mine	Past producer	small	Gold, Silver	from 1936
Alpha Claim	Past producer	small	Silver, Gold	found 1859
Bullion Mine	Past producer	small	Silver, Gold, Copper, Lead, Zinc, Iron	found 1859
Butters	Past producer	small	Mercury, Gold	n/a
Exchequer Claim	Past producer	small	Silver, Gold	found 1859
New York Mine	Past producer	small	Gold	n/a
Overman 2 Mine	Past producer	small	Gold, Silver	n/a
Crown Point Mill	Producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Keystone Pit	Producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
South Comstock Mine Comstock Proj	Plant	n/a	Gold, Silver	from 1859
Gold Hill Mines	Plant	n/a	Gold, Silver, Lead, Copper	n/a
Comstock Lode District	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver, Copper	from 1859
Occidental Mine	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	from 1866
Keystone Shaft	Past producer	n/a	Gold	from 1935
Alpha Mine	Past producer	n/a	Silver, Gold	n/a
Alta Shaft	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Andes Mine	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Lead, Silver	n/a
Arizona Utah Mine	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Badger	Past producer	n/a	Silver, Gold	n/a
Baltimore Shaft	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Belcher Mine	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Big Comstock Mine	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Browne Adit	Past producer	n/a	Silver, Gold	n/a
Bullion Shaft	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
C & C Shaft	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Caledonia Mine	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
California	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Chollar-Potosi Mine	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver, Lead, Copper	n/a
Combination Shaft	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Con. Virginia Shaft	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Crown Point Mine	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Forman Shaft	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Gould and Curry Mine	Past producer	n/a	Silver, Gold	n/a
Hale & Norcross	Past producer	n/a	Silver, Gold	n/a
Hartford Mine	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Holman Mine	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Justice Shaft	Past producer	n/a	Silver, Gold	n/a
Kentuck Mine	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Keyes Mine	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Keystone Shaft	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Copper, Lead, Silver	n/a
Lucerne Cut	Past producer	n/a	Silver, Gold	n/a
Mexican Shaft	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Monte Cristo Mine	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
New York Mine	Past producer	n/a	Silver, Gold	n/a
New York Shaft	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Ophir Shaft	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Overland Mine	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver, Lead, Copper	n/a
Overman Shaft	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
S H & N Mill	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Sierra Nevada Shaft	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Copper, Silver, Lead	n/a
Silver Hill-Hartford Group	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver, Lead, Copper	n/a
Six Mile Canyon Placers	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Succor Mine	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Sutro Mine	Past producer	n/a	Silver, Gold, Copper	n/a
Union Shaft	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver, Copper	n/a
White Murphy	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Woodville Shaft	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Yellow Jacket Shaft	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Lead, 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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