Gold Mines in Washoe County, NV: 11 Abandoned + 100 Historic

Abandoned gold mine records in Washoe County

11 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 Land status is from BLM's public dataset and can be out of date; being on public land is not permission to enter old workings.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 11 abandoned records

Name	Type	Status since	Nearest town	Land	USGS record
327 Apex Mine	underground	Jan 30, 2014	Wadsworth	Tribal or Indian trust land (BIA)	n/a
Lady Bug Mine	surface	Apr 29, 1988	n/a	n/a	n/a
Lido-Monarch	surface	Nov 21, 1980	n/a	n/a	n/a
Lower Olinghouse	surface	May 31, 1991	n/a	n/a	n/a
Olinghouse Mine	surface	Sep 1, 1989	n/a	n/a	n/a
Olinghouse Project No 1	surface	May 7, 1986	n/a	n/a	n/a
Red Star Gold	surface	Aug 31, 1984	n/a	n/a	n/a
Sloppy Weather Claims	surface	Mar 23, 1982	n/a	n/a	n/a
The Mahoney Mine	underground	Nov 20, 2024	Virginia City	n/a	n/a
Western Hog Ranch Company	surface	Jul 1, 1996	n/a	n/a	n/a
Wind Mountain Mine	surface	Jul 11, 1997	n/a	n/a	n/a

Historic gold producers in Washoe County (USGS)

USGS records 100 historic gold producers in Washoe County: 89 past producers and 11 listed as producers or plants. For 45 of them USGS gives an output size (5 medium, 40 small). Production years are recorded for 16 sites, from 1860 to 1995. The most common deposit type is epithermal vein, Comstock (8 sites).

Show the 100 sites

Site	USGS status	Output	Commodities	Years
Hog Ranch Mine	Producer	medium	Gold, Silver, Mercury, Uranium	1986 to 1995
Western Hog Ranch Mine	Producer	medium	Silver, Gold, Uranium, Mercury	from 1986
Olinghouse Placers	Past producer	medium	Gold, Silver	1860 to 1993
Buster Mines	Past producer	medium	Gold, Silver, Lead, Tellurium, Copper	n/a
Green Hill Mines	Past producer	medium	Gold, Silver, Copper	n/a
Wind Mountain Mine	Producer	small	Gold, Silver, Arsenic, Mercury, Clay, Sulfur	from 1989
Wind Mountain Mine	Producer	small	Gold, Silver, Clay, Arsenic, Mercury, Sulfur	1989 to 1994
Olinghouse Mine	Producer	small	Silver, Gold, Arsenic, Zinc, Lead, Copper, Mercury, Antimony	found 1994
Steamboat Springs Mine	Past producer	small	Mercury, Silica, Gold, Silver, Antimony	from 1877
Sano Mine	Past producer	small	Silver, Gold, Lead	from 1923
Wild Horse Mine	Past producer	small	Silver, Gold	from 1925
Antelope Property	Past producer	small	Mercury, Gold, Silver, Iron	from 1939
Anglia Prospect	Past producer	small	Lead, Silver, Gold, Antimony, Copper, Zinc, Tungsten	n/a
Antelope	Past producer	small	Copper, Silver, Gold	n/a
Arkell Mine	Past producer	small	Silver, Gold, Antimony, Lead, Zinc	n/a
Big Mouth	Past producer	small	Gold, Silver	n/a
Black Warrior Prospects	Past producer	small	Silver, Lead, Gold	n/a
Burris	Past producer	small	Copper, Silver, Gold	n/a
Choates Mine	Past producer	small	Antimony, Gold, Silver	n/a
Commonwealth	Past producer	small	Lead, Zinc, Silver, Copper, Gold	n/a
Crosby Mine	Past producer	small	Tungsten, Gold, Silver, Copper, Bismuth, Molybdenum	n/a
Desert King Mine	Past producer	small	Gold, Silver, Lead, Zinc, Antimony	n/a
Donatelli Mine	Past producer	small	Antimony, Copper, Gold, Silver	n/a
Emma	Past producer	small	Silver, Gold	n/a
Franco-American	Past producer	small	Copper, Silver, Gold, Lead, Zinc	n/a
Fravel Mine	Past producer	small	Gold, Silver, Copper, Lead, Zinc	n/a
Galena Hill Mine	Past producer	small	Lead, Zinc, Silver, Gold	n/a
Golden Fleece	Past producer	small	Gold, Silver, Copper, Lead, Zinc, Antimony	n/a
Jones-Kincaid Mine	Past producer	small	Silver, Arsenic, Copper, Gold	n/a
Keystone Nevada Mine	Past producer	small	Gold, Silver	n/a
Leadville Mine	Past producer	small	Silver, Lead, Gold, Copper, Zinc	found 1909
Little Valley Placers	Past producer	small	Gold	n/a
Mountain View Mine	Past producer	small	Silver, Gold, Lead, Copper	found 1938
Nevada Industrial Placer	Past producer	small	Gold	n/a
Pandora	Past producer	small	Gold, Silver	n/a
Paymaster	Past producer	small	Gold, Silver, Copper, Lead, Zinc	n/a
Peavine Peak Mine	Past producer	small	Tungsten, Gold	n/a
Red Metals Mine	Past producer	small	Gold, Silver, Copper	n/a
Redelius Claims	Past producer	small	Copper, Gold, Silver	n/a
Rocky Hill Mine	Past producer	small	Gold, Arsenic	n/a
Steamboat Springs Mine	Past producer	small	Mercury, Sulfur, Silica, Antimony, Silver, Gold	n/a
Tiger Group	Past producer	small	Gold, Silver, Copper	n/a
Unknown	Past producer	small	Gold	n/a
Unnamed Mine	Past producer	small	Gold, Boron-Borates	n/a
Wedekind Mine	Past producer	small	Gold, Silver, Lead, Zinc, Antimony	n/a
Keystone	Producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Mountain View Gold Project	Producer	n/a	Gold, Silver, Lead, Copper, Mercury, Arsenic, Antimony	found 1938
Hog Ranch Mill	Plant	n/a	Gold	from 1986
Hog Ranch Mine	Plant	n/a	Gold	from 1986
Wind Mountain Mine	Plant	n/a	Gold, Silver	from 1989
Olinghouse	Plant	n/a	Gold, Silver	found 1993
Nevada Industrial Placer	Past producer	n/a	Gold	from 1871
Butcher Boy Mine	Past producer	n/a	Gold	from 1898
Union Mine	Past producer	n/a	Lead, Copper, Zinc, Silver, Gold	from 1906
Leadville Mine	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Zinc, Silver, Lead, Copper	from 1910
Antelope Mine	Past producer	n/a	Copper, Silver, Gold	n/a
Babe Mine & Mill	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Bargo Mining and Milling Co	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Bluebird	Past producer	n/a	Copper, Gold, Lead, Silver, Zinc	n/a
Buster Mines	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Carmen Placer Mine	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Conway-Nash	Past producer	n/a	Copper, Gold	n/a
Denver Mine	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Ellen B. Property	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Tungsten, Silver, Lead, Copper	n/a
Fink and Mahoney Mine	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Franco-American Mine	Past producer	n/a	Lead, Gold, Silver, Zinc, Copper	n/a
Frank Free Canyon Placers	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Fravel Mines	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver, Lead, Copper	n/a
Galena Hill Mine	Past producer	n/a	Lead, Zinc, Silver, Gold, Copper	n/a
Golden Fleece Mine	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver, Copper	n/a
Green Hill Mines	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver, Copper	n/a
Keystone Nevada Mine	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Lakeview Mine	Past producer	n/a	Silver, Gold, Lead, Zinc	n/a
Little Valley Placers	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Myra	Past producer	n/a	Silver, Gold	n/a
NBMG Sample Site 2920	Past producer	n/a	Silver, Zinc, Gold	n/a
Nevada Central Mine	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Nevada Dominion Group	Past producer	n/a	Lead, Gold, Silver, Zinc, Copper	n/a
Nevada Western Gold & Silver Co	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Packard Mine	Past producer	n/a	Lead, Zinc, Silver, Gold	n/a
Pandora Shaft	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Paymaster Mine	Past producer	n/a	Silver, Zinc, Lead, Gold, Copper	n/a
Red Metals Mine	Past producer	n/a	Copper, Gold, Silver	n/a
Red Top Mine	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Redelius Claims	Past producer	n/a	Copper, Gold, Silver	n/a
Rocky Hill Mine	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Sano Mine	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Selby Consol. Mining & Milling Co.	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Silver Bell	Past producer	n/a	Silver, Gold, Lead, Copper	n/a
Silver Fox Mine	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver, Copper	n/a
Silver Star	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Sloppy Weather Mine & Mill	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Tiger Canyon Placers	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Unknown	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Unnamed Mine	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Copper	n/a
Unnamed Prospect	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Copper	n/a
Unnamed Prospect	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Iron	n/a
Wedekind Mine	Past producer	n/a	Silver, Zinc, Lead, Gold, Copper	n/a
Wild Goose Mine	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Wild Horse Mine	Past producer	n/a	Gold, 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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