Gold mines in New Hampshire

MSHA has no gold mine records in New Hampshire, but USGS lists 14 historic gold producers here, most of them long closed.

Historic gold producers in New Hampshire (USGS)

USGS records 14 historic gold producers in New Hampshire: 14 past producers and 0 listed as producers or plants. For 6 of them USGS gives an output size (6 small).

Source: USGS Mineral Resources Data System (retrieved 2026-10-13), last updated around 2011. The county pages list the sites.

Counties

CountyMSHA, not abandonedMSHA, abandonedUSGS historic
Grafton County007
Coos County004
Carroll County002
Merrimack County001

Questions about gold mines in New Hampshire

How many gold mines are in New Hampshire?

MSHA has no gold mine records in New Hampshire. USGS lists another 14 historic gold producers that are not in the MSHA records.

Can I visit an abandoned gold mine in New Hampshire?

Old workings are dangerous and most are on private land or active claims, so the answer is almost always no. Do not enter them.

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