Historic gold producers in Dona Ana County (USGS)
USGS records 24 historic gold producers in Dona Ana County: 24 past producers and 0 listed as producers or plants. For 11 of them USGS gives an output size (11 small). Production years are recorded for 6 sites, from 1847 to 1950.
Show the 24 sites
| Site | USGS status | Output | Commodities | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stephenson-Bennett Mine | Past producer | small | Silver, Lead, Zinc, Molybdenum, Copper, Gold | 1847 to 1934 |
| Mormon Mine | Past producer | small | Gold, Silver, Copper | 1885 to 1917 |
| Little Buck Mine | Past producer | small | Lead, Silver, Gold, Zinc, Copper | from 1895 |
| Hilltop Mine | Past producer | small | Lead, Silver, Gold, Copper, Zinc, Tellurium | from 1950 |
| Dona Dora Mine | Past producer | small | Gold, Lead, Zinc | to 1950 |
| Homestake Mine | Past producer | small | Lead, Silver, Gold, Bismuth | to 1937 |
| Maggie G Mine | Past producer | small | Copper, Silver, Gold | n/a |
| Pagoda Prospect | Past producer | small | Gold, Zinc, Lead | found 1934 |
| Pharmacist Prospect | Past producer | small | Gold | found 1900 |
| Poor Man's Friend Mine | Past producer | small | Gold, Silver, Lead | n/a |
| Texas Main Mine | Past producer | small | Gold, Copper, Silver, Barium-Barite, Bismuth, Tellurium, Molybdenum | to 1939 |
| Organ District | Past producer | n/a | Lead, Zinc, Copper, Silver, Molybdenum, Gold | from 1847 |
| Sunol Mine | Past producer | n/a | Copper, Gold | 1890 to 1900 |
| Black Hawk Prospect | Past producer | n/a | Lead, Silver, Gold, Copper | n/a |
| Hilltop | Past producer | n/a | Zinc, Silver, Lead, Gold, Gemstone | n/a |
| Little Buck | Past producer | n/a | Gold, Silver, Copper, Lead, Zinc | n/a |
| Merrimac | Past producer | n/a | Tungsten, Zinc, Gold, Lead, Silver | n/a |
| Mormon | Past producer | n/a | Silver, Gold, Copper | n/a |
| Mountain Chief | Past producer | n/a | Gold | n/a |
| Orejon Mine | Past producer | n/a | Lead, Copper, Silver, Zinc, Gold | n/a |
| Pharmacist Prospect | Past producer | n/a | Gold | n/a |
| Rock of Ages Prospect | Past producer | n/a | Gold, Silver, Copper | n/a |
| Sunol | Past producer | n/a | Gold, Copper | n/a |
| Texas Canyon Group | Past producer | n/a | Silver, Gold, Copper | 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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