Abandoned gold mine records in Hidalgo County
8 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 Land status is from BLM's public dataset and can be out of date; being on public land is not permission to enter old workings.
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| Name | Type | Status since | Nearest town | Land | USGS record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Banner Mill Site | processing facility | Jul 26, 2016 | Lordsburg | Federal land managed by the Bureau of Land Management | Plant |
| Comstock | underground | Feb 20, 1995 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Lordsburg Mining | surface | Oct 24, 2008 | lordsburg | Federal land managed by the Bureau of Land Management | n/a |
| North Atwood Tunnel | underground | Feb 23, 1994 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Spanish Gold | surface | Aug 3, 1981 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Spanish Gold | surface | Jun 9, 1983 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Tayopa Mining | processing facility | Oct 21, 1981 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| W D Ranch Mines | underground | Apr 14, 1989 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
Historic gold producers in Hidalgo County (USGS)
USGS records 75 historic gold producers in Hidalgo County: 74 past producers and 1 listed as a producer or plant. For 45 of them USGS gives an output size (7 large, 5 medium, 33 small). Production years are recorded for 33 sites, from 1865 to 1982.
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| Site | USGS status | Output | Commodities | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lordsburg District | Past producer | large | Gold, Silver, Copper, Zinc, Fluorine-Fluorite, Lead | 1870 to 1970 |
| Venus Mine | Past producer | large | Silver, Gold, Lead, Copper | 1880 to 1923 |
| Last Chance Mine | Past producer | large | Silver, Lead, Copper, Gold, Zinc | 1882 to 1950 |
| Bonney Mine | Past producer | large | Copper, Gold, Silver, Lead, Zinc | from 1885 |
| Granite Gap Mines | Past producer | large | Silver, Lead, Zinc, Copper, Gold, Arsenic, Tungsten | 1885 to 1950 |
| Misers Chest Mine | Past producer | large | Gold, Copper, Silver, Lead, Zinc | from 1885 |
| Eighty-Five Mine | Past producer | large | Copper, Gold, Silver, Lead, Zinc | to 1973 |
| Atwood Mine | Past producer | medium | Copper, Silver, Gold, Lead, Zinc | 1885 to 1961 |
| Henry Clay Mine | Past producer | medium | Copper, Silver, Zinc, Gold, Lead | 1885 to 1962 |
| Carbonate Hill Mine | Past producer | medium | Lead, Silver, Zinc, Copper, Gold | to 1956 |
| Nellie Bly Mine | Past producer | medium | Copper, Silver, Gold, Lead, Zinc | to 1943 |
| Owl Mine | Past producer | medium | Lead, Zinc, Copper, Silver, Gold | n/a |
| Daisy Mine | Past producer | small | Gold, Copper, Silver | from 1865 |
| Apache Mine | Past producer | small | Copper, Silver, Gold, Lead, Zinc, Bismuth, Tungsten | 1885 to 1956 |
| Beck Mine | Past producer | small | Silver, Gold, Copper, Lead, Zinc | 1885 to 1936 |
| Buckhorn Mine | Past producer | small | Silver, Copper, Gold, Lead, Zinc, Bismuth, Tellurium | 1885 to 1940 |
| Eagle Mine | Past producer | small | Lead, Silver, Copper, Gold, Bismuth | 1885 to 1938 |
| Robert E. Lee Mine | Past producer | small | Copper, Silver, Gold | 1885 to 1940 |
| Volcano Mine | Past producer | small | Silver, Gold, Lead, Copper | 1885 to 1982 |
| Copper Dick Mine | Past producer | small | Copper, Gold, Lead, Silver | 1905 to 1954 |
| Red Hill Mine | Past producer | small | Lead, Silver, Copper, Zinc, Gold, Molybdenum | 1905 to 1950 |
| Gold Hill Mine | Past producer | small | Gold, Copper, Silver, Bismuth, Tellurium, Lead, Zinc | 1908 to 1941 |
| Silver Hill Mine | Past producer | small | Lead, Zinc, Silver, Gold, Copper | 1910 to 1953 |
| Chapo Mine | Past producer | small | Copper, Lead, Silver, Gold | 1916 to 1939 |
| Cobra Negra Group | Past producer | small | Copper, Silver, Gold, Lead | 1950 to 1925 |
| Ada Etta Claim | Past producer | small | Lead, Silver, Copper, Gold | to 1928 |
| Anita Mine | Past producer | small | Lead, Copper, Silver, Gold, Zinc | to 1961 |
| Barnett Property | Past producer | small | Copper, Silver, Gold | n/a |
| Battleship Group | Past producer | small | Copper, Silver, Gold, Lead, Zinc | to 1937 |
| Bluebird Mine | Past producer | small | Lead, Silver, Copper, Gold | to 1941 |
| Clemmie Mine | Past producer | small | Gold | n/a |
| Copper Reef Group | Past producer | small | Gold, Copper, Silver | to 1925 |
| Eldorado Group | Past producer | small | Lead, Silver, Copper, Gold | to 1932 |
| Federal Group | Past producer | small | Gold, Silver | n/a |
| General Jerry Boyle Mine | Past producer | small | Copper, Silver, Lead, Gold | to 1914 |
| Golden Eagle Mine | Past producer | small | Gold | n/a |
| Goodsight Mine | Past producer | small | Copper, Silver, Gold, Lead | to 1939 |
| Green King Mine | Past producer | small | Lead, Silver, Copper, Gold | to 1941 |
| Hand Car Mine | Past producer | small | Gold, Copper | n/a |
| Last Chance Vein Part of Bonney Group | Past producer | small | Copper, Silver, Gold | n/a |
| Livermore-Cottonwood Springs Placers | Past producer | small | Gold | found 1908 |
| Pearl Mine | Past producer | small | Gold | found 1908 |
| Ruth Mine | Past producer | small | Zinc, Lead, Copper, Silver, Gold | to 1952 |
| Sixty-Six Mine | Past producer | small | Gold, Silver | n/a |
| Waldo Mine | Past producer | small | Lead, Silver, Gold, Zinc, Copper | n/a |
| Bonney-Misers Chest & 85 Mine & Plt | Plant | n/a | Gold, Silver, Copper, Zinc | n/a |
| San Simon District | Past producer | n/a | Silver, Lead, Copper, Gold, Arsenic, Zinc | from 1875 |
| Steins Pass | Past producer | n/a | Gold, Silver, Zinc, Copper, Lead | from 1875 |
| Francis Kay Mine Aberdeen Group Atlantic Mine | Past producer | n/a | Lead, Silver, Copper, Gold, Zinc | 1950 to 1952 |
| Anita | Past producer | n/a | Gold, Copper, Lead, Silver | n/a |
| Atwood-Henry Clay | Past producer | n/a | Silver, Lead, Gold, Copper | n/a |
| Battleship | Past producer | n/a | Lead, Gold, Copper, Silver | n/a |
| Beck | Past producer | n/a | Zinc, Silver, Gold | n/a |
| Blue Hill Mine | Past producer | n/a | Silver, Gold, Copper | n/a |
| Bob Cat Mine | Past producer | n/a | Silver, Gold | n/a |
| Buckhorn | Past producer | n/a | Silver, Gold | n/a |
| Copper Dick Mine | Past producer | n/a | Copper, Silver, Gold | n/a |
| Eighty-Five Mine | Past producer | n/a | Silver, Lead, Gold, Copper | n/a |
| Gamco Mine | Past producer | n/a | Lead, Silver, Copper, Gold, Zinc | n/a |
| Gold Hill | Past producer | n/a | Copper, Silver, Gold | n/a |
| Green Mine | Past producer | n/a | Gold, Silver, Copper | n/a |
| Homestake | Past producer | n/a | Lead, Silver, Gold | n/a |
| Homestake-Needmore Mine | Past producer | n/a | Lead, Silver, Copper, Gold, Fluorine-Fluorite | to 1952 |
| Hope Faith & Charity Group | Past producer | n/a | Copper, Gold, Silver | n/a |
| James Thomas | Past producer | n/a | Lead, Silver, Gold, Copper | n/a |
| Last Chance | Past producer | n/a | Copper, Gold, Lead, Silver | n/a |
| Nelly Bly | Past producer | n/a | Silver, Lead, Gold, Copper | n/a |
| Orogrande | Past producer | n/a | Gold | n/a |
| Ridgewood | Past producer | n/a | Silver, Gold | n/a |
| Ridgewood Mine | Past producer | n/a | Gold, Copper | n/a |
| Robert E Lee | Past producer | n/a | Silver, Gold, Copper | n/a |
| Ruth | Past producer | n/a | Silver, Lead, Gold, Copper, Zinc | n/a |
| Venus | Past producer | n/a | Silver, Lead, Gold, Copper | n/a |
| Wake-Up-Charlie Mine | Past producer | n/a | Gold | n/a |
| Yucca Claim | 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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