Abandoned gold mine records in Rio Arriba County
1 record 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 Land status is from BLM's public dataset and can be out of date; being on public land is not permission to enter old workings.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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Velarde Pit | surface | Jan 5, 2016 | Velarde | Private land or land not mapped as public | n/a |
Historic gold producers in Rio Arriba County (USGS)
USGS records 30 historic gold producers in Rio Arriba County: 30 past producers and 0 listed as producers or plants. For 9 of them USGS gives an output size (9 small). Production years are recorded for 7 sites, from 1885 to 1958.
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| Site | USGS status | Output | Commodities | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bromide Mine | Past producer | small | Silver, Copper, Gold, Lead | 1885 to 1958 |
| Croesus Mine | Past producer | small | Gold, Silver, Lead, Zinc, Copper | 1885 to 1935 |
| Jaw Bone Mine | Past producer | small | Gold, Copper | 1895 to 1903 |
| Mineral Point Mine | Past producer | small | Silver, Gold, Copper, Zinc, Lead | 1895 to 1935 |
| Payroll Mine | Past producer | small | Copper, Gold | 1895 to 1908 |
| Red Jacket Mine | Past producer | small | Gold, Silver, Lead | 1895 to 1935 |
| Tampa Mine | Past producer | small | Gold, Silver, Copper, Molybdenum, Platinum | 1895 to 1907 |
| Chama Placers | Past producer | small | Gold | found 1848 |
| Hopewell District | Past producer | small | Gold | found 1880 |
| Abiquiu | Past producer | n/a | Gold | n/a |
| Admiral Group | Past producer | n/a | Copper, Silver, Gold | n/a |
| Bromide | Past producer | n/a | Gold, Silver, Copper | n/a |
| Bromide Mine | Past producer | n/a | Copper, Gold, Silver | n/a |
| Buckhorn | Past producer | n/a | Lead, Gold, Silver | n/a |
| Croesus Mine | Past producer | n/a | Silver, Gold | n/a |
| Dixie Queen | Past producer | n/a | Gold, Copper, Silver | n/a |
| Duck | Past producer | n/a | Gold, Copper, Silver | n/a |
| Fairview | Past producer | n/a | Gold | n/a |
| Headstone | Past producer | n/a | Gold, Silver | n/a |
| Hidden Treasure | Past producer | n/a | Gold, Copper, Silver | n/a |
| Hopewell | Past producer | n/a | Gold, Silver | n/a |
| Jackpot Claim | Past producer | n/a | Gold, Copper, Silver | n/a |
| Jawbone-Iron Mtn Iron Formation | Past producer | n/a | Gold, Silver | n/a |
| Laura S | Past producer | n/a | Gold, Silver | n/a |
| Lower Flat Placer | Past producer | n/a | Gold | n/a |
| Old Buckhorn | Past producer | n/a | Gold, Silver | n/a |
| Sixteen To One | Past producer | n/a | Gold, Silver | n/a |
| Strawberry | Past producer | n/a | Gold, Copper, Silver | n/a |
| Tampa Mine | Past producer | n/a | Copper, Silver, Gold | n/a |
| White Deposit | 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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