Gold Mines in Sandoval County, NM: 2 Abandoned + 44 Historic

Abandoned gold mine records in Sandoval County

2 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 Land status is from BLM's public dataset and can be out of date; being on public land is not permission to enter old workings.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 2 abandoned records

Name	Type	Status since	Nearest town	Land	USGS record
Iron King-Lone Star Group	underground	Apr 2, 1984	n/a	n/a	n/a
Washington Claim	underground	Jul 6, 2006	Albuquerque	n/a	n/a

Historic gold producers in Sandoval County (USGS)

USGS records 44 historic gold producers in Sandoval County: 43 past producers and 1 listed as a producer or plant. For 9 of them USGS gives an output size (9 small). Production years are recorded for 9 sites, from 1575 to 1948.

Show the 44 sites

Site	USGS status	Output	Commodities	Years
Spanish Queen Mine	Past producer	small	Copper, Silver, Gold	1575 to 1940
Iron King Mine	Past producer	small	Gold, Silver, Lead, Iron, Copper, Zinc	1890 to 1948
Cochiti District	Past producer	small	Gold, Silver, Iron, Lead, Zinc, Copper	1893 to 1948
Crown Point Mine	Past producer	small	Gold, Silver, Iron, Lead, Zinc, Copper	1893 to 1939
Lone Star Mine	Past producer	small	Gold, Silver, Iron, Lead, Zinc, Copper	1893 to 1939
Washington Mine	Past producer	small	Gold, Silver, Iron, Copper, Lead, Zinc	1893 to 1933
Albemarle Mine	Past producer	small	Gold, Silver, Copper, Lead, Zinc, Iron	1894 to 1902
Peralta Canyon Mines	Past producer	small	Gold, Silver, Uranium, Vanadium, Copper	1895 to 1925
Medio Dia Canyon Prospect	Past producer	small	Copper, Silver, Gold	from 1950
Iron King	Producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Albemarle Group	Past producer	n/a	Silver, Gold, Lead, Copper	n/a
Altoona	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Uranium, Silver	n/a
Blue Bell	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver, Barium-Barite	n/a
Cossak Millsite	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Crown Point	Past producer	n/a	Silver, Gold	n/a
Crown Point	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Uranium, Silver	n/a
Iowa #2	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Iron Queen	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
King Tut	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Uranium, Silver	n/a
Kosack Mining Co	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
La Luz	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Laura S. Claim	Past producer	n/a	Silver, Gold	n/a
Lavaland Heights	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Lee Ault Pumice Mine	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Little Mollie	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Lone Star Mine	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Lonestar Group	Past producer	n/a	Silver, Gold	n/a
Mammoth	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Meek Mine	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Monster	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Montezuma	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Peacock Nos 1 & 2	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Placitas	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Princis No 1	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Pyramid Pumice Mine	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
R W Woodbury Mill	Past producer	n/a	Silver, Gold	n/a
Rinehart Mines	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Sambo	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Uranium, Silver	n/a
Short Order	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Spanish Queen	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Sun	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Uranium, Silver	n/a
Tip Top Lode	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Washington	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Washington 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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