Abandoned gold mine records in Montgomery 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 Land status is from BLM's public dataset and can be out of date; being on public land is not permission to enter old workings.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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Golconda Mine | underground | Jan 7, 1980 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
Historic gold producers in Montgomery County (USGS)
USGS records 33 historic gold producers in Montgomery County: 33 past producers and 0 listed as producers or plants. For 19 of them USGS gives an output size (2 medium, 17 small). Production years are recorded for 15 sites, from 1850 to 1963. The most common deposit type is low-sulfide Au-quartz vein (6 sites).
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| Site | USGS status | Output | Commodities | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Russell Mine | Past producer | medium | Gold, Copper | from 1882 |
| Iola Mine | Past producer | medium | Gold | 1901 to 1916 |
| Beaver Dam Placer | Past producer | small | Gold, Silver | from 1850 |
| Dutchmans Creek Placer | Past producer | small | Gold | from 1850 |
| Island Creek Placer | Past producer | small | Gold | from 1850 |
| Star Mine | Past producer | small | Gold, Copper, Molybdenum | 1851 to 1963 |
| Steel Mine and Saunders Extension | Past producer | small | Gold, Lead, Silver, Zinc, Copper | 1854 to 1888 |
| Coggins Mine | Past producer | small | Gold, Silver | 1882 to 1926 |
| Morris Mountain Mine | Past producer | small | Gold | 1890 to 1910 |
| Unnamed Gold Mine | Past producer | small | Gold | from 1900 |
| Martha Washington Mine | Past producer | small | Gold | 1901 to 1916 |
| Uwarra Mine | Past producer | small | Gold | 1903 to 1916 |
| Golconda Mine | Past producer | small | Gold | 1904 to 1910 |
| Black Ankle Mine | Past producer | small | Gold | 1928 to 1935 |
| Carter Mine | Past producer | small | Gold | to 1906 |
| Riggon Hill Mine | Past producer | small | Silver, Gold | found 1896 |
| Sam Christian Placer | Past producer | small | Gold | to 1893 |
| Sedberry Mine | Past producer | small | Gold | found 1907 |
| Troy Mine | Past producer | small | Gold | to 1908 |
| Moratock Mine | Past producer | n/a | Gold, Copper | from 1892 |
| Black Ankle Mine | Past producer | n/a | Gold | n/a |
| Coggins Mine | Past producer | n/a | Gold | n/a |
| Golconda Mine | Past producer | n/a | Gold | n/a |
| Henderson Mine | Past producer | n/a | Gold, Silver, Zinc, Lead, Copper | n/a |
| Henderson Mine | Past producer | n/a | Lead, Zinc, Gold | n/a |
| Iola Mine | Past producer | n/a | Gold | n/a |
| Martha Washington Mine | Past producer | n/a | Gold | n/a |
| Moratock Mine | Past producer | n/a | Gold | n/a |
| Morris Mountain Mine | Past producer | n/a | Gold, Silver | n/a |
| Russel Mine | Past producer | n/a | Gold | n/a |
| Sedberry Mine | Past producer | n/a | Gold | n/a |
| Star Mine | Past producer | n/a | Gold | n/a |
| Uwarra Mine | Past producer | n/a | Gold | 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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