Abandoned gold mine records in Coos 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 Land status is from BLM's public dataset and can be out of date; being on public land is not permission to enter old workings.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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eagle Pit | surface | Jun 15, 1982 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
Historic gold producers in Coos County (USGS)
USGS records 34 historic gold producers in Coos County: 30 past producers and 4 listed as producers or plants. For 7 of them USGS gives an output size (7 small). Production years are recorded for 2 sites, from 1910 to 1934. The most common deposit type is placer Au-PGE (3 sites).
Show the 34 sites
| Site | USGS status | Output | Commodities | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eagle Mine | Producer | small | Gold, Iridium, Osmium, Platinum, Chromium | found 1865 |
| Johnson Creek Placers | Producer | small | Gold | n/a |
| Salmon Mt. | Producer | small | Gold | n/a |
| Divelbiss | Past producer | small | Gold, Zinc, Copper, Silver, Lead | n/a |
| Iowa Mine | Past producer | small | Gold, Platinum, Chromium | to 1934 |
| Nicoli | Past producer | small | Gold | n/a |
| Pioneer Mine | Past producer | small | Gold, Platinum, Iridium, Ruthenium, Rhodium, Chromium | found 1866 |
| Independence | Producer | n/a | Chromium, Gold | n/a |
| Fuller Mine | Past producer | n/a | Silver, Gold, Copper | from 1910 |
| Southwest Oregon Beach Sands | Past producer | n/a | Chromium, Garnet, Aluminum, Calcium, Gold, Iron, Platinum, Silica, Titanium, Zirconium | from 1943 |
| Big Slide | Past producer | n/a | Gold | n/a |
| Big Slide Placer | Past producer | n/a | Gold | n/a |
| Chickamin Mine | Past producer | n/a | Gold, Platinum, Chromium | n/a |
| Eagle Mine | Past producer | n/a | Gold, Osmium, Platinum, Zirconium, Iridium | n/a |
| Eagle Mine Coquille | Past producer | n/a | Gold, Chromium | n/a |
| East Bluff-Head of Brown Slough | Past producer | n/a | Gold, Platinum | n/a |
| East Bluff-Head of Brown Slough | Past producer | n/a | Gold, Platinum | n/a |
| Fletcher Myers Property | Past producer | n/a | Gold, Platinum | n/a |
| Geiger Creek Mines, Inc. | Past producer | n/a | Gold, Platinum | n/a |
| Gold Back Placer | Past producer | n/a | Gold | n/a |
| Gold Back- Fuller | Past producer | n/a | Gold | n/a |
| Gold Placer | Past producer | n/a | Gold | n/a |
| Independence Mine | Past producer | n/a | Chromium, Gold | n/a |
| Iowa Mine | Past producer | n/a | Gold, Chromium, Platinum | n/a |
| Nugget | Past producer | n/a | Gold | n/a |
| Old Gold | Past producer | n/a | Gold | n/a |
| Pioneer Mine | Past producer | n/a | Gold, PGE, Iron | n/a |
| Rock Creek Claims | Past producer | n/a | Gold | n/a |
| Rocky Bar | Past producer | n/a | Gold | n/a |
| Rose Mine | Past producer | n/a | Gold, Platinum | n/a |
| Shiller | Past producer | n/a | Gold | n/a |
| Unnamed Placer Mine | Past producer | n/a | Gold | n/a |
| Whiskey Run Mine | Past producer | n/a | Gold | n/a |
| Wiskey Run | 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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