Gold mines in Grant County, Oregon

Grant County has 18 gold mines in MSHA records: 0 not abandoned and 18 abandoned. USGS lists 286 more historic producers.

Abandoned gold mine records in Grant County

18 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 Land status is from BLM's public dataset and can be out of date; being on public land is not permission to enter old workings.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 18 abandoned records
NameTypeStatus sinceNearest townLandUSGS record
Badger MineundergroundSep 14, 1982n/an/an/a
Big Creek MinesurfaceSep 14, 1983n/an/an/a
Buffalo MineundergroundSep 12, 1994n/an/an/a
Canyon Mountain MinesurfaceOct 1, 1990n/an/an/a
Continental MineundergroundSep 1, 1981n/an/an/a
Cougar MineundergroundMar 24, 1986n/an/an/a
Cougar Ridge MineundergroundMar 14, 1984n/an/an/a
Dixie Meadows MineundergroundNov 17, 1982n/an/an/a
Ibex MineundergroundJun 1, 1984n/an/an/a
Jim (1)undergroundJun 29, 1988n/an/an/a
Johnny Park IiundergroundAug 28, 1979n/an/an/a
Lucky Seven MinesurfaceJan 17, 1979n/an/an/a
Marysville ClaimsurfaceSep 14, 1983n/an/an/a
New Independence MineundergroundNov 5, 1979n/an/an/a
New York MineundergroundSep 1, 1981n/an/an/a
Ormc 163075undergroundJul 21, 2010John DayPrivate land or land not mapped as publicProspect
Royal White MineundergroundNov 22, 1978n/an/an/a
Wyatt MinesurfaceNov 16, 1982n/an/an/a

Historic gold producers in Grant County (USGS)

USGS records 286 historic gold producers in Grant County: 245 past producers and 41 listed as producers or plants. For 46 of them USGS gives an output size (1 medium, 45 small). The most common deposit type is placer Au-PGE (5 sites).

Show the 286 sites
SiteUSGS statusOutputCommoditiesYears
Canyon Creek District PlacersPast producermediumSilver, Goldn/a
Compton MineProducersmallGold, Platinum, Silver, Copper, Zinc, Arsenic, Leadn/a
CougarProducersmallGold, Silver, Arsenicn/a
Golden Gate GroupProducersmallLead, Gold, Zinc, Antimony, Coppern/a
Granite PlacersProducersmallGold, Silver, Platinumn/a
GriffithProducersmallGold, Platinumn/a
Harrison GroupProducersmallGold, Silver, Copper, Zinc, Chromiumn/a
Ibex MineProducersmallGold, Silver, Mercury, Arsenic, Antimony, Coppern/a
MagnoliaProducersmallLead, Gold, Copper, Arsenic, Silver, Zincn/a
Pitsburg 1-2ProducersmallGold, Silver, Manganese, Coppern/a
St. Marie PlacersProducersmallGoldn/a
Ten Cent PlacerProducersmallGoldn/a
Red Boy GroupPast producersmallGold, Silver, Mercury, Arsenic, Copperfrom 1890
Alpine GroupPast producersmallGold, Silvern/a
Ben HarrisonPast producersmallSilver, Gold, Antimony, Copper, Zincn/a
Blue BirdPast producersmallGold, Silver, Arsenicn/a
Blue RibbonPast producersmallGold, Silver, Coppern/a
Buffalo MinePast producersmallSilver, Gold, Copper, Lead, Zincn/a
ChloridePast producersmallSilver, Gold, Lead, Zinc, Arsenicn/a
Copperopolis MinePast producersmallSilver, Gold, Copper, Molybdenum, Cobaltn/a
Elk HeavenPast producersmallGold, Silver, Copper, Lead, Arsenicn/a
Fox Valley ProspectsPast producersmallGold, Silvern/a
GemPast producersmallGold, Silver, Copper, Zincn/a
Gold CenterPast producersmallGold, Silvern/a
Gold MinePast producersmallGoldn/a
Gold MinePast producersmallGoldn/a
Gold MinePast producersmallGoldn/a
Haight ClaimPast producersmallGoldn/a
Haley ClaimPast producersmallGold, Coppern/a
Haystack MeadowPast producersmallGoldn/a
Humboldt MinePast producersmallGold, Silvern/a
IntermountainPast producersmallGold, Silver, Copper, Antimonyn/a
Ivy MaePast producersmallGold, Silver, Arsenic, Lead, Coppern/a
Juniper VeinPast producersmallGold, Silver, Copper, Arsenic, Cobaltn/a
North Fork PlacersPast producersmallGold, Platinum, Silvern/a
Olive ButtePast producersmallGoldn/a
Oro Fino PlacerPast producersmallGoldn/a
Porphyry Mill ClaimsPast producersmallGold, Silvern/a
Robinsonville ProspectsPast producersmallGold, Silver, Leadn/a
Royal WhitePast producersmallGold, Manganesen/a
Silver Bell ClaimsPast producersmallSilver, Gold, Molybdenum, Arsenic, Coppern/a
Stahler Dan E.Past producersmallGold, Silvern/a
Susanville - PlacersPast producersmallGold, Mercuryn/a
Tabor DiggingsPast producersmallGoldn/a
Tomkat 1Past producersmallGoldfound 1862
West SidePast producersmallCopper, Gold, Silver, Leadn/a
Blackwell PlacerProducern/aGoldn/a
Btr 1-6Producern/aGoldn/a
California MineProducern/aZinc, Gold, Silver, Arsenic, Lead, Copperfound 1873
Canyon City PlacersProducern/aGoldn/a
ChattanoogaProducern/aGold, Zinc, Copper, Arsenic, Leadn/a
ContinentalProducern/aGold, Silver, Lead, Zinc, Arsenicn/a
Eureka-Dio Gracia GroupProducern/aGold, Coppern/a
Forrester GroupProducern/aGoldn/a
GoldpeckerProducern/aGoldn/a
GotchaProducern/aGoldn/a
IndependenceProducern/aGold, Silver, Copper, Zinc, Arsenicn/a
Koffee Kup 1Producern/aGold, Silver, Gemstonen/a
La BelleviewProducern/aSilver, Gold, Lead, Copper, Antimony, Zinc, Arsenicn/a
MiniProducern/aGoldfound 1870
MorningProducern/aGold, Silver, Arsenic, Coppern/a
North Fork MineProducern/aGoldn/a
Ophir MineProducern/aGoldn/a
Oregon Gulch PlacerProducern/aGoldn/a
Owl GroupProducern/aGoldn/a
Prairie DiggingsProducern/aGoldn/a
Pride of OregonProducern/aGold, Silvern/a
Quick ActionProducern/aSilver, Gold, Zinc, Lead, Copper, Antimony, Arsenicn/a
RainbowProducern/aGoldn/a
Richardson ClaimsProducern/aGoldn/a
RobertsProducern/aGold, Zinc, Copper, Leadn/a
RubyProducern/aSilver, Zinc, Arsenic, Lead, Goldn/a
Skyscraper ClaimProducern/aGoldn/a
Tin Cup 1-5Producern/aGoldn/a
Vincent Creek Gold & Copper Co.Producern/aCopper, Gold, Silvern/a
Yellow Bird 1-2Producern/aGoldn/a
StandardPast producern/aCopper, Gold, Silver, Cobalt, Bismuth, Uranium, Antimony, Lead, Nickelfrom 1900
CopperopolisPast producern/aTungsten, Cobalt, Zinc, Silver, Molybdenum, Lead, Gold, Copperfrom 1906
Standard MinePast producern/aCobalt, Nickel, Silver, Iron, Gold, Copper, Arsenic, Sulfurfrom 1906
Ajax MinePast producern/aGold, Silvern/a
Ajax MinePast producern/aGold, Silvern/a
Badger GroupPast producern/aGold, Silver, Zinc, Lead, Copper, Arsenicn/a
Badger GroupPast producern/aGold, Zinc, Silver, Lead, Copper, Arsenicn/a
Beaver States 1-2Past producern/aGoldn/a
Ben HarrisonPast producern/aSilver, Zinc, Gold, Copper, Antimonyn/a
Ben HarrisonPast producern/aGold, Zinc, Silver, Copper, Antimonyn/a
Bi Metallic GroupPast producern/aGold, Zinc, Silver, Nickel, Molybdenum, Lead, Coppern/a
Big CreekPast producern/aGoldn/a
Big CreekPast producern/aGoldn/a
Black ButtePast producern/aGoldn/a
Black JackPast producern/aGoldn/a
Black Jack GroupPast producern/aGoldn/a
Blackwell PlacerPast producern/aGoldn/a
Blue BirdPast producern/aGold, Silvern/a
Blue Ribbon MinePast producern/aGold, Silvern/a
Boulder Creek PlacerPast producern/aGoldn/a
Brown BearPast producern/aGold, Silvern/a
Buck Gulch PlacerPast producern/aGoldn/a
Buck Gulch PlacerPast producern/aGoldn/a
BuffaloPast producern/aGoldn/a
Buffalo MinePast producern/aSilver, Zinc, Lead, Gold, Coppern/a
Bull Run Creek PlacersPast producern/aSilver, Gold, Platinum, Iridiumn/a
CaledoniaPast producern/aGoldn/a
California MinePast producern/aGold, Arsenic, Copper, Silver, Zinc, Leadn/a
Canyon CreekPast producern/aGoldn/a
Canyon Mountain MinePast producern/aGoldn/a
Canyon Mountain MinePast producern/aGoldn/a
CarbonatePast producern/aGold, Silver, Zinc, Lead, Arsenicn/a
Carbonate MinePast producern/aGold, Arsenic, Lead, Silver, Zincn/a
Carrie NationPast producern/aGoldn/a
Carrie NationPast producern/aGold, Silvern/a
Central MinePast producern/aGold, Silvern/a
Central MinePast producern/aGold, Silvern/a
ChattanoogaPast producern/aGold, Lead, Zinc, Copper, Arsenicn/a
Continental MinePast producern/aGold, Arsenic, Lead, Silver, Zincn/a
CougarPast producern/aGold, Silver, Coppern/a
Dan E. Stalter MinePast producern/aGoldn/a
Dixie Creek PlacersPast producern/aGoldn/a
Dixie Meadow MinePast producern/aGold, Zinc, Silver, Lead, Copper, Arsenicn/a
Dixie MeadowsPast producern/aGold, Arsenic, Copper, Lead, Zinc, Silvern/a
Dixie MountainPast producern/aGoldn/a
Double EaglePast producern/aGoldn/a
Empire GPast producern/aGold, Silvern/a
Equity GroupPast producern/aGold, Lead, Zincn/a
Equity GroupPast producern/aGold, Zinc, Silver, Lead, Coppern/a
Eureka-Dio Gracia GroupPast producern/aGold, Coppern/a
Ferris & Marchbank PlacerPast producern/aGoldn/a
Fitzsimmons GroupPast producern/aGold, Silver, Leadn/a
Forrester GroupPast producern/aGoldn/a
French DiggingsPast producern/aGoldn/a
French Diggings PlacerPast producern/aGoldn/a
Glade CreekPast producern/aGoldn/a
Glade Creek and VicinityPast producern/aGoldn/a
Gold CenterPast producern/aGoldn/a
Gold MinePast producern/aGoldn/a
Gold MinePast producern/aGoldn/a
Gold MinePast producern/aGoldn/a
Gold MinePast producern/aGoldn/a
Gold MinePast producern/aGoldn/a
Gold MinePast producern/aGoldn/a
Gold MinePast producern/aGoldn/a
Gold MinePast producern/aGoldn/a
Gold MinePast producern/aGoldn/a
Gold MinePast producern/aGoldn/a
Gold MinePast producern/aGoldn/a
Gold MinePast producern/aGoldn/a
Golden GatePast producern/aGoldn/a
Golden Gate GroupPast producern/aGold, Zinc, Lead, Copper, Antimonyn/a
Golden Gate MinePast producern/aGoldn/a
Golden WestPast producern/aGoldn/a
Golden West MinePast producern/aGoldn/a
GoldpeckerPast producern/aGoldfound 1862
GotchaPast producern/aGoldn/a
Granite PlacersPast producern/aGold, Silver, PGEn/a
Granite polymetallic veinsPast producern/aGold, PGE, Silvern/a
Great Northern MinePast producern/aGoldn/a
Great Northern MinePast producern/aGoldn/a
Greenstone 1-3Past producern/aGoldn/a
Griffith PlacerPast producern/aGold, PGEn/a
H F England Co.Past producern/aGoldn/a
Haight ClaimPast producern/aGoldn/a
Haley ClaimPast producern/aGold, Coppern/a
Hardrock 1Past producern/aGoldfound 1862
Harrison GroupPast producern/aGold, Copper, Chromium, Zinc, Silvern/a
Haystack MeadowPast producern/aGoldn/a
HomestakePast producern/aGold, Lead, Zinc, Copper, Silvern/a
Homestake GroupPast producern/aGold, Zinc, Silver, Lead, Coppern/a
Humboldt MinePast producern/aGold, Silvern/a
Ibex & Bald MountainPast producern/aGold, Antimony, Copper, Silver, Mercury, Arsenicn/a
Ibex/Bald MountainPast producern/aGoldn/a
Imperial - Eagle GroupPast producern/aGold, Silver, Zinc, Arsenic, Copper, Lead, Molybdenumn/a
Independance/Cougar-Independance GpPast producern/aGold, Silver, Copper, Arsenic, Antimony, Zincn/a
Independence MinePast producern/aGold, Lead, Silver, Zincn/a
Intermountain MinePast producern/aGold, Silver, Copper, Antimonyn/a
John DayPast producern/aGoldn/a
KeystonePast producern/aGold, Silver, Lead, Zinc, Copperfound 1882
KeystonePast producern/aLead, Zinc, Silver, Copper, Goldn/a
Keystone GroupPast producern/aGold, Zinc, Silver, Lead, Coppern/a
King Tut GroupPast producern/aGold, Silver, Copper, Antimonyn/a
King Tut GroupPast producern/aGold, Silver, Copper, Antimonyn/a
Koffee Kup 1Past producern/aGemstone, Gold, Silvern/a
La Belleview MinePast producern/aGold, Antimony, Silver, Lead, Copper, Arsenicn/a
Lady Bug GroupPast producern/aGold, Arsenic, Manganesen/a
Last Chance MinePast producern/aArsenic, Lead, Zinc, Gold, Silvern/a
Little GiantPast producern/aGold, Coppern/a
Little Pine CreekPast producern/aGold, Silver, Platinum, Palladiumn/a
Magnolia MinePast producern/aGold, Zinc, Silver, Lead, Copper, Arsenicn/a
Marysville Mining CoPast producern/aGoldn/a
Marysville Mining Co.Past producern/aGoldn/a
Marysville PlacersPast producern/aGoldn/a
Marysville PlacersPast producern/aGoldn/a
Mccarty GulchPast producern/aGoldn/a
Mccarty Gulch and VicinityPast producern/aGoldn/a
Middle Fork PlacersPast producern/aGold, Silvern/a
Middle Fork PlacersPast producern/aGold, Silvern/a
Miller Mountain MinePast producern/aGold, Silver, Manganese, Coppern/a
Milwaukee PlacersPast producern/aGoldn/a
MiniPast producern/aGoldfound 1870
Minty GroupPast producern/aGold, Silver, Lead, Coppern/a
Minty GroupPast producern/aGold, Copper, Lead, Silvern/a
Mitzi TwistPast producern/aGoldn/a
MonarchPast producern/aGold, Silvern/a
MonarchPast producern/aGold, Silvern/a
Monumental MinePast producern/aGold, Silver, Zinc, Lead, Copper, Antimony, Arsenicfound 1870
Monumental MinePast producern/aGold, Antimony, Arsenic, Lead, Silver, Zincn/a
Moon Anchor MinePast producern/aGold, Silvern/a
Mormon Boy GroupPast producern/aGold, Silvern/a
Morning GloryPast producern/aGold, Zinc, Copper, Arsenicn/a
Morris MinePast producern/aSilver, Gold, Arsenic, Zinc, Lead, Copper, Antimonyn/a
Morris MinePast producern/aGold, Zinc, Silver, Lead, Copper, Arsenic, Antimonyn/a
Muddy DuckPast producern/aGoldn/a
Nebraska BoyPast producern/aGold, Silvern/a
New DealPast producern/aGold, Silvern/a
New IndependencePast producern/aGoldn/a
New YorkPast producern/aCopper, Arsenic, Gold, Silvern/a
New York MinePast producern/aGold, Silver, Arsenic, Coppern/a
Nick 1-6Past producern/aGoldn/a
North Fork MinePast producern/aGoldn/a
North Fork PlacersPast producern/aGold, PGE, Mercuryn/a
North Gem MinePast producern/aGold, Zinc, Copper, Silvern/a
Olive ButtePast producern/aGoldn/a
Ophir MinePast producern/aGold, Silver, Copper, Arsenic, Antimonyn/a
Oral GrandPast producern/aGoldn/a
Oregon Gulch PlacerPast producern/aGoldn/a
Oriental PlacerPast producern/aGoldn/a
Oro Fino PlacerPast producern/aGold, Silvern/a
Oro Plata Mining Co.Past producern/aGoldn/a
Oro Plata Mining CompanyPast producern/aGoldn/a
Owl MinePast producern/aGoldn/a
Pioneer MinePast producern/aSilver, Gold, Zinc, Antimonyn/a
Porter & Company DredgePast producern/aGoldn/a
Porter and Company DredgePast producern/aGoldn/a
Prairie DiggingsPast producern/aGoldn/a
Present NeedPast producern/aGold, Silver, Copper, Zinc, Leadn/a
Present NeedPast producern/aGold, Silvern/a
Present Need MinePast producern/aGold, Zinc, Silver, Lead, Coppern/a
PyxPast producern/aGoldn/a
Quartz Gulch Mining Co. PlacerPast producern/aGoldn/a
QuartzburgPast producern/aGold, Copper, Cobaltn/a
QuebecPast producern/aGold, Silvern/a
QuebecPast producern/aGold, Silvern/a
Quick Action GroupPast producern/aGold, Zinc, Silver, Lead, Copper, Arsenic, Antimonyn/a
R Dee & R Dee TooPast producern/aGoldn/a
RabbitPast producern/aGold, Silvern/a
RabbitPast producern/aGold, Silvern/a
RainbowPast producern/aGoldn/a
Red Boy MinePast producern/aGold, Arsenic, Copper, Silver, Mercuryn/a
RexPast producern/aGold, Silver, Coppern/a
Reynolds PlacerPast producern/aGoldn/a
RobertsPast producern/aGold, Zinc, Lead, Coppern/a
Royal White MinePast producern/aGold, Manganesen/a
RubyPast producern/aGold, Arsenic, Lead, Silver, Zincn/a
Ruby CreekPast producern/aGoldn/a
Ruby CreekPast producern/aGoldn/a
Side IssuePast producern/aGold, Silver, Zinc, Leadn/a
Side IssuePast producern/aGold, Zinc, Silver, Leadn/a
Skyscraper ClaimPast producern/aGoldn/a
Skyscraper ClaimPast producern/aGoldn/a
Snow CreekPast producern/aGold, Silvern/a
Solid FoundationPast producern/aGoldn/a
St. Marie PlacersPast producern/aGoldn/a
StalterPast producern/aGold, Silvern/a
Standard MinePast producern/aGold, Silver, Lead, Arsenicn/a
Susanville PlacersPast producern/aGold, Mercuryn/a
TempestPast producern/aSilver, Gold, Zinc, Arsenic, Antimony, Coppern/a
Tempest MinePast producern/aGold, Antimony, Zinc, Silver, Copper, Arsenicn/a
Ten Cent PlacerPast producern/aGoldn/a
Thornburg Placer Mine and VicinityPast producern/aGoldn/a
Timms Gold Dredging CoPast producern/aGoldn/a
Timms Gold Dredging CoPast producern/aGoldn/a
Timms Gold Dredging Co.Past producern/aGoldn/a
Tin Cup 1-5Past producern/aGoldn/a
Treasure ZonePast producern/aGoldn/a
Treasure ZonePast producern/aGold, Silvern/a
Tuf 1Past producern/aGoldn/a
Uncle Sam MinePast producern/aGold, Silver, Arsenicn/a
Unnamed LocationPast producern/aSand and Gravel, Construction, Goldn/a
Vincent Creek PlacersPast producern/aGoldn/a
Vincent Creek PlacersPast producern/aGoldn/a
West Side MinePast producern/aGold, Silver, Lead, Coppern/a
Western Dredging CompanyPast producern/aGoldn/a
Wyatt MinePast producern/aGoldn/a
Wyatt MinePast producern/aGoldn/a
Yankee Boy MinePast producern/aGold, Zinc, Silver, Lead, Coppern/a
Yellow Bird 1-2Past producern/aGoldn/a
ZeroPast producern/aGold, Silvern/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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