Historic gold producers in Jefferson County (USGS)
USGS records 5 historic gold producers in Jefferson County: 3 past producers and 2 listed as producers or plants. For 2 of them USGS gives an output size (2 small).
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| Site | USGS status | Output | Commodities | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oregon King Mine | Past producer | small | Silver, Lead, Copper, Zinc, Gold, Antimony, Arsenic | from 1899 |
| Axehandle Mine | Past producer | small | Mercury, Arsenic, Antimony, Sulfur, Gold | from 1936 |
| Axehandle Mine | Producer | n/a | Mercury, Gold, Arsenic, Antimony | from 1937 |
| Oregon King Mine | Plant | n/a | Zinc, Lead, Gold, Copper, Silver | from 1898 |
| Gold 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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