Gold mines in Josephine County, Oregon

Josephine County has 35 gold mines in MSHA records: 2 not abandoned (1 intermittent, 1 active) and 33 abandoned. USGS lists 407 more historic producers.

Gold mines in Josephine County that are not abandoned

MineTypeMSHA statusEmployees
Millprocessing facilityIntermittent4
WalkerundergroundActive3

Abandoned gold mine records in Josephine County

33 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 Land status is from BLM's public dataset and can be out of date; being on public land is not permission to enter old workings.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 33 abandoned records
NameTypeStatus sinceNearest townLandUSGS record
#8 GulchsurfaceJun 15, 1982n/an/an/a
Auropa MinesurfaceMar 26, 1991n/an/an/a
Bailey MinesurfaceJun 15, 1982n/an/an/a
Benton MineundergroundNov 6, 1989n/an/an/a
Benton MineundergroundAug 31, 2009MerlinPrivate land or land not mapped as publicn/a
Billman MinesurfaceJun 15, 1982n/an/an/a
Black Bear MineundergroundJun 15, 1982n/an/an/a
Boswell MinesurfaceJul 22, 1985n/an/an/a
Buckskin MinesurfaceJun 15, 1982n/an/an/a
Carlon's Gravel Pit LLCsurfaceJan 13, 2012Cave JunctionPrivate land or land not mapped as publicOccurrence
Daisy MineundergroundAug 4, 2015Sunny ValleyPrivate land or land not mapped as publicProspect
Dark Canyon MineundergroundJun 13, 1983n/an/an/a
Defiance MinesurfaceApr 10, 2006KirbyFederal land managed by the Bureau of Land ManagementPast producer
Fred & FreddysurfaceAug 6, 2010Grants PassPrivate land or land not mapped as publicn/a
Small gold operation (MSHA 3503780)surfaceAug 1, 2018Grants Passn/an/a
Green Back MineundergroundNov 6, 1989n/an/an/a
Humdinger MineundergroundJan 15, 1981n/an/an/a
Last ChanceundergroundNov 2, 2006Galicen/an/a
Lazy Man MineundergroundFeb 15, 1979n/an/an/a
Logan Cut Placer & MillsurfaceJul 15, 1980n/an/an/a
Lost Flat MinesurfaceJun 27, 1983n/an/an/a
MarthaundergroundMar 8, 1991n/an/an/a
Martha MineundergroundMar 10, 2003Wolf CreekPrivate land or land not mapped as publicPast producer
Martha MineundergroundDec 10, 2024Grants PassFederal land managed by the Bureau of Land ManagementProducer
Rainbow MineundergroundJun 13, 1983n/an/an/a
Roarick MinesurfaceDec 13, 1982n/an/an/a
Spotted FawnundergroundAug 18, 1998n/an/an/a
Star PlacersurfaceJun 27, 1983n/an/an/a
Sugar Pine MineundergroundMay 2, 1985n/an/an/a
SummitundergroundDec 3, 2013Goldenn/an/a
U S PlacerssurfaceSep 1, 1983n/an/an/a
Wildcat ClaimsurfaceSep 1, 1983n/an/an/a
Yellowhorn Mine & MillundergroundJun 23, 1983n/an/an/a

Historic gold producers in Josephine County (USGS)

USGS records 407 historic gold producers in Josephine County: 298 past producers and 109 listed as producers or plants. For 129 of them USGS gives an output size (3 medium, 126 small). The most common deposit type is placer Au-PGE (17 sites).

Show the 300 biggest of 407 sites
SiteUSGS statusOutputCommoditiesYears
Briggs PocketProducermediumGoldfound 1904
Old ChannelProducermediumGold, Platinumn/a
Waldo Area PlacersProducermediumGold, Platinumn/a
Josephine Creek PlacersProducersmallGold, Platinum, Nickel, Iron, Chromium, Iridiumfrom 1852
Deep Gravel MineProducersmallGold, Iridium, Osmium, Platinumfrom 1874
AjaxProducersmallGold, Copper, Silvern/a
ArgoProducersmallGold, Silvern/a
Arnold MineProducersmallGold, Silver, Lead, Copper, Zincn/a
Atlas Gold DredgingProducersmallGold, Iridium, Platinumn/a
Bear PlacerProducersmallGold, Iron, Nickel, Platinumn/a
Becca & Morning GroupProducersmallGold, Coppern/a
Benson PlacerProducersmallGold, Platinumfound 1900
Big Four PlacerProducersmallGold, Platinumn/a
Black BearProducersmallGold, Silver, Coppern/a
Black JackProducersmallGoldn/a
Bone of Contention MineProducersmallGoldn/a
Boswell ProspectProducersmallGold, Silvern/a
BradburyProducersmallGoldn/a
Briggs Creek PlacersProducersmallGoldn/a
Bunker HillProducersmallGold, Silver, Tellurium, Bismuthn/a
California GulchProducersmallGold, Silver, Coppern/a
California OregonProducersmallGoldn/a
CalumetProducersmallGold, Copper, Silver, Leadn/a
Chatty MineProducersmallGoldn/a
ColumbiaProducersmallChromium, Platinum, Goldn/a
Cougar MineProducersmallGoldn/a
Daisey and HammersleyProducersmallGold, Silver, Coppern/a
Dark CanyonProducersmallGold, Silver, Copper, Lead, Telluriumn/a
DickProducersmallGoldn/a
DorotheaProducersmallGold, Silvern/a
Dry DigginsProducersmallGold, Silvern/a
Dutch LedgeProducersmallGold, Silvern/a
Esterley PlacerProducersmallGold, Silver, Platinum, Chromium, Iridium, Ruthenium, Rhodium, Palladium, Osmiumn/a
Eureka MineProducersmallGold, Silver, Telluriumn/a
Exchequer MineProducersmallGold, Silvern/a
FlanaganProducersmallGold, Platinumn/a
Fry Gulch MineProducersmallGold, Chromium, Platinumn/a
Gilbert Eri ProspectProducersmallGoldn/a
Gold ChiefProducersmallGold, Coppern/a
Gold RidgeProducersmallGoldn/a
Golden PrincessProducersmallGoldn/a
Golden WedgeProducersmallGoldn/a
Granite Hill MineProducersmallGold, Silver, Copper, Leadn/a
Hibbard ProspectProducersmallGold, Silvern/a
High GravelProducersmallGold, Platinum, Chromiumn/a
Horsehead PlacerProducersmallGoldn/a
Horseshoe LodeProducersmallGold, Silver, Copper, Manganese, Telluriumn/a
HowlandProducersmallSilver, Gold, Coppern/a
HumdingerProducersmallGold, Silver, Lead, Copper, Zincn/a
Jewett MineProducersmallGold, Tellurium, Bismuth, Silver, Copper, Arsenicn/a
Jumpoff Joe Creek PlacersProducersmallGoldn/a
Klondike MineProducersmallGoldn/a
LambtongueProducersmallGold, Silver, Coppern/a
Leipold PlacerProducersmallGoldn/a
Lindh & WebberProducersmallGoldn/a
Little MarvelProducersmallGoldn/a
Logan's Sailor Gulch PlacerProducersmallGoldn/a
Lower Grave Creek PlacersProducersmallGoldn/a
Lucky ShotProducersmallGold, Silvern/a
Lucky StrikeProducersmallGold, Silver, Copper, Leadn/a
Lucky StrikeProducersmallGold, Coppern/a
May Queen MineProducersmallGoldn/a
Mc GrathProducersmallGold, Silvern/a
Mc Nair Flat PlacerProducersmallGoldn/a
Mountain Lion ProspectProducersmallGold, Silvern/a
Oak MineProducersmallGold, Silver, Lead, Copper, Zincfound 1916
OrioleProducersmallGold, Silver, Copper, Telluriumn/a
Portland GroupProducersmallGold, Silvern/a
Rocky GulchProducersmallGoldn/a
ShotProducersmallGold, Silver, Leadn/a
Stovepipe MineProducersmallGoldn/a
Stratton Creek PlacerProducersmallGoldn/a
Strenuous TeddyProducersmallGold, Silvern/a
Sugar PineProducersmallGold, Silver, Copper, Leadn/a
Summit GroupProducersmallGold, Coppern/a
Three L's Placer YokumProducersmallGoldn/a
Tip TopProducersmallGold, Silvern/a
Turner-AlbrightProducersmallCopper, Gold, Silver, Zinc, Cobaltfound 1898
Vindicator PlacerProducersmallGoldn/a
Williams and AdylottProducersmallGold, Silvern/a
Yankee Chief PlacerProducersmallGoldn/a
YellowhornProducersmallGold, Silver, Copper, Leadn/a
Cowboy MinePast producersmallCopper, Gold, Zinc, Silver, Cobalt, Nickel, Arsenicfrom 1903
Queen of Bronze MinePast producersmallCopper, Gold, Silver, Zincfrom 1903
Rainbow MinePast producersmallGold, Silver, Copper, Arsenicfrom 1917
Platerica MinePast producersmallGold, Chromium, Platinumfrom 1929
AltaPast producersmallGold, Coppern/a
AndersonPast producersmallGold, Platinum, Iridiumfound 1865
Andes & Howard ProspectsPast producersmallGoldn/a
Brass Ledge Quartz ClaimPast producersmallCopper, Gold, Silvern/a
Cohn LedgePast producersmallGoldn/a
Copper QueenPast producersmallGold, Copper, Silver, Mercuryn/a
Copper StainPast producersmallGold, Coppern/a
Coyote MinePast producersmallGold, Arsenic, Copper, Silvern/a
Fall Creek CopperPast producersmallCopper, Gold, Silver, Zinc, Nickeln/a
Free and Easy MinePast producersmallGoldn/a
Gold BugPast producersmallGold, Coppern/a
GreenbackPast producersmallGold, Silver, Copper, Arsenicn/a
Happy Day GroupPast producersmallGold, Silvern/a
HaydenPast producersmallGold, Silvern/a
Ida MinePast producersmallGold, Silver, Copper, Antimony, Mercury, Leadn/a
Independence PlacerPast producersmallGold, Iridium, Platinumfound 1850
J.C.L. MinePast producersmallGold, Silver, Leadn/a
John Hall GroupPast producersmallGoldn/a
Kerby Queen MinePast producersmallCopper, Goldn/a
Llano De Oro Pit No. 2Past producersmallGold, Chromiumn/a
Lucky AntlerPast producersmallGoldn/a
Lucky Queen MinePast producersmallGold, Telluriumn/a
Lyttle MinePast producersmallCopper, Gold, Silver, Zincn/a
Moonbeam MinePast producersmallGold, Silvern/a
Mount ReubenPast producersmallGold, Silver, Coppern/a
Old Glory MinePast producersmallGold, Silver, Coppern/a
Oregon Bonanza MinePast producersmallGold, Silver, Leadn/a
Oro FinoPast producersmallGoldn/a
Oro GrandePast producersmallGold, Arsenicfound 1959
Pony Shoe ChromePast producersmallChromium, Gold, Silver, Coppern/a
Poorman North MinePast producersmallGoldn/a
Ramsey MinePast producersmallGold, Copper, Vanadiumn/a
Red Jacket MinePast producersmallGold, Silver, Copper, Leadn/a
ReedPast producersmallGold, Chromiumn/a
RenoPast producersmallSilver, Gold, Coppern/a
Revell PlacerPast producersmallGold, Platinum, Mercuryn/a
Rising Star MinePast producersmallGoldn/a
Roseburg and Fidelity GroupPast producersmallGoldn/a
Seven-Thirty Mine Juanita MinePast producersmallGold, Coppern/a
Sixmile Creek PlacersPast producersmallGoldn/a
Snow BirdPast producersmallGold, Lead, Silver, Coppern/a
Spotted FawnPast producersmallGold, Silver, Coppern/a
Trade Dollar MinePast producersmallGoldn/a
Sucker Creek PlacersProducern/aGoldfrom 1854
Althouse -Run Gulch PlacerProducern/aGold, Manganesen/a
Althouse MineProducern/aGoldfound 1853
Benton MineProducern/aGold, Copper, Molybdenum, Sodium, Zincn/a
Gem Quartz MineProducern/aGold, Coppern/a
Goff PlacerProducern/aGoldn/a
Gold Plate MineProducern/aGoldn/a
Grave Creek PlacerProducern/aGold, Silvern/a
Hellgate PlacerProducern/aGoldn/a
John Hall GroupProducern/aGoldn/a
Klum Placer MineProducern/aGoldn/a
Lost ProspectProducern/aGold, Coppern/a
Macabee MineProducern/aGold, Copper, Silvern/a
Martha Mine/PropertyProducern/aGoldn/a
Michigan MineProducern/aGoldn/a
Mount PittProducern/aGoldn/a
Mountain View MitchellProducern/aGold, Tungstenn/a
Mt. Reuben Mine Gary Johnson GroupProducern/aGold, Coppern/a
Nesbit GroupProducern/aGoldn/a
Old Channel PlacersProducern/aGoldn/a
Oro GrandeProducern/aGoldn/a
Pyx MineProducern/aGold, Coppern/a
Saint Patrick MineProducern/aGold, Copper, Silvern/a
Silent Friend MineProducern/aGold, Silver, Arsenic, Coppern/a
Speaker PlacerProducern/aGoldn/a
Waldo Copper MineProducern/aCopper, Goldn/a
Wolf Creek PlacersProducern/aGoldn/a
Fall Creek CopperPast producern/aZinc, Silver, Nickel, Gold, Copperfrom 1899
Mount ReubenPast producern/aSilver, Gold, Copperfrom 1938
A Bar/Gold Pan Placer MinePast producern/aGoldn/a
Ajax MinePast producern/aGold, Copper, Silvern/a
Ajax PlacerPast producern/aGoldn/a
Althouse MinePast producern/aGoldn/a
Althouse-Run Gulch PlacerPast producern/aGold, Manganesen/a
Aman RanchPast producern/aGoldn/a
AnacondaPast producern/aGoldn/a
Anaconda MinePast producern/aGoldn/a
Anderson PlacerPast producern/aGold, Platinum, Iridiumn/a
Argo GroupPast producern/aGold, Silvern/a
Arnold MinePast producern/aGold, Zinc, Silver, Lead, Coppern/a
Atlas Gold DredgingPast producern/aGold, PGEn/a
Atlas Gold Dredging Corp.Past producern/aGoldn/a
BaileyPast producern/aGoldn/a
Bailey Group PlacersPast producern/aGoldn/a
Bailey Mine/Waldo Area PlacersPast producern/aGold, PGEn/a
Bear Placers, Inc.Past producern/aGold, PGE, Nickel, Ironn/a
Becca & Morning GroupPast producern/aGold, Coppern/a
Benson PlacerPast producern/aGold, PGEn/a
BentonPast producern/aGold, Silver, Zinc, Molybdenum, Coppern/a
Big Four PlacerPast producern/aGold, Platinumn/a
Bishop and Sturtevant Washing PlantPast producern/aGoldn/a
Black Bear MinePast producern/aGold, Lead, Zinc, Silver, Coppern/a
Black JackPast producern/aGoldn/a
Bone of Contention MinePast producern/aGoldn/a
Boswell MinePast producern/aGold, Silvern/a
Bradbury MinePast producern/aGoldn/a
Brass Ledge Quartz ClaimPast producern/aCopper, Silver, Goldn/a
Briggs Creek PlacersPast producern/aGoldn/a
Briggs PocketPast producern/aGoldn/a
Brooklyn MinePast producern/aGoldn/a
Browntown SitePast producern/aGold, Silvern/a
BuckskinPast producern/aChromium, Goldn/a
Buckskin MinePast producern/aGoldn/a
Bunker HillPast producern/aGold, Tellurium, Bismuth, Silvern/a
California Gulch MinePast producern/aGoldn/a
California MinePast producern/aGoldn/a
California MinePast producern/aGoldn/a
California Oregon PlacerPast producern/aGoldn/a
Calumet MinePast producern/aGold, Copper, Chromiumn/a
Carnegie PlacerPast producern/aGoldn/a
Chatty MinePast producern/aGoldn/a
Chrome ProspectPast producern/aGold, Chromiumn/a
Columbia PlacerPast producern/aGold, PGEn/a
Copper Queen MinePast producern/aGold, Mercury, Coppern/a
Cougar MinePast producern/aGoldn/a
CourierPast producern/aGoldn/a
Courier MinePast producern/aGoldn/a
Coyote MinePast producern/aGold, Silver, Copper, Arsenicn/a
Daisey and Hammersley MinePast producern/aGold, Silver, Coppern/a
Deep Gravel MinePast producern/aGold, Platinumn/a
Depression BreakerPast producern/aGoldn/a
Depression BreakerPast producern/aGoldn/a
Dick MinePast producern/aGoldn/a
Dorothea MinePast producern/aGold, Silvern/a
Dunbar PlacerPast producern/aGoldn/a
Dutch LedgePast producern/aGold, Silvern/a
Elkhorn Placer MinePast producern/aGoldn/a
Elkhorn Placer MinePast producern/aGoldn/a
Enterprise PlacerPast producern/aGoldn/a
Esterly PlacerPast producern/aGold, Silver, Platinumn/a
Eureka MinePast producern/aGold, Tellurium, Silvern/a
Exchequer MinePast producern/aGold, Silvern/a
FlanaganPast producern/aGoldn/a
Flanagan MinePast producern/aGoldn/a
Forsythe PlacerPast producern/aGoldn/a
Four Leaf Clover PlacerPast producern/aGoldn/a
Frog PondPast producern/aSilver, Gold, Mercury, Copper, Arsenic, Antimonyn/a
Fry Gulch MinePast producern/aGold, Chromiumn/a
Gem Quartz MinePast producern/aGold, Coppern/a
Gilliam PlacerPast producern/aGoldn/a
Goff PlacerPast producern/aGoldn/a
Goff PlacerPast producern/aGoldn/a
Goff PlacerPast producern/aGoldn/a
Gold BlanketPast producern/aGoldn/a
Gold Blanket MinePast producern/aGoldn/a
Gold BondPast producern/aGoldn/a
Gold Bug MinePast producern/aGold, Coppern/a
Gold Chief MinePast producern/aGold, Coppern/a
Gold MinePast producern/aGoldn/a
Gold MinePast producern/aGoldn/a
Gold MinePast producern/aGoldn/a
Gold MinePast producern/aGoldn/a
Gold MinePast producern/aGold, Silvern/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/aGold, Silvern/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 Plate MinePast producern/aGoldn/a
Gold Ridge ProspectPast producern/aGoldn/a
Golden Eagle PlacerPast producern/aGoldn/a
Golden GlowPast producern/aGold, Silvern/a
Golden GlowPast producern/aGold, Silvern/a
Golden Light ClaimPast producern/aGoldn/a
Golden Mary ProspectPast producern/aGold, Silvern/a
Golden Mary ProspectPast producern/aGold, Silvern/a
Golden Princess Mines Corp.Past producern/aGoldn/a
Golden Wedge MinePast producern/aGoldn/a
Granite Hill MinePast producern/aGold, Lead, Silver, Coppern/a
Granite Hill PlacerPast producern/aGoldn/a
Granite Hill PlacerPast producern/aGoldn/a
Grave Creek PlacerPast producern/aGold, Silvern/a
Greenback MinePast producern/aGold, Silver, Copper, Arsenicn/a
Happy Day GroupPast producern/aGold, Silvern/a
Havens ClaimPast producern/aGoldn/a
Hellgate PlacerPast producern/aGoldn/a
Hibbard ProspectPast producern/aGold, Silvern/a
High Gravel MinePast producern/aGold, PGE, Chromiumn/a
Hill ProspectPast producern/aGoldn/a
Horse ShoePast producern/aGold, Silvern/a
Horsehead PlacerPast producern/aGoldn/a
Howland MinePast producern/aGold, Silver, Coppern/a
Humdinger MinePast producern/aGold, Zinc, Silver, Lead, Coppern/a
Ida MinePast producern/aGold, Arsenic, Copper, Mercury, Silvern/a
Independence PlacerPast producern/aGold, Platinumn/a
Iverson & Pohlmam PlacerPast producern/aGoldn/a
Iverson & Pohlman PlacerPast producern/aGoldn/a
J C L MinePast producern/aGold, Lead, Silvern/a
J D PlacerPast producern/aGoldn/a
Jacks CreekPast producern/aGoldn/a
Jacks Creek PlacerPast producern/aGoldn/a
Jewett MinePast producern/aGold, Arsenic, Silver, Coppern/a
John Hall GroupPast producern/aGoldn/a
Johnson PlacerPast producern/aGoldn/a
JokerPast producern/aGoldn/a
Josephine Creek PlacersPast producern/aGoldn/a
Jump Off Joe Creek PlacersPast producern/aGoldn/a
Kerby Queen MinePast producern/aCopper, Goldn/a
King TuttPast producern/aGold, Coppern/a
King Tutt ProspectPast producern/aGold, Coppern/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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