Gold Mines in Lane County, OR: 4 Abandoned + 84 Historic

Abandoned gold mine records in Lane County

4 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 Land status is from BLM's public dataset and can be out of date; being on public land is not permission to enter old workings.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 4 abandoned records

Name	Type	Status since	Nearest town	Land	USGS record
Champion Mine	underground	Oct 1, 1984	n/a	n/a	n/a
Combination Group	underground	Jun 27, 1983	n/a	n/a	n/a
Golden Star Mine	underground	Jun 15, 1982	n/a	n/a	n/a
President Group	underground	Jun 27, 1983	n/a	n/a	n/a

Historic gold producers in Lane County (USGS)

USGS records 84 historic gold producers in Lane County: 72 past producers and 12 listed as producers or plants. For 20 of them USGS gives an output size (20 small).

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Site	USGS status	Output	Commodities	Years
Arrastra Mine	Producer	small	Gold	to 1900
Crystal	Producer	small	Silver, Gold, Zinc, Lead, Copper	n/a
El Capitan	Producer	small	Gold, Silver, Antimony, Copper, Lead, Zinc	found 1898
Helena	Producer	small	Gold, Silver, Zinc, Lead, Copper, Antimony, Barium-Barite	n/a
Knott Claim	Producer	small	Gold	n/a
Lucky Boy	Producer	small	Gold, Copper, Lead, Silver, Zinc, Antimony	found 1887
Musick	Producer	small	Gold, Silver, Copper, Lead, Zinc	found 1891
Noonday Mine	Producer	small	Gold, Silver, Zinc, Copper, Lead	found 1890
Star Mine	Producer	small	Gold, Silver	n/a
Sweepstakes	Producer	small	Gold	n/a
Uncle Sam	Producer	small	Gold, Silver	n/a
War Eagle No. 1 and 2	Producer	small	Gold, Silver, Lead, Zinc, Copper	n/a
Champion and Evening Star	Past producer	small	Gold, Silver, Lead, Zinc, Copper	n/a
Mayflower	Past producer	small	Lead, Zinc, Copper, Gold, Silver	n/a
Peekaboo	Past producer	small	Gold, Silver, Copper, Zinc, Lead	n/a
Sultana	Past producer	small	Gold, Silver, Copper, Lead, Zinc	n/a
Treasure	Past producer	small	Gold, Silver	n/a
Union	Past producer	small	Silver, Gold	n/a
Vesuvius	Past producer	small	Gold, Silver	found 1895
Western Vein	Past producer	small	Gold, Silver, Zinc, Lead, Copper	n/a
Annie Vein	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Arrastramine	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Black Hawk	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Black Hawk	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Blue Bird Vein	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver, Copper, Lead	n/a
Boston Tunnel	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Burkhart	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Cape Horn Vein	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Zinc, Silver, Copper	n/a
Champion Mine	Past producer	n/a	Silver, Lead, Gold, Copper, Zinc	n/a
Churchill	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Lead, Copper, Silver, Antimony	n/a
City Creek	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
City Creek Placers	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Columbia Vein	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver, Lead, Copper	n/a
Combination Group	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Lead, Silver	n/a
Confidence	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver, Copper	n/a
Confidence Claim	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver, Copper	n/a
Crystal Mine	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Copper, Zinc, Lead	n/a
Durango	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Durango Group	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Elkhorn	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Evening Group	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Excelsior Vein	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Excelsior Vein	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Fallen Leaf Vein	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Lead, Silver, Copper	n/a
Fallen Leaf Vein	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Copper, Lead, Silver, Zinc	n/a
Gold Mine	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Golden Rule Group	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Golden Star	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Golden Star Mine	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Helena Mine	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Copper, Antimony, Zinc, Lead, Silver, Barium-Barite	n/a
Henry Vein	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Zinc, Silver, Lead, Copper	n/a
Hiawatha	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Jasper Vein	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Judson Rock Group	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Knott Claim	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Leroy	Past producer	n/a	Copper, Zinc, Gold, Silver, Lead	n/a
Lower Musick	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Lucky Boy	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Lucky Boy Mine	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Antimony, Lead, Copper, Silver, Zinc	n/a
Mable Vein	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver, Zinc	n/a
Mayflower Mine	Past producer	n/a	Lead, Copper, Gold, Silver, Zinc	n/a
Morning Glory Vein	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Musick Mine	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Zinc, Silver, Lead, Copper	n/a
Noonday Mine	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Copper, Lead, Silver, Zinc	n/a
Noonday Mine	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Copper, Silver, Lead	n/a
Oregon-Colorado Group	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Copper, Silver	n/a
Peekaboo Group	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Copper, Lead, Silver, Zinc	n/a
Salor Gulch Placer	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Scorpion	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Sehrs	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Star Mine	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Stocks-Harlow Vein	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Storey Vein	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Sultana Mine	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Zinc, Silver, Lead, Copper	n/a
Sweepstakes Group	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Treasure Mine	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Union Mine	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Utopian Group	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Lead, Silver, Zinc, Copper	n/a
Vesuvius Mine	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
War Eagle #2	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Copper, Zinc, Lead	n/a
War Eagle No. 1 and 2	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Zinc, Lead, Copper	n/a
Western Vein	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Copper, Lead, Silver, Zinc	n/a
White Bear Vein	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Copper, Lead, Silver	n/a
White Bear Vein	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Zinc, Silver, Lead, Copper	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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