Gold mines in Rhode Island

Rhode Island has 1 gold mine in MSHA records: 0 not abandoned and 1 abandoned. 0 have map coordinates. USGS adds 2 historic producers.

MSHA records list no gold mines in Rhode Island that are open or idle. The 1 records here are abandoned.

Historic gold producers in Rhode Island (USGS)

USGS records 2 historic gold producers in Rhode Island: 2 past producers and 0 listed as producers or plants.

Source: USGS Mineral Resources Data System (retrieved 2026-10-13), last updated around 2011. The county pages list the sites.

Counties

CountyMSHA, not abandonedMSHA, abandonedUSGS historic
Providence County012

Questions about gold mines in Rhode Island

How many gold mines are in Rhode Island?

MSHA lists 1 gold mines in Rhode Island. None are marked as open or idle. 1 record is marked abandoned. USGS lists another 2 historic gold producers that are not in the MSHA records.

Can I visit an abandoned gold mine in Rhode Island?

Old workings are dangerous and most are on private land or active claims, so the answer is almost always no. Do not enter them.

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