Abandoned gold mine records in Fairfield County
1 record 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 Land status is from BLM's public dataset and can be out of date; being on public land is not permission to enter old workings.
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| Name | Type | Status since | Nearest town | Land | USGS record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ridgeway Mine | surface | Apr 29, 2002 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
Historic gold producers in Fairfield County (USGS)
USGS records 2 historic gold producers in Fairfield County: 0 past producers and 2 listed as producers or plants. For 1 of them USGS gives an output size (1 medium).
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| Site | USGS status | Output | Commodities | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ridgeway Mine | Producer | medium | Gold, Silver, Copper, Arsenic, Molybdenum | from 1988 |
| Ridgeway Mine | Plant | n/a | Gold | from 1989 |
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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