Gold mines in Lancaster County that are not abandoned
| Mine | Type | MSHA status | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|
| Haile Gold Mine | underground | Active | 926 |
Historic gold producers in Lancaster County (USGS)
USGS records 25 historic gold producers in Lancaster County: 24 past producers and 1 listed as a producer or plant. For 2 of them USGS gives an output size (2 small).
Show the 25 sites
| Site | USGS status | Output | Commodities | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Izell Or Ezell | Past producer | small | Gold | from 1849 |
| Hagin Mine | Past producer | small | Gold, Copper | found 1856 |
| Haile Mine | Plant | n/a | Silver, Gold | from 1829 |
| Belk Mine | Past producer | n/a | Gold | n/a |
| Belk Mine | Past producer | n/a | Gold | n/a |
| Blackmon Mine | Past producer | n/a | Gold | n/a |
| Brassington Mine | Past producer | n/a | Gold | n/a |
| Brothers Belk | Past producer | n/a | Gold | n/a |
| Clyburn Mines | Past producer | n/a | Gold | n/a |
| Cureton Mine | Past producer | n/a | Gold | n/a |
| Funderburk Mine | Past producer | n/a | Gold | n/a |
| Funderburk Mine | Past producer | n/a | Gold | n/a |
| Gay Mine | Past producer | n/a | Gold | n/a |
| Gold Hill Mine | Past producer | n/a | Gold | n/a |
| Hagin Mine | Past producer | n/a | Gold, Copper | n/a |
| Ingram Mine | Past producer | n/a | Gold | n/a |
| Izell Mine | Past producer | n/a | Gold | n/a |
| Johnson Mine | Past producer | n/a | Gold | n/a |
| Johnson Mine | Past producer | n/a | Gold | n/a |
| Joseph Clark Estate Mine | Past producer | n/a | Gold | n/a |
| Knight Prospect | Past producer | n/a | Gold | n/a |
| Massey Mine | Past producer | n/a | Gold | n/a |
| Redding Placer | Past producer | n/a | Gold | n/a |
| Stevens Mine | Past producer | n/a | Gold | n/a |
| Stroud Prospect | 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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