Abandoned gold mine records in Custer County
5 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 Land status is from BLM's public dataset and can be out of date; being on public land is not permission to enter old workings.
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| Name | Type | Status since | Nearest town | Land | USGS record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D & R | underground | Jul 3, 1985 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Gold Bug | surface | Apr 13, 2020 | Custer | n/a | n/a |
| Golden Dawn Mine | surface | Apr 30, 1985 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Holy Terror | underground | Feb 5, 2013 | Keystone | n/a | n/a |
| Pine Tree | surface | Apr 30, 1985 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
Historic gold producers in Custer County (USGS)
USGS records 37 historic gold producers in Custer County: 34 past producers and 3 listed as producers or plants. For 15 of them USGS gives an output size (15 small). Production years are recorded for 2 sites, from 1890 to 1938.
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| Site | USGS status | Output | Commodities | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May Group | Producer | small | Gold | 1890 to 1938 |
| Echo | Past producer | small | Gold, Silver | n/a |
| Eldorado Custer County | Past producer | small | Gold, Silver | to 1937 |
| Gold Hill Claim | Past producer | small | Gold, Silver | n/a |
| Gold Reserve Mine | Past producer | small | Gold, Silver | n/a |
| Golden Crown Mine | Past producer | small | Gold, Silver, Tungsten | n/a |
| Grand Junction and Hartford Group | Past producer | small | Gold, Silver | n/a |
| Grant Mine | Past producer | small | Gold, Silver, Tungsten | n/a |
| Ivanhoe District | Past producer | small | Gold, Silver | n/a |
| Luck Bird Lode | Past producer | small | Gold, Silver | n/a |
| Minnie May Group | Past producer | small | Gold, Silver | n/a |
| Newark Group | Past producer | small | Gold, Silver | n/a |
| Spokane Mine | Past producer | small | Gold, Silver, Lead, Zinc | n/a |
| Turk Group | Past producer | small | Gold, Silver, Tellurium | n/a |
| Western Star Group | Past producer | small | Gold, Silver | n/a |
| D&R Mine | Producer | n/a | Gold, Silver | n/a |
| Pine Tree Gold Mine | Producer | n/a | Gold, Silver | n/a |
| Spokane Mine | Past producer | n/a | Zinc, Silver, Lead, Gold | from 1898 |
| Echo Gold Mine | Past producer | n/a | Gold, Silver | n/a |
| Gold Fish Mine | Past producer | n/a | Gold, Silver | n/a |
| Golden Crown Lode | Past producer | n/a | Gold, Silver | n/a |
| Grand Junction Gold Mine | Past producer | n/a | Gold, Silver | n/a |
| Hard Scrabble Mine | Past producer | n/a | Gold, Silver | n/a |
| Lucky Bird Mine | Past producer | n/a | Gold, Silver | n/a |
| May Gold Mine | Past producer | n/a | Gold, Silver | n/a |
| Minnie May Gold Mine | Past producer | n/a | Gold, Silver | n/a |
| Newark Mine | Past producer | n/a | Gold, Silver | n/a |
| North Star Gold Mine | Past producer | n/a | Gold, Silver | n/a |
| Old Bill Gold Mine | Past producer | n/a | Gold, Silver | n/a |
| Oneota Gold Mine | Past producer | n/a | Gold, Silver | n/a |
| Penobscot Gold Mine | Past producer | n/a | Gold, Silver | n/a |
| Rough Rider | Past producer | n/a | Silver, Gold | found 1900 |
| Ruberta Mining and Milling Co Mine | Past producer | n/a | Gold | n/a |
| Saginaw Mine | Past producer | n/a | Gold, Silver | n/a |
| Turk Group | Past producer | n/a | Gold, Silver | n/a |
| Wabash | Past producer | n/a | Gold, Silver | n/a |
| Western Star | Past producer | n/a | Gold, Silver | 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.