Gold Mines in Lawrence County, SD: 1 Open + 282 Historic

Gold mines in Lawrence County that are not abandoned

Mine	Type	MSHA status	Employees
Coeur Wharf	surface	Active	270

Abandoned gold mine records in Lawrence County

14 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 Land status is from BLM's public dataset and can be out of date; being on public land is not permission to enter old workings.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 14 abandoned records

Name	Type	Status since	Nearest town	Land	USGS record
Boscobel Double Standard	underground	Oct 15, 1981	n/a	n/a	n/a
Clover Leaf Mine	surface	Aug 5, 2022	Roubiax	n/a	n/a
Gilt Edge Mine	underground	Dec 18, 1984	n/a	n/a	n/a
Gilt Edge Mine	surface	Sep 15, 1999	n/a	n/a	n/a
Golden Reward Mine	underground	Jul 3, 1985	n/a	n/a	n/a
Golden Reward Mine	surface	Nov 26, 1997	n/a	n/a	n/a
Homestake Mine Lead	surface	Mar 23, 2007	Lead	Private land or land not mapped as public	Plant
Iron Creek Placer	surface	Aug 18, 2025	Spearfish	Federal land in a US Forest Service national forest or grassland	n/a
Open Cut - Lead	surface	May 23, 2000	n/a	n/a	n/a
Ragged Top Mine	surface	Jul 3, 1985	n/a	n/a	n/a
Redex Mine	surface	Sep 30, 1992	n/a	n/a	n/a
Richmond Hill Mine	surface	Sep 29, 1997	n/a	n/a	n/a
Scherr Pit	surface	Jun 13, 1991	n/a	n/a	n/a
Strawberry Hill Mine	surface	Jun 21, 1988	n/a	n/a	n/a

Historic gold producers in Lawrence County (USGS)

USGS records 282 historic gold producers in Lawrence County: 234 past producers and 48 listed as producers or plants. For 150 of them USGS gives an output size (1 large, 2 medium, 147 small). Production years are recorded for 35 sites, from 1876 to 1974.

Show the 282 sites

Site	USGS status	Output	Commodities	Years
Homestake	Producer	large	Gold, Silver	1876 to 1974
Double Rainbow Or Richmond - Sitting Bull	Producer	medium	Zinc, Gold, Lead, Silver	n/a
Richmond Hill Mine	Producer	medium	Gold	n/a
Homestake Mine	Producer	small	Gold, Silver	found 1875
Homestake Mine - 1944	Producer	small	Gold, Silver	n/a
Homestake Mine - 1945	Producer	small	Gold, Silver	n/a
Homestake Mine - 1947	Producer	small	Gold, Silver	n/a
Homestake Mine - 1948	Producer	small	Gold, Silver	n/a
Homestake Mine - 1949	Producer	small	Gold, Silver	n/a
Homestake Mine - 1950	Producer	small	Gold, Silver	n/a
Homestake Mine - 1951	Producer	small	Gold, Silver	n/a
Homestake Mine - 1952	Producer	small	Gold, Silver	n/a
Homestake Mine - 1953	Producer	small	Gold, Silver	n/a
Homestake Mine - 1954	Producer	small	Gold, Silver	n/a
Homestake Mine - 1955	Producer	small	Gold, Silver	n/a
Homestake Mine - 1956	Producer	small	Gold, Silver	n/a
Homestake Mine - 1957	Producer	small	Gold, Silver	n/a
Homestake Mine - 1958	Producer	small	Gold, Silver	n/a
Homestake Mine - 1959	Producer	small	Gold, Silver	n/a
Homestake Mine - 1960	Producer	small	Gold, Silver	n/a
Homestake Mine - 1961	Producer	small	Gold, Silver	n/a
Homestake Mine - 1962	Producer	small	Gold, Silver	n/a
Homestake Mine - 1963	Producer	small	Gold, Silver	n/a
Homestake Mine - 1964	Producer	small	Gold, Silver	n/a
Homestake Mine - 1965	Producer	small	Gold, Silver	n/a
Homestake Mine - 1966	Producer	small	Gold, Silver	n/a
Homestake Mine - 1967	Producer	small	Gold, Silver	n/a
Homestake Mine - 1968	Producer	small	Gold, Silver	n/a
Homestake Mine - 1969	Producer	small	Gold, Silver	n/a
Homestake Mine - 1970	Producer	small	Gold, Silver	n/a
Homestake Mine - 1971	Producer	small	Gold, Silver	n/a
Homestake Mine - 1972	Producer	small	Gold, Silver	n/a
Homestake Mine - 1973	Producer	small	Gold, Silver	n/a
Homestake Mine - 1974	Producer	small	Gold, Silver	n/a
Homestake Mine - 1975	Producer	small	Gold, Silver	n/a
Homestake Mine - 1976	Producer	small	Gold, Silver	n/a
Homestake Mine - 1977	Producer	small	Gold, Silver	n/a
Hidden Treasure Group Mine	Past producer	small	Gold, Silver, Fluorine-Fluorite	from 1876
Keenan Properties Placer	Past producer	small	Gold, Tungsten, Tin, Tantalum	from 1876
Olaf Seim Mine	Past producer	small	Sulfur-Pyrite, Gold, Copper	from 1890
Ross Hannibal Group	Past producer	small	Gold, Silver, Fluorine-Fluorite, Uranium	from 1890
Apex Mine	Past producer	small	Gold, Silver	from 1891
Monday Group Mine	Past producer	small	Gold, Silver	from 1891
Oro Fino Mine	Past producer	small	Gold, Lead, Sulfur-Pyrite, Zinc	from 1893
Gunnison and Vulcan Mine	Past producer	small	Gold, Silver	from 1894
Ruby Belle Mine	Past producer	small	Gold, Silver	from 1894
Wasp No. 2 Mine	Past producer	small	Gold, Silver, Tungsten	from 1894
American Mining Company	Past producer	small	Gold, Silver	from 1896
Clinton Mine	Past producer	small	Gold, Silver	from 1896
Burlington and Golden Sands	Past producer	small	Gold, Silver	from 1897
Daisy Mine	Past producer	small	Gold, Silver	from 1897
Two Johns Mine	Past producer	small	Gold, Silver	from 1897
Ulster Mine	Past producer	small	Gold, Silver, Fluorine-Fluorite	from 1897
Ben Hur Mine	Past producer	small	Silver, Gold	from 1898
Isadorah Mine	Past producer	small	Gold, Silver	from 1899
Old Ironsides Group Mine	Past producer	small	Gold, Silver	from 1899
Gilt Edge Mine	Past producer	small	Gold, Silver, Copper	from 1900
Maitland Mine	Past producer	small	Gold, Silver, Tungsten	from 1902
Pennsylvania Mine	Past producer	small	Gold, Silver, Fluorine-Fluorite	from 1902
Lundberg, Dorr and Wilson	Past producer	small	Gold, Silver	from 1904
Queen of the Hills Mine	Past producer	small	Gold, Silver	from 1904
Adelphi Mine	Past producer	small	Gold, Silver, Lead	n/a
Alameda Mine	Past producer	small	Gold, Silver	n/a
Alder Creek Gold Mining Company	Past producer	small	Gold, Silver, Tungsten	n/a
Alpha-Platus Mine	Past producer	small	Silver, Gold	n/a
Alpine - Strawberry Mining Co.	Past producer	small	Gold, Mercury	n/a
American Eagle Mine	Past producer	small	Gold, Silver	n/a
American Express Mine	Past producer	small	Silver, Gold	n/a
Anaconda Mine	Past producer	small	Gold, Lead, Zinc, Copper	found 1878
Anchor Mine	Past producer	small	Gold, Silver	found 1896
Bald Mountain Mining Company	Past producer	small	Gold, Silver	found 1877
Baltimore Mine	Past producer	small	Gold, Silver	n/a
Belle Eldridge Gold Mines	Past producer	small	Gold, Silver, Lead, Zinc, Copper	found 1890
Big Bonanza Mine	Past producer	small	Silver, Gold	n/a
Black Diamond Mine	Past producer	small	Gold, Silver	n/a
Black Hills Tin Company	Past producer	small	Tin, Tantalum, Lithium, Gold, Niobium (Columbium)	found 1876
Blue Bird Mine	Past producer	small	Gold, Silver	n/a
Boscobel and Double Standard	Past producer	small	Silver, Gold	n/a
Buxton Mine	Past producer	small	Silver, Gold	n/a
Carroll Mine	Past producer	small	Gold, Silver	n/a
Cleopatra Mine	Past producer	small	Gold, Silver	n/a
Clinton Mine Lundberg, Dorr, and Willson	Past producer	small	Gold, Silver	n/a
Columbus Mine	Past producer	small	Gold, Silver	n/a
Crown Hill Mine	Past producer	small	Silver, Gold	n/a
Dakota Group	Past producer	small	Gold, Silver	n/a
Dark Horse and General Grant	Past producer	small	Gold, Silver	n/a
Deadbroke Mine	Past producer	small	Gold, Silver	n/a
Deadwood - Golden Terra Mine	Past producer	small	Gold, Silver	n/a
Deadwood Standard Gold Mining and Milling Company	Past producer	small	Gold, Silver	n/a
Deadwood-Heidelberg Mine	Past producer	small	Gold	found 1911
Decorah Mine	Past producer	small	Gold, Silver, Lead	n/a
Dividend Decorah Mine	Past producer	small	Gold, Silver	n/a
Durango Mine	Past producer	small	Tungsten, Gold, Silver	n/a
Eagle Bird Mine	Past producer	small	Gold, Silver	n/a
Esmeralda Mine	Past producer	small	Gold, Silver	n/a
Etta Mine	Past producer	small	Tungsten, Gold	n/a
Eva H and Silver Tongue Mine	Past producer	small	Gold, Silver	n/a
Fannie Mine	Past producer	small	Gold, Silver	n/a
Folger Mine	Past producer	small	Gold, Silver	n/a
Gentle Annie Mine	Past producer	small	Gold, Silver	n/a
Gladiator Mine	Past producer	small	Gold, Silver	n/a
Gold Mountain Mining Company	Past producer	small	Gold, Silver	n/a
Golden Crest Mine	Past producer	small	Gold, Silver	n/a
Golden Reward Mine	Past producer	small	Gold, Silver, Tellurium	n/a
Hardscrabble Mine	Past producer	small	Gold, Silver, Fluorine-Fluorite	n/a
Harmony Mine	Past producer	small	Gold, Silver	n/a
Hawkeye-Pluma Mine	Past producer	small	Gold, Silver	n/a
Hayes Mine	Past producer	small	Gold, Lead, Silver	n/a
Hidden Fortune Mine	Past producer	small	Tungsten, Gold, Silver	n/a
Hoodoo - Union Hill Mine	Past producer	small	Silver, Gold	n/a
Horseshoe - Comet Mine	Past producer	small	Silver, Sulfur-Pyrite, Lead, Gold, Zinc, Copper	n/a
Iron Hill Mine	Past producer	small	Gold, Silver, Lead, Manganese	n/a
Jupiter Mine	Past producer	small	Gold, Silver	n/a
Kicking Horse Mine	Past producer	small	Gold, Silver	n/a
Leopard-Jessie Lee Mine	Past producer	small	Gold, Silver	n/a
Lexington Hill Gold Mining Company	Past producer	small	Silver, Gold	n/a
Little Bonanza Mine	Past producer	small	Gold, Silver	n/a
Lucky Strike	Past producer	small	Gold, Silver	n/a
Mark Twain Mine	Past producer	small	Gold, Silver	n/a
Merritt No. 1 Mine	Past producer	small	Gold, Lead, Silver	n/a
Minerva Mine	Past producer	small	Gold, Silver	n/a
Minnesota Group	Past producer	small	Silver, Gold	n/a
Mogul Mine	Past producer	small	Silver, Gold	n/a
Monarch Mine	Past producer	small	Gold, Silver	n/a
Monitor Mine	Past producer	small	Gold, Silver	n/a
Montana Mine	Past producer	small	Gold, Silver	n/a
Moulton Mine	Past producer	small	Gold, Sulfur-Pyrite, Iron	n/a
Omega Mine	Past producer	small	Gold, Silver	n/a
Perseverance Mine	Past producer	small	Gold, Silver	n/a
Pinney Mine	Past producer	small	Gold, Silver	n/a
Placers of Deadwood	Past producer	small	Gold	n/a
Portland Mine	Past producer	small	Gold, Silver	found 1877
Rattlesnake Jack Mine	Past producer	small	Gold	n/a
Reliance Mine	Past producer	small	Gold, Silver	n/a
Retriever Mine	Past producer	small	Silver, Gold	n/a
Segregated Iron Hill Mine	Past producer	small	Gold, Silver, Lead	n/a
Silver Queen Mine	Past producer	small	Silver, Lead, Gold	n/a
Snowstorm Mine	Past producer	small	Gold, Silver	n/a
South Golden Reward Mine	Past producer	small	Gold, Silver	n/a
Spanish R Mine	Past producer	small	Gold, Silver	n/a
Stewart Mine	Past producer	small	Gold, Silver	n/a
Sundance Mine	Past producer	small	Gold, Silver	n/a
Susa Fractional Claim	Past producer	small	Gold, Silver	n/a
Tornado Mine	Past producer	small	Gold, Silver	n/a
Trojan Mine	Past producer	small	Gold, Silver	n/a
Union Mine	Past producer	small	Gold, Silver	n/a
Upper Welcome Mine	Past producer	small	Gold, Silver	n/a
Victoria Mine	Past producer	small	Gold, Silver	found 1896
Wells Fargo Mine	Past producer	small	Gold, Silver	n/a
Winner Mine	Past producer	small	Tin, Gold, Silver	n/a
Wharf Mine	Producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	from 1983
Black Hills Tin Company	Producer	n/a	Tin, Gold, Lithium, Tantalum	n/a
Homestake Mine - 1946	Producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Lead District	Producer	n/a	Gold, Tungsten, Barium-Barite, Antimony	n/a
Richmond Hill Mine	Producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Homestake	Plant	n/a	Gold, Silver	from 1878
Golden Reward	Plant	n/a	Gold, Silver	from 1989
Gilt Edge Mine	Plant	n/a	Gold, Silver	from 1991
Bald Mountain Mine Wharf Mine	Plant	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Johnson Gulch	Plant	n/a	Gold	n/a
Richmond Hill	Plant	n/a	Gold	n/a
Double Rainbow	Past producer	n/a	Zinc, Silver, Lead, Gold	from 1881
Adelphia	Past producer	n/a	Manganese, Lead, Gold, Silver	from 1882
Seabury-Calkins	Past producer	n/a	Silver, Manganese, Lead, Gold	from 1882
Segregated Iron Hill	Past producer	n/a	Silver, Manganese, Lead, Gold	from 1882
Spanish R	Past producer	n/a	Manganese, Lead, Gold, Silver	from 1882
Iron Hill	Past producer	n/a	Zinc, Silver, Silica, Manganese, Lead, Iron, Gold, Sulfur, Phosphorus-Phosphates	from 1885
Alameda	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Alpha - Platus	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Ama Queen	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
American Eagle	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
American Express	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Anaconda	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Anchor Mountain	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Apex	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Astoria Shaft	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Baltimore & Deadwood	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Baltimore Mine MS 1648	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Ben Hur Mine	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Best Placer	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Big Bonanza	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Billy	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Bion Mine	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver, Sulfur	n/a
Bismarck Property	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Tungsten	n/a
Black Diamond Group	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Blacktail	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Boscobel	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Canyon Corp	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Cleopatra	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Clinton Ruby Basin	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Clinton Upper Portland	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Cloverleaf	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Columbus	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Commonwealth Mine	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Cora	Past producer	n/a	Silver, Lead, Gold	found 1877
Dacy Group MS 1146	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Daisy	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Deadwood Standard Gold Min.&Mill.Co	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Deadwood-Terra	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Dividend	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Double Standard	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Durango Mine	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver, Tungsten	n/a
Eagle Bird M S 1829	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
El Refugio	Past producer	n/a	Silver, Lead, Gold	n/a
Eleventh Hour Group	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Elliptic Mining Company	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Esmeralda M.S.1478	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Eureka Shaft	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Finlander	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Frerichs Mining Company	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Garden City	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Gentle Annie	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Gladiator Mine	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Gold Mountain Mining Company	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Golden Crest Mine	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Golden Gate	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Great Mogul Mine	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Gunnison and Vulcan	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Hardscrabble	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Harmony	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Harrison Mine	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Tungsten	n/a
Hayes	Past producer	n/a	Silver, Lead, Gold	n/a
Hester A	Past producer	n/a	Silver, Lead, Gold	n/a
Hidden Treasure M.S.48	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Hoodoo Shaft	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Imperial	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Isadorah M.S.1062	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Jupiter	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Keenan Properties	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Tin, Tungsten, Tantalum	n/a
Kicking Horse M.S.1268	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
King Tunnel	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Labrador	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Leopard-Jessie Lee	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Lexington Hill	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Little Blue Fraction Group	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver, Tungsten	n/a
Little Tornado	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Lucky Strike	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Lundberg,Dorr & Wilson	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Mark Twain	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Mascot Mining Co. Mine	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Metallic Streak M.S.1486	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Minerva M.S.1030	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Minnesota	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Minnesota Ridge Mining Company	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Monarch M.S.908	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Monday Group M.S.945	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Monitor Mine	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Montana M.S.1692	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Montezuma and the Whizzers Mine	Past producer	n/a	Sulfur-Pyrite, Gold, Copper	n/a
Olaf Seim	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Sulfur	n/a
Old Ironsides M.S.1384	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Omega Mine M.S.79	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Oro Fino	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Oro Hondo	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Pennsylvania	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Penobscot	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Perseverance	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Pinney	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Queen of the Hills	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Reliance	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Retriever	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Ross Hannibal Group	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Ruby Belle MS 538	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Safe Investment	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Snowstorm	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
South Dakota	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
South Golden Reward	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Spearfish Gold Mining Company	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Stewart	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Sundance MS 899	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Titanic	Past producer	n/a	Silver, Manganese, Lead, Gold	found 1881
Trojan	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Two Johns MS 1213	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Ulster MS 1206	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Uncle Sam	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Union Hill Shaft	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Union Mine	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Upper Welcome	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Upper Welcome,Hardscrabble,Mogul,	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Victoria	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Wells Fargo MS 946	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Winner Mining Company	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver, Tin	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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