Historic gold producers in Polk County (USGS)
USGS records 11 historic gold producers in Polk County: 8 past producers and 3 listed as producers or plants. For 2 of them USGS gives an output size (1 large, 1 small).
Show the 11 sites
| Site | USGS status | Output | Commodities | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Copperhill Mine | Producer | large | Copper, Iron, Zinc, Sulfur, Silver, Gold, Lead | n/a |
| Isabella Mine | Past producer | small | Copper, Iron, Sulfur, Lead, Zinc, Silver, Gold | n/a |
| Ducktown District | Producer | n/a | Lead, Sulfur, Iron, Copper, Silver, Gold, Zinc, Nickel, Cobalt | from 1847 |
| Eureka Mine | Producer | n/a | Iron, Copper, Sulfur, Lead, Zinc, Silver, Gold | n/a |
| Burra Burra Mine | Past producer | n/a | Zinc, Silver, Lead, Iron, Gold, Copper, Sulfur | from 1901 |
| Eureka Mine | Past producer | n/a | Zinc, Copper, Sulfur-Pyrite, Silver, Lead, Gold | from 1925 |
| Boyd Mine | Past producer | n/a | Iron, Zinc, Copper, Sulfur-Pyrite, Silver, Lead, Gold | from 1941 |
| Calloway Mine | Past producer | n/a | Zinc, Iron, Copper, Sulfur, Lead, Silver, Gold | from 1948 |
| Cherokee Mine | Past producer | n/a | Copper, Iron, Zinc, Sulfur, Gold, Silver, Lead | from 1962 |
| North Pit | Past producer | n/a | Zinc, Copper, Sulfur-Pyrite, Silver, Lead, Gold | from 1976 |
| South Pit | Past producer | n/a | Zinc, Copper, Sulfur, Sulfur-Pyrite, Silver, Gold, Lead | from 1977 |
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.