Maxfield Mine
Historical landmark · Utah
★ 4.4 (27 reviews)
Salt Lake City, UT 84121
Hours on Google: Daily 12 AM to 12 AM
Gold mines in Utah that are not abandoned
| Mine | County | Type | MSHA status | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bingham Canyon Mine | Salt Lake County | surface | Active | 876 |
| Trixie | Utah County | underground | Active | 70 |
| Kiewit Mine | Tooele County | surface | Active | 4 |
| Pmm | Washington County | surface | Intermittent | 2 |
Historic gold producers in Utah (USGS)
USGS records 1,061 historic gold producers in Utah: 931 past producers and 130 listed as producers or plants. For 628 of them USGS gives an output size (51 large, 59 medium, 518 small). Production years are recorded for 203 sites, from 1868 to 2009. The most common deposit type is polymetallic replacement (6 sites).
Source: USGS Mineral Resources Data System (retrieved 2026-10-13), last updated around 2011. The county pages list the sites.
Counties
| County | MSHA, not abandoned | MSHA, abandoned | USGS historic |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tooele County | 1 | 8 | 252 |
| Salt Lake County | 1 | 4 | 166 |
| Utah County | 1 | 5 | 69 |
| Washington County | 1 | 3 | 9 |
| Juab County | 0 | 3 | 150 |
| Beaver County | 0 | 3 | 76 |
| Summit County | 0 | 0 | 73 |
| Box Elder County | 0 | 2 | 55 |
| Iron County | 0 | 2 | 51 |
| Piute County | 0 | 5 | 45 |
| Wasatch County | 0 | 0 | 34 |
| Millard County | 0 | 2 | 17 |
| Garfield County | 0 | 7 | 14 |
| San Juan County | 0 | 2 | 10 |
| Grand County | 0 | 22 | 8 |
| Uintah County | 0 | 5 | 6 |
| Daggett County | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Sevier County | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Cache County | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Kane County | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Duchesne County | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Morgan County | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Utah, Juab County | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Davis County | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Emery County | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Juab, Utah County | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Piute, Sevier County | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sanpete County | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Wasatch, Summit County | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Wayne County | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Visit a gold mine in Utah
Working mines are closed to the public. 3 places in Utah offer tours, panning or mining history.
Utah Copper Mine Bus Tours
Sightseeing tour agency · Utah
★ 4.0 (6 reviews)
215 W S Temple St, Salt Lake City, UT 84101
Wasatch Mine
Historical landmark · Utah
★ 5.0 (3 reviews)
23253000010000, Salt Lake City, UT 84121
Hours on Google: Mon to Sat 9 AM to 5 PM
Questions about gold mines in Utah
How many gold mines are in Utah?
MSHA lists 82 gold mines in Utah. 4 are not abandoned (3 active, 1 intermittent). 78 records are marked abandoned. USGS lists another 1,061 historic gold producers that are not in the MSHA records.
What is the largest gold mine in Utah?
By employees reported to MSHA, the largest is Bingham Canyon Mine in Salt Lake County, with 876 employees.
Can I visit an abandoned gold mine in Utah?
Old workings are dangerous and most are on private land or active claims, so the answer is almost always no. Do not enter them.
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