Historic gold producers in Culpeper County (USGS)
USGS records 18 historic gold producers in Culpeper County: 18 past producers and 0 listed as producers or plants. For 13 of them USGS gives an output size (13 small). Production years are recorded for 6 sites, from 1831 to 1865. The most common deposit type is low-sulfide Au-quartz vein (12 sites).
Show the 18 sites
| Site | USGS status | Output | Commodities | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Culpeper Mine | Past producer | small | Gold | from 1831 |
| Cromarty Mine | Past producer | small | Gold | from 1837 |
| Milbank Mine | Past producer | small | Gold | from 1837 |
| Hill Mine | Past producer | small | Gold | from 1855 |
| Embrey Mine | Past producer | small | Gold | 1861 to 1865 |
| Morgana Mine | Past producer | small | Gold | from 1897 |
| Ellis Mine | Past producer | small | Gold, Copper | n/a |
| Field's Mine | Past producer | small | Gold | n/a |
| Greeley, Horace, Mine | Past producer | small | Gold | n/a |
| Love Mine | Past producer | small | Gold | n/a |
| Richardsville Mine | Past producer | small | Gold | n/a |
| Rossin's Mine | Past producer | small | Gold | n/a |
| Smith Tract Mine | Past producer | small | Gold | n/a |
| Culpeper Mine | Past producer | n/a | Gold | n/a |
| Ellis Mine | Past producer | n/a | Gold | n/a |
| Embry Mine | Past producer | n/a | Gold | n/a |
| Love Mine | Past producer | n/a | Gold | n/a |
| Richardsville Mine | 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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