Gold mines in Chelan County, Washington

Chelan County has 7 gold mines in MSHA records: 0 not abandoned and 7 abandoned. USGS lists 75 more historic producers.

Abandoned gold mine records in Chelan County

7 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 Land status is from BLM's public dataset and can be out of date; being on public land is not permission to enter old workings.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 7 abandoned records
NameTypeStatus sinceNearest townLandUSGS record
Cannon MineundergroundMar 31, 1995n/an/an/a
D-ReefundergroundAug 19, 1988n/an/an/a
Fountain Head MineundergroundNov 3, 2003Libertyn/an/a
Lovitt MineundergroundOct 1, 2012WenatcheePrivate land or land not mapped as publicUnknown
M D O I #1 Mine & MillundergroundJul 30, 1985n/an/an/a
Snow Flake #1undergroundMar 9, 1981n/an/an/a
Sunshine PlacersurfaceMar 9, 1981n/an/an/a

Historic gold producers in Chelan County (USGS)

USGS records 75 historic gold producers in Chelan County: 65 past producers and 10 listed as producers or plants. For 8 of them USGS gives an output size (1 medium, 7 small). Production years are recorded for 5 sites, from 1894 to 1957. The most common deposit type is polymetallic veins (4 sites).

Show the 75 sites
SiteUSGS statusOutputCommoditiesYears
Blewett CampPast producermediumGold, Copper, Silver, Lead, Tungsten, Antimony, Arsenic, Chromium, Mercuryfound 1874
Cannon MineProducersmallSilver, Gold, Copper, Antimony, Lead, Arsenicn/a
ComptonProducersmallSilver, Goldn/a
Red MountainProducersmallSilver, Copper, Gold, Lead, Zinc, Arsenic, Tungstenn/a
Sec. 36 LeaseProducersmallGold, Silvern/a
LovittPast producersmallGold, Silver, Copper, Antimony, Zinc, Arsenic, Leadfrom 1894
Crown PointPast producersmallMolybdenum, Copper, Lead, Zinc, Silver, Gold, Arsenicfrom 1897
RexPast producersmallSilver, Goldn/a
Cannon MineProducern/aGoldn/a
Keefer BrothersProducern/aMolybdenum, Tungsten, Copper, Lead, Silver, Gold, Bismuth, Zinc, Chromium, Antimony, Cobalt, Nickel, Uraniumn/a
Sunday MorningProducern/aSilver, Gold, Lead, Antimonyn/a
Cannon Gold MinePlantn/aGold, Silverfrom 1985
DonahuePlantn/aGoldn/a
Howe Sound TailingsPlantn/aSilver, Gold, Zinc, Coppern/a
Pickwick MinePast producern/aCopper, Gold, Silver, Tungsten, Molybdenum, Nickelfrom 1917
Holden MinePast producern/aCopper, Zinc, Silver, Gold, Molybdenum, Sulfur-Pyrite, Uranium, Nickel, Lead, Arsenic1938 to 1957
Amalgamated Gold Mines CoPast producern/aGold, Silvern/a
ApexPast producern/aGoldn/a
Black and WhitePast producern/aGold, Silvern/a
Black JackPast producern/aGoldn/a
Black JackPast producern/aGold, Mercuryn/a
BlinnPast producern/aGold, Sulfurn/a
Bloom PlacerPast producern/aGoldn/a
Blue BellPast producern/aGoldn/a
BobtailPast producern/aGoldn/a
CannonPast producern/aGold, Silvern/a
CookPast producern/aGoldn/a
Cook PlacerPast producern/aGoldn/a
Crawford PlacerPast producern/aGoldn/a
Davenport MinePast producern/aSilver, Zinc, Lead, Gold, Coppern/a
Deep Creek PlacerPast producern/aGoldn/a
Eastern StarPast producern/aGoldn/a
FractionPast producern/aGoldn/a
Golden EaglePast producern/aGoldn/a
Golden King MinePast producern/aGold, Silvern/a
HomestakePast producern/aSilver, Goldn/a
HummingbirdPast producern/aGold, Silver, Copper, Arsenicn/a
HunterPast producern/aSilver, Copper, Goldn/a
Icicle CreekPast producern/aGoldn/a
Ingalls Creek PlacerPast producern/aGoldn/a
Kingsman and PershallPast producern/aGoldn/a
La RicaPast producern/aGoldn/a
LovittPast producern/aGold, Silvern/a
Lucky QueenPast producern/aGold, Chromium, Silvern/a
M.D.O.I.# 1 Mine and MillPast producern/aGold, Silvern/a
ManisteePast producern/aGold, Silvern/a
MarionPast producern/aGold, Silvern/a
Negro Creek PlacersPast producern/aGold, Platinum, Chromiumfound 1897
North StarPast producern/aGold, Arsenicn/a
PangbornPast producern/aGold, Silvern/a
Peak and Son PlacerPast producern/aGoldn/a
PeshastinPast producern/aGold, Antimony, Arsenic, Coppern/a
Peshastin Creek PlacersPast producern/aGoldn/a
PhippsPast producern/aGold, Arsenic, Coppern/a
PhoenixPast producern/aGoldn/a
Pole PickPast producern/aGoldn/a
Prairie DogPast producern/aGold, Silvern/a
ProspectPast producern/aGold, Silvern/a
Red MountainPast producern/aSilver, Arsenic, Tungsten, Copper, Gold, Lead, Molybdenum, Zincn/a
Red Mountain MillPast producern/aCopper, Gold, Tungsten, Silver, Molybdenumn/a
RexPast producern/aGold, Silvern/a
SandellPast producern/aGold, Arsenicn/a
Shaser Creek PlacerPast producern/aGoldn/a
Silver TrailPast producern/aCopper, Gold, Zinc, Silver, Leadn/a
Simbach PlacerPast producern/aGoldn/a
Solita PlacerPast producern/aGoldn/a
Sunday MorningPast producern/aSilver, Gold, Leadn/a
Tip TopPast producern/aGoldn/a
Union and DominionPast producern/aGold, Silvern/a
Warrior GeneralPast producern/aGoldn/a
Wednesday PlacerPast producern/aGoldn/a
Wenatchee River PlacerPast producern/aGoldn/a
WilderPast producern/aGold, Silver, Coppern/a
Wilson PlacerPast producern/aGoldn/a
WrightPast producern/aGoldn/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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