Gold Mines in Ferry County, WA: 1 Open + 95 Historic

Gold mines in Ferry County that are not abandoned

Mine	Type	MSHA status	Employees
K-2 Mine Site	underground	Non-producing	n/a

Abandoned gold mine records in Ferry County

17 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 Land status is from BLM's public dataset and can be out of date; being on public land is not permission to enter old workings.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 17 abandoned records

Name	Type	Status since	Nearest town	Land	USGS record
Empire Mine	surface	Dec 16, 1985	n/a	n/a	n/a
Gold Dike	surface	Jul 27, 1990	n/a	n/a	n/a
Kettle River Mill Site	processing facility	Oct 1, 2018	Republic	Private land or land not mapped as public	n/a
Kettle River Site	underground	Sep 29, 1992	n/a	n/a	n/a
Key East Pit	surface	Dec 3, 1993	n/a	n/a	n/a
Key West Underground	underground	Dec 20, 1994	n/a	n/a	n/a
Lamefoot Mine Site	underground	Jan 1, 2001	n/a	n/a	n/a
Morning Glory Mine	surface	May 7, 1985	n/a	n/a	n/a
Morning Star	underground	Sep 22, 1988	n/a	n/a	n/a
Morning Star Mine	underground	Aug 2, 2004	Danville	n/a	n/a
Never Fear Prospect	underground	Apr 6, 1982	n/a	n/a	n/a
Overlook Mine Site	underground	Oct 26, 1995	n/a	n/a	n/a
Quilp Decline	underground	Feb 11, 1991	n/a	n/a	n/a
Republic Unit	underground	Jan 20, 1997	n/a	n/a	n/a
Seattle Mine	underground	Aug 5, 1994	n/a	n/a	n/a
South Penn	surface	Jan 16, 1990	n/a	n/a	n/a
Valley Mine	underground	Sep 22, 1988	n/a	n/a	n/a

Historic gold producers in Ferry County (USGS)

USGS records 95 historic gold producers in Ferry County: 83 past producers and 12 listed as producers or plants. For 18 of them USGS gives an output size (1 medium, 17 small).

Show the 95 sites

Site	USGS status	Output	Commodities	Years
Knob Hill Mine	Producer	medium	Silver, Gold, Copper, Antimony, Selenium, Tellurium, Arsenic	from 1904
Longstreet - Robert E. Lee	Producer	small	Gold, Silver, Antimony, Copper, Arsenic, Zinc, Lead	n/a
Rogers Bar Placer	Producer	small	Gold, Platinum	n/a
Addison	Past producer	small	Copper, Lead, Zinc, Gold, Silver, Tungsten	n/a
Addison Pacific Mutual Silver and Lead Co.	Past producer	small	Lead, Silver, Copper, Zinc, Gold, Tungsten	n/a
Ben Hur	Past producer	small	Gold, Silver	n/a
Gray	Past producer	small	Silver, Gold, Copper	n/a
Lancaster	Past producer	small	Copper, Lead, Silver, Zinc, Gold	n/a
Last Chance	Past producer	small	Gold, Silver	n/a
Lone Pine	Past producer	small	Gold, Silver	n/a
Longstreet	Past producer	small	Silver, Copper, Gold, Lead, Zinc, Antimony	n/a
Morning Glory	Past producer	small	Gold, Silver	n/a
Mountain Lion	Past producer	small	Silver, Gold	n/a
Quilp	Past producer	small	Gold, Silver	n/a
Republic	Past producer	small	Gold, Silver, Selenium	n/a
Silver Bell	Past producer	small	Lead, Zinc, Copper, Gold, Silver	n/a
Valley	Past producer	small	Gold, Silver, Selenium	n/a
Zalla M	Past producer	small	Silver, Copper, Gold, Fluorine-Fluorite	n/a
Republic Mining District	Producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	from 1896
Last Chance	Producer	n/a	Gold, Silver, Antimony	n/a
Montana	Producer	n/a	Lead, Silver, Zinc, Gold, Antimony	n/a
Oregon	Producer	n/a	Silver, Lead, Copper, Gold	n/a
Republic	Producer	n/a	Gold, Silver, Selenium, Copper, Zinc, Antimony	n/a
Stray Dog	Producer	n/a	Lead, Silver, Copper, Zinc, Gold, Antimony	n/a
Knob Hill Mine & Plant	Plant	n/a	Silver, Gold	from 1899
Kettle River	Plant	n/a	Gold, Silver	from 1990
Gold Dike Prospect	Plant	n/a	Gold	n/a
Lone Star Mine	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Copper, Silver	from 1909
Key West Underground	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	from 1991
Alva Stout Placer	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Anecia	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Barnell Placer	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Ben Hur	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Big Joker	Past producer	n/a	Lead, Gold	n/a
Black Tail	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Blue Horse	Past producer	n/a	Silver, Copper, Gold, Lead, Zinc	n/a
Bray& Sons Mill	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
California	Past producer	n/a	Copper, Gold, Lead, Molybdenum, Silver	n/a
California	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver, Asbestos	n/a
Clark Placer	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Consolidated Mines and Smelting Co	Past producer	n/a	Copper, Gold, Silver, Molybdenum, Lead	n/a
Dan Patch	Past producer	n/a	Silver, Gold, Lead, Zinc	n/a
El Caliph	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Flag Hill	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Selenium, Silver	n/a
Golden Harvest	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Golden Promise	Past producer	n/a	Silver, Gold	n/a
Golden Promise	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Golden Valley	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Goosmus Creek Placer	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Gray	Past producer	n/a	Silver, Copper, Gold	n/a
Guinn	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Copper, Tungsten, Lead	n/a
Hawkeye	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver, Iron, Copper	n/a
Hellgate Bar Placer	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Hillside Mines Inc	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Iconoclast	Past producer	n/a	Copper, Gold, Silver, Molybdenum, Lead	n/a
Insurgent	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Iron Creek	Past producer	n/a	Nickel, Gold, Lead, Silver, Zinc	n/a
Iron Mountain	Past producer	n/a	Silver, Gold	n/a
Israel Continental Oil Co. Ltd	Past producer	n/a	Copper, Silver, Gold	n/a
Johnson Placer	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Little Cove	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Lone Pine	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Longstreet	Past producer	n/a	Silver, Zinc, Lead, Gold, Copper, Antimony	n/a
Manila	Past producer	n/a	Copper, Gold, Silver	n/a
Meteor	Past producer	n/a	Silver, Antimony, Zinc, Gold, Copper, Lead	n/a
Montana	Past producer	n/a	Silver, Gold, Lead, Zinc	n/a
Morning Glory	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Mountain Lion	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Ninemile	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
North San Poil Fraction	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Old Hickory	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Pearl	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Plum Bar Placer	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Princess Maude	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Quilp	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Republic District	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Rogers Bar Placer	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Romulus	Past producer	n/a	Lead, Gold, Zinc, Silver	n/a
San Poil	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Seattle	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Shoo Fly	Past producer	n/a	Lead, Gold	n/a
Silver Bell	Past producer	n/a	Lead, Copper, Gold, Silver, Zinc	n/a
Silver Crown No2	Past producer	n/a	Silver, Gold	n/a
Singer Placer	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
South Penn	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Stray Dog	Past producer	n/a	Silver, Zinc, Copper, Gold, Lead	n/a
Surprise	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Tom Thumb	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Trade Dollar	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Turtle Rapids Placer	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Valley	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver, Selenium	n/a
Walla Walla	Past producer	n/a	Copper, Gold, Platinum, Silver	n/a
Whitestone Placer	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Wilmont Bar Placer	Past producer	n/a	Gold, REE, Thorium	n/a
Zalla M Mine	Past producer	n/a	Fluorine-Fluorite, Gold, Silver, Copper	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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