Abandoned gold mine records in Kittitas County
22 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 Land status is from BLM's public dataset and can be out of date; being on public land is not permission to enter old workings.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 22 abandoned records
| Name | Type | Status since | Nearest town | Land | USGS record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ace Of Diamonds | underground | Jan 12, 1981 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Anna Mae Claim | underground | Jan 12, 1981 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| August 1st Mine | underground | Aug 20, 1988 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Boulder Creek Quartz Mine | underground | Jan 12, 1981 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Chic 1, 2, 3 | underground | May 22, 2014 | Liberty | Federal land in a US Forest Service national forest or grassland | Past producer |
| Chic U G Placer | underground | Sep 27, 1985 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Chichaco Mill | processing facility | Aug 20, 1988 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| D J Mill | processing facility | Jun 1, 1989 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Edna G Placer Mine #1 | surface | Jun 12, 1985 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Gold Beach | underground | Jan 12, 1981 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Gold Placer Mine | surface | Jul 10, 1989 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Good Hope Mine | underground | Jan 12, 1981 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Lavinal | surface | Oct 10, 2024 | CLE ELUM | Private land or land not mapped as public | Past producer |
| Oro Fino Mine | surface | Dec 4, 1985 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Potatoe Patch | surface | Oct 1, 2021 | Cle elum | n/a | n/a |
| Preston Mine | surface | Jun 12, 1985 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Red Jacket | underground | Jan 12, 1981 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Swauk Creek Mine | surface | Jun 30, 2008 | Cle Elum | Federal land in a US Forest Service national forest or grassland | Past producer |
| Trina Mine | surface | Jul 10, 1989 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Valentine Mine | surface | Jul 15, 1989 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Williams Creek Fraction | underground | Jan 12, 1981 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Williams Creek Fraction | underground | Sep 24, 1991 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
Historic gold producers in Kittitas County (USGS)
USGS records 40 historic gold producers in Kittitas County: 36 past producers and 4 listed as producers or plants. For 10 of them USGS gives an output size (1 medium, 9 small). The most common deposit type is epithermal vein, Sado (3 sites).
Show the 40 sites
| Site | USGS status | Output | Commodities | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bryant Bar Placer | Past producer | medium | Gold | n/a |
| Cascade Chief Mine | Producer | small | Gold | n/a |
| Dolphin Mine | Producer | small | Copper, Silver, Gold, Cobalt, Iron | n/a |
| Old Bigney Placer | Producer | small | Gold | n/a |
| Boulder Creek Placer | Past producer | small | Gold | n/a |
| Clarence Jordin | Past producer | small | Gold | n/a |
| Esther and Louisa Mine | Past producer | small | Silver, Gold, Zinc, Lead | n/a |
| Golden Fleece Mine | Past producer | small | Gold, Silver | n/a |
| Mineral Creek | Past producer | small | Copper, Gold, Silver, Molybdenum | n/a |
| Perry Placer | Past producer | small | Gold | n/a |
| Fraction Placer Claim | Producer | n/a | Gold | from 1892 |
| Hinton-Mccauley Placer | Past producer | n/a | Gold | from 1915 |
| Burcham Placer | Past producer | n/a | Gold | from 1934 |
| Dennett Placer | Past producer | n/a | Gold | from 1934 |
| Gold Bar Placer | Past producer | n/a | Gold | from 1939 |
| American Eagle | Past producer | n/a | Gold, Silver | n/a |
| Anna May Claim | Past producer | n/a | Gold | n/a |
| Aurora | Past producer | n/a | Gold, Silver | n/a |
| Becker Placer | Past producer | n/a | Gold | n/a |
| Bryant Bar Placer | Past producer | n/a | Gold | n/a |
| Cascade Chief | Past producer | n/a | Gold | n/a |
| Clarence Jordin | Past producer | n/a | Gold | n/a |
| Denny Cobalt Prospect | Past producer | n/a | Copper, Silver, Gold, Cobalt | n/a |
| Esther and Louisa | Past producer | n/a | Silver, Zinc, Lead, Gold | n/a |
| Flodine | Past producer | n/a | Gold | n/a |
| Fraction Placer | Past producer | n/a | Gold | n/a |
| Gold Hill Suburb | Past producer | n/a | Gold | n/a |
| Golden Fleece | Past producer | n/a | Gold, Silver | n/a |
| Liberty | Past producer | n/a | Gold | n/a |
| Modog | Past producer | n/a | Gold, Silver, Copper | n/a |
| Mountain Beaver No. 1 | Past producer | n/a | Gold | n/a |
| Mountain Daisy | Past producer | n/a | Gold | n/a |
| Old Bigney Placer | Past producer | n/a | Gold | n/a |
| Ollie Jordin | Past producer | n/a | Gold | n/a |
| Peacock | Past producer | n/a | Gold | n/a |
| Perry Placer | Past producer | n/a | Gold | n/a |
| Peter Tu Claim | Past producer | n/a | Gold, Silver, Silica | n/a |
| Wall Street | Past producer | n/a | Gold | n/a |
| White Cat Mine | Past producer | n/a | Gold, Zinc, Copper, Lead | n/a |
| Williams Creek Placer | 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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