The Mining & Rollo Jamison Museums
Tourist attraction · Wisconsin
★ 4.7 (236 reviews)
405 E Main St, Platteville, WI 53818
Hours on Google: Wed to Sun 10 AM to 5 PM
Historic gold producers in Wisconsin (USGS)
USGS records 3 historic gold producers in Wisconsin: 1 past producer and 2 listed as producers or plants. For 2 of them USGS gives an output size (2 small).
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rusk County | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Oneida County | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Visit a gold mine in Wisconsin
Working mines are closed to the public. 3 places in Wisconsin offer tours, panning or mining history.
Badger Mine & Museum
Tourist attraction · Wisconsin
★ 4.7 (71 reviews)
Badger Park, 279 W Estey St, Shullsburg, WI 53586
Plumer Mine
Tourist attraction · Wisconsin
★ 4.7 (47 reviews)
Montreal, WI 54550
Questions about gold mines in Wisconsin
How many gold mines are in Wisconsin?
MSHA has no gold mine records in Wisconsin. USGS lists another 3 historic gold producers that are not in the MSHA records.
Can I visit an abandoned gold mine in Wisconsin?
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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