Gold mines in Fremont County that are not abandoned
| Mine | Type | MSHA status | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock Creek Placer | surface | Intermittent | 3 |
Abandoned gold mine records in Fremont County
5 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 Land status is from BLM's public dataset and can be out of date; being on public land is not permission to enter old workings.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 5 abandoned records
| Name | Type | Status since | Nearest town | Land | USGS record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carissa Gold Mines | underground | Jun 6, 1988 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Carissa Mine | underground | Aug 17, 1994 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Golden Buffalo | surface | Jun 27, 2025 | Atlantic City/Lander | Private land or land not mapped as public | n/a |
| Iron Duke | underground | Jun 1, 2020 | Riverton | Private land or land not mapped as public | Occurrence |
| Rock Creek Group | surface | Jun 1, 2020 | Atlantic City | Private land or land not mapped as public | Occurrence |
Historic gold producers in Fremont County (USGS)
USGS records 23 historic gold producers in Fremont County: 21 past producers and 2 listed as producers or plants. For 10 of them USGS gives an output size (10 small).
Show the 23 sites
| Site | USGS status | Output | Commodities | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock Creek Placers | Producer | small | Gold, Silver, Copper, Platinum, Mica | n/a |
| Carissa Mine | Past producer | small | Gold, Arsenic, Nickel | from 1850 |
| Carrie Shields Mine | Past producer | small | Gold | n/a |
| Diana Mine | Past producer | small | Gold | n/a |
| Duncan Mine | Past producer | small | Gold, Silver | n/a |
| Empire State Mine | Past producer | small | Gold, Silver | n/a |
| Ground Hog Group | Past producer | small | Gold | n/a |
| Mary Ellen Mine | Past producer | small | Gold | n/a |
| Midas Mine | Past producer | small | Gold | n/a |
| Miners Delight Mine | Past producer | small | Gold, Graphite | n/a |
| Unknown | Producer | n/a | Gold, Silver, Copper | n/a |
| Atlantic City District | Past producer | n/a | Gold, Tungsten | n/a |
| B&H Mining Company | Past producer | n/a | Gold, Sulfur-Pyrite, Arsenic | n/a |
| Burr (lode) Mine | Past producer | n/a | Gold, Tungsten | n/a |
| Carrie Shields Mine | Past producer | n/a | Gold | n/a |
| Copper Glance Group | Past producer | n/a | Silver, Gold, Copper | n/a |
| Diana Mine | Past producer | n/a | Gold, Sulfur-Pyrite, Arsenic | n/a |
| Duncan Mine | Past producer | n/a | Gold, Silver | n/a |
| Gold Nugget Mine | Past producer | n/a | Gold | n/a |
| Ground Hog Group | Past producer | n/a | Gold | n/a |
| Lewiston District | Past producer | n/a | Gold, Tungsten | n/a |
| Midas Mine | Past producer | n/a | Gold, Sulfur-Pyrite, Arsenic | n/a |
| Rock Creek Placers | 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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