Friday Mine

Friday Mine is an underground gold mine in Idaho County, Idaho, near Oro Grande. MSHA lists its status as non-producing since Feb 3, 2022 and records 5 employees. It is one of 10 gold mines in Idaho that are not marked abandoned, and one of 4 in Idaho County; by employees it ranks 5 of 8 in the state.

Facts

MSHA status
Non-producing since Feb 3, 2022
Type
Underground
County
Idaho County
State
Idaho
Land status (BLM data)
Federal land in a US Forest Service national forest or grassland
Nearest town
Oro Grande
Employees reported
5
Operator
Elk Range Minerals, LLC
Coordinates
45.7150, -115.5414
MSHA mine ID
1002265

Source: MSHA Mines data set, retrieved 2026-10-13. Status and counts can lag real operations.

This location is mapped as federal land. Public land is not an invitation to enter a working mine or old workings. Ask the managing agency about access, claims and closures.

History and geology (USGS)

USGS site name
Victory Placers
USGS status
Occurrence
Commodities
Gold

Matched by location to the USGS Mineral Resources Data System record 10071497 (retrieved 2026-10-13). The database was last updated around 2011, so history may be out of date.

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