Facts
- MSHA status
- Non-producing since Jul 28, 2026
- Type
- Underground
- County
- Idaho County
- State
- Idaho
- Land status (BLM data)
- Federal land in a US Forest Service national forest or grassland
- Nearest town
- Warren
- Operator
- Western Frontier Exploration & Mining Contractors
- Coordinates
- 45.2411, -115.6133
- MSHA mine ID
- 1002295
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
- Gold King Mine
- USGS status
- Past producer
- Commodities
- Gold, Silver
- Output size
- small (USGS class)
Matched by location to the USGS Mineral Resources Data System record 10071561 (retrieved 2026-10-13). The database was last updated around 2011, so history may be out of date.
Gold mines nearby
- Friday Mine 33 mi · non-producing
- McKinley Mine 38 mi · non-producing
- Orogrande Processing Facility 57 mi · intermittent
- Washington Mine 93 mi · temporarily idled