Prunty Mine

Prunty Mine is a surface gold mine in Elko County, Nevada, near Charleston. MSHA lists its status as active since Oct 3, 2025 and records 3 employees. It is one of 57 gold mines in Nevada that are not marked abandoned, and one of 9 in Elko County; by employees it ranks 50 of 54 in the state.

Facts

MSHA status
Active since Oct 3, 2025
Type
Surface
County
Elko County
State
Nevada
Land status (BLM data)
Federal land in a US Forest Service national forest or grassland
Nearest town
Charleston
Employees reported
3
Operator
Humboldt Mining Company
Coordinates
41.6975, -115.4969
MSHA mine ID
2601261

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
Memphis
USGS status
Past producer
Commodities
Gold, Copper, Silver
Output size
small (USGS class)

Matched by location to the USGS Mineral Resources Data System record 10046130 (retrieved 2026-10-13). The database was last updated around 2011, so history may be out of date.

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