Mines in Custer County, Colorado
271Total
24Active
Custer County, Colorado has 271 mine and mineral deposit locations documented in federal records from the USGS and MSHA. 24 of these are currently active mining operations. The most commonly recorded commodity is silver, with 81 sites. The table below lists all recorded mines in the county with links to individual site details.
All Mines in Custer County
| Mine | Commodity | Type | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crusher #2 | Construction Sand and Gravel | Surface | Active | MSHA |
| Colorado Zinc Company Mine | Lead, Zinc | Underground | Producer | MRDS |
| Feldspar Mine | Barium-Barite | Surface | Producer | MRDS |
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Surface | Producer | MRDS |
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Surface | Producer | MRDS |
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Surface | Producer | MRDS |
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Surface | Producer | MRDS |
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Surface | Producer | MRDS |
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Surface | Producer | MRDS |
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Surface | Producer | MRDS |
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Surface | Producer | MRDS |
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Surface | Producer | MRDS |
| Gravel Pit M-093 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Surface | Producer | MRDS |
| Hardship Lode | Vermiculite | Surface | Producer | MRDS |
| Lake View | Feldspar | Underground | Producer | MRDS |
| Matchless Prospect | Silver | Underground | Producer | MRDS |
| Mountain View | Silver, Perlite, Zinc, Lead | Surface-Underground | Producer | MRDS |
| Quarry | Perlite | Surface | Producer | MRDS |
| Rosita Hills Deposit | Perlite | Producer | MRDS | |
| Unidentified Occurrence | Silver | Producer | MRDS | |
| Unknown | REE, Thorium | Producer | MRDS | |
| Unknown | Thorium | Producer | MRDS | |
| Unknown | Fire Clay (Refractory) | Producer | MRDS | |
| Unknown | Perlite | Producer | MRDS | |
| Abbit | Perlite | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Airborne Anomaly 18 | Uranium | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Alexander Shaft | Silver | Underground | Prospect | MRDS |
| Anna Lee Lode | Thorium, REE | Surface | Prospect | MRDS |
| Atomic Mountain Claim | Thorium, REE | Underground | Prospect | MRDS |
| Barite Lode | Thorium | Surface-Underground | Prospect | MRDS |
| Barite Lode 2 | Thorium | Surface-Underground | Prospect | MRDS |
| Barrel Springs Mine | Barium-Barite | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Bassick Mine | Silver, Gold | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Bassier Mine | Thorium | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Beardsley Deposit | Thorium, REE | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Beck Mountain Lode | Uranium, Vanadium | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Belcher Prospect | Silver | Prospect | MRDS | |
| Belfast Claim | Silver | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Ben Franklin Prospect | Silver | Underground | Prospect | MRDS |
| Ben West Hill Prospect | Silver | Prospect | MRDS | |
| Big Chief 1 Claim | Barium-Barite, Silver | Surface-Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Big Horn Mine | Gold, Copper | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Big Stake Nickel Deposit | Gold, Nickel, Silver, Cobalt | Surface | Prospect | MRDS |
| Blue Bird Claim | Thorium, Barium-Barite | Surface-Underground | Prospect | MRDS |
| Bonanza Mine | Silver | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Boulder-Buffalo | Silver | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Broad Axe Prospect | Silver | Prospect | MRDS | |
| Buckeye - Holt Mine | Silver | Surface-Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Buffalo Hunter Load | Construction Sand and Gravel | Surface | Intermittent | MSHA |
| Bull Domingo Mine | Lead, Silver, Zinc | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Bullion Prospect | Silver | Prospect | MRDS | |
| C.h. Connor Mine | Manganese | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| California Shaft | Silver | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Carbonate Prospect | Silver | Surface | Prospect | MRDS |
| Caroline Tunnel | Silver | Underground | Prospect | MRDS |
| Charleston Property | Thorium | Surface | Prospect | MRDS |
| Cloverdale Mine | Gold | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Cora B Claim | Thorium | Surface-Underground | Prospect | MRDS |
| Crestone | Uranium | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Dakota Maid Prospect | Silver, Gold, Lead | Prospect | MRDS | |
| Damn Fool Claims | Uranium | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Darby Extension | Thorium, REE | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Deceiver Mine | Lead, Zinc | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Defender Mine | Silver | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Defender Mine | Lead | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Del Monte Prospect | Silver | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Delaware Mine | Silver | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Democrat Hill Deposit | Potassium, Silver, Aluminum, Gold | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Dinero Prospect | Silver | Prospect | MRDS | |
| Dirigo Prospect | Silver | Prospect | MRDS | |
| Dolly Varden | Zinc, Silver, Lead | Surface-Underground | Prospect | MRDS |
| East Leviathan Mine | Lead, Silver | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Elizabeth Prospect | Silver | Prospect | MRDS | |
| Empire State Shaft | Silver | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Eureka Shaft | Silver | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Fair View Lode | Thorium | Surface | Prospect | MRDS |
| Fiskdale Prospect | Silver | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Floyd Watters Ranch | Uranium, Vanadium | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Franklin Mine | Thorium, REE | Surface-Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| G.w. and Antrim Claims | Thorium | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Game Ridge Mine | Silver | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Gem Park Complex | Niobium (Columbium) | Prospect | MRDS | |
| Gem Park, Goldenite, Silverite | Vermiculite | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| General Ike | Gold | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| General Ike Prospect | Thorium, Barium-Barite, REE | Prospect | MRDS | |
| Geyser Mine | Lead, Silver | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Globe Prospect | Silver | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Gold Crown No. 2 Claim | Thorium | Prospect | MRDS | |
| Golden Age Prospect | Silver | Underground | Prospect | MRDS |
| Golden Gate Mine | Silver | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Golden King Shaft | Silver | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Good Hope Mine | Silver | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Gray Eagle Mine | Silver | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Green Mountain Deposit | Silver, Zinc, Lead | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Half Moon Mine | Silver, Lead | Surface-Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Haputa Ranch | Gold, Thorium, REE, Barium-Barite, Lead | Surface-Underground | Prospect | MRDS |
| Hard Cash Mine | Silver | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Hardin Claim Group | Surface-Underground | Prospect | MRDS | |
| Hardwick Deposit | Thorium | Prospect | MRDS | |
| Hector Prospect | Silver | Underground | Prospect | MRDS |
| Henicke Tracts | Thorium | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Herman Passiflora Mine | Silver, Lead | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Hidden Valley Claims | Thorium, Barium-Barite | Prospect | MRDS | |
| Hillside | Pumice | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Horn Peak Claims | Uranium | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Horton Mine | Silver | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Hoza Ranch | Zinc | Surface-Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Humboldt Mine | Silver | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Immortal Mine | Silver, Iron, Lead | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Indiana Prospect | Silver | Underground | Prospect | MRDS |
| Invincible Shaft | Silver, Copper | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Iron Mountain Mine | Silver, Iron | Surface-Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Jay Gould Mine | Silver | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Jit Prospect | Zinc, Lead | Underground | Prospect | MRDS |
| Jocomo | Fluorine-Fluorite | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| John Spalding | Barium-Barite, Thorium | Surface-Underground | Prospect | MRDS |
| Julianna Mine | Silver | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Kate Mine | Silver | Surface-Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Keepsake Prospect | Silver | Surface | Prospect | MRDS |
| Keystone Mine | Silver | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| King Midas Claims | Uranium, Vanadium | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| King Prospect | Silver | Prospect | MRDS | |
| King of the Carbonates Mine | Zinc, Lead, Silver | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| King of the Valley Mine | Silver | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Knight-Stacy | Molybdenum | Surface | Prospect | MRDS |
| Lady Franklin Mine | Silver | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Lawson Mine | Clay | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Lead Hill Deposit | Lead | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Leavenworth Mine | Lead, Silver | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Lee Jones Ranch | Uranium, Thorium | Surface | Prospect | MRDS |
| Little Maud Claim | Thorium, REE | Prospect | MRDS | |
| Lizzie Mac Prospect | Silver | Prospect | MRDS | |
| Lucille Mine | Silver | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Lucky Find | Gold | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Lucky Find Claim | Barium-Barite, Thorium | Prospect | MRDS | |
| Lyons Pit | Phosphate Rock | Surface | Intermittent | MSHA |
| Mapleton Shaft | Silver | Underground | Prospect | MRDS |
| Marion Mine | Silver, Copper, Lead, Zinc | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Maverick Mine | Zinc, Lead, Silver | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Michigan Prospect | Silver | Underground | Prospect | MRDS |
| Midnite Lode | Thorium | Surface-Underground | Prospect | MRDS |
| Mineral Claims No. 2 | Silver | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Moore's Property | Lead | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Mount Robinson Deposit | Potassium, Aluminum | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Mountain Boy Mine | Silver | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Mountain View Mine | Perlite | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Mystery | Gold | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Mystery Lode | Thorium | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Nebraska Shaft | Silver | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Nellie Mine | Silver | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| New Hope | Lead | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| New Pit Prospect | Silver | Surface | Prospect | MRDS |
| New Shaft | Gold, Silver | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| New Year Prospect | Silver | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Nightengale Claim | Thorium, REE | Surface | Prospect | MRDS |
| Niles Mine | Vermiculite | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Nutter Prospect | Manganese | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Nutter Prospect | Prospect | MRDS | ||
| Oak Creek | Barium-Barite | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Oak Creek (Ilse) District | Lead | Surface-Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Ocean Wave Mine | Silver | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Ophir Creek Claims | Lead, Gold, Silver | Surface-Underground | Prospect | MRDS |
| Ophir Mine | Silver | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| P & O Mine | Gold, Silver | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Peerless Mine | Silver, Lead | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Pennie Poker | Thorium, REE | Surface-Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Phares & Allen | Vermiculite | Prospect | MRDS | |
| Pine Tree Claim | Thorium | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Pioneer Mine | Gold, Silver | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Plata Verde Mine | Silver | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Pocahontas Mine | Silver, Copper | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Pocahontas Mine | Silver | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Polonia Shaft | Silver | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Poorman Shaft | Silver | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Portable Unit #3 | Construction Sand and Gravel | Surface | Intermittent | MSHA |
| Portable Unit #4 | Construction Sand and Gravel | Surface | Intermittent | MSHA |
| Powhattan Prospect | Silver | Prospect | MRDS | |
| Preston Gold Mine | Silver, Gold | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Quaker City Mine | Silver | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Quarry | Perlite | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Quarry | Perlite | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Racer Mine | Silver | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Racine Boy Mine | Silver, Lead | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Rappahannock Prospect | Silver | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Rare Earth Special No 4 | Prospect | MRDS | ||
| Rare Earth Special No 1 and No 2 Claims | Thorium | Prospect | MRDS | |
| Red Spring Tunnel | Silver | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Rita Alta Mine | Copper | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Robinson,young,marjorie Lode | Vermiculite | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Rosita Hills District | Gold, Silver, Perlite | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Rosita Mine | Perlite | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Round Mountain Prospect | Silver, Gold | Surface | Prospect | MRDS |
| San Francisco Mine | Silver | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Sangre De Cristo Mine | Copper | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Screening Plant | Construction Sand and Gravel | Surface | Abandoned | MSHA |
| Sedgwick Shaft | Silver | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Seneca Tunnel | Silver | Underground | Prospect | MRDS |
| Sewell Ranch | REE, Thorium | Underground | Prospect | MRDS |
| Sewell Ranch | Underground | Unknown | MRDS | |
| Shorty Robinson Lode, Young Deposit | Vermiculite | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Silver Cliff District | Silver, Gold | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Silver Horn Mine | Silver | Underground | Prospect | MRDS |
| Silver King Shaft | Silver | Underground | Prospect | MRDS |
| Skek City Mine | Nickel, Copper | Underground | Prospect | MRDS |
| Songbird Mine | Perlite | Surface-Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Star Mine | Silver, Aluminum | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Starbuck Claim | Thorium, REE | Surface-Underground | Prospect | MRDS |
| Stephen Prospect | Silver | Prospect | MRDS | |
| Strip Mine | Perlite | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Summit Mine | Silver | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Sunrise Mine | Silver | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Sunset Lode | Thorium | Surface-Underground | Prospect | MRDS |
| Sunset Shaft | Silver | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Sunshine Valley Lode | Thorium | Prospect | MRDS | |
| Swartz Ranch | Vermiculite, Thorium, REE | Surface | Prospect | MRDS |
| Terrible Mine | Lead | Surface-Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Thorite Mother Lode | Thorium | Surface | Prospect | MRDS |
| Thorium Mountain Mine | Thorium, REE | Surface-Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Tomsick Property | Thorium | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Transylvania Tunnel | Silver | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Twenty Grand Claim | Thorium, REE | Surface-Underground | Prospect | MRDS |
| Twenty-Six Shafts | Silver | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Unidentified Mine | Underground | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Unidentified Occurrence | Silver | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Unidentified Occurrence | Silver | Prospect | MRDS | |
| Unidentified Occurrence | Lead, Silver | Underground | Prospect | MRDS |
| Unidentified Occurrence | Iron | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Unidentified Occurrence | Thorium | Surface | Prospect | MRDS |
| Unidentified Occurrence | Thorium, Silver | Underground | Prospect | MRDS |
| Unidentified Occurrence | Silver | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Unidentified Prospect | Uranium, Thorium | Surface | Prospect | MRDS |
| Unknown | Silver | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Unknown | Thorium | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Unknown | Barium-Barite, Vermiculite | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Unknown | Barium-Barite | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Unknown | Molybdenum | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Unknown | Clay | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Unknown | Fire Clay (Refractory) | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Unknown | Clay | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Unknown | Bentonite | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Unknown | Sodium, Potassium, Calcium | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Unknown | Bentonite | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Unknown | Perlite | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Unknown | Perlite | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Unknown | Zinc | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Unknown | Perlite | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Unknown | Perlite | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Unknown | Fluorine-Fluorite | Underground | Prospect | MRDS |
| Unknown | Perlite | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Unknown | Perlite | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Valley View Claim | Thorium, Barium-Barite | Prospect | MRDS | |
| Vanderbilt Mine | Silver, Lead | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Verde Creek Deposit | Silver, Copper | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Victoria Tunnel | Silver, Lead | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Victory Claims | Manganese | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Virginia Mine | Lead, Silver | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Wahl Iron Mine | Iron | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| West Leviathan Mine | Silver, Lead | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Westcliffe Mining and Milling Co. Deposit | Manganese | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Wet Mountain Mine | Barium-Barite | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Wet Mountains District | Zinc, Copper, Lead, Silver | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Wild Girl and High Kicker Claims | Lead, Silver, Zinc, Uranium | Surface-Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Wild Goose Mine | Nickel | Surface | Prospect | MRDS |
| Wild Goose Mine | Nickel | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Wildcat Mine | Silver, Lead | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Zebra Prospect | Silver | Prospect | MRDS |