Mines in Ouray County, Colorado
274Total
12Active
Ouray County, Colorado has 274 mine and mineral deposit locations documented in federal records from the USGS and MSHA. 12 of these are currently active mining operations. The most commonly recorded commodity is gold, with 129 sites. The table below lists all recorded mines in the county with links to individual site details.
All Mines in Ouray County
| Mine | Commodity | Type | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Hawkeye Claims | Gold, Silver | Producer | MRDS | |
| Keno - Patsie Et Al Claims | Silver, Lead, Copper | Producer | MRDS | |
| Quarry | Stone | Surface | Producer | MRDS |
| Revenue-Virginius Mine | Silver, Gold | Underground | Producer | MRDS |
| Ruby Trust | Underground | Producer | MRDS | |
| Wewissa Mine | Silver, Lead, Zinc | Producer | MRDS | |
| (Facility) Saratoga Smelter | Lead | Processing Plant | Plant | MRDS |
| Albany | Gold | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Alma | Gold | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Alpine Mine | Gold | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Amador | Lead | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| American Lead/zinc Mill | Lead | Processing Plant | Past Producer | MRDS |
| American-Nettie | Gold | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Atlas | Silver | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Bachelor Mill | Silver | Processing Plant | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Bachelor Mine | Silver, Copper, Zinc, Lead | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Bailey Shaft | Gold | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Bankers Tunnel | Gold | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Barhoff | Gold | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Barstow #2 | Gold | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Barstow Mine | Fluorine-Fluorite | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Bay City Mill | Gold | Processing Plant | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Beaver/belfast | Gold | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Belle of the West | Gold | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Bi-Metallist | Gold | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Bismuth | Gold | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Black Diamond and Altuna | Lead | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Blaine | Gold | Underground | Unknown | MRDS |
| Boston Sunday | Gold | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Brown Mountain | Gold | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Camp Bird Mill | Gold | Processing Plant | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Camp Bird Mine | Copper, Gold, Lead, Silver, Zinc | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Camp Bird Mine | Gold Ore | Underground | Abandoned | MSHA |
| Carbonate King | Gold | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Charter Oak | Gold | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Chief Ouray Mine | Lead | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Chipeta | Gold | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Copper King | Gold | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Cora Belle | Lead, Gold, Copper, Silver | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| County Road 23 Pit | Construction Sand and Gravel | Surface | Intermittent | MSHA |
| County Road 23 Pit Rental Crusher | Construction Sand and Gravel | Surface | Intermittent | MSHA |
| Dallas Placers | Gold | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Donald | Gold | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Dunmore | Tungsten | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Dutton Gibson Lost Day | Gold | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| El Mahdi Almadi | Gold | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Elmer E Eggleston | Tungsten | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Fortuna | Lead | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Fullmer | Lead | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Genessee-Vanderbilt | Copper | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Gold Hill Mining Project | Gold Ore | Underground | Abandoned | MSHA |
| Gold King | Lead | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Governer | Gold | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Granger | Gold | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Greyhound Group | Gold | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Guston #5 | Copper | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Hero Mine | Gold | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Hidden Treasure | Gold | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Hoffy | Gold | Unknown | MRDS | |
| Humboldt | Gold | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Idarado Mine | Lead | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Imogene Tunnel | Gold | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Irene | Molybdenum | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Ironton Park Bog Iron | Iron | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Jack Pot | Lead | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Joker Tunnel | Gold | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Jonathan | Gold | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Keno | Gold | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Kentucky Giant | Copper | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Kerr-Ouray #2 | Copper | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Keystone Mine | Lead | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Knox Shaft | Gold | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Larson Bros Mine | Gold | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Laura Dunmore | Gold, Lead, Zinc, Uranium, Silver | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Liberty | Gold Ore | Underground | Abandoned | MSHA |
| Little Balm of Gilead | Gold | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Lost Day Mine | Gold | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Lower Mountain Top | Gold Ore | Underground | Abandoned | MSHA |
| Lucky Twenty Mine | Zinc, Lead, Gold | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Lucky Twenty Mine | Gold | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Magnolia Shaft | Gold | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Mammoth Mine | Molybdenum | Unknown | MRDS | |
| Meldrum Tunnel | Gold | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Memphis | Gold | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Michael Breen Mine | Fluorine-Fluorite | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Midnight Mine | Gold | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Mineral Farm Mine | Barium-Barite | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Molly | Molybdenum | Unknown | MRDS | |
| Monarch | Silver | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Monas Queen | Gold | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Mountain King | Silver | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Mountain Queen | Gold | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Mountain Top | Silver | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Nasby | Silver | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| National Belle Mine | Aluminum | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Neodesha | Silver | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| News Boy | Copper | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| North Star & Conny | Lead | Underground | Unknown | MRDS |
| Ocean Wave | Lead | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Old Kentucky | Gold | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Old Maid Mine | Lead | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Orphan Boy | Gold | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Orvis Hot Spring | Geothermal | Surface | Unknown | MRDS |
| Ouray | Silver, Gold | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Ouray Hot Spring | Geothermal | Surface | Unknown | MRDS |
| Park Placer | Gold | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Patsie Helen and Marion | Silver, Gold, Rhenium | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Patsy-Lost Day | Gold | Underground | Unknown | MRDS |
| Paymaster | Gold | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Pittsburgh | Lead | Underground | Unknown | MRDS |
| Pony Express Mine | Barium-Barite | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Portland Mine | Gold | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Prince Lode Claims | Lead | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| R E Lee Claim,atlantic C | Lead | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Rainbow Tunnel | Gold | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Red Creek Mine | Lead | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Red Mountain Deposits | Silver, Lead, Gold, Copper | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Revenue Mine | Silver Ore | Underground | NonProducing | MSHA |
| Robinson | Uranium | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Rock of the Ages Mine | Lead | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Rouville | Gold | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Ruby Mine Trust | Gold Ore | Underground | Abandoned | MSHA |
| San Antonio | Lead | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| San Bernadino | Gold | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| San Pedro | Gold | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Saratoga | Lead | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Schofield | Gold | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Seniorita | Gold | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Sequin Mine | Lead | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Sieberg | Lead | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Silver Bell Mine | Gold | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Silver King | Gold | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Silver Mountain Mine | Gold | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Silvershield Mill | Lead | Processing Plant | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Sneffels - Red Mountain District | Copper, Lead, Gold, Zinc, Silver | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| South Dakota | Gold | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Speedwell | Lead | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| St. Lawerance | Gold | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Sunrise Tunnel | Gold | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Sunshine | Silver | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Sutton Mill | Gold | Processing Plant | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Sutton and Weatherly Claims | Prospect | MRDS | ||
| Sweepstakes | Gold | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Syracuse Mine | Gold | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Terrible | Gold | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| The Blowout | Molybdenum, Copper | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Tip Top | Gold | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Topeka #1 | Gold | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Topeka #2 | Gold | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Torpedo Eclipse Mine | Manganese, Fluorine-Fluorite | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Treasure Trove | Zinc, Lead, Uranium, Copper | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Treasury Tunnel | Lead, Zinc | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Uncle Sam | Gold | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Uncompahgre District | Zinc, Gold, Copper, Lead, Silver | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Unknown | Silver | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Unknown | Gold | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Unknown | Gold | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Unknown | Gold | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Unknown | Gold | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Unknown | Gold | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Unknown | Silver | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Unknown | Gold | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Unknown | Gold | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Unknown | Silver | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Unknown | Lead | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Unknown | Gold | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Unknown | Gold | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Unknown | Silver | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Unknown | Gold | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Unknown | Silver | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Unknown | Silver | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Unknown | Silver | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Unknown | Silver | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Unknown | Silver | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Unknown | Lead | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Unknown | Silver | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Unknown | Gold | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Unknown | Silver | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Unknown | Silver | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Unknown | Gold | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Unknown | Silver | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Unknown | Gold | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Unknown | Manganese | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Unknown | Molybdenum | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Unknown | Silver | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Unknown | Gold | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Unknown | Silver | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Unknown | Gold | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Unknown | Molybdenum | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Unknown | Gold | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Unknown | Silver | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Unknown | Silver | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Unknown | Lead | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Unknown | Silver | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Unknown | Gold | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Unknown | Lead | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Unknown | Lead | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Unknown | Silver | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Unknown | Lead | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Unknown | Silver | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Unknown | Gold | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Unknown | Gold | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Unknown | Gold | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Unknown | Gold | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Unknown | Silver | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Unknown | Gold | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Unknown | Gold | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Unknown | Silver | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Unknown | Silver | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Unknown | Gold | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Unknown | Silver | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Unknown | Gold | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Unknown | Silver | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Unknown | Gold | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Unknown | Gold | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Unknown | Silver | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Unknown | Silver | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Unknown | Gold | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Unknown | Silver | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Unknown | Gold | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Unknown | Silver | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Unknown | Gold | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Unknown | Gold | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Unknown | Lead | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Unknown | Gold | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Unknown | Gold | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Unknown | Silver | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Unknown | Silver | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Unknown | Silver | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Unknown | Gold | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Unknown | Gold | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Unknown | Gold | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Unknown | Gold | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Unknown | Gold | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Unknown | Gold | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Unknown | Gold | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Unknown | Silver | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Unknown | Gold | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Unknown | Gold | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Unknown | Gold | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Unknown | Silver | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Unknown | Silver | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Unknown | Gold | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Unknown | Gold | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Unknown | Silver | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Unknown | Silver | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Unknown | Gold | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Unknown | Gold | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Unknown | Silver | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Unknown | Gold | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Unknown | Gold | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Unknown | Silver | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Unknown | Silver | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Upper Mountain Top Mine | Silver Ore | Underground | Abandoned | MSHA |
| Von Doose | Gold Ore | Underground | NonProducing | MSHA |
| Vanderbilt | Gold | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Vernon Mine | Gold | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Virginius | Gold | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Wanakah | Lead | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Wedge | Lead | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| West View | Lead | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Wheel of Fortune | Gold | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Whippoorwill Mine | Manganese | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| White Cloud | Gold | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Yankee | Gold | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Yankee Girl Shaft | Copper | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Yellow Jacket Mine | Lead | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Yellow Rose Mine | Gold | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |