Mines in Rio Grande County, Colorado

Rio Grande County, Colorado has 129 mine and mineral deposit locations documented in federal records from the USGS and MSHA. 4 of these are currently active mining operations. The most commonly recorded commodity is sand and gravel, construction, with 52 sites. The table below lists all recorded mines in the county with links to individual site details.

All Mines in Rio Grande County

Mine	Commodity	Type	Status	Source
Aggregate Processing Plant	Construction Sand and Gravel	Surface	Active	MSHA
Decatur Ne District	Gold, Lead, Silver, Copper		Producer	MRDS
Shaws Spring	Geothermal	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Summitville Mine	Silver, Gold, Copper		Producer	MRDS
Alum Creek Property	Copper, Molybdenum		Occurrence	MRDS
Annie	Gold	Underground	Past Producer	MRDS
Aztec Mine	Gold, Silver		Past Producer	MRDS
Aztec Tunnel	Gold	Underground	Past Producer	MRDS
Beverly Shaft Mine	Gold	Underground	Past Producer	MRDS
Bob Tail Mine	Gold, Silver		Past Producer	MRDS
Bobcat	Gold	Underground	Past Producer	MRDS
Bowen Placer	Gold	Placer	Past Producer	MRDS
Center Redi Mix Inc	Construction Sand and Gravel	Surface	Intermittent	MSHA
Chandler Mine	Copper	Underground	Past Producer	MRDS
Chandler Tunnel	Gold, Silver		Past Producer	MRDS
Copper Hill Mine	Gold, Silver		Past Producer	MRDS
Del Norte Mine	Gold, Silver		Past Producer	MRDS
Dexter Tunnel	Gold, Silver		Past Producer	MRDS
Esmond Mine	Gold, Silver		Past Producer	MRDS
French Tunnel	Gold, Silver		Past Producer	MRDS
Golconda Group	Gold	Underground	Past Producer	MRDS
Golconda Mine	Gold, Silver		Past Producer	MRDS
Guadaloupe Claims Group	Silver	Underground	Unknown	MRDS
Guadaloupe Mine	Gold, Silver, Lead, Copper		Past Producer	MRDS
Highland Mary Mine	Gold, Silver		Past Producer	MRDS
Hugh Bly Mine	Gold, Silver		Past Producer	MRDS
Ida Tunnel	Gold, Silver		Past Producer	MRDS
Ida Tunnel	Gold	Underground	Past Producer	MRDS
Iowa Mine	Silver, Gold		Past Producer	MRDS
Iowa Mine	Copper	Underground	Unknown	MRDS
Jasper	Asbestos		Occurrence	MRDS
Lady Bug Mine	Silver, Zinc, Lead		Occurrence	MRDS
Lady Bug Mine	Silver	Underground	Past Producer	MRDS
Little Annie	Gold	Underground	Past Producer	MRDS
Little Annie Placers	Gold		Past Producer	MRDS
Mathias North Pit	Construction Sand and Gravel	Surface	Intermittent	MSHA
Marble Mountain Deposit	Aluminum		Occurrence	MRDS
Mathias North Pit & Plant	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Unknown	MRDS
Miser Mine	Lead, Copper, Gold, Silver		Past Producer	MRDS
Missionary Tunnel	Gold, Silver		Past Producer	MRDS
Montroy Tunnel	Gold, Silver		Past Producer	MRDS
Mt Morriah Mining Co	Copper	Underground	Past Producer	MRDS
Narrow Gauge Mine	Gold, Silver	Underground	Past Producer	MRDS
O'Bannon Pit	Construction Sand and Gravel	Surface	Intermittent	MSHA
O'Rourke Pit At South Fork	Construction Sand and Gravel	Surface	Temporarily Idled	MSHA
Portable Plant #1	Construction Sand and Gravel	Surface	Abandoned	MSHA
Perry Mine	Silver, Gold		Past Producer	MRDS
Perry Mine	Gold	Underground	Past Producer	MRDS
Pickens Cut	Gold, Silver		Past Producer	MRDS
Pog Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Pumice Deposit	Pumice		Occurrence	MRDS
Reynolds Mine	Copper	Underground	Unknown	MRDS
Rio Grande Granite Quarry	Gold	Surface	Unknown	MRDS
Robert Burns Claim	Silver	Underground	Past Producer	MRDS
Science Tunnel	Gold, Silver		Occurrence	MRDS
South Mountain	Aluminum		Occurrence	MRDS
Spiegel	Iron	Underground	Past Producer	MRDS
St. Christopher Perlite	Perlite	Underground	Unknown	MRDS
St. Christopher Perlite No. 1,2,3	Perlite		Occurrence	MRDS
Summitville District	Silver, Lead, Copper, Gold		Past Producer	MRDS
Summitville Mine	Gold	Surface	Plant	MRDS
Treasure Comstock Group	Copper, Lead, Gold		Occurrence	MRDS
Treasure Comstock Group	Gold	Underground	Unknown	MRDS
Unk	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Unknown	MRDS
Unk	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Unknown	MRDS
Unk	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Unknown	MRDS
Unk	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Unknown	MRDS
Unk	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Unknown	MRDS
Unk	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Unknown	MRDS
Unk	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Unknown	MRDS
Unk	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Unknown	MRDS
Unk	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Unknown	MRDS
Unk	Stone	Surface	Unknown	MRDS
Unk	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Unknown	MRDS
Unk	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Unknown	MRDS
Unk	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Unknown	MRDS
Unk	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Unknown	MRDS
Unk	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Unknown	MRDS
Unk	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Unknown	MRDS
Unk	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Unknown	MRDS
Unk	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Unknown	MRDS
Unk	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Unknown	MRDS
Unk	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Unknown	MRDS
Unk	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Unknown	MRDS
Unk	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Unknown	MRDS
Unk	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Unknown	MRDS
Unk	Stone	Surface	Unknown	MRDS
Unk	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Unknown	MRDS
Unk	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Unknown	MRDS
Unk	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Unknown	MRDS
Unk	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Unknown	MRDS
Unk	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Unknown	MRDS
Unk	Gold	Surface	Unknown	MRDS
Unk	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Unknown	MRDS
Unk	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Unknown	MRDS
Unk	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Unknown	MRDS
Unk	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Unknown	MRDS
Unk	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Unknown	MRDS
Unk	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Unknown	MRDS
Unk	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Unknown	MRDS
Unk	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Unknown	MRDS
Unk	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Unknown	MRDS
Unk		Underground	Unknown	MRDS
Unk Pits	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Unknown	MRDS
Unknown	Volcanic Materials		Occurrence	MRDS
Unknown	Sand and Gravel, Construction		Occurrence	MRDS
Unknown	Sand and Gravel, Construction		Occurrence	MRDS
Unknown	Sand and Gravel, Construction		Occurrence	MRDS
Unknown	Sand and Gravel, Construction		Occurrence	MRDS
Unknown	Sand and Gravel, Construction		Occurrence	MRDS
Unknown	Sand and Gravel, Construction		Occurrence	MRDS
Unknown	Volcanic Materials		Occurrence	MRDS
Unknown	Sand and Gravel, Construction		Occurrence	MRDS
Unknown	Sand and Gravel, Construction		Occurrence	MRDS
Unknown	Sand and Gravel, Construction		Occurrence	MRDS
Unknown	Sand and Gravel, Construction		Occurrence	MRDS
Unknown	Sand and Gravel, Construction		Occurrence	MRDS
Unknown	Sand and Gravel, Construction		Occurrence	MRDS
Unknown	Pumice		Occurrence	MRDS
Unknown	Silver	Underground	Past Producer	MRDS
Unknown	Aluminum	Underground	Unknown	MRDS
Unknown	Gold	Underground	Unknown	MRDS
Unknown	Gold	Underground	Unknown	MRDS
Unknown	Pumice		Occurrence	MRDS
Unknown	Gold	Underground	Unknown	MRDS
Unknown	Pumice		Occurrence	MRDS
Unknown Pits	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Unknown	MRDS
Unnamed Prospect	Silver, Copper, Lead		Occurrence	MRDS
Winchester Tunnel	Gold, Silver		Past Producer	MRDS