Mines in Routt County, Colorado
188Total
12Active
Routt County, Colorado has 188 mine and mineral deposit locations documented in federal records from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System and MSHA. 12 are currently active mining operations. The most commonly recorded commodity is sand and gravel, construction, with 44 sites.
By Status
Occurrence · 94Past Producer · 50Abandoned · 16Producer · 8Abandoned and Sealed · 5Intermittent · 4Active · 4Prospect · 3Unknown · 2Temporarily Idled · 2
Top Commodities
Sand and Gravel, Construction · 44Gold · 37Silver · 23Coal (Bituminous) · 18Copper · 13Construction Sand and Gravel · 11Uranium · 10Zinc · 9
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Active Mines in Routt County
| Mine | Operator | Commodity | Type | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Foidel Creek Mine | Peabody Twentymile Mining LLC | Coal (Bituminous) | Underground | Active |
| McCoy Cinder Pit | Bratton Enterprises Inc | Crushed, Broken Stone NEC | Surface | Active |
| 1995 Cedarapids Crusher | Duckels Construction Inc | Construction Sand and Gravel | Surface | Active |
| Gardner Pit | General Operating Company Inc | Construction Sand and Gravel | Surface | Active |
| Cole Mine | — | Copper | — | Producer |
| Hogue Pit & Plant | — | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Surface | Producer |
| Minnie D. | — | Silver | — | Producer |
| Thompson Pit | — | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Surface | Producer |
| Unknown Gravel Pit | — | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Surface | Producer |
| Unknown Gravel Pit | — | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Surface | Producer |
| Unknown Gravel Pit | — | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Surface | Producer |
| Unknown Gravel Pit | — | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Surface | Producer |
All Mines in Routt County
| Mine | Commodity | Type | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 Cedarapids Crusher | Construction Sand and Gravel | Surface | Active | MSHA |
| Foidel Creek Mine | Coal (Bituminous) | Underground | Active | MSHA |
| Gardner Pit | Construction Sand and Gravel | Surface | Active | MSHA |
| McCoy Cinder Pit | Crushed, Broken Stone NEC | Surface | Active | MSHA |
| Cole Mine | Copper | Producer | MRDS | |
| Hogue Pit & Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Surface | Producer | MRDS |
| Minnie D. | Silver | Producer | MRDS | |
| Thompson Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Surface | Producer | MRDS |
| Unknown Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Surface | Producer | MRDS |
| Unknown Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Surface | Producer | MRDS |
| Unknown Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Surface | Producer | MRDS |
| Unknown Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Surface | Producer | MRDS |
| 7d Tunnel | Zinc | Underground | Occurrence | MRDS |
| Ace High Claims | Surface | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Acme Placer | Gold | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Acme Placer | Gold | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Apex #2 | Coal (Bituminous) | Underground | Abandoned and Sealed | MSHA |
| Bear River Pit | Construction Sand and Gravel | Surface | Abandoned | MSHA |
| Barnum, Hornet, Lamm Placers | Gold | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Bear River Sand & Gravel | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Bell Placer | Gold | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Bennett Mine | Coal (Bituminous) | Surface | Abandoned | MSHA |
| Beryl Mountain | Zinc | Underground | Occurrence | MRDS |
| Blackburn, El Capitan, Ben Harrison Placers | Gold | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Blue Jay | Gold | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Blue Jay Mine | Gold | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Buffalo Pass | Copper | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Buffalo Pass Road | Copper | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Butcher Knife Mine | Coal (Bituminous) | Surface | Abandoned and Sealed | MSHA |
| Campbell Tunnel and Shaft | Copper | Underground | Occurrence | MRDS |
| Cap Smith Hill | Gold | Underground | Occurrence | MRDS |
| Colo. Mining Co. | Copper, Molybdenum | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Columbine Placer | Gold | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Concord, Belmont, Nettie Marrin Placers | Gold | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Copper King | Copper | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Copper Ridge | Copper | Underground | Occurrence | MRDS |
| Copper Spur | Copper | Prospect | MRDS | |
| Dennis D Claims | Uranium, Rhenium | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Dennis D. Claims | Uranium | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Edna Mine | Coal (Bituminous) | Surface | Abandoned | MSHA |
| Elkhorn | Silver | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Elkhorn Mine | Silver | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Emancipation Group | Copper | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Fair-U | Uranium | Underground | Occurrence | MRDS |
| Fair-U No. 1,2 | Uranium | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Farwell Mine | Copper | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Farwell Mountain Northwest | Copper | Underground | Occurrence | MRDS |
| Farwell Mtn. | Molybdenum, Copper, Gold, Silver | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Floyd Peak Adit | Copper | Underground | Occurrence | MRDS |
| Frentress Gravel Pit | Construction Sand and Gravel | Surface | Abandoned | MSHA |
| Gate, Jgb, Grover Clevland, Ben Harrison, El Capitan Placers | Gold | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Gold Bond, Keystone Placers | Gold | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Grassy Gap Coal Company #1 Mine | Coal (Bituminous) | Surface | Abandoned and Sealed | MSHA |
| Greenville Mine | Zinc | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Greenville Shaft | Lead | Underground | Prospect | MRDS |
| Hahns Peak Central Area | Gold | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Hahns Peak District | Gold | Prospect | MRDS | |
| Hahns Peak Ne Area | Gold | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Hahns Peak Nw Area | Gold | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Hayden #1 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Hayden Gulch Terminal Llc | Coal (Bituminous) | Facility | Abandoned | MSHA |
| Hornet | Gold | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Iron Mountain | Silver | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Iron Springs Mine | Gold | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Joe's Mine | Coal (Bituminous) | Underground | Abandoned | MSHA |
| Johnnies Mine | Coal (Bituminous) | Underground | Abandoned and Sealed | MSHA |
| Keystone, Marrin Placers | Gold | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| King Lode Claims | Mica | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| King Solomon Creek | Lead | Underground | Occurrence | MRDS |
| King Solomon Creek | Silver | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Little Mountain | Gold | Underground | Occurrence | MRDS |
| Little Snake | Silver | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Lower Slavonia | Zinc | Underground | Occurrence | MRDS |
| Master Key | Silver | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Master Key Mine | Silver | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| McCoy Pit & Quarry | Pumice | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Meadows #1 | Coal (Bituminous) | Surface | Abandoned | MSHA |
| Metso Lt106 Track Mounted Jaw Crusher | Construction Sand and Gravel | Surface | Abandoned | MSHA |
| Middle Creek | Coal (Bituminous) | Surface | Abandoned | MSHA |
| Middle Fork Lode | Silver | Underground | Occurrence | MRDS |
| Milner Pit | Construction Sand and Gravel | Surface | Intermittent | MSHA |
| Mine 1 & 2 | Coal (Bituminous) | Surface | Abandoned | MSHA |
| Minnie D. | Silver | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Oro Cache | Zinc | Underground | Occurrence | MRDS |
| Peabody Sage Creek Mine | Coal (Bituminous) | Underground | Temporarily Idled | MSHA |
| Poverty Bar | Gold | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Price Tunnel | Zinc | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Routt County Crusher | Construction Sand and Gravel | Surface | Intermittent | MSHA |
| Routt County Primary Crusher | Construction Sand and Gravel | Surface | Intermittent | MSHA |
| Routt Hot Springs | Geothermal | Surface | Unknown | MRDS |
| Royal Flush Mine | Silver | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Royal Flush Mine | Gold | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Seneca | Coal (Bituminous) | Surface | Abandoned | MSHA |
| Slate Creek | Copper | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Slavonia Mine | Mica | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Soda Creek | Uranium | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| South Fork Soda Creek | Uranium | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Southern Cross Mine | Silver | Underground | Occurrence | MRDS |
| Southern Cross Tunnel | Gold | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Steamboat Sand and Gravel Pit | Construction Sand and Gravel | Surface | Intermittent | MSHA |
| Steamboat Springs | Geothermal | Surface | Unknown | MRDS |
| Success | Uranium | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Sun Mine | Coal (Bituminous) | Underground | Abandoned and Sealed | MSHA |
| Sunset Claims | Copper, Gold | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Temple Pit | Construction Sand and Gravel | Surface | Abandoned | MSHA |
| Temple Prospect | REE | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Three Forks | Silver | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Tipple #3 (twenty Mile Coal Co) | Coal (Lignite) | Facility | Abandoned | MSHA |
| Tom Thumb | Silver | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Tom Thumb Mine | Silver | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Track Plant 1 | Construction Sand and Gravel | Surface | Temporarily Idled | MSHA |
| Trout Creek | Coal (Bituminous) | Surface | Abandoned | MSHA |
| Trout Creek No 2 | Coal (Bituminous) | Surface | Abandoned | MSHA |
| Twenty Mile Mine | Coal (Bituminous) | Surface | Abandoned | MSHA |
| Twin Mountain | Silver | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Twin Mountain Placers | Gold | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Unknown | Clay | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Unknown | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Unknown | Gold | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Unknown | Silver | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Unknown | Gold | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Unknown | Gold | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Unknown | Gold | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Unknown | Gold | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Unknown | Limestone, General | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Unknown | Stone, Dimension | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Unknown | Clay | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Unknown | Gold | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Unknown | Gold | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Unknown | Gold | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Unknown | Stone, Dimension | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Unknown | Gold | Underground | Occurrence | MRDS |
| Unknown | Silver | Underground | Occurrence | MRDS |
| Unknown | Uranium | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Unknown | Silver | Underground | Occurrence | MRDS |
| Unknown | Silver | Underground | Occurrence | MRDS |
| Unknown | Silver | Underground | Occurrence | MRDS |
| Unknown | Copper | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Unknown | Zinc | Underground | Occurrence | MRDS |
| Unknown | Uranium | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Unknown | Lead | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Unknown | Uranium | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Unknown | Zinc | Underground | Occurrence | MRDS |
| Unknown | Gold | Underground | Occurrence | MRDS |
| Unknown | Gold | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Unknown | Silver | Surface | Occurrence | MRDS |
| Unknown Borrow Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Unknown Borrow Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Unknown Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Unknown Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Unknown Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Unknown Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Unknown Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Unknown Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Unknown Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Unknown Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Unknown Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Unknown Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Unknown Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Unknown Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Unknown Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Unknown Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Unknown Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Unknown Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Unknown Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Unknown Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Unknown Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Unknown Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Unknown Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Unknown Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Unknown Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Unknown Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Unknown Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Unknown Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Unknown Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Unknown Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Unknown Placer | Gold | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Unknown Quarry | Stone | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Unnamed | Uranium | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Ways Gulch Placer | Gold | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Whiskey Park | Silver | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Zinc Mountain | Zinc | Occurrence | MRDS |