Gold, Silver, Lead, Zinc, Copper Mines

Gold, Silver, Lead, Zinc, Copper Mining in the United States

Federal databases document 27 gold, silver, lead, zinc, copper-related mine and mineral deposit locations across the United States. Of these, 10 (37%) are currently active operations tracked by MSHA. These records span active mines, past producers, mineral prospects, and geological occurrences identified through federal surveys.

Top States

State	Sites
Colorado	11
Washington	7
Oregon	2
Montana	2
Arizona	2
New Mexico	1
Idaho	1
Alaska	1

Notable Sites

Mine	State	County	Status
Carlisle Mine	New Mexico	Grant	Producer
Clear Creek & Gilpin	Colorado	Clear Creek	Producer
Comstock	Colorado	Clear Creek	Producer
Elida	Colorado	Clear Creek	Producer
Enterprise	Colorado	Clear Creek	Producer
Grover Cleveland	Colorado	Clear Creek	Producer
Keith	Colorado	Clear Creek	Producer
Little Johnny	Colorado	Clear Creek	Producer
Morning Star	Colorado	Clear Creek	Producer
Tom Boy, Treasure Vault, John Paul Jones, Edna Fannie, Golden Treasure	Colorado	Clear Creek	Producer
Azurite Prospect	Arizona	Mohave	Occurrence
Carbonate Mine	Montana	Jefferson	Past Producer
Champion and Evening Star	Oregon	Lane	Past Producer
Chancellor	Washington	Whatcom	Occurrence
Crystal Butte	Washington	Okanogan	Past Producer
Eureka	Washington	Stevens	Occurrence
Eureka	Washington	Stevens	Prospect
Evahom Prospect	Arizona	Mohave	Occurrence
Fork Prospect	Montana	Madison	Occurrence
Frenchman Prospect	Idaho	Blaine	Occurrence
Homestake	Alaska		Past Producer
Nabab	Colorado	Clear Creek	Occurrence
Portland Consolidated Mine	Oregon	Grant	Occurrence
Ptarmigan	Washington	Snohomish	Occurrence
Sky City Mine	Colorado	Saguache	Past Producer
Spokane	Washington	Okanogan	Occurrence
Tuscola	Washington	Snohomish	Occurrence