Mines in Clearwater County, Idaho

Clearwater County, Idaho has 214 mine and mineral deposit locations documented in federal records from the USGS and MSHA. 18 of these are currently active mining operations. The most commonly recorded commodity is gold, with 106 sites. The table below lists all recorded mines in the county with links to individual site details.

All Mines in Clearwater County

Mine	Commodity	Type	Status	Source
Clearwater Rock and Crushing	Construction Sand and Gravel	Surface	Active	MSHA
Bull Moose Placer	Gold		Producer	MRDS
Cranberry Creek Pit	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Freeman Creek Pit	Stone, Crushed/Broken	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	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Headquarters Pit	Stone	Surface	Producer	MRDS
North Fork, Clearwater River	Gold		Producer	MRDS
Old Camp-Y-Pit	Stone	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Pierce City District	Gold		Producer	MRDS
Ables Placer	Gold		Past Producer	MRDS
Allgood Prospect			Occurrence	MRDS
American Placer	Gold	Placer	Past Producer	MRDS
Ann Dee Prospect	Gold	Surface	Occurrence	MRDS
Armstrong Gulch Placer	Gold		Past Producer	MRDS
B and B Prospect	Gold	Surface	Occurrence	MRDS
Bear Butte Iron Prospect	Iron		Occurrence	MRDS
Bear Creek Placers	Gold	Placer	Occurrence	MRDS
Bear Waller	Gold	Placer	Occurrence	MRDS
Bedrock Creek	Gold	Placer	Occurrence	MRDS
Big Creek Limestone Occurrence			Occurrence	MRDS
Birch Mountain Silica Occurrence			Occurrence	MRDS
Black Diamond Graphite Prospect			Occurrence	MRDS
Black Dome Group	Iron	Surface	Prospect	MRDS
Blacklead Iron Prospect			Occurrence	MRDS
Blacklead Mountain Prospects	Gold	Surface-Underground	Prospect	MRDS
Bobs Creek Mica Occurrence			Occurrence	MRDS
Boehls	Aluminum	Surface	Prospect	MRDS
Boggs Gulch Placers	Gold	Placer	Unknown	MRDS
Boise Quartz	Gold	Underground	Unknown	MRDS
Bole Property Mine	Gold		Past Producer	MRDS
Bond Mine	Gold		Past Producer	MRDS
Bond Mine	Gold Ore	Underground	Abandoned	MSHA
Browns Placer	Thorium	Surface	Unknown	MRDS
Bungalow	Gold	Surface	Occurrence	MRDS
C.a.o. Claims	Gold	Surface	Occurrence	MRDS
Canal Gulch Creek Placer	Gold		Past Producer	MRDS
Cavendish Quarry	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Cavendish Summit	REE		Occurrence	MRDS
Cayuse Creek	Gold	Placer	Occurrence	MRDS
Cedar Camp Area	Silica	Surface	Unknown	MRDS
Cedar Creek Placer Deposit	Titanium, REE	Placer	Past Producer	MRDS
Cedars - Kelly Creek Sand Occurrence			Occurrence	MRDS
Cedars - Kelly Creek Sand Occurrence			Occurrence	MRDS
Cedars - Kelly Creek Sandstone Occurrence			Occurrence	MRDS
Cedars - Kelly Creek Sandstone Occurrence			Occurrence	MRDS
Cedars - Kelly Creek Sandstone Occurrence			Occurrence	MRDS
Cedars - Kelly Creek Sandstone Occurrence			Occurrence	MRDS
Chamberlain Creek Placer	Gold		Past Producer	MRDS
Clearwater	Limestone, General	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Clearwater Gulch Placer	Gold		Past Producer	MRDS
Clearwater Lime Products Co. Quarry	Limestone, General, Limestone, Ultra Pure		Past Producer	MRDS
Clearwater Lime Products Co. Quarry	Marble, Dimension, Limestone, General		Past Producer	MRDS
Clearwater Lime Products Co. Quarry	Limestone, Ultra Pure, Limestone, General		Past Producer	MRDS
Clearwater River N. Fk At Fix Creek Placer			Occurrence	MRDS
Clearwater River Placers N. Fk.	Gold		Past Producer	MRDS
Cow Creek Placer	Gold		Past Producer	MRDS
Cow Creek Quarry	Stone	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Craig Black Sands	REE	Surface	Unknown	MRDS
Crystal Creek Placer	Gold		Past Producer	MRDS
Cummings	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Cw-69s Quarry	Stone, Dimension		Unknown	MRDS
Dead Wood Creek Placer	Gold		Past Producer	MRDS
Dewey	Gold		Past Producer	MRDS
Doe Creek Prospect			Occurrence	MRDS
Dream Gulch	Gold	Surface	Unknown	MRDS
Driessel Property	Sulfur	Surface	Unknown	MRDS
Driessel Prospect	Gold	Surface	Occurrence	MRDS
Dundas Prospect	Copper		Occurrence	MRDS
Dutchman Creek Placer	Gold		Past Producer	MRDS
Dworshak Dam Stone	Stone		Past Producer	MRDS
East Saddle Claims	Gold	Surface	Occurrence	MRDS
Elizabeth Creek	Cobalt	Surface	Occurrence	MRDS
Elk Creek Placer	Gold		Past Producer	MRDS
Elk River Clay Deposit			Occurrence	MRDS
Emma Claim	Gold	Surface	Occurrence	MRDS
Ericksen Deposit	Iron	Underground	Unknown	MRDS
Ferry Creek Quarry	Cesium	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Fetch Claims	Gold	Surface	Occurrence	MRDS
Fisher Quartz	Gold	Underground	Unknown	MRDS
Fly Hill Silica	Silica	Surface	Occurrence	MRDS
Fords Creek Pit	Stone, Dimension	Surface	Unknown	MRDS
Fourth of July Creek	Gold	Placer	Occurrence	MRDS
French Creek Placer	Gold		Past Producer	MRDS
Gaffney Placer			Occurrence	MRDS
Galena Claim	Gold	Surface	Occurrence	MRDS
Gold Chasers	Gold	Placer	Unknown	MRDS
Gold Creek Placer	Gold		Past Producer	MRDS
Gold Hunter Prospect		Underground	Occurrence	MRDS
Gueda Deposit	Sapphire	Surface	Prospect	MRDS
Hanson Ridge Structure	Gold	Surface	Occurrence	MRDS
Harbison and Buob Placers	Gold	Surface	Unknown	MRDS
Hemler Prospect			Occurrence	MRDS
Hemlock Creek	Gold	Placer	Occurrence	MRDS
Herb Olson Prospect	Titanium		Unknown	MRDS
Heywood Creek Occurrence			Occurrence	MRDS
Hidden Creek Placer	Gold	Placer	Past Producer	MRDS
Hoodoo Pass Area	Gold	Surface	Occurrence	MRDS
Howard Creek	Gold	Placer	Occurrence	MRDS
Ida-Ski	Fluorine-Fluorite	Surface	Prospect	MRDS
Independence Creek Placer	Gold		Past Producer	MRDS
Irish Creek Placer	Gold		Past Producer	MRDS
Jericho Mine	Gold		Past Producer	MRDS
Jim Brown Creek	REE	Placer	Unknown	MRDS
Kelly Creek Lower	Gold	Placer	Prospect	MRDS
Kelly Creek Sandstone Occurrence			Occurrence	MRDS
Kelly Creek Upper	Gold	Placer	Occurrence	MRDS
Last Show Placer	Gold	Surface	Unknown	MRDS
Lilly Placer Patents	Gold	Placer	Occurrence	MRDS
Little Beaver Creek Placer	Gold		Past Producer	MRDS
Little Moose Creek	Gold	Placer	Occurrence	MRDS
Lolo Copper Prospect	Gold, Copper, Molybdenum		Occurrence	MRDS
Lolo Creek Placer	Gold	Placer	Past Producer	MRDS
Lolo Placer	Gold	Placer	Past Producer	MRDS
Long Creek Placer	Gold		Past Producer	MRDS
Lost Cabin Claims	Gold	Surface	Prospect	MRDS
Lucky Bell Mining Group	REE	Placer	Unknown	MRDS
Lucky Deadwood	REE	Surface	Prospect	MRDS
Luckyann/lucky Jo Claims	Gold	Surface	Occurrence	MRDS
Lunde/toboggan Ridges	Gold	Surface	Occurrence	MRDS
Magary Camp Area	Gold	Surface	Occurrence	MRDS
Marten Hill Prospect	Gold	Surface	Occurrence	MRDS
May Creek	Gold	Underground	Unknown	MRDS
Mayfield Claims	Gold	Surface	Occurrence	MRDS
Meadow Creek Placer	Gold		Past Producer	MRDS
Meadows Creek Placer	Gold		Past Producer	MRDS
Mica Group	Gold	Surface	Occurrence	MRDS
Mink Creek Prospect	Gold	Surface	Occurrence	MRDS
Minnie Mae Claim	Gold	Surface	Occurrence	MRDS
Missouri Rost Placers	Gold	Surface	Unknown	MRDS
Molybdenum Prospects	Molybdenum	Surface-Underground	Prospect	MRDS
Moose City Vicinity	Gold	Surface-Underground	Occurrence	MRDS
Moose Creek Deposit # 1	REE	Surface	Prospect	MRDS
Moose Creek Placer	Gold		Past Producer	MRDS
Moose Mountain Prospect			Occurrence	MRDS
Moscor Bar Placer	Gold	Placer	Past Producer	MRDS
Musselshell Creek Placer	Gold		Past Producer	MRDS
Musselshell Pit	Phosphorus-Phosphates	Surface	Unknown	MRDS
Musselshell Placer	Gold	Placer	Past Producer	MRDS
Musselshell Placers	Thorium	Placer	Prospect	MRDS
Myers Mica Mine	Mica		Unknown	MRDS
Name Unknown			Occurrence	MRDS
New Democrat Mine	Copper	Surface-Underground	Unknown	MRDS
New Occurrence	Beryllium	Surface	Unknown	MRDS
North Fork Galena Occurrence			Occurrence	MRDS
North Fork Kyanite Occurrence			Occurrence	MRDS
Old Jackson Tunnel Prospect			Occurrence	MRDS
Olson Asbestos	Asbestos	Surface	Unknown	MRDS
Oro-Fino Placer	Gold	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Orofino	Limestone, General	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Orofino	Calcium		Occurrence	MRDS
Orofino Creek Anthophyllite Occurrence			Occurrence	MRDS
Orofino Creek Placer	Gold		Past Producer	MRDS
Orofino Quarries No. 1 and No. 2	Limestone, High Calcium		Past Producer	MRDS
Orofino Quarry No. 3	Limestone, High Calcium		Past Producer	MRDS
Orogrande Creek	Gold	Placer	Occurrence	MRDS
Orogrande Quarry	Cesium	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Osier Creek Placer	Gold		Past Producer	MRDS
Oxford Prospect			Occurrence	MRDS
Ozark Mine	Gold		Past Producer	MRDS
Partridge Creek Prospect			Occurrence	MRDS
Pierce Divide Occurrence			Occurrence	MRDS
Pioneer Mine	Gold		Past Producer	MRDS
Pit No. 1	Stone	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Placer Creek Beryl Occurrence			Occurrence	MRDS
Plant 3	Crushed, Broken Stone NEC	Surface	Intermittent	MSHA
Plant 4	Construction Sand and Gravel	Surface	Intermittent	MSHA
Poorman's Creek Placer	Gold		Past Producer	MRDS
Quartz Creek Placer	Gold		Past Producer	MRDS
R W Beck Deposit	Clay	Underground	Unknown	MRDS
Red Lead Claims	Gold	Surface	Occurrence	MRDS
Reeds Creek	Silica		Prospect	MRDS
Reeds Creek Placer	Gold		Past Producer	MRDS
Rhodes Creek Placer	Gold		Past Producer	MRDS
Rhodes Peak Graben	Gold	Surface-Underground	Prospect	MRDS
Rock Quarry Crooked Fork	Aggregate, Light Weight	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Rock Quarry Kelly Forks Station	Aggregate, Light Weight	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Rock Quarry Moodoo Pass	Aggregate, Light Weight	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Ruby Creek	Gold	Placer	Occurrence	MRDS
Ruby Creek Mine	Gold		Past Producer	MRDS
Ruby Creek Prospect			Occurrence	MRDS
Sailor Gulch Patent	Gold	Placer	Past Producer	MRDS
Santiago Group	Gold	Underground	Past Producer	MRDS
Sewell Lime Company Quarry	Limestone, General, Limestone, High Calcium		Past Producer	MRDS
Shanghai Creek Placer	Gold		Past Producer	MRDS
Slide Creek Placer	Gold		Past Producer	MRDS
Smith Ridge Clay	Kaolin		Unknown	MRDS
Smith Ridge Kyanite Deposit			Occurrence	MRDS
Snake Creek Placer	Gold		Past Producer	MRDS
South Orofino Quarry	Limestone, High Calcium		Past Producer	MRDS
Southeast Blacklead Mountain Pros.	Gold	Surface-Underground	Prospect	MRDS
Stocking Meadows Occurrence			Occurrence	MRDS
Sweet Mine	Gold	Underground	Unknown	MRDS
Teakean Asbestos Prospect			Occurrence	MRDS
Teakean Butte Occurrence	Gold, Iron, REE, Titanium, Zirconium, Garnet		Occurrence	MRDS
Upper Osier Creek Placer	Gold		Past Producer	MRDS
Venus Quartz	Gold	Underground	Unknown	MRDS
Vi-Vi Placers	Gold	Surface	Unknown	MRDS
Victoria Prospect			Occurrence	MRDS
Weippe Iron Deposit			Occurrence	MRDS
Weitas Area	Gold	Surface	Occurrence	MRDS
White Bear Prospect	Gold	Surface	Occurrence	MRDS
White Rock Claims	Gold	Surface	Occurrence	MRDS
Whitelead Claims	Gold	Surface	Occurrence	MRDS
Wild Rose Mine	Gold		Past Producer	MRDS
Woodchuck Placer	Gold	Placer	Past Producer	MRDS