Mines in Elmore County, Idaho

Elmore County, Idaho has 266 mine and mineral deposit locations documented in federal records from the USGS and MSHA. 14 of these are currently active mining operations. The most commonly recorded commodity is gold, with 116 sites. The table below lists all recorded mines in the county with links to individual site details.

All Mines in Elmore County

Mine	Commodity	Type	Status	Source
Atlanta District	Gold, Silver		Producer	MRDS
Atlanta, Yuba District	Gold, Silver		Producer	MRDS
Dodge 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
Idaho Bonanza	Gold		Producer	MRDS
Mountain Home Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Neal District	Gold		Producer	MRDS
Obsidian Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Pine Grove District	Gold, Silver		Producer	MRDS
State Pit El 109	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Stone Quarry	Stone	Surface	Producer	MRDS
3705 Canyon Creek #2	Construction Sand and Gravel	Surface	Intermittent	MSHA
Ada Elmore Lode	Gold		Past Producer	MRDS
Ajax Mine	Gold		Past Producer	MRDS
Alexander Flats	REE	Placer	Occurrence	MRDS
Alphabet Group Prospect	Silver		Prospect	MRDS
Anna	Gold		Occurrence	MRDS
Annette Prospect	Gold		Occurrence	MRDS
Astec	Construction Sand and Gravel	Surface	Intermittent	MSHA
Atlanta Gold Mines Corporation	Gold, Silver	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Atlanta Lode	Gold, Silver	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Atlanta Mountain	Gold Ore	Surface	Abandoned	MSHA
Baltimore Mine	Gold	Underground	Past Producer	MRDS
Barger Group Prospect	Gold		Prospect	MRDS
Basin Claims	Silver		Prospect	MRDS
Basset Hot Springs	Geothermal		Occurrence	MRDS
Bayhorse Pass Prospect No. 2	Silver		Occurrence	MRDS
Big Eight	Tungsten		Occurrence	MRDS
Big Lode Mine	Gold, Silver	Underground	Past Producer	MRDS
Big Water No. 17 Claim	Gold	Underground	Prospect	MRDS
Bird Claim Group	Gold	Underground	Past Producer	MRDS
Black Warrior Mine	Antimony	Surface	Prospect	MRDS
Blackstone Mine	Copper	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Blue Cloud Claims	Beryllium	Surface	Prospect	MRDS
Blue Crystal Prospect	Beryllium		Prospect	MRDS
Blue Gem Claims Prospect	Beryllium		Occurrence	MRDS
Blue Gem No. 2	Beryllium	Surface	Prospect	MRDS
Boise - Rochester Mine	Silver, Gold		Past Producer	MRDS
Bone Parte Mine	Gold		Past Producer	MRDS
Boneparte	Gold	Underground	Past Producer	MRDS
Bonnie Anna Mine	Gold	Underground	Past Producer	MRDS
Bosie Rochester	Gold	Underground	Past Producer	MRDS
Bowerman Mine	Gold		Past Producer	MRDS
Bridge Hot Spring	Geothermal		Occurrence	MRDS
Browns Creek Prospect	Gold		Prospect	MRDS
Buffalo Mine	Silver, Gold		Past Producer	MRDS
Burnt Sage	Stone, Dimension		Unknown	MRDS
C. & E. Placer	Thorium	Placer	Past Producer	MRDS
Cabin Creek	Molybdenum	Offshore	Occurrence	MRDS
Campinland	Geothermal	Well	Prospect	MRDS
Canyon Group	Gold		Occurrence	MRDS
Champion	Gold		Occurrence	MRDS
China Basin	Gold	Placer	Unknown	MRDS
Clark Lead Prospect	Lead	Surface-Underground	Unknown	MRDS
Clifton Bell	Gold	Underground	Past Producer	MRDS
Commonwealth Mine	Gold	Underground	Past Producer	MRDS
Confederate Star Mine	Gold	Underground	Past Producer	MRDS
Constant Hope Prospect	Gold	Surface-Underground	Prospect	MRDS
Corder Group Prospect	Silver	Surface-Underground	Prospect	MRDS
Corder Group Prospect No. 2	Lead, Copper, Silver		Prospect	MRDS
Crevice Hot Spring	Geothermal		Occurrence	MRDS
Crooked Tree Group	Gold	Surface	Unknown	MRDS
Crooked Tree Group Prospect	Zinc, Beryllium, Silver, Molybdenum, Lead, Bismuth		Occurrence	MRDS
Crusher	Construction Sand and Gravel	Surface	Intermittent	MSHA
Daley Consolidated Mine	Gold	Underground	Past Producer	MRDS
Decker-Hortenstine No. 2 Prospect	Molybdenum	Surface	Prospect	MRDS
Decker-Hortenstine Prospect	Molybdenum	Underground	Prospect	MRDS
Deer Park Group	Antimony		Prospect	MRDS
Diatomite Deposit	Diatomite	Surface	Occurrence	MRDS
Diatomite Deposit	Diatomite		Occurrence	MRDS
Diatomite Deposit	Diatomite	Surface	Occurrence	MRDS
Diatomite Deposit	Diatomite		Occurrence	MRDS
Diatomite Mine	Diatomite	Underground	Past Producer	MRDS
Dismal Swamp Placer Mine	Niobium (Columbium)	Placer	Past Producer	MRDS
Dodge Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction		Unknown	MRDS
Dog Creek Prospect	Silver	Surface	Prospect	MRDS
Dona Prospect	Gold	Underground	Prospect	MRDS
Doolittle Prospect	Gold		Prospect	MRDS
Dutch Frank S Sp.	Geothermal		Occurrence	MRDS
El Paso Station	Geothermal	Well	Prospect	MRDS
Elmore	Gold	Underground	Past Producer	MRDS
Empire Mine	Gold	Surface-Underground	Past Producer	MRDS
Everrett Graves Placer	Gold	Placer	Prospect	MRDS
Feather River	REE	Placer	Unknown	MRDS
Feather River Placer	REE	Placer	Past Producer	MRDS
Fisher Property	Gold	Surface	Occurrence	MRDS
Flint Gulch Prospect	Gold	Surface-Underground	Prospect	MRDS
Ford Prospect	Silver		Prospect	MRDS
Franklin Mine	Gold		Past Producer	MRDS
Franklin Mine	Gold	Underground	Past Producer	MRDS
Franklin Mine	Gold Ore	Underground	Abandoned	MSHA
Geothermal Location	Geothermal		Occurrence	MRDS
Geothermal Location	Geothermal		Occurrence	MRDS
Geothermal Location	Geothermal		Occurrence	MRDS
Geothermal Location	Geothermal		Occurrence	MRDS
Geothermal Location	Geothermal		Occurrence	MRDS
Geothermal Location	Geothermal		Occurrence	MRDS
Geothermal Location	Geothermal		Occurrence	MRDS
Geothermal Location	Geothermal		Occurrence	MRDS
Geothermal Location	Geothermal		Occurrence	MRDS
Geothermal Location	Geothermal		Occurrence	MRDS
Geothermal Location	Geothermal		Occurrence	MRDS
Geothermal Location	Geothermal		Occurrence	MRDS
Geothermal Location	Geothermal		Occurrence	MRDS
Geothermal Location	Geothermal		Occurrence	MRDS
Geothermal Location	Geothermal		Occurrence	MRDS
Geothermal Location	Geothermal		Occurrence	MRDS
Geothermal Location	Geothermal		Occurrence	MRDS
Geothermal Location	Geothermal		Occurrence	MRDS
Geothermal Location	Geothermal		Occurrence	MRDS
Glen Eden Prospect	Gold		Occurrence	MRDS
Glens Peak Prospects	Beryllium		Prospect	MRDS
Gloria Group	Gold		Occurrence	MRDS
Gold Bug Claim	Gold	Surface-Underground	Past Producer	MRDS
Golden Bear Lode	Gold		Occurrence	MRDS
Golden Stinger	Gold		Past Producer	MRDS
Gordon	Gold		Occurrence	MRDS
Granite Creek	Geothermal		Occurrence	MRDS
Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Greenback Mine	Gold	Underground	Past Producer	MRDS
Greenwalt Placer	Gold	Placer	Past Producer	MRDS
Grouse Creek - Black Warrior Creek Ridge Prospects	Silver		Prospect	MRDS
Hercules Mine	Gold	Underground	Past Producer	MRDS
Hermada Antimony Mine	Antimony	Surface-Underground	Past Producer	MRDS
Hill Billy	Gold		Occurrence	MRDS
Hill and Davis Claim Prospect	Gold	Surface-Underground	Prospect	MRDS
Holly Mine	Copper	Underground	Past Producer	MRDS
Hope Claims Prospect	Antimony		Occurrence	MRDS
Howard Mine	Gold	Surface-Underground	Prospect	MRDS
Hy Country Exploration Mine	Gold	Underground	Occurrence	MRDS
Idaho Gold Chief Prospect	Gold	Underground	Past Producer	MRDS
Idaho Gold Mine	Gold	Underground	Past Producer	MRDS
Independence Mine	Gold	Underground	Past Producer	MRDS
Index Mine	Gold, Copper		Past Producer	MRDS
Jacobs Mine	Copper		Past Producer	MRDS
Jessie Benton Mine	Gold	Underground	Past Producer	MRDS
Johnson Creek Prospect No. 2	Silver		Occurrence	MRDS
Johnson Creek Prospect No. 3	Silver, Copper, Molybdenum, Tin		Occurrence	MRDS
Johnson Creek Prospects	Silver		Prospect	MRDS
Keystone Mine	Gold	Underground	Past Producer	MRDS
King Hill	Geothermal	Well	Prospect	MRDS
La Moyne Creek Pb-Ag Outcrop	Lead		Occurrence	MRDS
Larimer Creek	Gold		Occurrence	MRDS
Last Chance Mine	Gold	Surface-Underground	Past Producer	MRDS
Latty Hot Springs	Geothermal		Occurrence	MRDS
Leonora No. 2	Gold		Occurrence	MRDS
Lison Mine	Gold	Surface-Underground	Past Producer	MRDS
Little Queens Mine	Gold	Surface-Underground	Past Producer	MRDS
Little Water Gulch Prospect	Gold	Underground	Prospect	MRDS
Lone Cabin Nos. 1-8 Claims	Gold, Silver	Surface-Underground	Past Producer	MRDS
Lone Pine Mine	Lead	Underground	Prospect	MRDS
Lost Cavalos	Gold		Occurrence	MRDS
Lucky Group	Molybdenum	Surface-Underground	Prospect	MRDS
Lucky Strike Mine	Gold	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Magnolia Creek Mine	Gold	Surface-Underground	Past Producer	MRDS
Manhattan	Gold		Occurrence	MRDS
Marsh Creek Property	Gold	Underground	Prospect	MRDS
Mick	Gold		Occurrence	MRDS
Minerva Mine	Gold, Silver	Underground	Past Producer	MRDS
Minnie	Gold		Occurrence	MRDS
Monarch Mine	Gold	Underground	Past Producer	MRDS
Money Prospect	Gold	Surface-Underground	Prospect	MRDS
Money Quartz Prospect	Gold	Placer	Occurrence	MRDS
Mountain Buck Mine	Gold	Underground	Past Producer	MRDS
Mountain Goat Mine	Gold	Underground	Past Producer	MRDS
Mountain Home Highway District	Construction Sand and Gravel	Surface	Intermittent	MSHA
Mt Home Portable	Construction Sand and Gravel	Surface	Abandoned	MSHA
Mud Flats	Thorium	Placer	Occurrence	MRDS
Mule Creek Prospect No. 1	Silver	Underground	Prospect	MRDS
Mule Creek Prospect No. 2	Gold		Occurrence	MRDS
Neal	Gold Ore	Surface	Abandoned	MSHA
Neinmeyer Hot Spring	Geothermal		Occurrence	MRDS
Nevin Spring	Geothermal	Geothermal	Occurrence	MRDS
New York	Gold		Occurrence	MRDS
North Star Lake Occurrence	Beryllium	Surface	Occurrence	MRDS
Nugget	Gold		Past Producer	MRDS
Numerous Prospects	Gold		Prospect	MRDS
Old Glory Mine	Zinc		Past Producer	MRDS
Old Resort	Geothermal	Well	Prospect	MRDS
Ophir Mine	Gold	Underground	Past Producer	MRDS
Overlook Mine	Silver	Underground	Past Producer	MRDS
Pal Group Mine	Gold	Surface-Underground	Past Producer	MRDS
Paradise Hot Spring	Geothermal		Occurrence	MRDS
Passover Prospect	Gold	Surface-Underground	Past Producer	MRDS
Paymaster Mine	Gold	Underground	Past Producer	MRDS
Pickett Mountain Prospect	Gold	Underground	Occurrence	MRDS
Pilot Knob Prospect	Gold	Surface	Occurrence	MRDS
Pioneer	Gold	Underground	Past Producer	MRDS
Pittsburg Mine	Gold	Underground	Unknown	MRDS
Pool Creek Hot Spring	Geothermal		Occurrence	MRDS
Ptla Mine	Gold	Underground	Past Producer	MRDS
Public Domain Prospects	Beryllium	Surface	Unknown	MRDS
Pumicite Occurrence	Pumice		Past Producer	MRDS
Pyramid Placer Mine	Gold	Placer	Past Producer	MRDS
Quil Pig Prospect	Gold		Prospect	MRDS
Reed Hot Spring	Geothermal		Occurrence	MRDS
Reno Claims Mine	Antimony		Past Producer	MRDS
Revenue Mine	Copper	Surface-Underground	Past Producer	MRDS
Rico Mine	Gold		Past Producer	MRDS
Ridge Prospects	Gold, Silver		Occurrence	MRDS
Rinebold Prospect	Molybdenum	Underground	Prospect	MRDS
Roaring River	Molybdenum, Silver, Gold		Occurrence	MRDS
Rocky Bar	Gold	Placer	Past Producer	MRDS
Rocky Bar West Minx Claims	Gold		Prospect	MRDS
Ross # 1	Geothermal	Well	Prospect	MRDS
Ross # 2	Geothermal	Well	Prospect	MRDS
Sample No. 1573 Occurrence	Gold		Occurrence	MRDS
Sand Bank	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Sandpit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Sheep Creek	Molybdenum	Surface	Occurrence	MRDS
Silver Tide Vein Prospect	Gold	Underground	Prospect	MRDS
Snake River Placer	Gold	Placer	Past Producer	MRDS
Snake River Placers	Gold	Placer	Past Producer	MRDS
Snake River Placers	Gold	Placer	Past Producer	MRDS
Snake River Placers	Gold	Placer	Past Producer	MRDS
Snake River Placers	Gold	Placer	Past Producer	MRDS
Snake River Placers	Gold	Placer	Past Producer	MRDS
Snake River Placers	Gold	Placer	Past Producer	MRDS
Snake River Placers	Gold	Placer	Past Producer	MRDS
South Fork Boise River Placers	Gold	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
South Park Dredging Co.	Gold	Placer	Past Producer	MRDS
Spanish Town Mine	Gold	Surface-Underground	Past Producer	MRDS
St. Pit El8	Sand and Gravel, Construction		Unknown	MRDS
Stevens	Geothermal	Well	Prospect	MRDS
Swensson Prospect	Feldspar	Surface	Prospect	MRDS
Tahoma Mine	Gold	Underground	Past Producer	MRDS
Talache	Silver	Underground	Past Producer	MRDS
This Is It Claim Prospect	Lead, Silver		Prospect	MRDS
Tip Top Prospect	Gold		Occurrence	MRDS
Treasure Valley Portable #1	Construction Sand and Gravel	Surface	Intermittent	MSHA
Treasure Valley Portable #2	Construction Sand and Gravel	Surface	Intermittent	MSHA
Tyceska Gold Mining Co.	Gold		Past Producer	MRDS
Unnamed Prospect	Gold	Placer	Prospect	MRDS
Upper Baker-Tally Creeks Locality	Gold	Surface	Plant	MRDS
Upper Billy Creek Mineral Occurrences	Molybdenum		Prospect	MRDS
Valley Chief Nos. 1-11 Claims	Silver		Prospect	MRDS
Verdun Group	Gold		Past Producer	MRDS
Vibrator Prospect	Gold		Past Producer	MRDS
Vishnu Mine	Gold	Underground	Past Producer	MRDS
Volcano Mine	Gold		Past Producer	MRDS
Vre Non Placer	Gold	Placer	Past Producer	MRDS
W.k.r. Antimony Claims	Antimony	Surface-Underground	Prospect	MRDS
Walker # 1	Geothermal	Well	Prospect	MRDS
War Eagle Prospect	Gold	Surface-Underground	Prospect	MRDS
Weatherby Mill	Geothermal		Occurrence	MRDS
West Fork Exchange Prospect	Antimony	Surface-Underground	Prospect	MRDS
West Ophir Mine	Gold	Surface-Underground	Past Producer	MRDS
Wide West Mine	Gold	Underground	Past Producer	MRDS
Wilson Group	Gold		Occurrence	MRDS
Yuba Group Prospect	Gold	Underground	Prospect	MRDS