Mines in Gem County, Idaho

Gem County, Idaho has 95 mine and mineral deposit locations documented in federal records from the USGS and MSHA. 9 of these are currently active mining operations. The most commonly recorded commodity is gold, with 23 sites. The table below lists all recorded mines in the county with links to individual site details.

All Mines in Gem County

Mine	Commodity	Type	Status	Source
Emmett Plant	Misc. Nonmetallic Mnls. NEC	Facility	Active	MSHA
Baynes Pit and Emmett Plant	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Producer	MRDS
City Transfer Pit and Plant	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Emmett Plant	Silica	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Gem Silica Sand Deposit	Silica	Surface-Underground	Producer	MRDS
Longhair Mine No 1	Stone	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Longhair Mine No 2	Stone	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Payette River	Gold		Producer	MRDS
Pretty Patty	Stone	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Adanac Claim	Beryllium	Surface	Prospect	MRDS
Alexander Mine	Gold	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
B-Mine	Beryllium		Occurrence	MRDS
Barnes Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Basque Mine	Gold, Silver	Underground	Past Producer	MRDS
Birthday Mine	Gold	Underground	Past Producer	MRDS
Black Pearl Mine	Gold, Silver	Surface-Underground	Past Producer	MRDS
Blaine Mine	Gold	Underground	Past Producer	MRDS
Blue Bucket Prospect	Gold		Past Producer	MRDS
Brights Portable Plant	Construction Sand and Gravel	Surface	Abandoned	MSHA
Brownlee Mountain Gravel	Construction Sand and Gravel	Surface	Abandoned	MSHA
Checkmate Mine	Silver, Gold	Underground	Past Producer	MRDS
City Transfer	Construction Sand and Gravel	Surface	Intermittent	MSHA
Cram Quarry Llc	Construction Sand and Gravel	Surface	Intermittent	MSHA
Dewey Mine	Gold	Underground	Past Producer	MRDS
Diatomite Occurrence			Occurrence	MRDS
Donald M Claim	Beryllium	Underground	Unknown	MRDS
Double Eagle Mine	Gold, Silver	Underground	Past Producer	MRDS
Dynamite Mine	Gold	Underground	Occurrence	MRDS
El Paso Group	Gold	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Ella Prospect	Gold	Underground	Prospect	MRDS
Emmett Mine	Gold	Underground	Past Producer	MRDS
Ferguson	Crushed, Broken Stone NEC	Surface	Abandoned	MSHA
Florence Mine	Gold	Underground	Past Producer	MRDS
Friday Mine	Gold, Silver	Underground	Past Producer	MRDS
Gem Silica Company Deposit	Silica		Past Producer	MRDS
Gem State Consolidated Mines Inc.			Prospect	MRDS
Geothermal Location	Geothermal		Occurrence	MRDS
Geothermal Location	Geothermal		Occurrence	MRDS
Gold Digger Prospect	Gold, Silver	Underground	Past Producer	MRDS
Golden Chest Prospect	Gold	Underground	Occurrence	MRDS
Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Prospect	MRDS
Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Prospect	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	Prospect	MRDS
Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Prospect	MRDS
Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Prospect	MRDS
Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Prospect	MRDS
Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Prospect	MRDS
Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Prospect	MRDS
Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Unknown	MRDS
Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Prospect	MRDS
Hawk Pit	Construction Sand and Gravel	Surface	Abandoned	MSHA
I.x.l. Group	Gold	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Ida Mine	Gold	Underground	Prospect	MRDS
Idaho Rock Products	Construction Sand and Gravel	Surface	Abandoned	MSHA
Irondollar Mine	Gold, Silver	Underground	Past Producer	MRDS
Johnson Creek	REE	Placer	Occurrence	MRDS
Judas Mine	Gold, Silver	Underground	Past Producer	MRDS
Justice	Construction Sand and Gravel	Surface	Intermittent	MSHA
King Tut Group	Gold, Silver	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Lacey Rock & Gravel	Construction Sand and Gravel	Surface	Abandoned	MSHA
Leviathan Mine	Gold	Underground	Past Producer	MRDS
Lincoln Mine	Gold	Surface-Underground	Past Producer	MRDS
Lucky Gem	Uranium	Surface-Underground	Unknown	MRDS
Lucky Ridge Mine	Gold, Silver	Underground	Past Producer	MRDS
Lucky Strike Mine	Silver	Surface-Underground	Unknown	MRDS
McCarty Mine	Silver	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Old Liberty Group	Silver	Underground	Past Producer	MRDS
Patriot Wash Plant	Construction Sand and Gravel	Surface	Intermittent	MSHA
Pearl Au Project	Gold Ore	Surface	Abandoned	MSHA
Pearl Silver Mine	Gold	Underground	Occurrence	MRDS
Pinto Mine	Gold	Underground	Past Producer	MRDS
Portable Plant #1	Construction Sand and Gravel	Surface	Abandoned	MSHA
Prospect			Occurrence	MRDS
Pumice Deposit	Pumice	Surface	Unknown	MRDS
Pumicite Deposit	Pumice	Surface	Occurrence	MRDS
Pumicite Deposit	Pumice		Occurrence	MRDS
Pumicite Deposit	Pumice		Occurrence	MRDS
Rock Quarry Mine	Stone, Dimension, Stone, Crushed/Broken	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Rock Quarry Mine	Stone, Crushed/Broken, Stone, Dimension	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Roystone Hot Spring	Geothermal		Occurrence	MRDS
Silver Spray Mine	Gold	Underground	Past Producer	MRDS
Silver Wreath Mine	Gold	Underground	Past Producer	MRDS
Smith Mine	Gold	Underground	Past Producer	MRDS
Stella Prospect	Gold	Underground	Occurrence	MRDS
Success Pit	Construction Sand and Gravel	Surface	Intermittent	MSHA
Temporary Impactor	Crushed, Broken Stone NEC	Surface	Intermittent	MSHA
Unnamed Location	Pumice	Surface	Unknown	MRDS
Unnamed Location	Diatomite	Surface	Unknown	MRDS
Unnamed Location	Pumice	Surface	Unknown	MRDS
Wonder Prospect	Silver	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Zena Prospect	Gold	Underground	Occurrence	MRDS