Mines in Gooding County, Idaho

34Total
6Active

Gooding County, Idaho has 34 mine and mineral deposit locations documented in federal records from the USGS and MSHA. 6 of these are currently active mining operations. The most commonly recorded commodity is sand and gravel, construction, with 15 sites. The table below lists all recorded mines in the county with links to individual site details.

All Mines in Gooding County

MineCommodityTypeStatusSource
Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionSurfaceProducerMRDS
Smith S&g PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionSurfaceProducerMRDS
Smith Sand and GravelSand and Gravel, ConstructionSurfaceProducerMRDS
State Pit Gd 58Sand and Gravel, ConstructionSurfaceProducerMRDS
Stricklan PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionSurfaceProducerMRDS
Wendell Screening PlantSand and Gravel, ConstructionProcessing PlantProducerMRDS
Boulder Hill PlacerGoldPast ProducerMRDS
Brown PlacerGoldPast ProducerMRDS
Chalk MineDiatomiteSurfacePast ProducerMRDS
Cinder DepositVolcanic MaterialsOccurrenceMRDS
Cinder PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionSurfaceUnknownMRDS
Clover Creek Diatomite DepositDiatomiteSurfacePast ProducerMRDS
Gooding SitePumiceSurfaceIntermittentMSHA
Gem Location OpalGemstoneOccurrenceMRDS
Geothermal LocationGeothermalOccurrenceMRDS
Geothermal LocationGeothermalOccurrenceMRDS
Geothermal LocationGeothermalOccurrenceMRDS
Geothermal LocationGeothermalOccurrenceMRDS
Geothermal LocationGeothermalOccurrenceMRDS
Gooding SiteCrushed, Broken Limestone NECSurfaceIntermittentMSHA
Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionSurfacePast ProducerMRDS
Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionSurfacePast ProducerMRDS
Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionSurfacePast ProducerMRDS
Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionSurfacePast ProducerMRDS
Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionSurfaceUnknownMRDS
Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionSurfacePast ProducerMRDS
Hot Sulfur LakeGeothermalOccurrenceMRDS
Portuguese Creek MineGold OreSurfaceAbandonedMSHA
Red Dot Mercury ClaimGoldSurfaceOccurrenceMRDS
Snake River PlacersGoldPast ProducerMRDS
Snake River Sand and Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionSurfacePast ProducerMRDS
State Pit Gd 56Sand and Gravel, ConstructionSurfacePast ProducerMRDS
Tschannen Warm SpringGeothermalOccurrenceMRDS
White Arrow Hot SpringGeothermalOccurrenceMRDS