Gold Mines in Tennessee
124Total Sites
1Active
Gold Mining in Tennessee
Tennessee has 124 gold-related mine and mineral deposit locations recorded in federal databases. Of these, 1 are currently active operations. Data comes from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System and MSHA Mine Safety and Health Administration records.
By County
| County | Sites |
|---|---|
| Monroe County | 123 |
| Polk County | 1 |
Gold Mines
| Mine | County | Type | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lost River Mine | Monroe | Producer | |
| Alvin Branch Placer Workings | Monroe | Past Producer | |
| Alvin Branch Placer Workings | Monroe | Placer | Past Producer |
| Annette Placer Workings | Monroe | Past Producer | |
| Annette Placer Workings | Monroe | Placer | Past Producer |
| Big Branch Placer | Monroe | Past Producer | |
| Big Branch Placer Workings | Monroe | Past Producer | |
| Big Branch Placer Workings | Monroe | Placer | Past Producer |
| Big Surface Workings | Monroe | Past Producer | |
| Big Surface Workings | Monroe | Past Producer | |
| Blackjack Ridge Adit | Monroe | Underground | Occurrence |
| Boyd Mine | Monroe | Occurrence | |
| Boyd Placer Workings | Monroe | Past Producer | |
| Boyd Placer Workings | Monroe | Placer | Past Producer |
| Brannon Prospect | Monroe | Occurrence | |
| Calf Yoke Adit | Monroe | Underground | Occurrence |
| Calico Trenches | Monroe | Occurrence | |
| Closman Workings | Monroe | Prospect | |
| Cooper Mine | Monroe | Past Producer | |
| Cooper Mine | Monroe | Past Producer | |
| Cooper Mine | Monroe | Past Producer | |
| Duckett Ridge Adit | Monroe | Underground | Occurrence |
| El Tigre Mine | Monroe | Occurrence | |
| El Tigre Mine | Monroe | Occurrence | |
| El Tigre Placer | Monroe | Past Producer | |
| El Tigre Placer | Monroe | Placer | Past Producer |
| Gear Placer Workings | Monroe | Past Producer | |
| Gear Placer Workings | Monroe | Placer | Past Producer |
| Hollinghead Field Placer | Monroe | Placer | Past Producer |
| Hollinghead Field Placer Workings | Monroe | Past Producer | |
| Hotwater Branch Placer Workings | Monroe | Past Producer | |
| Hotwater Branch Placers Workings | Monroe | Placer | Past Producer |
| Hotwater Placer | Monroe | Past Producer | |
| Johnson Branch Placer Workings | Monroe | Past Producer | |
| Johnson Branch Placer Workings | Monroe | Placer | Past Producer |
| Johnson Prospect Pit | Monroe | Occurrence | |
| Johnson Shaft | Monroe | Underground | Occurrence |
| Lenderman Adit | Monroe | Occurrence | |
| Lenderman Prospect Pit | Monroe | Occurrence | |
| Lonsdale Adit, Northeast | Monroe | Underground | Occurrence |
| Lonsdale Adit, Southwest | Monroe | Underground | Occurrence |
| Lonsdale Tunnel, Northwest | Monroe | Underground | Occurrence |
| Lonsdale Tunnel, Southeast | Monroe | Underground | Occurrence |
| Lost River Mine | Monroe | Past Producer | |
| Lost River Mine | Monroe | Surface | Past Producer |
| Lower Johnson Adit | Monroe | Underground | Occurrence |
| Lower Magill Prospect | Monroe | Prospect | |
| Lower Peck Adit | Monroe | Underground | Prospect |
| McAllister Branch Placer | Monroe | Placer | Past Producer |
| McAllister Branch Placer Workings | Monroe | Past Producer |