Abandoned mines in San Bernardino County, California
San Bernardino County, California has 14,976 mine and prospect features on USGS topographic maps published 1903–1997, including 5,133 mine openings (shafts, adits and air shafts) and 8,456 prospect pits; 389 of the features carry a name on the map. MSHA's register carries 218 mines in the county with status Abandoned or Abandoned and Sealed.
Every mine and prospect feature the USGS digitized from historical topographic maps covering San Bernardino County, every OSMRE abandoned mine land problem in the county, and every MSHA-registered mine here with status Abandoned. Named features are listed below; unnamed ones are counted by type. Locations are deliberately not shown: this page says what abandoned workings are in the county, not where to find them. They are dangerous and should not be entered.
- Mapped mine features (USGS)
- 14,976
- Mine openings
- 5,133
- OSMRE problems unreclaimed
- 0
- MSHA mines marked abandoned
- 218
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5,133 34.3%Mine openingsshafts, adits, air shafts, portals and vertical openings: the ways into underground workings
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8,456 56.5%Prospect pits and trenchesshallow exploration diggings that never became a mine
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522 3.5%Mines and surface workingslabelled mines, open pits, strip mines, placer and hydraulic workings
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474 3.2%Quarries, gravel and borrow pitsconstruction-material and industrial-mineral extraction
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391 2.6%Dumps, tailings, spoil and gobwhat mining left above ground
| Name on map | Feature |
|---|---|
| Acme Mine | Open Pit Mine area |
| Aga Mine | Mine Shaft |
| Akron Silver Reef Mine | Prospect Pit |
| Allured Mine | Mine Shaft |
| Allured Mine | Mine Shaft |
| Altuda Mine | Mine Shaft |
| Alvord Mine | Adit |
| Alvord Mine | Mine Shaft |
| America Mine | Adit |
| American Eagle Mine | Mine Shaft |
| American Eagle Mine | Mine Shaft |
| Anaconda Mine | Mine Shaft |
| Anita Mine | Mine Shaft |
| Anita Mine | Mine Shaft |
| Antimony Mine | Adit |
| Apex Mine | Adit |
| Arctic Canyon Pit | Open Pit Mine |
| Azucar Mine | Mine Shaft |
| Azucar Mine | Mine Shaft |
| Bagdad Chase Mine | Open Pit Mine |
| Baily Mine | Adit |
| Balanced Rock Mine | Adit |
| Balanced Rock Mine | Adit |
| Barium Queen Mine | Mine Shaft |
| Barnett Mine | Mine Shaft |
| Ben Butler Mine | Prospect Pit |
| Benson Mine | Adit |
| Benson Mine | Mine Shaft |
| Bessemer Mine | Mine Shaft |
| Bessie Mine | Mine Shaft |
| Bessie Mine | Mine Shaft |
| Bighorn Mine | Mine Shaft |
| Billy Boy Mine | Mine Shaft |
| Birthday Mine | Mine Shaft |
| Birthday Mine | Mine Shaft |
| Black Butte Mine | Open Pit Mine |
| Black Butte Mine | Open Pit Mine area |
| Black Magic Mine | Adit |
| Black Magic Mines | Open Pit Mine |
| Black Metal Mine | Mine Shaft |
| Black Metal Mine | Mine Shaft |
| Blackhawk Mine | Adit |
| Blackhawk Mine | Mine |
| Blackhawk Mine | Prospect Pit |
| Blackwater Mine | Adit |
| Blackwater Mine | Mine Shaft |
| Blue Bell Mine | Open Pit Mine |
| Blue Boy Mine | Mine Shaft |
| Blue Buzzard Mine | Mine Shaft |
| Blue Buzzard Mine | Mine Shaft |
| Blue Cloud Mine | Mine Shaft |
| Blue Cloud Mine | Mine Shaft |
| Blue Quartz Mine | Adit |
| Blue Quartz Mine | Prospect Pit |
| Blue Ribbon Mine | Mine Shaft |
| Bonanza King Mine | Mine Shaft |
| Bonanza King Mine | Mine Shaft |
| Boomerang Mine | Mine Shaft |
| Branch Mine | Adit |
| Brannigan Mine | Adit |
| Brannigan Mine | Mine Shaft |
| Burcham Mine | Mine Shaft |
| C & K Mine | Mine Shaft |
| C & K Mine | Mine Shaft |
| California Mine | Mine Shaft |
| California Mine | Open Pit Mine |
| Calumet Mine | Adit |
| Calumet Mine | Open Pit Mine area |
| Camp Rock Mine | Open Pit Mine |
| Carbonate King Mine | Mine Shaft |
| Carlysle Mine | Adit |
| Carlysle Mine | Adit |
| Cascade Mine No 1 | Mine Shaft |
| Cascade Mine No 2 | Mine Shaft |
| Castle Mine | Adit |
| Castle Mine | Mine Shaft |
| Colorado Mine | Adit |
| Colorado Mine | Adit |
| Colosseum Mine | Adit |
| Colosseum Mine | Adit |
| Columbia Mine | Mine Shaft |
| Columbia Mine | Mine Shaft |
| Comet Mine | Open Pit Mine |
| Contact Mine | Mine Shaft |
| Copper King Mine | Mine Shaft |
| Copper King Mine | Mine Shaft |
| Copper King Mine | Open Pit Mine |
| Copper Strand Mine | Mine Shaft |
| Copper World Mine | Adit |
| Copper World Mine | Mine Shaft |
| Copper World Mine | Open Pit Mine |
| Crystal Mine | Mine Shaft |
| Crystal Spring Mine | Adit |
| Cushenbury Pit | Open Pit Mine area |
| D and W Mine | Mine Shaft |
| D and W Mine | Mine Shaft |
| Daisy Mine | Adit |
| Death Valley Mine | Mine Shaft |
| Death Valley Mine | Mine Shaft |
| Dent Mine | Mine Shaft |
| Dent Mine | Mine Shaft |
| Desert Butte Mine | Open Pit Mine |
| Dictator No. 1 Mine | Mine Shaft |
| Doble Mine | Open Pit Mine |
| Doble Mine | Prospect Pit |
| Dollar Bill Mine | Mine Shaft |
| Dolomite Plant | Gravel/Borrow Pit - Undifferentiated area |
| Eastern Star Mine | Adit |
| Embody Mine | Mine Shaft |
| Enterprise Mine | Mine Shaft |
| Epsom Salts Works | Prospect Pit |
| Evening Star Mine | Mine Shaft |
| Excelsior Mine | Adit |
| Excelsior Mine | Adit |
| Farly Mine | Open Pit Mine |
| Florence Mine | Adit |
| Ford Mine | Mine Shaft |
| Gemco Mine | Mine Shaft |
| Ghost Mine | Mine Shaft |
| Ghost Mine | Mine Shaft |
| Giant Ledge Mine | Adit |
| Globe Mine | Adit |
| Globe Mine | Prospect Pit |
| Gold Bar Portal | Adit |
| Gold Belt Mine | Mine Shaft |
| Gold Belt Mine | Mine Shaft |
| Gold Divide Mine | Mine Shaft |
| Gold Divide Mine | Open Pit Mine |
| Gold Hill Mine | Mine Shaft |
| Gold Hill Mine | Mine Shaft |
| Gold Hill Mine | Mine Shaft |
| Gold Hill Mine | Prospect Pit |
| Gold Ridge Mine | Adit |
| Gold Standard Mine | Mine Shaft |
| Gold Valley Mine | Mine Shaft |
| Gold Valley Mine | Mine Shaft |
| Golden Fleece Mine | Mine Shaft |
| Golden Fleece Mine | Mine Shaft |
| Goldhammer Mine | Mine Shaft |
| Goods Mine | Prospect Pit |
| Grand View Mine | Mine Shaft |
| Grand View Mine | Mine Shaft |
| Granite Well (Site) | Mine Shaft |
| Great Wanamingo Mine | Adit |
| Great Wanamingo Mine | Mine Shaft |
| Green Rock Mine | Open Pit Mine |
| Greenlead Mine | Adit |
| Gypsy Mine | Mine Shaft |
| Hang Mine | Adit |
| Harvey K Mine | Prospect Pit |
| Hector Mine | Open Pit Mine |
| Ibex Mine | Mine Shaft |
| Imperial Lode Mine | Adit |
| Imperial Mine | Mine Shaft |
| Independence Mine | Mine Shaft |
| Independence Mine | Mine Shaft |
| Inerto Mine | Adit |
| Iron Age Mine | Open Pit Mine |
| Iron Hat Mine | Adit |
| Iron Hat Mine | Prospect Pit |
| Iron Horse Mine | Mine Shaft |
| Islander Mine | Adit |
| Islander Mine | Adit |
| Islander Mine | Prospect Pit |
| Italy Mine | Mine Shaft |
| Ivanhoe Mine | Mine Shaft |
| Johnny Shaft | Mine Shaft |
| Johnny Tunnel | Prospect Pit |
| Johnson Mine | Adit |
| Johnson Mine | Adit |
| Jumbo Mine | Adit |
| Jumbo Mine | Mine Shaft |
| Jupiter Mine | Adit |
| Jupiter Mine | Adit |
| Kally Mine | Adit |
| Kewanee Mine | Mine Shaft |
| Klondike Mine | Open Pit Mine |
| Klondike Mine | Open Pit Mine |
| Lady Lu Mine | Mine Shaft |
| Lake View Mine | Adit |
| Lake View Mine | Mine Shaft |
| Lavic Mtn Mine | Open Pit Mine |
| Leiser Ray Mine | Mine Shaft |
| Lester Mine | Open Pit Mine |
| Liberty Mine | Mine Shaft |
| Liberty Mine | Mine Shaft |
| Logan Mine | Open Pit Mine area |
| Logan Mine | Prospect Pit |
| Lorman Mine | Mine Shaft |
| Los Padres Mine | Mine Shaft |
| Los Padres Mine | Mine Shaft |
| Lucky Day Mine | Mine Shaft |
| Lucky Jim Mine | Adit |
| Lucky Jim Mine | Prospect Pit |
| Marble Canyon Pit | Strip Mine area |
| Marbolite Mine | Open Pit Mine |
| Maria Mine | Mine Shaft |
| Maria Mine | Mine Shaft |
| Maumee Mine | Mine Shaft |
| Maumee Mine | Mine Shaft |
| Maumee Mine | Mine Shaft |
| Mexican Mine | Adit |
| Mexican Mine | Adit |
| Mill Creek Mine | Adit |
| Mill Creek Mine (Quarry) | Quarry |
| Mitchel Caverns | Adit |
| Mohawk Mine | Adit |
| Mohawk Mine | Mine Shaft |
| Mohawk Mine | Mine Shaft |
| Mohawk Mine | Prospect Pit |
| Mollusk Mine | Adit |
| Mollusk Mine | Adit |
| Monarch Mine | Mine Shaft |
| Monarch Rand Mine | Mine Shaft |
| Montana Mine | Mine Shaft |
| Moorehouse Mine | Adit |
| Moorehouse Mine | Open Pit Mine |
| Morning Star Mine | Adit |
| Morning Star Mine | Prospect Pit |
| Mountain Pass Mine | Open Pit Mine area |
| Mowry Mine | Mine Shaft |
| National Lead Mine | Mine Shaft |
| New Deal Mine | Mine Shaft |
| New Deal Mine | Mine Shaft |
| New Deal Mine | Open Pit Mine area |
| New Deal Mine | Open Pit Mine |
| New Era No. 3 | Adit |
| New Frontier Mine | Prospect Pit |
| New Trail Mine | Mine Shaft |
| New York Mine | Adit |
| New York Mine | Adit |
| OK Mine | Mine Shaft |
| Old Dominion Mine | Adit |
| Old Dominion Mine | Adit |
| Old Pete Mine | Mine Shaft |
| Olympus Mine | Mine Shaft |
| Olympus Mine | Mine Shaft |
| Omega Mine | Open Pit Mine area |
| Onyx Mine | Open Pit Mine |
| Onyx Mine | Open Pit Mine |
| Onyx Mine | Open Pit Mine |
| Orange Blossom Mine | Mine Shaft |
| Orange Blossom Mine | Mine Shaft |
| Oro Fino Mine | Mine Shaft |
| Oro Fino Mine | Mine Shaft |
| Oro Grande Mine | Mine Shaft |
| Oro Grande Mine | Mine Shaft |
| Oro Plata Mine | Mine Shaft |
| Oro Plata Mine | Mine Shaft |
| Otto Mine | Mine Shaft |
…and 139 more named features not listed here.
A name is the label printed beside the symbol on the map. "First mapped" is the earliest topographic edition that shows the symbol, which bounds the feature's age from above; it is not the date it was worked. Unnamed features (most prospect pits, adits and shafts carry no label) are in the counts above but not this list.
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A R Rock QuarryAbandoned 2022-07-01Surface metal/non-metal · Fireman Rock & Nursery · MSHA ID 0405903
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A-Block Co Inc/Needles Redi-MixAbandoned 2002-06-26Surface metal/non-metal · Mohave Concrete Incorporated · MSHA ID 0404118
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AIKEN CINDER MINEAbandoned 1999-08-24Surface metal/non-metal · Volco Research · MSHA ID 0401009
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Alliance Ready Mix IncAbandoned 2010-12-04Surface metal/non-metal · Alliance Ready Mix Inc · MSHA ID 0405530
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Allstate Materials Portable #1Abandoned 2008-05-14Surface metal/non-metal · Allstate Materials Inc · MSHA ID 0405756
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America MineAbandoned 1985-05-22Surface metal/non-metal · America Mine Operator · MSHA ID 0404124
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Angels No I-Ii-Iii-IvAbandoned 1982-08-18Underground metal/non-metal · Vail Mining & Milling Company · MSHA ID 0404554
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Atlas MineAbandoned 2009-03-13Surface metal/non-metal · Victorville Industrial Minerals · MSHA ID 0403008
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Atolia MillAbandoned 1978-08-10Facility metal/non-metal · Mines Exploration Inc · MSHA ID 0403395
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Atolia Moore (Placer) PropertyAbandoned 1984-08-29Surface metal/non-metal · World Minerals Development Inc · MSHA ID 0404548
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Bagdad Chase MineAbandoned 1982-05-03Surface metal/non-metal · Transcorp Technology Inc · MSHA ID 0404331
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Bagdad-Chase MineAbandoned 1989-11-29Surface metal/non-metal · Bentley Resources-U S Inc · MSHA ID 0404921
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Balance RockAbandoned 1984-05-29Underground metal/non-metal · Bccmd · MSHA ID 0404667
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BarstowAbandoned 2021-07-13Surface metal/non-metal · Robertson's · MSHA ID 0401885
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Barstow PlantAbandoned 2006-08-30Surface metal/non-metal · B & B Materials Inc · MSHA ID 0405656
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Barstow Truck PartsAbandoned 2005-09-23Surface metal/non-metal · Barstow Truck Parts · MSHA ID 0405621
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Bat Quarry #2Abandoned 1986-12-17Surface metal/non-metal · Breinholt Contracting Company Inc · MSHA ID 0404812
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Ben Juan I-Ii-IiiAbandoned 1982-08-18Underground metal/non-metal · Vail Mining & Milling Company · MSHA ID 0404555
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Benson MineAbandoned 1992-07-10Underground metal/non-metal · Nova Extraction Technologies & Lewis D Hall Est · MSHA ID 0404689
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BENSON MINEAbandoned 2022-01-20Surface metal/non-metal · HARRIS TRANSFER, INC. · MSHA ID 0405642
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Best Rock QuarryAbandoned 2020-04-01Surface metal/non-metal · Best Rock Quarry, Inc. · MSHA ID 0405918
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BEST ROCK QUARRYAbandoned 1998-01-25Surface metal/non-metal · M W Minerals Company Inc · MSHA ID 0405339
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Big Horn MineAbandoned 1992-03-17Underground metal/non-metal · Siskon Gold Corp · MSHA ID 0404482
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Black AngelAbandoned 2016-01-04Surface metal/non-metal · Empire Rock Inc · MSHA ID 0405650
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Blackhawk MineAbandoned 1990-04-26Surface metal/non-metal · Sante Fe Gold Mines Inc · MSHA ID 0404972
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Bonanza King MineAbandoned 1984-07-10Underground metal/non-metal · Weaco Resources Ltd · MSHA ID 0404662
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Bristol Dry LakeAbandoned 1982-05-21Surface metal/non-metal · National Chloride Company Of America · MSHA ID 0401052
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Bryman PitAbandoned 1995-04-21Surface metal/non-metal · Boral Resources Inc · MSHA ID 0404747
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Cajon MineAbandoned 1987-08-07Surface metal/non-metal · United States Tile Company · MSHA ID 0404837
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Cajon Pass Sand & GravelAbandoned 1991-10-04Surface metal/non-metal · Cajon Pass Sand & Gravel · MSHA ID 0404760
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Cal Pacific MillAbandoned 1980-01-01Facility metal/non-metal · Cal Pacific · MSHA ID 0404030
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Calico PlantAbandoned 2009-05-19Surface metal/non-metal · Langley Pacific Resources LLC · MSHA ID 0405769
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California Silica ProductsAbandoned 2023-01-06Surface metal/non-metal · Western States Wholesale · MSHA ID 0405847
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Calspar MineAbandoned 1988-11-07Surface metal/non-metal · Calspar Division-Steelhead Resources Inc · MSHA ID 0404114
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Camp Rock MineAbandoned 1988-11-07Surface metal/non-metal · National Resource Management Inc · MSHA ID 0404853
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CascadeAbandoned 1990-12-03Facility metal/non-metal · Cascade Exploration · MSHA ID 0405080
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CASTLE MOUNTAIN MINEAbandoned 2001-04-26Surface metal/non-metal · Mk Gold Company · MSHA ID 0405141
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CASTLE MOUNTAIN MINEAbandoned 1997-12-17Underground metal/non-metal · Intermountain Mine Services Inc · MSHA ID 0405293
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CEMEX Lytle CreekAbandoned 2021-03-27Surface metal/non-metal · Harris Transfer, Inc. · MSHA ID 0405723
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CEMEX SITEAbandoned 2020-04-29Surface metal/non-metal · HARRIS TRANSFER, INC. · MSHA ID 0405913
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Cima CinderAbandoned 1984-10-23Surface metal/non-metal · Cima Cinder Products Inc · MSHA ID 0402667
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CIMA CINDER QUARRYAbandoned 2001-03-05Surface metal/non-metal · Cima Cinder Quarry · MSHA ID 0405175
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Cima JunctionAbandoned 1988-05-17Surface metal/non-metal · Orex Inc · MSHA ID 0404915
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Colosseum Gold MineAbandoned 1988-01-04Surface metal/non-metal · Minproc · MSHA ID 0404884
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Colosseum MineAbandoned 1993-02-09Surface metal/non-metal · Industrial Constructors Corp · MSHA ID 0404917
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Colton AggregatesAbandoned 2019-09-30Surface metal/non-metal · CalPortland · MSHA ID 0405677
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Colton PlantAbandoned 1982-10-25Surface metal/non-metal · Owl Rock Products · MSHA ID 0402832
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COLTON PLANTAbandoned 2010-04-17Surface metal/non-metal · Holliday Trucking Inc · MSHA ID 0403496
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Colton Plant & QuarryAbandoned 2011-12-30Surface metal/non-metal · CalPortland · MSHA ID 0400037
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Colton QuarryAbandoned 1988-06-28Surface metal/non-metal · California Portland Cement Company · MSHA ID 0404351
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COLTON RIVER SANDAbandoned 1999-04-21Surface metal/non-metal · Dalton Trucking Inc · MSHA ID 0405321
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CR-04Abandoned 2018-05-18Surface metal/non-metal · S L S & N Inc · MSHA ID 0405782
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Cross-Wess MineAbandoned 1979-04-09Underground metal/non-metal · Cross-Wess Claim · MSHA ID 0404177
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Crystal Cave MineAbandoned 1988-03-29Underground metal/non-metal · Exploration Inc Of Nevada · MSHA ID 0404800
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Crystal Hills Sand & Gravel CompanyAbandoned 1993-04-26Surface metal/non-metal · Beazer West Of California Incorported · MSHA ID 0404846
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Cushenbury PlantAbandoned 1988-05-24Surface metal/non-metal · Mitsubishi Cement Corp · MSHA ID 0404352
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Daily Transit Mix, LLCAbandoned 2024-02-06Surface metal/non-metal · Daily Transit Mix, LLC · MSHA ID 0405860
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Danby MillAbandoned 1982-03-29Facility metal/non-metal · Vail Mining & Milling Company · MSHA ID 0404553
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Day Creek Spreading GroundsAbandoned 2014-11-24Surface metal/non-metal · Jeff Carpenter Inc · MSHA ID 0405661
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Dayton Trucking (Porter)Abandoned 2005-03-16Surface metal/non-metal · Dayton Trucking · MSHA ID 0405307
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De Voe MineAbandoned 1985-05-08Surface metal/non-metal · American Colloid Company Minerals Group · MSHA ID 0404709
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Death Valley Iron & GypsumAbandoned 1987-09-08Surface metal/non-metal · Death Valley Iron & Gypsum · MSHA ID 0404867
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Demians MineAbandoned 1985-07-08Surface metal/non-metal · Hesperia Ready-Mix · MSHA ID 0404654
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Desert AirAbandoned 1988-05-17Surface metal/non-metal · Evans/Harris Mining · MSHA ID 0404829
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Desert Rock ProductsAbandoned 1993-03-28Surface metal/non-metal · Desert Rock Products · MSHA ID 0405098
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Dineen Trucking IncAbandoned 2002-09-10Facility metal/non-metal · Dineen Trucking Inc · MSHA ID 0405522
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Dunn SidingAbandoned 1982-06-01Facility metal/non-metal · Desert Mineral Products Corp · MSHA ID 0403132
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E & F MillingAbandoned 1982-06-08Facility metal/non-metal · Ellsworth Metals Inc · MSHA ID 0404556
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El Mirage MillAbandoned 1979-08-01Facility metal/non-metal · Metaline Industries Inc · MSHA ID 0404248
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Essex PitAbandoned 1988-06-21Surface metal/non-metal · Desert Construction Company · MSHA ID 0404897
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Excelsior PitAbandoned 1985-05-21Surface metal/non-metal · Pfizer Inc · MSHA ID 0404505
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Field'S Sand & RockAbandoned 1981-02-26Surface metal/non-metal · Field'S Sand & Rock · MSHA ID 0403179
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FNF Crushing 3Abandoned 2023-03-29Surface metal/non-metal · FNF Construction Inc · MSHA ID 0202774
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Fontana PlantAbandoned 1996-10-02Surface metal/non-metal · Livingston Graham/Blue Diamond Materials · MSHA ID 0404150
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FONTANA ROCKAbandoned 1997-09-18Surface metal/non-metal · Fontana Rock · MSHA ID 0405314
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Fort Cady QuarryAbandoned 2015-01-01Surface metal/non-metal · CalMat Co · MSHA ID 0405626
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Four SquareAbandoned 1982-08-27Underground metal/non-metal · Four Square Mine & Mill Company · MSHA ID 0404582
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Four Square MillAbandoned 1982-08-27Facility metal/non-metal · Four Square Mine & Mill Company · MSHA ID 0404583
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FOURTH STREET ROCK CRUSHERAbandoned 2002-05-06Surface metal/non-metal · Fourth Street Rock Crusher Inc · MSHA ID 0401773
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FST CEMEX RedlandsAbandoned 2002-10-07Surface metal/non-metal · FST Sand & Gravel Inc · MSHA ID 0405306
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Garlock PitAbandoned 1995-12-08Surface metal/non-metal · Boral Resources Inc · MSHA ID 0404913
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GarnetAbandoned 2016-12-19Surface metal/non-metal · Granite Construction Company · MSHA ID 0402065
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Gold Ace MineAbandoned 1993-08-03Underground metal/non-metal · Gold Ace Mines · MSHA ID 0405201
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Gold Mountain MineAbandoned 2011-10-01Surface metal/non-metal · Gold Mountain Mine · MSHA ID 0405252
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Golden Quail MillAbandoned 1989-04-14Facility metal/non-metal · Golden Quail Resources · MSHA ID 0404282
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Golden Quail MineAbandoned 1989-04-14Surface metal/non-metal · Golden Quail Resources · MSHA ID 0404838
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Gravel GertieAbandoned 1993-08-03Surface metal/non-metal · Tri-State 95 South Sand Rock & Gravel Inc · MSHA ID 0404782
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Great NorthernAbandoned 1987-08-14Underground metal/non-metal · Vail Mining & Milling Company · MSHA ID 0404457
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H E Burrier And W H Benson ClaimsAbandoned 1980-09-18Surface metal/non-metal · H E Burrier & W H Benson Partners · MSHA ID 0403064
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Haney Rock MineAbandoned 2025-05-01Surface metal/non-metal · HMRS L.L.C · MSHA ID 0405986
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Hanmer MaterialsAbandoned 1992-08-04Surface metal/non-metal · Hanmer Materials · MSHA ID 0405122
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HectorAbandoned 2009-09-16Surface metal/non-metal · Blackstone-Pacific, LLC · MSHA ID 0405747
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Henagon LimitedAbandoned 2008-10-02Surface metal/non-metal · Henagon Limited · MSHA ID 0404870
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Heymenn #1Abandoned 1986-12-02Surface metal/non-metal · Heymenn Enterprises · MSHA ID 0404677
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HGM NeboAbandoned 2023-06-08Surface metal/non-metal · Hi-Grade Materials Co. · MSHA ID 0405931
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Highland PlantAbandoned 2012-01-01Surface metal/non-metal · Ranch Rock · MSHA ID 0405793
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Huntington Tile MiningAbandoned 1987-07-14Surface metal/non-metal · Huntington Tile Inc · MSHA ID 0401107
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IlliteAbandoned 1986-01-23Surface metal/non-metal · Pfizer Inc · MSHA ID 0404604
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Industrial Rock ProductsAbandoned 1987-02-24Facility metal/non-metal · Custom Mining Company · MSHA ID 0402298
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InfinityrmiAbandoned 2024-03-10Surface metal/non-metal · Infinity Recycling & Materials, Inc. · MSHA ID 0405892
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Inland Rock Company IncorporatedAbandoned 1990-06-11Surface metal/non-metal · Inland Rock Company Inc · MSHA ID 0405031
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Inland Rock PlantAbandoned 2012-03-02Surface metal/non-metal · Hanson Aggregates Pacific Southwest Inc · MSHA ID 0405189
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JaCore Aggregates LLCAbandoned 2007-08-24Surface metal/non-metal · JaCore Aggregates LLC · MSHA ID 0405598
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K-1 PITAbandoned 1999-02-24Surface metal/non-metal · Caltalc Inc · MSHA ID 0405183
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Kingston Springs MineAbandoned 1987-09-08Surface metal/non-metal · American Colloid Company Minerals Group · MSHA ID 0404721
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Knight Investment CompanyAbandoned 1989-03-24Surface metal/non-metal · Knight Investment Company · MSHA ID 0404931
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Kokoweef MineAbandoned 2003-08-29Underground metal/non-metal · Exploration Inc Of Nevada · MSHA ID 0402965
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LAKESIDE GRAVEL PITAbandoned 1997-01-13Surface metal/non-metal · David Barton Enterprises · MSHA ID 0405264
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Lavic Stone QuarryAbandoned 1988-06-21Surface metal/non-metal · Twin Mountain Rock Company · MSHA ID 0402664
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Lenwood MaterialsAbandoned 1991-01-22Surface metal/non-metal · Lenwood Materials · MSHA ID 0404745
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Lovelady-1Abandoned 2011-02-28Surface metal/non-metal · Lovelady Trucking & Material Inc · MSHA ID 0405513
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Lucerne ValleyAbandoned 2018-05-01Surface metal/non-metal · Robertson's · MSHA ID 0405693
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Lytle CreekAbandoned 1993-06-16Surface metal/non-metal · Owl Rock Products · MSHA ID 0401886
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Lytle CreekAbandoned 1992-11-02Surface metal/non-metal · Osborn Materials & Processing Company · MSHA ID 0405177
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Lytle Creek/S-5 ExtecAbandoned 2011-12-30Surface metal/non-metal · Barney Northcote Inc · MSHA ID 0405486
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Marter-White MineAbandoned 1988-03-17Facility metal/non-metal · Astro Minerals Inc · MSHA ID 0400187
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Materials SolutionsAbandoned 2019-12-31Surface metal/non-metal · Materials Solutions, LLC · MSHA ID 0405936
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Mesquite Lake Gypsum MineAbandoned 2015-01-01Surface metal/non-metal · Pacific Mining Group, LLC · MSHA ID 0405881
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Morning Star MineAbandoned 1984-07-10Underground metal/non-metal · Vanderbilt Gold Corp · MSHA ID 0404380
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MORNING STAR MINEAbandoned 2000-09-25Surface metal/non-metal · Vanderbilt Gold Corp · MSHA ID 0404791
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Mountain View PlantAbandoned 2014-01-01Surface metal/non-metal · Holliday Rock Company Inc · MSHA ID 0401693
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Mud Hills MineAbandoned 2002-02-01Surface metal/non-metal · Phelps Dodge Zeolites · MSHA ID 0404592
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New DiscoveryAbandoned 1982-08-18Surface metal/non-metal · Ellsworth Metals Inc · MSHA ID 0404564
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New Trail MineAbandoned 1990-09-04Surface metal/non-metal · Valgold Mining & Milling Company · MSHA ID 0404999
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Newberry RedAbandoned 2023-09-05Surface metal/non-metal · AR Rock Quarry · MSHA ID 0405934
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Newberry Springs PlantAbandoned 2012-08-24Surface metal/non-metal · Hanson Aggregates LLC · MSHA ID 0404830
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O K West #1Abandoned 1984-06-07Underground metal/non-metal · Vail Mining & Milling Company · MSHA ID 0404456
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Omega PitAbandoned 1985-05-21Surface metal/non-metal · Huntington Tile Inc · MSHA ID 0401106
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Oro Grande AggregatesAbandoned 2016-09-15Surface metal/non-metal · CalPortland · MSHA ID 0405906
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Oro Grande PlantAbandoned 1988-10-20Facility metal/non-metal · Riverside Cement Company · MSHA ID 0404348
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ORO GRANDE ROCK PLANTAbandoned 2001-08-30Surface metal/non-metal · Calmat Company · MSHA ID 0404162
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Owl'S Hole MineAbandoned 1983-11-23Surface metal/non-metal · Jebco Mining Company Inc · MSHA ID 0404561
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P-1 Open Pit MineAbandoned 1985-05-21Surface metal/non-metal · Huntington Tile Inc · MSHA ID 0404738
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PARTIN LIMESTONE PRODUCTSAbandoned 1998-03-17Surface metal/non-metal · Partin Limestone Products Inc · MSHA ID 0400217
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PETERMAN HILL KINNE LIMESTONEAbandoned 1997-07-09Surface metal/non-metal · Kinne Limestone Products · MSHA ID 0405240
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Pioneer MineAbandoned 1984-07-10Surface metal/non-metal · Huntington Tile Inc · MSHA ID 0404364
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Piute 1Abandoned 1989-08-31Surface metal/non-metal · S & H Custom Mining · MSHA ID 0404952
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Placer Mines LtdAbandoned 1985-08-26Facility metal/non-metal · Placer Mines Ltd · MSHA ID 0404487
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Plant 1Abandoned 2021-06-15Surface metal/non-metal · Cutting Edge Aggregates Inc · MSHA ID 0405732
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Plant 1Abandoned 2018-03-05Surface metal/non-metal · Aggrecon LLC · MSHA ID 0405853
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Plant 2Abandoned 2021-04-19Surface metal/non-metal · Cutting Edge Aggregates Inc · MSHA ID 0405734
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Plant 3Abandoned 2019-12-31Surface metal/non-metal · Cutting Edge Aggregates Inc · MSHA ID 0405750
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Plant 4Abandoned 2017-01-27Surface metal/non-metal · Cutting Edge Aggregates Inc · MSHA ID 0405888
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Plant 5Abandoned 2018-06-18Surface metal/non-metal · North American Recycling and Crushing, LLC · MSHA ID 0405521
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Plant 5BAbandoned 2019-09-03Surface metal/non-metal · North American Recycling and Crushing, LLC · MSHA ID 0405520
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PLANT BAbandoned 2007-07-15Facility metal/non-metal · Skanska · MSHA ID 0405406
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Plant CAbandoned 2009-07-01Surface metal/non-metal · LB Crushing LLC · MSHA ID 0405770
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PORTABLEAbandoned 2009-10-01Surface metal/non-metal · Skanska · MSHA ID 0405147
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Portable #1Abandoned 2005-04-19Surface metal/non-metal · Pacific Aggregates Inc · MSHA ID 0405636
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Portable Crusher (Rental)Abandoned 2020-06-08Surface metal/non-metal · Gail Materials · MSHA ID 0405554
…and 68 more mines not listed here.
Status and date are as reported to MSHA by the operator. Each mine's own page carries its accident, citation and inspection record.
| Feature type | Features |
|---|---|
| Prospect Pit | 8,422 |
| Mine Shaft | 2,810 |
| Adit | 2,323 |
| Salt Evaporator | 286 |
| Open Pit Mine | 244 |
| Open Pit Mine or Quarry | 133 |
| Gravel Pit | 113 |
| Open Pit Mine | 110 |
| Borrow Pit | 91 |
| Quarry | 90 |
| Gravel Pit | 65 |
| Mine Dump | 52 |
| Borrow Pit | 48 |
| Trench | 34 |
| Tailings - Undifferentiated | 34 |
| Quarry | 21 |
| Gravel/Borrow Pit - Undifferentiated | 14 |
| Strip Mine | 14 |
| Tailings - Pond | 14 |
| Disturbed Surface | 12 |
| Sand Pit | 8 |
| Gravel/Borrow Pit - Undifferentiated | 7 |
| Cinder Pit | 6 |
| Clay Pit | 3 |
| Open Pit Mine or Quarry | 3 |
| Mine | 3 |
| Evaporation Pond | 3 |
| Cinder Pit | 2 |
| Slag Pile | 2 |
| Quarry - Rock | 2 |
| Sand Pit | 1 |
| Placer Mine | 1 |
| Sand and Gravel Pit | 1 |
| Strip Mine | 1 |
| Clay Pit | 1 |
| Diggings | 1 |
| Sand and Gravel Pit | 1 |
A USGS feature is a symbol on a historical topographic map, there when the map was surveyed; it may since have been sealed, reclaimed, built over or reopened as a working mine, and the map does not say which. An OSMRE row is a problem the abandoned mine land program tracks, not a mine. An MSHA mine is a registered operation whose operator reported abandonment, a record that starts in the 1970s. The three overlap and are never added together. The county is assigned from each feature's coordinates against the Census 2023 county boundaries. The full method is on the national page.
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USGS, Consolidated Prospect- and Mine-Related Features from 7.5- and 15-Minute Topographic Quadrangle Maps of the United States (USMIN)
597,612 point and area features digitized from about 106,350 historical topographic maps published 1886–2006; public domain (CC0). A feature is a map symbol, not a field-verified site, and the map does not say whether it was still worked.
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USGS Fact Sheet 2025–3003, The Abandoned Mine Inventory of the United States
States that as of 2025 there is no comprehensive national inventory of abandoned mine features, and that the detailed national database now being built will not be published.
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OSMRE, Abandoned Mine Land Inventory System (e-AMLIS), public Problems layer
One row per abandoned mine land problem in a problem area, with its type, funding program and reclamation status; mostly coal mined before the 1977 Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act. Coordinates are the problem area's.
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MSHA, Mines dataset (Mine Data Retrieval System)
Every mine registered with MSHA since the 1970s; a mine reads Abandoned or Abandoned and Sealed when its operator reported that status. Refreshed weekly.
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US Census Bureau, 2023 cartographic county boundaries (1:500,000)
Each feature's county is assigned by its coordinates against these boundaries, not copied from the source file.
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GAO-20-238, Abandoned Hardrock Mines (March 2020)
Federal agencies had identified at least 140,000 abandoned hardrock mine features on federal land and estimated more than 390,000 more not yet captured in their databases.
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Abandoned Hardrock Mine Reclamation (AHMR) Program, US Department of the Interior
The program the USGS inventory is compiled for. Its appropriations and the 674,000 field-confirmed feature count on this page were provided by the program manager, Office of Environmental Policy and Compliance, and are cited with permission (2026-09-08).
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IMCC-NAAMLP Hardrock AML Report
Page 48 carries the two figures this page leans on: USGS estimates 633,181 of the 725,690 mine features it recorded from historic topographic maps, 87 percent, are hardrock; and state and federal agencies have submitted more than 724,000 AML features to the national database being built, already more than the historic maps hold. Year-by-year AHMR funding is on page 35.