Abandoned mines in Idaho County, Idaho
Idaho County, Idaho has 888 mine and prospect features on USGS topographic maps published 1937–2004, including 335 mine openings (shafts, adits and air shafts) and 308 prospect pits; 155 of the features carry a name on the map. MSHA's register carries 159 mines in the county with status Abandoned or Abandoned and Sealed.
Every mine and prospect feature the USGS digitized from historical topographic maps covering Idaho 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)
- 888
- Mine openings
- 335
- OSMRE problems unreclaimed
- 0
- MSHA mines marked abandoned
- 159
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335 37.7%Mine openingsshafts, adits, air shafts, portals and vertical openings: the ways into underground workings
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308 34.7%Prospect pits and trenchesshallow exploration diggings that never became a mine
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91 10.2%Mines and surface workingslabelled mines, open pits, strip mines, placer and hydraulic workings
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111 12.5%Quarries, gravel and borrow pitsconstruction-material and industrial-mineral extraction
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43 4.8%Dumps, tailings, spoil and gobwhat mining left above ground
| Name on map | Feature |
|---|---|
| Ajax Mine | Mine Shaft |
| Ajax Mine | Mine Shaft |
| Alamance Mine | Mine Shaft |
| Alberta Mine | Mine Shaft |
| Alberta Mine | Mine Shaft |
| Altemont Mine | Adit |
| Altemont Mine | Adit |
| American Eagle Mine | Adit |
| American Mine | Adit |
| Atlas Mine | Adit |
| Badger Shaft | Mine Shaft |
| Banner Mine | Mine Shaft |
| Big Buffalo Mine | Mine Shaft |
| Big Three Mine | Adit |
| Big Three Mine | Open Pit Mine |
| Black Bear Mine | Adit |
| Black Diamond Mine | Adit |
| Black Lady Mine | Adit |
| Blackbird Mine | Adit |
| Blue Jacket Mine | Mine Shaft |
| Blue Ribbon Mine | Adit |
| Bluebird Placer Mine | Placer Mine area |
| Buckhorn Mine | Adit |
| Buffalo Idaho Mine | Open Pit Mine area |
| Bullion Mine | Open Pit Mine |
| Bullion Mine | Open Pit Mine |
| Burpee Mine | Adit |
| Buster Mine | Mine Shaft |
| Cal-Idaho Pit | Open Pit Mine |
| Center Star Mine | Adit |
| Chitwood Mine | Mine |
| Circ Twins Mine | Mine Shaft |
| Clearwater Mine | Adit |
| Coeur d' Alene Mine | Adit |
| Comstock Mine | Adit |
| Crackerjack Mine | Adit |
| Del Rio Mine | Adit |
| Dewey Mine | Adit |
| Diamond Drill Mine | Adit |
| Diamond Hitch Mine | Adit |
| Dillinger Mine | Mine Shaft |
| Dixie Queen Mine | Mine Shaft |
| Dixie Royal Mine | Adit |
| Durden Mine | Open Pit Mine |
| Durden Mine | Open Pit Mine |
| Easter Mine | Open Pit Mine area |
| Eutopia Mine | Mine Shaft |
| Fisher Mine | Open Pit Mine |
| Fourmile Mine | Adit |
| Gnome Mine | Adit |
| Gold Bug Mine | Mine Shaft |
| Gold Leaf Mine | Adit |
| Gold Master Mine | Adit |
| Goldbug Mine | Mine Shaft |
| Golden Anchor Mine | Open Pit Mine |
| Golden Hand Mine | Adit |
| Golden Hand Mine | Mine |
| Golden Hand Mine | Prospect Pit |
| Golden Rule Placer Mine | Tailings - Placer area |
| Golden Rule Placer Mine | Tailings - Placer area |
| Golden Rule Placer Mine | Tailings - Placer area |
| Golder Anchor Mine | Adit |
| Grangeville Mine | Adit |
| Haystack Mine | Mine Shaft |
| Hematite Mine | Mine Shaft |
| Hercules Mine | Adit |
| Hi Yu Mine | Mine Shaft |
| Homestake Mine | Adit |
| Humboldt Mine | Open Pit Mine |
| Humboldt Mine | Open Pit Mine |
| Hyatt Mine | Adit |
| Idaho Champion Group | Prospect Pit |
| Juanita Mine | Mine Shaft |
| Jumbo Mine | Adit |
| Kimberly Mine | Adit |
| Kimberly Mine | Open Pit Mine |
| L & L Mine | Mine Shaft |
| Leadville Mine | Adit |
| Leadville Mine | Adit |
| Leggett Placer Mine | Placer Mine area |
| Little Leggett Placer Mine | Placer Mine area |
| Lone Pine Mine | Adit |
| Lone Pine Mine | Adit |
| Long Tom Mine | Adit |
| Lucile Caves | Adit |
| Lucky Lad Mine | Mine Shaft |
| Lucky Strike Mine | Mine Shaft |
| Mackey Mine | Adit |
| Mammoth Mine | Open Pit Mine |
| McKinley Mine | Adit |
| McKinley Mine | Adit |
| Meador Diggings | Diggings area |
| Meador Diggings | Open Pit Mine |
| Mother Lode Mine | Adit |
| Mother Lode Mine | Mine Dump area |
| Mother Lode Mine | Mine Shaft |
| Mount Marshall Mine | Open Pit Mine |
| New York Mine | Adit |
| North Hill Mine | Adit |
| North Star Mine | Adit |
| North Star Mine | Adit |
| Old Portland Mine | Adit |
| Old Timer Mine | Open Pit Mine |
| Ontario Mine | Adit |
| Oregon Tipton Mine | Adit |
| Orogrande Frisco Mine | Open Pit Mine area |
| Painter Mine | Adit |
| Pasadena Mine | Adit |
| Pell Placer Mine | Placer Mine area |
| Pell Placer Mine | Placer Mine area |
| Penman Mine | Mine Shaft |
| Penn Dixie Mine | Adit |
| Poorman Mine | Adit |
| Prichard Mine | Adit |
| Rescue Mine | Adit |
| Revelation Mine, Nelsons Revelation Mine | Mine Shaft |
| Robinson Dike Mine | Adit |
| Royal | Gravel/Borrow Pit - Undifferentiated |
| Sentinel Mine | Adit |
| Sheelite Mine | Adit |
| Sherman-Howe Mine | Adit |
| Sherman-Howe Mine | Open Pit Mine |
| Skylark Mine | Adit |
| Slip Easy Mine | Adit |
| Smith Mine | Adit |
| Snowshoe Mine | Mine Shaft |
| South Fork Mine | Adit |
| Spotted Horse Mine | Open Pit Mine |
| St Louis Mine | Mine Shaft |
| Steckner Mine | Adit |
| Sultan Shaft | Mine Shaft |
| Sungold Mine | Adit |
| Swastika Mine | Adit |
| Tiawaka Mine | Mine Shaft |
| Tonopah Mine | Adit |
| Turtle Mine | Adit |
| Tuttle Mine | Open Pit Mine |
| Twin Butte Mine | Adit |
| Umatilla Mine | Adit |
| Una Mine | Mine Shaft |
| Union Group Mines | Adit |
| Unity Mine | Mine Shaft |
| Unity Mine | Open Pit Mine |
| US Mine | Adit |
| Vesuvius Mine | Mine Shaft |
| Wagner Mine | Adit |
| War Eagle Mine | Adit |
| War Eagle Mine | Mine |
| Waverly Mine | Adit |
| Werdenhof Mine | Prospect Pit |
| Wild Hope Mine | Mine Shaft |
| Wiseboy Mine | Adit |
| Wonder Mine | Adit |
| Yakima Mine | Adit |
| Zenith Mine | Adit |
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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#4 MineAbandoned 1983-10-01Underground metal/non-metal · Sentinel Mines Corp · MSHA ID 1001533
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5 Spot MineAbandoned 1981-01-15Surface metal/non-metal · Zain Wilcox · MSHA ID 1001462
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7 Mile PitAbandoned 1994-09-06Surface metal/non-metal · L Prince Construction · MSHA ID 1001891
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Abie Welch Rock PitAbandoned 1983-01-28Surface metal/non-metal · Abie O Welch · MSHA ID 1001381
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Altman PitAbandoned 1979-06-05Surface metal/non-metal · Wickes Forest Industries · MSHA ID 1001229
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American MineAbandoned 1981-01-15Underground metal/non-metal · Miles Painter · MSHA ID 1001333
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Baker'S LodeAbandoned 1983-12-20Underground metal/non-metal · Virgil L Baker · MSHA ID 1001485
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Bald Eagle ClaimAbandoned 1985-09-16Surface metal/non-metal · Mel Fjield · MSHA ID 1001653
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Banner MineAbandoned 1983-12-20Underground metal/non-metal · Donald Alm Mining & Construction · MSHA ID 1001617
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Big Buffalo MineAbandoned 2012-12-07Surface metal/non-metal · Big Buffalo LLC · MSHA ID 1002219
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Big Foot Mine #1Abandoned 1983-10-01Surface metal/non-metal · Billie Wilson · MSHA ID 1001492
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Blue Angel MineAbandoned 1983-01-10Underground metal/non-metal · Blue Angel Mining Company · MSHA ID 1001508
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Bluebird PlacerAbandoned 1985-07-29Surface metal/non-metal · John F & William R Brown · MSHA ID 1001654
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Boulder Creek PitAbandoned 1980-01-04Surface metal/non-metal · U S Forest Service · MSHA ID 1001259
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Brinkerhoff RockAbandoned 2025-03-10Surface metal/non-metal · Justin Brinkerhoff Trucking and Excavating LLC · MSHA ID 1002327
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Bucher Bar MineAbandoned 1983-01-03Underground metal/non-metal · Lamar Burnett · MSHA ID 1001258
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Buffalo GulchAbandoned 1988-07-21Facility metal/non-metal · Idaho Gold Corp · MSHA ID 1001584
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Buffalo GulchAbandoned 1992-07-15Surface metal/non-metal · Idaho Gold Corp · MSHA ID 1001794
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Bullion Silver LodeAbandoned 1980-01-04Surface metal/non-metal · Mine Service Corp · MSHA ID 1000429
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Buster Leach PlantAbandoned 1984-07-25Facility metal/non-metal · Hws Gold & Silver Ltd · MSHA ID 1001612
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Calumet MineAbandoned 1983-01-03Surface metal/non-metal · Southworth Mining · MSHA ID 1001578
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Camco Incorporated Portable CrusherAbandoned 1989-12-19Surface metal/non-metal · Camco Inc · MSHA ID 1001752
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Carpenter PitAbandoned 1980-01-04Surface metal/non-metal · Camas Gravel Company · MSHA ID 1000807
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Center Star Gold MineAbandoned 1983-10-01Underground metal/non-metal · Raymond F Robinson Inc · MSHA ID 1001534
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CH 2Abandoned 2007-04-02Surface metal/non-metal · Beco Construction Co Inc · MSHA ID 1001907
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Charla PlacerAbandoned 1986-08-22Surface metal/non-metal · Manning & Sanford · MSHA ID 1001651
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Clearwater Forest Industries QuarryAbandoned 1979-05-14Surface metal/non-metal · Clearwater Forest Industries Inc · MSHA ID 1001289
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Clearwater PitAbandoned 1980-06-24Surface metal/non-metal · H & H Contractors Inc · MSHA ID 1000967
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Colonel SellersAbandoned 1981-01-15Surface metal/non-metal · Jongault Mines Inc · MSHA ID 1001097
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CR3Abandoned 2017-08-21Surface metal/non-metal · Lurre Construction, Inc. · MSHA ID 1002292
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Crooked River ProjectAbandoned 1981-10-27Surface metal/non-metal · Seubert Excavators Inc · MSHA ID 1001544
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Crystal Lode & Gold Hill LodeAbandoned 2026-02-27Underground metal/non-metal · Crystal & Gold Hill Partnership · MSHA ID 1002384
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Crystal MineAbandoned 1983-10-01Underground metal/non-metal · War Eagle Trust · MSHA ID 1001577
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Dandy OAbandoned 2021-04-27Surface metal/non-metal · Fault Line Mining LLC. · MSHA ID 1002329
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Deadhawk MineAbandoned 1983-01-10Underground metal/non-metal · Blue Angel Mining Company · MSHA ID 1001554
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Deadwood PlacerAbandoned 1985-08-01Surface metal/non-metal · A & T Mining · MSHA ID 1001614
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Double Diamond Hitch #1Abandoned 1983-10-01Underground metal/non-metal · Hungry Ore Mining Company · MSHA ID 1001414
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Doumecq PitAbandoned 1980-06-26Surface metal/non-metal · Camas Gravel Company · MSHA ID 1001455
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Dream 1 and 2Abandoned 2007-06-21Surface metal/non-metal · Consolidated Industries, LLC. · MSHA ID 1002102
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Eagle 32Abandoned 1988-08-03Underground metal/non-metal · Silver Crystal Mines Inc · MSHA ID 1001810
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Eagle Consolidated MineAbandoned 1980-02-05Underground metal/non-metal · Eagle Consolidated · MSHA ID 1001121
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Echo Group IiAbandoned 1990-08-15Surface metal/non-metal · Valley Rock · MSHA ID 1001744
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ECKERT'S HILL MINE & MILL SITEAbandoned 1997-10-20Surface metal/non-metal · Idaho Consolidated Metals Corp · MSHA ID 1001843
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Elmer Wolff MillAbandoned 1982-12-17Facility metal/non-metal · Elmer Wolff · MSHA ID 1001494
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Emarald MineAbandoned 1988-07-19Surface metal/non-metal · Emarald Mines · MSHA ID 1001684
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Erickson Reef PlacerAbandoned 1985-07-29Surface metal/non-metal · Erickson Reef Placer Ltd · MSHA ID 1001650
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Fiddle Creek Drift PlacerAbandoned 1983-10-01Underground metal/non-metal · Fiddle Creek Associates Ltd · MSHA ID 1001516
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Fortune LodeAbandoned 1988-07-20Surface metal/non-metal · Drumlummon Gold Mines Corp · MSHA ID 1001809
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Four Mile MineAbandoned 1984-02-10Underground metal/non-metal · Robert C Pound · MSHA ID 1001560
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Frozen Assets ClaimAbandoned 1984-05-22Surface metal/non-metal · Strategic Mineral Investment Inc · MSHA ID 1001545
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Gehring PitAbandoned 1979-11-13Surface metal/non-metal · Seubert Excavators Inc · MSHA ID 1001371
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Geronimo Mining IncorporatedAbandoned 1986-12-15Surface metal/non-metal · Geronimo Mining Inc · MSHA ID 1001757
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Gold SpringsAbandoned 1986-08-22Surface metal/non-metal · Earl Johnson-Ownr · MSHA ID 1001687
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Golden Anchor MineAbandoned 1989-12-18Underground metal/non-metal · Bagdad Chase Inc · MSHA ID 1001848
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Golden Eagle MineAbandoned 1984-07-28Underground metal/non-metal · Golden Eagle Mines Inc · MSHA ID 1001116
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Grouse Creek MineAbandoned 1985-08-26Surface metal/non-metal · Grouse Creek Mining · MSHA ID 1001622
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GTM CrushingAbandoned 2017-07-31Surface metal/non-metal · Grangeville Transit Mix Inc · MSHA ID 1002063
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Haener PitAbandoned 1983-01-28Surface metal/non-metal · H & H Contractors Inc · MSHA ID 1001356
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Haystack MineAbandoned 1983-10-01Underground metal/non-metal · Haystack Mine Inc · MSHA ID 1001311
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Heritage MineAbandoned 1994-07-20Underground metal/non-metal · Heritage Mine · MSHA ID 1001751
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Highland Enterprises Inc Crusher #2Abandoned 2005-07-25Surface metal/non-metal · Highland Enterprises Inc · MSHA ID 1002041
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Horsefly MineAbandoned 1983-01-10Underground metal/non-metal · Blue Angel Mining Company · MSHA ID 1001553
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Humbolt MineAbandoned 1984-07-11Underground metal/non-metal · Humboldt Associates Ltd · MSHA ID 1001424
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I D K MineAbandoned 1983-01-10Underground metal/non-metal · Jack Cochran Partner · MSHA ID 1001237
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Id 1075Abandoned 1978-09-05Surface metal/non-metal · Materne Brothers Company · MSHA ID 1001079
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Idaho County Rock PitAbandoned 1980-06-24Surface metal/non-metal · Seubert Excavators Inc · MSHA ID 1001452
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Jackpot MineAbandoned 1981-01-15Surface metal/non-metal · William Fry Owner · MSHA ID 1001257
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John Day Creek PitAbandoned 1981-01-08Surface metal/non-metal · Camas Gravel Company · MSHA ID 1001509
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John Day HopeAbandoned 1991-04-29Surface metal/non-metal · Dave Cereghino · MSHA ID 1001853
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John Day PlacerAbandoned 1992-08-25Surface metal/non-metal · A & T Mining · MSHA ID 1001677
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Johnson MiningAbandoned 1983-09-01Surface metal/non-metal · Johnson Mining · MSHA ID 1001488
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Key Milling CompanyAbandoned 1984-07-12Facility metal/non-metal · Key Milling Company · MSHA ID 1001483
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Kidder Ridge PitAbandoned 1980-01-04Surface metal/non-metal · Kidder Harris Highway District · MSHA ID 1001228
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Kimberly MineAbandoned 1983-08-01Underground metal/non-metal · Gold Resources Inc · MSHA ID 1001423
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LIME MT. QUARRYAbandoned 2000-05-01Surface metal/non-metal · Idaho Lime · MSHA ID 1001725
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Little Mallard Creek PlacerAbandoned 1985-08-26Surface metal/non-metal · Black Sands Mining Company · MSHA ID 1001628
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Little Moose MineAbandoned 1982-06-16Underground metal/non-metal · Little Moose Consolidated · MSHA ID 1000678
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Llorain Lode #1Abandoned 1985-05-03Surface metal/non-metal · Micro Gold #2 Partnership · MSHA ID 1000976
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Lone PineAbandoned 1983-08-31Underground metal/non-metal · Lone Pine · MSHA ID 1001421
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Lone Pine MineAbandoned 1983-09-08Underground metal/non-metal · Global Development Corporation International · MSHA ID 1001351
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Lost IrishmanAbandoned 1985-06-03Underground metal/non-metal · Lost Irishman Mining Company · MSHA ID 1001526
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Lucile LimeAbandoned 1985-10-29Underground metal/non-metal · Hubert Hillman Company · MSHA ID 1001670
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M&M RockAbandoned 2024-03-19Surface metal/non-metal · M&M Enterprises LLC · MSHA ID 1002348
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Majestic MineAbandoned 1983-10-01Underground metal/non-metal · Doug Hughes · MSHA ID 1001493
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Mary K MineAbandoned 2024-03-20Underground metal/non-metal · M J Mining Corp · MSHA ID 1002323
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Maxwell PlacerAbandoned 1985-12-19Surface metal/non-metal · Idaho Mining & Development Company · MSHA ID 1001618
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Mc Laughlin PitAbandoned 1980-01-04Surface metal/non-metal · Camas Gravel Company · MSHA ID 1001384
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Mill QuartzAbandoned 1983-10-01Underground metal/non-metal · Alfred A Reed · MSHA ID 1001556
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Moose Creek Placer'SAbandoned 1983-07-07Surface metal/non-metal · A & T Mining · MSHA ID 1001325
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New YorkAbandoned 1984-07-25Surface metal/non-metal · Audyne U S A Inc · MSHA ID 1001359
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NorstrandAbandoned 2024-10-12Surface metal/non-metal · Norstrand · MSHA ID 1002334
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Nugget Creek PlacerAbandoned 1983-10-01Surface metal/non-metal · David L Mendenhall · MSHA ID 1001495
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Nut Basin PitAbandoned 1981-10-15Surface metal/non-metal · Matthews Maintenance-Florence Idaho · MSHA ID 1001360
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O'Hara Creek QuarryAbandoned 1981-01-15Surface metal/non-metal · B & N Construction Inc · MSHA ID 1001468
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O'Hara Rock SourceAbandoned 1981-06-01Surface metal/non-metal · B & N Construction Inc · MSHA ID 1001350
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Ola Mill & MineAbandoned 1979-10-04Underground metal/non-metal · Donoho & Johnson · MSHA ID 1000998
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Ozark ExtensionAbandoned 1984-10-01Underground metal/non-metal · Bruno Krause · MSHA ID 1000993
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PenmanAbandoned 1983-12-20Underground metal/non-metal · Penman Usa · MSHA ID 1001615
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Petsite GroupAbandoned 1983-12-20Underground metal/non-metal · Idaho Mining & Development Company · MSHA ID 1001616
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PonderosaAbandoned 2015-08-07Surface metal/non-metal · Tara Minerals Corporation · MSHA ID 1002237
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PortableAbandoned 2023-10-20Surface metal/non-metal · Leroy Howell · MSHA ID 1001838
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PORTABLE CRUSHER #2Abandoned 2002-08-06Surface metal/non-metal · Camas Gravel Company · MSHA ID 1001966
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Portable Crusher No 1Abandoned 2012-01-06Surface metal/non-metal · Seubert Excavators Inc · MSHA ID 1001666
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Portable Crusher No 3Abandoned 2011-07-26Surface metal/non-metal · Seubert Excavators Inc · MSHA ID 1001655
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Portable Crusher No. 5Abandoned 2012-05-16Surface metal/non-metal · Seubert Excavators Inc · MSHA ID 1001906
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Portland MinesAbandoned 1983-10-01Underground metal/non-metal · Portland Mines · MSHA ID 1001551
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Red FoxAbandoned 1984-10-02Surface metal/non-metal · Red Fox Ltd · MSHA ID 1001620
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Rescue MineAbandoned 1988-08-23Underground metal/non-metal · Rescue Mining Company · MSHA ID 1000877
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Rescue MineAbandoned 2012-07-20Underground metal/non-metal · Shoshone Silver / Gold Mining Co · MSHA ID 1001875
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Riener CrushingAbandoned 2025-09-10Surface metal/non-metal · Riener's Crushing · MSHA ID 1000352
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RIO DE ORO MINEAbandoned 2000-09-28Surface metal/non-metal · M C W · MSHA ID 1001947
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Rock Creek PitAbandoned 1980-01-04Surface metal/non-metal · U S Forest Service · MSHA ID 1001393
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Rock SolidAbandoned 2012-12-31Surface metal/non-metal · Timber Savers, Inc · MSHA ID 1002190
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Russell BarAbandoned 1989-09-13Surface metal/non-metal · Better Way Mining Inc · MSHA ID 1001841
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Salmon River GoldAbandoned 2014-11-17Surface metal/non-metal · Shannon Lindsey · MSHA ID 1002226
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SALMON RIVER PITAbandoned 2001-09-12Surface metal/non-metal · Salmon River Sand & Gravel Inc · MSHA ID 1000355
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Salmon River Rock ProductsAbandoned 2018-08-16Surface metal/non-metal · Camas Gravel · MSHA ID 1002067
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Santiam PlacerAbandoned 1984-07-25Surface metal/non-metal · Richard Boyd · MSHA ID 1001486
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Secesh Basin MineAbandoned 1985-08-26Surface metal/non-metal · Red Fox Mining · MSHA ID 1001576
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Seubert Pit - FerdinandAbandoned 1981-01-01Surface metal/non-metal · H & H Contractors Inc · MSHA ID 1001535
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Seven Grand Mining OperationAbandoned 1983-10-01Underground metal/non-metal · Leland T Daugherty · MSHA ID 1001413
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Seven Mile PitAbandoned 1981-01-07Surface metal/non-metal · Ida-Lew Construction Company · MSHA ID 1001300
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Seven Mile PitAbandoned 1980-01-04Surface metal/non-metal · Idaho County Road Department · MSHA ID 1001343
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Sherwin BarAbandoned 1984-05-22Surface metal/non-metal · Mining Specialties & Equipment Inc · MSHA ID 1001557
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Silver Eagle MineAbandoned 1983-10-01Underground metal/non-metal · Silver Eagle Mining Company · MSHA ID 1001582
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Six Mile MineAbandoned 1983-12-20Underground metal/non-metal · Lawrence Lemire · MSHA ID 1001310
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Slaughter Creek Placer MineAbandoned 1984-10-02Surface metal/non-metal · Silver King Ltd · MSHA ID 1001621
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Snowstorm MineAbandoned 1983-07-28Underground metal/non-metal · Art Peterson · MSHA ID 1001600
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Solesberg PitAbandoned 1980-01-04Surface metal/non-metal · John Solberg · MSHA ID 1001280
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South Fork MineAbandoned 1981-08-13Underground metal/non-metal · Clearwater Mining Corp · MSHA ID 1001434
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Spare Time MineAbandoned 1981-08-04Underground metal/non-metal · Spare Time Mining Co · MSHA ID 1001324
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State Pit 425-048Abandoned 1979-11-13Surface metal/non-metal · Idaho Transportation Department · MSHA ID 1001076
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State Pit 425-099Abandoned 1978-09-05Surface metal/non-metal · Idaho Transportation Department · MSHA ID 1001265
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State Pit 425-166Abandoned 1980-01-04Surface metal/non-metal · Idaho Transportation Department · MSHA ID 1001213
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Station 1509 To 1525Abandoned 1978-09-05Surface metal/non-metal · Federal Highway Administration · MSHA ID 1001288
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Sue Q PlacersAbandoned 1982-06-16Surface metal/non-metal · Dennis Erickson · MSHA ID 1001487
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Sumerod MineAbandoned 1979-01-02Underground metal/non-metal · Roirdon L Doremus · MSHA ID 1001301
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Taylor BarAbandoned 1984-10-01Surface metal/non-metal · Bob Horn Mining · MSHA ID 1001602
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The ArgonautAbandoned 1983-03-23Surface metal/non-metal · Llonnie Knie · MSHA ID 1000991
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The DreamAbandoned 1991-03-21Underground metal/non-metal · Calvin Mining Inc · MSHA ID 1001524
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The Golden RuleAbandoned 1980-07-15Facility metal/non-metal · Golden Rule Dredges · MSHA ID 1001238
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Top TenAbandoned 1979-01-04Surface metal/non-metal · Bannak Top Ten Mines Ltd · MSHA ID 1001096
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Twin Cabin PitAbandoned 1980-01-04Surface metal/non-metal · U S Forest Service · MSHA ID 1000997
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U S MineAbandoned 1983-09-01Underground metal/non-metal · Douglas E Swick · MSHA ID 1001420
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Unit #3 - PortableAbandoned 2018-10-18Surface metal/non-metal · Seubert Excavators Inc · MSHA ID 3503259
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Unity Gold MineAbandoned 1993-07-28Underground metal/non-metal · Unity Gold Mines Inc · MSHA ID 1001865
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Unity GoldSilverAbandoned 2008-10-09Facility metal/non-metal · Walker Lane Gold LLC · MSHA ID 1002128
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Upper Siegal Creek Mine #3Abandoned 1983-10-01Surface metal/non-metal · Lloyd E Cochran · MSHA ID 1001491
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VauxAbandoned 1990-09-27Underground metal/non-metal · Vaux Mining Company · MSHA ID 1001791
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Verne G Hiskey Mining Claim GroupAbandoned 1983-10-01Underground metal/non-metal · Verne G Hiskey · MSHA ID 1001589
…and 9 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 |
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| Prospect Pit | 308 |
| Adit | 276 |
| Open Pit Mine | 62 |
| Mine Shaft | 59 |
| Gravel Pit | 49 |
| Gravel/Borrow Pit - Undifferentiated | 25 |
| Tailings - Dredge | 22 |
| Borrow Pit | 19 |
| Tailings - Undifferentiated | 16 |
| Quarry | 14 |
| Open Pit Mine or Quarry | 12 |
| Open Pit Mine | 8 |
| Placer Mine | 5 |
| Mine | 3 |
| Tailings - Placer | 3 |
| Mine Dump | 2 |
| Borrow Pit | 2 |
| Sand Pit | 1 |
| Gravel Pit | 1 |
| Diggings | 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.