Abandoned mines in Elko County, Nevada

1. Mine openings

   shafts, adits, air shafts, portals and vertical openings: the ways into underground workings
   944 12.3%
2. Prospect pits and trenches

   shallow exploration diggings that never became a mine
   5,958 77.8%
3. Mines and surface workings

   labelled mines, open pits, strip mines, placer and hydraulic workings
   91 1.2%
4. Quarries, gravel and borrow pits

   construction-material and industrial-mineral extraction
   623 8.1%
5. Dumps, tailings, spoil and gob

   what mining left above ground
   41 0.5%

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.

1. 033 Crusher H K Portable Plant

   Surface metal/non-metal · H-K Contractors Inc · MSHA ID 2601975
   Abandoned 1986-10-31
2. 4 M

   Underground metal/non-metal · 4 M · MSHA ID 2601936
   Abandoned 1986-02-12
3. 8X20 3-DECK SCREEN PLANT

   Surface metal/non-metal · CANYON CONSTRUCTION CO. · MSHA ID 2602763
   Abandoned 2015-09-18
4. AMES PORTABLE UNIT #4

   Surface metal/non-metal · Ames Construction Inc · MSHA ID 2602390
   Abandoned 2000-07-13
5. Amy Mine

   Underground metal/non-metal · Stocks Trucking Company LLC · MSHA ID 2602666
   Abandoned 2015-10-05
6. Azletts Mill

   Facility metal/non-metal · Dale Aslett Sand & Gravel Inc · MSHA ID 2601424
   Abandoned 1982-08-25
7. BARMAC IMPORT CRUSHER

   Surface metal/non-metal · Canyon Construction Company · MSHA ID 2602312
   Abandoned 1997-09-03
8. Battle Creek Tungsten Mine

   Underground metal/non-metal · R & A Minerals · MSHA ID 2601688
   Abandoned 1984-10-03
9. Big Jim

   Surface metal/non-metal · Barite Mining Inc · MSHA ID 2601695
   Abandoned 1982-08-23
10. Big Ledge Mine

    Surface metal/non-metal · Circle A Construction Mining & Milling · MSHA ID 2601895
    Abandoned 1986-06-06
11. Big Ledge Mine

    Surface metal/non-metal · National Oilwell Varco, LP · MSHA ID 2602603
    Abandoned 2017-01-31
12. BIG SPRINGS

    Surface metal/non-metal · Anglogold (Jerritt Canyon) Corp · MSHA ID 2602003
    Abandoned 2001-05-03
13. Bmex Pavlak Mill

    Facility metal/non-metal · Bmex Corp · MSHA ID 2601939
    Abandoned 1986-09-16
14. Bourne Creek Mine

    Surface metal/non-metal · Bourne Creek Mining Company · MSHA ID 2601753
    Abandoned 1985-08-30
15. Brian Millsite

    Facility metal/non-metal · Barite Mining Inc · MSHA ID 2601704
    Abandoned 1982-08-23
16. Bullion Monarch Mine

    Surface metal/non-metal · Universal Gas (Montana) Inc · MSHA ID 2601343
    Abandoned 1984-04-27
17. Bullion Monarch Mine Contract

    Surface metal/non-metal · Lloyd C Evans Construction Company · MSHA ID 2601569
    Abandoned 1980-07-24
18. CANICA VSI CRUSHER #1371

    Surface metal/non-metal · BJ Rees's Enterprise · MSHA ID 2602504
    Abandoned 2024-09-30
19. CARLIN UNDERGROUND

    Underground metal/non-metal · Small Mine Development · MSHA ID 2602238
    Abandoned 1998-03-20
20. Chieftain Powerscreen

    Surface metal/non-metal · Canyon Construction Co · MSHA ID 2602641
    Abandoned 2021-09-28
21. City Of Elko Pit

    Surface metal/non-metal · Robert L Helms Construction & Development Co · MSHA ID 2601652
    Abandoned 1982-09-07
22. Cleaveland Gold Note & 86

    Surface metal/non-metal · Richfield Resources Inc · MSHA ID 2601590
    Abandoned 1980-06-10
23. Concrete Prods Co Portable Crush

    Surface metal/non-metal · Concrete Products Co-Div/Gibbons & Reed Company · MSHA ID 2601844
    Abandoned 1983-10-13
24. Convention Jarbidge

    Underground metal/non-metal · Little Devil Mining Corp · MSHA ID 2601937
    Abandoned 1986-02-12
25. Cortez Joint Venture

    Facility metal/non-metal · Global Bird Management, Inc. · MSHA ID 2602545
    Abandoned 2007-04-06
26. Country River Pit

    Surface metal/non-metal · San Roc Inc · MSHA ID 2601827
    Abandoned 1984-12-11
27. Crusher 1

    Surface metal/non-metal · Acha Construction LLC · MSHA ID 2602780
    Abandoned 2016-07-07
28. D G & S Incorporated

    Surface metal/non-metal · D G & S Inc · MSHA ID 2601958
    Abandoned 1986-09-10
29. DAVIS PIT

    Surface metal/non-metal · Davis Equipment Company-Div/Ruby Mtn Freight · MSHA ID 2602384
    Abandoned 2003-07-02
30. DEE NORTH U/G PROJECT

    Underground metal/non-metal · Small Mine Development · MSHA ID 2602382
    Abandoned 2001-01-18
31. Delno Mine

    Underground metal/non-metal · Panther Mining · MSHA ID 2601444
    Abandoned 1978-10-17
32. Diamond Jim

    Underground metal/non-metal · Gold Creek Silver Mines Inc · MSHA ID 2601565
    Abandoned 1983-07-18
33. Dry Creek Mill Site

    Surface metal/non-metal · National Oilwell Varco, LP · MSHA ID 2602646
    Abandoned 2021-04-24
34. Easy Miner

    Surface metal/non-metal · A W Arnold & Associates Inc · MSHA ID 2601667
    Abandoned 1982-09-08
35. Elburz Pit

    Surface metal/non-metal · J/P Associated · MSHA ID 2601626
    Abandoned 1980-07-23
36. Elko City Pit

    Surface metal/non-metal · Ron Lewis Construction Company · MSHA ID 2600832
    Abandoned 1980-11-25
37. Elko Pit

    Surface metal/non-metal · Elko Sand & Gravel · MSHA ID 2602163
    Abandoned 2002-10-02
38. Emigrant Mill

    Facility metal/non-metal · Box Cedar Mining Inc · MSHA ID 2601534
    Abandoned 1979-12-03
39. Esmeralda Mine Or Esmeralda

    Underground metal/non-metal · K M Mining & Development Company · MSHA ID 2601633
    Abandoned 1982-08-23
40. FABTEC 54-INCH CONE AND 6X20 SCREEN

    Surface metal/non-metal · CANYON CONSTRUCTION CO. · MSHA ID 2602764
    Abandoned 2016-02-18
41. FABTEC 54-INCH CONE WITH 6X20 SCREEN

    Surface metal/non-metal · Canyon Construction Co. · MSHA ID 2602760
    Abandoned 2021-09-28
42. FabTec Agg Plant

    Surface metal/non-metal · Canyon Construction Co · MSHA ID 2602644
    Abandoned 2017-07-11
43. Falcon

    Underground metal/non-metal · Agau Ventures Ltd · MSHA ID 2601628
    Abandoned 1982-08-23
44. Fish Creek

    Surface metal/non-metal · Barite Mining Inc · MSHA ID 2601696
    Abandoned 1982-08-23
45. Fraser Pit

    Surface metal/non-metal · WMC Company Inc · MSHA ID 2602308
    Abandoned 2004-05-18
46. G & R Big Springs

    Surface metal/non-metal · Gibbons Companies · MSHA ID 2602198
    Abandoned 1994-07-13
47. Haystack Pit

    Surface metal/non-metal · S.M.D. Development LLC · MSHA ID 2602768
    Abandoned 2024-09-29
48. Heavy Spar

    Surface metal/non-metal · Barite Mining Inc · MSHA ID 2601673
    Abandoned 1983-03-22
49. HOLLISTER MINE

    Surface metal/non-metal · Newmont Exploration Limited · MSHA ID 2602086
    Abandoned 1997-07-30
50. Hunch Mine

    Surface metal/non-metal · Chromalloy Mining & Milling · MSHA ID 2601761
    Abandoned 1982-08-25
51. Jackpot Pit

    Surface metal/non-metal · Peter Kiewit Sons' Company · MSHA ID 2601465
    Abandoned 1978-07-15
52. Jones Flat Pit

    Surface metal/non-metal · Shoshone Paiute Tribes · MSHA ID 2602808
    Abandoned 2017-02-19
53. Jones Pit

    Surface metal/non-metal · Ruby Dome Inc · MSHA ID 2602055
    Abandoned 1994-07-27
54. Jones Property

    Surface metal/non-metal · Peabody Calada Inc · MSHA ID 2601637
    Abandoned 1982-08-23
55. Jungle Area

    Surface metal/non-metal · Chromalloy Mining & Milling · MSHA ID 2601098
    Abandoned 1984-12-03
56. KENSLEY MOUNTAIN PROJECT

    Surface metal/non-metal · Alta Gold Company · MSHA ID 2602261
    Abandoned 2000-06-13
57. KOLBERG PIONEER 3144 PORTABLE JAW CRUSHE

    Surface metal/non-metal · CANYON CONSTRUCTION CO. · MSHA ID 2602811
    Abandoned 2021-09-28
58. Kolberg Pioneer CS3055 Port Jaw Crusher

    Surface metal/non-metal · Canyon Construction Co. · MSHA ID 2602826
    Abandoned 2021-09-28
59. KUE-KEN JAW CRUSHER

    Surface metal/non-metal · Canyon Construction Company · MSHA ID 2602311
    Abandoned 2003-08-22
60. Lakes Millsite

    Facility metal/non-metal · Eisenman Chemical Company · MSHA ID 2601430
    Abandoned 1985-11-04
61. Lakes Mine

    Surface metal/non-metal · Barite Mining Inc · MSHA ID 2600959
    Abandoned 1983-02-08
62. Ledcor Jaw Crusher Premiertrax 400x

    Surface metal/non-metal · Ledcor CMI Inc · MSHA ID 2602900
    Abandoned 2024-03-27
63. Longshot

    Surface metal/non-metal · Petro-Chem Inc · MSHA ID 2601686
    Abandoned 1981-12-02
64. Loomis Creek Mine

    Surface metal/non-metal · Chromalloy Mining & Milling · MSHA ID 2601760
    Abandoned 1982-08-25
65. Mc Kinley Pit

    Surface metal/non-metal · Robert L Helms Construction & Development Co · MSHA ID 2601109
    Abandoned 1981-01-08
66. Midas Mine

    Underground metal/non-metal · Klondex Midas Operations, Inc. · MSHA ID 2602314
    Abandoned 2025-03-31
67. Mountain City Mill

    Facility metal/non-metal · Oxbow Tungsten Mines Inc · MSHA ID 2601353
    Abandoned 1978-07-25
68. Mountain City Mill

    Facility metal/non-metal · Banner Resources Corp · MSHA ID 2601795
    Abandoned 1982-08-25
69. MUNGERS BACKHOE GRAVEL PIT

    Surface metal/non-metal · Mungers Backhoe Service · MSHA ID 2602436
    Abandoned 2002-02-07
70. Murray Mine

    Underground metal/non-metal · Veris Gold U.S.A., Inc. · MSHA ID 2602211
    Abandoned 2014-11-05
71. NAD Crusher

    Surface metal/non-metal · N.A. Degerstrom · MSHA ID 2602749
    Abandoned 2022-08-02
72. NAD Impactor Crusher

    Surface metal/non-metal · N. A. Degerstrom, Inc. · MSHA ID 2602725
    Abandoned 2014-03-04
73. Nevada Barite Plant

    Surface metal/non-metal · Chromalloy Mining & Minerals Inc · MSHA ID 2601473
    Abandoned 1981-08-25
74. Nevada Milling Company Mill

    Facility metal/non-metal · Nevada Milling Company · MSHA ID 2601724
    Abandoned 1983-06-15
75. Nevada Portable #2

    Surface metal/non-metal · Granite Construction Company · MSHA ID 2602871
    Abandoned 2021-07-17
76. Normal Mine

    Surface metal/non-metal · Normal Mining Company · MSHA ID 2601863
    Abandoned 1985-04-24
77. Pardo Pit

    Surface metal/non-metal · Harney Rock & Paving Company · MSHA ID 2601818
    Abandoned 1991-07-22
78. Patsy Ann Claims

    Surface metal/non-metal · Unichem Minerals Inc · MSHA ID 2601672
    Abandoned 1982-11-30
79. Patsy Ann Mine

    Surface metal/non-metal · Mc Neely Mining Contractors Inc · MSHA ID 2601509
    Abandoned 1979-12-03
80. Pit No El 28-1

    Surface metal/non-metal · Peter Kiewit Sons' Company · MSHA ID 2601455
    Abandoned 1978-08-07
81. Portable 391

    Surface metal/non-metal · Elko Sand & Gravel · MSHA ID 2602721
    Abandoned 2015-09-23
82. Portable Crusher 2300484

    Surface metal/non-metal · G P Construction Company Inc · MSHA ID 2601999
    Abandoned 1992-09-21
83. Portable Crusher Lj-264

    Surface metal/non-metal · G P Construction Company Inc · MSHA ID 2601462
    Abandoned 1989-08-02
84. Rain Mine

    Surface metal/non-metal · Lost Dutchman Construction Inc · MSHA ID 2602217
    Abandoned 1994-03-01
85. RAIN UNDERGROUND

    Underground metal/non-metal · Small Mine Development · MSHA ID 2602237
    Abandoned 2002-10-31
86. Randolph Mine And Mill

    Surface metal/non-metal · Goldcap Enterprises Inc · MSHA ID 2601468
    Abandoned 1978-12-28
87. Rem Crusher #1

    Surface metal/non-metal · Remington Construction · MSHA ID 2602814
    Abandoned 2020-09-16
88. Ren Mine

    Surface metal/non-metal · W E S Construction Company Inc · MSHA ID 2602209
    Abandoned 1994-09-09
89. Riddle

    Underground metal/non-metal · San Rafael Exploration Company · MSHA ID 2601702
    Abandoned 1983-06-15
90. Rossi Mine

    Surface metal/non-metal · N A Degerstrom Inc · MSHA ID 2600397
    Abandoned 2003-07-29
91. RYNDON COMMUNITY PIT

    Surface metal/non-metal · Canyon Construction Company · MSHA ID 2602468
    Abandoned 2001-09-28
92. Saval 4

    Underground metal/non-metal · Jerritt Canyon Gold LLC · MSHA ID 2602742
    Abandoned 2019-09-19
93. Saval II

    Underground metal/non-metal · Jerritt Canyon Gold LLC · MSHA ID 2602875
    Abandoned 2024-01-04
94. Sharp Pit And Mill

    Surface metal/non-metal · Sharp Concrete Company · MSHA ID 2600453
    Abandoned 1983-06-20
95. Simplicity Double Deck Screen

    Surface metal/non-metal · Canyon Construction Co · MSHA ID 2602637
    Abandoned 2008-08-13
96. Snoose Creek Mine

    Surface metal/non-metal · Chromalloy Mining & Milling · MSHA ID 2601759
    Abandoned 1984-12-03
97. South Fork Gravel

    Surface metal/non-metal · Acha Construction · MSHA ID 2602736
    Abandoned 2014-12-31
98. South Wells

    Surface metal/non-metal · Ludwig Mining Company · MSHA ID 2601600
    Abandoned 1981-07-29
99. SPRING CREEK SAND & GRAVEL

    Surface metal/non-metal · P Squared Enterprise, Inc. · MSHA ID 2602427
    Abandoned 2011-09-09
100. St Elmo

     Underground metal/non-metal · Tex-Tah · MSHA ID 2601571
     Abandoned 1980-11-12
101. St Elmo Mine

     Underground metal/non-metal · St Elmo Mining Inc · MSHA ID 2602212
     Abandoned 1993-01-02
102. Star Valley

     Surface metal/non-metal · Elko Sand & Gravel · MSHA ID 2602842
     Abandoned 2024-10-16
103. Starvation Canyon

     Underground metal/non-metal · Jerritt Canyon Gold, LLC · MSHA ID 2602634
     Abandoned 2016-04-29
104. State Highway District No3

     Surface metal/non-metal · Nevada State Highway Department · MSHA ID 2600768
     Abandoned 1982-05-21
105. Steer Offices

     Underground metal/non-metal · Jerritt Canyon Gold LLC · MSHA ID 2602370
     Abandoned 2004-11-11
106. Stormy Creek Mill

     Facility metal/non-metal · Old Soldier Minerals · MSHA ID 2601829
     Abandoned 1984-12-12
107. Stormy Creek Mine

     Surface metal/non-metal · Old Soldier Minerals · MSHA ID 2601592
     Abandoned 1984-10-05
108. SYMONS CONE CRUSHER

     Surface metal/non-metal · Canyon Construction Company · MSHA ID 2602313
     Abandoned 2008-08-28
109. Tennessee Mine

     Surface metal/non-metal · Tennessee Tungsten Inc · MSHA ID 2600328
     Abandoned 1978-07-25
110. Tuscarora

     Surface metal/non-metal · Remtech L L C · MSHA ID 2601561
     Abandoned 1992-04-08
111. Unichem Minerals Jig Plant

     Facility metal/non-metal · Unichem Minerals Inc · MSHA ID 2601792
     Abandoned 1982-11-30
112. Vega Portable Crusher #3

     Surface metal/non-metal · Vega Construction & Trucking Co. · MSHA ID 2602500
     Abandoned 2003-08-21
113. Vivian Tunnel

     Underground metal/non-metal · Pischel Mining Company Inc · MSHA ID 2601498
     Abandoned 1985-08-05
114. VT Crusher

     Surface metal/non-metal · VT Construction, Inc · MSHA ID 2602723
     Abandoned 2012-11-26
115. Wells City Pit

     Surface metal/non-metal · Tibbals Construction Inc · MSHA ID 2601475
     Abandoned 1978-10-16
116. Wells Pit

     Surface metal/non-metal · Jack B Parson Construction Company · MSHA ID 2601668
     Abandoned 1982-09-07
117. Wells Tungsten Mill

     Facility metal/non-metal · Wells Tungsten · MSHA ID 2600985
     Abandoned 2020-01-02
118. Wells Tungsten Mine

     Underground metal/non-metal · Brough Livestock LLC · MSHA ID 2600984
     Abandoned 2020-01-02
119. WENDOVER EQ S/N PID 0006LE74030024

     Surface metal/non-metal · MODERN CONCRETE · MSHA ID 2602645
     Abandoned 2008-08-18
120. West Generator

     Underground metal/non-metal · Jerritt Canyon Gold LLC · MSHA ID 2602885
     Abandoned 2024-01-04
121. Willie

     Surface metal/non-metal · Ludwig Mining Company · MSHA ID 2601599
     Abandoned 1981-07-29
122. Wood Gulch

     Surface metal/non-metal · Homestake Mining Company · MSHA ID 2602068
     Abandoned 1992-04-08
123. YANKEEE PIT

     Surface metal/non-metal · D H Blattner & Sons Inc · MSHA ID 2602214
     Abandoned 1997-04-24

Status and date are as reported to MSHA by the operator. Each mine's own page carries its accident, citation and inspection record.

• Nye County 18,876
• Esmeralda County 17,520
• White Pine County 9,347
• Mineral County 8,599
• Humboldt County 8,385
• Lander County 6,751
• Pershing County 6,611
• Lyon County 6,309
• Churchill County 5,527
• Clark County 5,392
• Eureka County 4,664
• Washoe County 2,642

1. 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.
2. 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.
3. 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.
4. 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.
5. 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.
6. 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.
7. 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).
8. 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.