Abandoned mines in Lyon County, Nevada

1. Mine openings

   shafts, adits, air shafts, portals and vertical openings: the ways into underground workings
   1,184 18.8%
2. Prospect pits and trenches

   shallow exploration diggings that never became a mine
   4,857 77.0%
3. Mines and surface workings

   labelled mines, open pits, strip mines, placer and hydraulic workings
   62 1.0%
4. Quarries, gravel and borrow pits

   construction-material and industrial-mineral extraction
   159 2.5%
5. Dumps, tailings, spoil and gob

   what mining left above ground
   47 0.7%

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. Agri Mineral Mine & Mill

   Surface metal/non-metal · Agri Mineral Inc · MSHA ID 2601822
   Abandoned 1990-04-25
2. Anderson Pit & Mill Or Anderson Pit

   Surface metal/non-metal · Eagle Valley Construction Company · MSHA ID 2600432
   Abandoned 1991-08-22
3. Big Canyon Mine

   Surface metal/non-metal · TNT Ventures, LLC · MSHA ID 2602672
   Abandoned 2017-01-05
4. Billy Boy

   Surface metal/non-metal · PMMR Corp. · MSHA ID 2602502
   Abandoned 2003-06-19
5. Blue Jay Mine

   Surface metal/non-metal · Fairbanks R & D · MSHA ID 2602140
   Abandoned 1991-05-01
6. Buckeye Mine

   Surface metal/non-metal · Comstock Minerals Development Company · MSHA ID 2602702
   Abandoned 2014-01-13
7. CANYON CREEK CONSTRUCTION

   Surface metal/non-metal · Canyon Creek Construction Inc · MSHA ID 2602267
   Abandoned 2000-08-22
8. Canyon Rock

   Surface metal/non-metal · Canyon Rock Inc · MSHA ID 2602129
   Abandoned 1994-11-09
9. Catherine Mine

   Underground metal/non-metal · Marshall Earth Resources Inc · MSHA ID 2601814
   Abandoned 1984-11-23
10. Cedarapids CSC380 Screen/cone plant

    Surface metal/non-metal · H.E. Hunewill Construction Co. Inc. · MSHA ID 2602588
    Abandoned 2007-08-21
11. CEDARAPIDS JAW CRUSHER,S/N5052

    Surface metal/non-metal · H E Hunewill Construction Company Inc · MSHA ID 2601002
    Abandoned 2003-08-11
12. CMDC Mill Site

    Facility metal/non-metal · Comstock Minerals Development Company · MSHA ID 2602701
    Abandoned 2014-01-13
13. Columbia

    Surface metal/non-metal · Alta Exploration Inc · MSHA ID 2601872
    Abandoned 1984-04-03
14. Como Mine

    Facility metal/non-metal · Silver State Mining Inc · MSHA ID 2601748
    Abandoned 1982-08-19
15. Como Mine

    Surface metal/non-metal · Tseng Mining Company · MSHA ID 2601855
    Abandoned 1984-09-04
16. COPPER TEK CORP. MINE

    Surface metal/non-metal · Singatse Peak Services, LLC · MSHA ID 2602106
    Abandoned 2000-06-02
17. Dayton BLM pit

    Surface metal/non-metal · Sierra View Equipment Inc · MSHA ID 2602903
    Abandoned 2026-01-05
18. Dayton Consolidated Pit

    Surface metal/non-metal · Houston Oil & Minerals Corp · MSHA ID 2601449
    Abandoned 1978-05-15
19. Dayton Mine & Mill

    Surface metal/non-metal · De La Mare Mine Ltd · MSHA ID 2601627
    Abandoned 1983-01-18
20. Dayton Pit

    Surface metal/non-metal · Robert L Helms Construction & Development Co · MSHA ID 2600439
    Abandoned 1979-09-13
21. Dayton Pit

    Surface metal/non-metal · Cinderlite Trucking Corp · MSHA ID 2602777
    Abandoned 2022-10-03
22. Dayton Properties

    Surface metal/non-metal · Spring Valley Ltd · MSHA ID 2601774
    Abandoned 1982-09-07
23. Dayton Tailings Mill

    Facility metal/non-metal · Alhambra Mines Inc · MSHA ID 2601903
    Abandoned 1989-04-21
24. Deer Run Site

    Surface metal/non-metal · Eagle Valley Construction Company · MSHA ID 2601751
    Abandoned 1982-01-05
25. El Jay Cone Crusher S/N 42E0678

    Surface metal/non-metal · H E Hunewill Construction Company Inc · MSHA ID 2601484
    Abandoned 2003-02-18
26. EL JAY CONE CRUSHER, S/N 65

    Surface metal/non-metal · H E Hunewill Construction Company Inc · MSHA ID 2601118
    Abandoned 2004-10-15
27. EL JAY CONE CRUSHER,S/N 4260280

    Surface metal/non-metal · H E Hunewill Construction Company Inc · MSHA ID 2601474
    Abandoned 2003-02-07
28. Fernley Airport Pit

    Surface metal/non-metal · A & K Earth Movers, Inc. · MSHA ID 2602534
    Abandoned 2006-04-20
29. Fernley Pit

    Surface metal/non-metal · J C Compton Company · MSHA ID 2601466
    Abandoned 1978-07-27
30. Fernley Quarry

    Surface metal/non-metal · Nevada Aggregates · MSHA ID 2602892
    Abandoned 2025-01-15
31. Gold Canyon Incorporated

    Surface metal/non-metal · Gold Canyon Inc · MSHA ID 2601835
    Abandoned 1986-04-24
32. Hazemag Impact Crusher S/N HU1732

    Surface metal/non-metal · Road and Highway Builders, LLC · MSHA ID 2602493
    Abandoned 2010-05-25
33. HAZEN PIT

    Surface metal/non-metal · Jack N Tedford Inc · MSHA ID 2600442
    Abandoned 2001-08-07
34. HAZEN PIT

    Surface metal/non-metal · Gopher Rock · MSHA ID 2601875
    Abandoned 2002-05-15
35. HUGHES ROCK & SAND PIT

    Surface metal/non-metal · Hughes Rock & Sand Inc · MSHA ID 2600431
    Abandoned 1997-08-22
36. Hulley-Logan

    Surface metal/non-metal · Intermountain Exploration Company · MSHA ID 2601432
    Abandoned 1979-09-14
37. Ida Mine

    Underground metal/non-metal · Ida Consolidated Mines · MSHA ID 2601587
    Abandoned 1986-06-06
38. Johnson Pit

    Surface metal/non-metal · Robert C Gebhardt Company · MSHA ID 2601518
    Abandoned 1979-04-02
39. Korc Placer Claims

    Surface metal/non-metal · Southern Miners Inc · MSHA ID 2601783
    Abandoned 1983-02-15
40. L Y 30-1

    Surface metal/non-metal · Valley Crest Landscape Inc · MSHA ID 2601640
    Abandoned 1981-05-14
41. Lost Branch Mine Group

    Surface metal/non-metal · Lost Branch Mine Group · MSHA ID 2601319
    Abandoned 1986-06-06
42. Lucerne Underground Mine

    Underground metal/non-metal · Comstock Mining LLC · MSHA ID 2602771
    Abandoned 2016-05-11
43. LY-23

    Surface metal/non-metal · Gopher Construction Inc · MSHA ID 2602354
    Abandoned 2000-07-07
44. MOMI MINE

    Underground metal/non-metal · Momi Mining Company · MSHA ID 2602401
    Abandoned 1999-12-20
45. Moundhouse Pit

    Surface metal/non-metal · Frehner Construction Co · MSHA ID 2602491
    Abandoned 2007-05-15
46. Nevada Cement Co Limestone Quarry

    Surface metal/non-metal · Nevada Cement Company · MSHA ID 2600814
    Abandoned 1992-12-16
47. NV Aggregates Screen #2

    Surface metal/non-metal · NV Aggregates · MSHA ID 2602867
    Abandoned 2020-12-18
48. Oest Mine

    Underground metal/non-metal · Mks Inc · MSHA ID 2601828
    Abandoned 1986-06-06
49. OLINGHOUSE PROJECT

    Surface metal/non-metal · Alta Gold Company · MSHA ID 2602353
    Abandoned 2001-04-10
50. Oliver Hills Leach Facility

    Surface metal/non-metal · Oliver Hills Mining Company Inc · MSHA ID 2601675
    Abandoned 1995-04-04
51. Pine Grove

    Surface metal/non-metal · J & H Mining Corp · MSHA ID 2601809
    Abandoned 1983-12-30
52. Pine Grove Reclaim Project

    Surface metal/non-metal · Placer Solutions LLC · MSHA ID 2602828
    Abandoned 2020-06-30
53. Portable Crusher Ii

    Surface metal/non-metal · Dayton Sand & Gravel · MSHA ID 2601901
    Abandoned 1991-07-23
54. Rental Portable Crusher

    Surface metal/non-metal · Q&D Construction · MSHA ID 2602865
    Abandoned 2023-04-19
55. Rental Portable Crusher

    Surface metal/non-metal · Q&D Construction · MSHA ID 2602866
    Abandoned 2021-04-16
56. Section 8 Group Mines

    Surface metal/non-metal · Cr Minerals Corp · MSHA ID 2600678
    Abandoned 1986-04-15
57. Silver Springs County Pit

    Surface metal/non-metal · Lyon County-Road District No 1 · MSHA ID 2600011
    Abandoned 1982-05-21
58. Silver Springs Plant

    Surface metal/non-metal · Silver Springs Aggregates LLC · MSHA ID 2602660
    Abandoned 2009-08-13
59. Six Mile Canyon Mine & Mill

    Surface metal/non-metal · Gold Canyon Inc · MSHA ID 2601935
    Abandoned 1986-05-29
60. South Comstock

    Surface metal/non-metal · Spring Valley Mining · MSHA ID 2601678
    Abandoned 1995-09-28
61. South Comstock Mine

    Underground metal/non-metal · Mastermine Gold Corp · MSHA ID 2601711
    Abandoned 1982-09-02
62. Spring Valley

    Surface metal/non-metal · Geo-Nevada Inc. · MSHA ID 2601776
    Abandoned 2002-12-04
63. Trio Impact Crusher #1194

    Surface metal/non-metal · BJ Rees's Enterprise · MSHA ID 2602566
    Abandoned 2007-08-21
64. Yerington Mine

    Surface metal/non-metal · Anaconda Minerals Company · MSHA ID 2600085
    Abandoned 1978-06-22
65. Yerington Plant

    Surface metal/non-metal · Grant Smith Aggregates Inc · MSHA ID 2602346
    Abandoned 2012-10-18
66. Zeolite Project Pilot Plant

    Facility metal/non-metal · Anaconda Minerals Company · MSHA ID 2600835
    Abandoned 1983-01-10

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
• Elko County 7,657
• Lander County 6,751
• Pershing County 6,611
• 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.