Abandoned mines in Mineral County, Nevada

1. Mine openings

   shafts, adits, air shafts, portals and vertical openings: the ways into underground workings
   2,559 29.8%
2. Prospect pits and trenches

   shallow exploration diggings that never became a mine
   5,846 68.0%
3. Mines and surface workings

   labelled mines, open pits, strip mines, placer and hydraulic workings
   66 0.8%
4. Quarries, gravel and borrow pits

   construction-material and industrial-mineral extraction
   97 1.1%
5. Dumps, tailings, spoil and gob

   what mining left above ground
   31 0.4%

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. Aden Ii Mill

   Facility metal/non-metal · Saturn-Bullock Exploration · MSHA ID 2601648
   Abandoned 1981-10-14
2. Aden Mill

   Facility metal/non-metal · Hugh C Ingle Jr · MSHA ID 2601634
   Abandoned 1983-08-04
3. Alaska Mill

   Facility metal/non-metal · Princeton Mining & Refining Ltd · MSHA ID 2601820
   Abandoned 1983-01-13
4. Argus

   Underground metal/non-metal · Nevada Resources & Development Inc · MSHA ID 2601750
   Abandoned 1982-03-01
5. Ashby Mabel & Garfield Mines Ingle Flota

   Surface metal/non-metal · Hugh C Ingle Jr · MSHA ID 2601536
   Abandoned 1983-08-04
6. Aurora

   Surface metal/non-metal · Klondex Aurora Mine Inc · MSHA ID 2602235
   Abandoned 2023-07-19
7. Aurora Partnership

   Surface metal/non-metal · D H Blattner & Sons Inc · MSHA ID 2602225
   Abandoned 1995-03-05
8. Barite #1 & #2

   Underground metal/non-metal · Minerals Unlimited Inc · MSHA ID 2601816
   Abandoned 1982-11-04
9. Bell Mine

   Underground metal/non-metal · Kinkead Mining & Construction Inc · MSHA ID 2601689
   Abandoned 1982-09-15
10. Bellville Mine

    Surface metal/non-metal · Armada Corp · MSHA ID 2601649
    Abandoned 1980-08-22
11. Belmont Mine El Dorado South

    Surface metal/non-metal · Mineral Recovery Inc · MSHA ID 2601301
    Abandoned 1978-04-03
12. Billy Boy And T And E

    Surface metal/non-metal · Natural Minerals Company · MSHA ID 2601404
    Abandoned 1983-03-16
13. Blackhawk

    Facility metal/non-metal · Blackhawk · MSHA ID 2600615
    Abandoned 1989-12-21
14. Blackhawk Mill

    Facility metal/non-metal · Mock Electronics · MSHA ID 2602054
    Abandoned 1989-04-18
15. BLT Ready Mix & Aggregates

    Surface metal/non-metal · BLT Ready Mix Inc. · MSHA ID 2600927
    Abandoned 2005-09-09
16. Bounce Mine

    Underground metal/non-metal · Dreamland Mining Company · MSHA ID 2601915
    Abandoned 1985-07-31
17. Caliente Heights

    Underground metal/non-metal · Phillips Mining Company · MSHA ID 2601918
    Abandoned 1986-02-13
18. CANDELARIA MINE

    Surface metal/non-metal · Kinross Candelaria Mining Company · MSHA ID 2601511
    Abandoned 1999-09-21
19. Canyon Milling

    Surface metal/non-metal · S T Hilberg Consulting · MSHA ID 2601651
    Abandoned 1986-04-21
20. Challenge

    Underground metal/non-metal · Kinkead Mining & Construction Inc · MSHA ID 2601614
    Abandoned 1982-09-07
21. Cory

    Surface metal/non-metal · Walker Lake Minerals Inc · MSHA ID 2601765
    Abandoned 1983-01-18
22. Dead Horse Wells

    Surface metal/non-metal · Walker Lake Minerals Inc · MSHA ID 2601764
    Abandoned 1982-09-02
23. Eagle Tungsten Mine

    Underground metal/non-metal · Green Ranch Mining Company · MSHA ID 2601785
    Abandoned 1982-09-15
24. East Ridge

    Surface metal/non-metal · Tenneco Minerals Company · MSHA ID 2601877
    Abandoned 1986-05-27
25. Esmeralda Project/Martinez-Chesco

    Underground metal/non-metal · Metallic Ventures (U. S.), Inc. · MSHA ID 2602517
    Abandoned 2005-01-10
26. FIVE HEARTS MINE

    Underground metal/non-metal · 5 Hearts · MSHA ID 2602274
    Abandoned 1996-12-09
27. Frances Mine

    Underground metal/non-metal · Green Ranch Mining Company · MSHA ID 2601837
    Abandoned 1984-07-12
28. Georgene

    Underground metal/non-metal · Candelaria Metals Inc · MSHA ID 2601788
    Abandoned 1982-08-19
29. Gold Canyon Portable #2

    Surface metal/non-metal · Gold Canyon Mining & Construction LLC · MSHA ID 2602650
    Abandoned 2011-11-21
30. Gold Cliffs

    Underground metal/non-metal · Princeton Mining & Refining Ltd · MSHA ID 2601817
    Abandoned 1983-01-13
31. Gold Pen

    Surface metal/non-metal · Powder River Mining Company · MSHA ID 2601690
    Abandoned 1983-06-07
32. Goldcliff

    Surface metal/non-metal · Regent Mining & Exploration Ltd · MSHA ID 2602014
    Abandoned 1987-11-24
33. Greenleaf

    Surface metal/non-metal · Triton Minerals Inc · MSHA ID 2601741
    Abandoned 1981-10-14
34. Gunmetal

    Underground metal/non-metal · Union Carbide Corp · MSHA ID 2601463
    Abandoned 1980-06-02
35. Hawthorne Army Depot

    Surface metal/non-metal · SOC Nevada LLC · MSHA ID 2602744
    Abandoned 2013-10-01
36. Hawthorne Silica

    Surface metal/non-metal · Hawthorne Silica · MSHA ID 2600525
    Abandoned 1982-07-06
37. Hope Gold

    Surface metal/non-metal · N M V Recovery Corp · MSHA ID 2601880
    Abandoned 1985-08-19
38. Indian Queen Or Indian Queen Mine

    Underground metal/non-metal · Candelaria Metals Inc · MSHA ID 2601669
    Abandoned 1982-08-24
39. International Micro Nutrients

    Surface metal/non-metal · International Micro Nutrients · MSHA ID 2601735
    Abandoned 1981-10-14
40. Isabella Mine

    Surface metal/non-metal · Isabella Mining Company · MSHA ID 2601713
    Abandoned 1982-08-19
41. Isabelle Mine

    Underground metal/non-metal · Ladd Enterprises Inc · MSHA ID 2601492
    Abandoned 1980-03-13
42. J M Mill

    Facility metal/non-metal · J M Milling & Mining Company · MSHA ID 2601639
    Abandoned 1981-08-10
43. Jaime'S Ridge

    Surface metal/non-metal · Tenneco Minerals Company · MSHA ID 2601833
    Abandoned 1983-11-03
44. Juniata

    Underground metal/non-metal · Siskon Corp · MSHA ID 2601770
    Abandoned 1983-02-02
45. Keeler Production Company

    Underground metal/non-metal · Keeler Production Company · MSHA ID 2601719
    Abandoned 1985-06-19
46. Kinkead Mill

    Facility metal/non-metal · Kinkead Mining & Construction Inc · MSHA ID 2601092
    Abandoned 1983-08-04
47. KINROSS CANDELARIA MINING CO

    Surface metal/non-metal · Brown & Root Inc · MSHA ID 2602242
    Abandoned 1997-07-21
48. Ladd Placer

    Surface metal/non-metal · Ladd Enterprises Inc · MSHA ID 2601559
    Abandoned 1980-03-13
49. Lakeview

    Surface metal/non-metal · Walker Lake Minerals Inc · MSHA ID 2601737
    Abandoned 1982-11-23
50. Little Summit

    Underground metal/non-metal · Kinkead Mining & Construction Inc · MSHA ID 2601747
    Abandoned 1982-09-15
51. Live Yankee

    Underground metal/non-metal · Wazco · MSHA ID 2601754
    Abandoned 1984-08-01
52. Lucky Boy Mill

    Facility metal/non-metal · Keeler Production Company · MSHA ID 2601873
    Abandoned 1984-04-09
53. Lucky Boy Silica

    Surface metal/non-metal · Desert Gold Inc · MSHA ID 2602227
    Abandoned 1994-09-19
54. Mabel Garfield Mine

    Surface metal/non-metal · Hugh C Ingle Jr · MSHA ID 2601804
    Abandoned 1983-08-04
55. Moho Mine

    Underground metal/non-metal · Marietta Mines Inc · MSHA ID 2601593
    Abandoned 1984-09-04
56. Navy Beach Gravel Pit

    Surface metal/non-metal · Day & Zimmerman/Basil Corp · MSHA ID 2601058
    Abandoned 1994-07-05
57. Nevada Mineral Processing

    Facility metal/non-metal · Nevada Mineral Processing · MSHA ID 2602050
    Abandoned 1993-06-04
58. Nevada Portable Plant

    Surface metal/non-metal · Granite Construction Company · MSHA ID 2601934
    Abandoned 1986-04-16
59. Nevada Scheelite

    Facility metal/non-metal · National Resources Development Inc · MSHA ID 2600614
    Abandoned 1982-08-19
60. Neversweat Mine

    Surface metal/non-metal · Valley Aggregate Inc · MSHA ID 2601805
    Abandoned 1983-08-04
61. New Boston Mill

    Facility metal/non-metal · New Boston Mines · MSHA ID 2601859
    Abandoned 1985-02-22
62. Pamlico

    Underground metal/non-metal · Dick Merritt Construction · MSHA ID 2602714
    Abandoned 2014-04-04
63. Pamlico Mine

    Facility metal/non-metal · Walker Lake Minerals Inc · MSHA ID 2601758
    Abandoned 1982-08-26
64. Panacea Mill

    Surface metal/non-metal · Su Oro Co · MSHA ID 2601819
    Abandoned 1983-06-28
65. Panacea Mine

    Surface metal/non-metal · Su Oro Co · MSHA ID 2601840
    Abandoned 1983-06-28
66. Paradise Peak Mill

    Facility metal/non-metal · Fmc-Paradise Peak Corp · MSHA ID 2601965
    Abandoned 1987-11-20
67. Pilot Mountain Claims

    Surface metal/non-metal · Nelson O Smith Owner · MSHA ID 2600981
    Abandoned 1979-09-14
68. Portable Crusher #2

    Surface metal/non-metal · Good Inc. · MSHA ID 2602596
    Abandoned 2011-12-15
69. Potosi

    Underground metal/non-metal · Potosi Mining Company · MSHA ID 2601684
    Abandoned 1985-06-21
70. PROSPECTUS MINE

    Underground metal/non-metal · Nevada Goldfields Inc · MSHA ID 2602025
    Abandoned 1998-11-17
71. Quailey Mine

    Underground metal/non-metal · Ladd Enterprises Inc · MSHA ID 2601252
    Abandoned 1979-09-14
72. Quintero Pit

    Surface metal/non-metal · A & K Earthmovers Inc · MSHA ID 2601529
    Abandoned 1981-06-02
73. Red Rock Mill

    Facility metal/non-metal · Quartz Lake Mining Inc. · MSHA ID 2602895
    Abandoned 2025-07-29
74. Santa Fe Mine

    Surface metal/non-metal · Corona Gold Inc · MSHA ID 2601884
    Abandoned 1996-04-10
75. Sodaville Mill

    Facility metal/non-metal · Sodaville Research Facility · MSHA ID 2601796
    Abandoned 1986-05-27
76. Spot-Clay Peters

    Surface metal/non-metal · N A Degerstrom Inc · MSHA ID 2602036
    Abandoned 1989-12-14
77. State Pit #Mi 10-03

    Surface metal/non-metal · Matich Corporation · MSHA ID 2602281
    Abandoned 1995-11-30
78. Sunnyslope Mine

    Underground metal/non-metal · Taminco Inc · MSHA ID 2601422
    Abandoned 1978-05-05
79. T L Miller Mine

    Surface metal/non-metal · Dick Merritt · MSHA ID 2601521
    Abandoned 1981-07-08
80. THE AURORA PARTNERSHIP

    Surface metal/non-metal · Aurora Partnership · MSHA ID 2601790
    Abandoned 1999-10-13
81. Thorne Placer Mill

    Facility metal/non-metal · Thorne Placers Inc · MSHA ID 2601723
    Abandoned 1983-08-04
82. Thorne Property

    Underground metal/non-metal · Atlas Inc · MSHA ID 2601420
    Abandoned 1979-01-10
83. Tuttle Mine

    Surface metal/non-metal · Tuttle Independent Contractors · MSHA ID 2601830
    Abandoned 1983-03-16
84. Walker Lake Minerals Inc Hawthorne Assay

    Facility metal/non-metal · Walker Lake Minerals Inc · MSHA ID 2601777
    Abandoned 1983-01-18
85. Whipperwill Mine

    Underground metal/non-metal · Golden W Mining Co · MSHA ID 2601850
    Abandoned 1984-07-19
86. Yates Mine

    Surface metal/non-metal · Minerals Unlimited Inc · MSHA ID 2601797
    Abandoned 1982-09-15

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
• Humboldt County 8,385
• Elko County 7,657
• 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.