Abandoned mines in Pershing County, Nevada

1. Mine openings

   shafts, adits, air shafts, portals and vertical openings: the ways into underground workings
   1,839 27.8%
2. Prospect pits and trenches

   shallow exploration diggings that never became a mine
   4,295 65.0%
3. Mines and surface workings

   labelled mines, open pits, strip mines, placer and hydraulic workings
   185 2.8%
4. Quarries, gravel and borrow pits

   construction-material and industrial-mineral extraction
   199 3.0%
5. Dumps, tailings, spoil and gob

   what mining left above ground
   93 1.4%

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. 4 1/4 Cone Crusher

   Surface metal/non-metal · Gopher Construction Inc · MSHA ID 2601887
   Abandoned 1985-04-24
2. American Antimony Corporation

   Facility metal/non-metal · American Antimony Corp · MSHA ID 2602013
   Abandoned 1989-06-06
3. Anderson Canyon Mine

   Surface metal/non-metal · Westbar Mining Company Inc · MSHA ID 2601847
   Abandoned 1983-08-29
4. Antelope Mine

   Surface metal/non-metal · International Script Inc · MSHA ID 2601885
   Abandoned 1985-03-21
5. Auburn Mine

   Surface metal/non-metal · Addesha Mining Company · MSHA ID 2601710
   Abandoned 1981-08-26
6. Azzarello's Pit

   Surface metal/non-metal · Azzarello's Ready-Mix-Concrete · MSHA ID 2602710
   Abandoned 2017-11-16
7. BD Portable Screen

   Surface metal/non-metal · B - D Construction · MSHA ID 2602677
   Abandoned 2012-12-17
8. Big Mike

   Facility metal/non-metal · Ranchers Exploration & Development Corp · MSHA ID 2600088
   Abandoned 1978-12-28
9. Big Mike Copper Mine

   Surface metal/non-metal · North Star Mines, LLC · MSHA ID 2602797
   Abandoned 2017-01-30
10. Black Cloud

    Surface metal/non-metal · Black Cloud Ltd · MSHA ID 2601645
    Abandoned 1982-02-22
11. Black Mountain Screening Plant

    Surface metal/non-metal · Black Mountain Industrial Minerals LLC · MSHA ID 2602636
    Abandoned 2014-04-08
12. BRITTNEY PLACER

    Surface metal/non-metal · Mineral Recovery Llc · MSHA ID 2602328
    Abandoned 1999-05-12
13. Buckeye Mill

    Facility metal/non-metal · Buckeye Mining Enterprises Inc · MSHA ID 2601549
    Abandoned 1980-08-19
14. City Of Ely Pit

    Surface metal/non-metal · City Of Ely · MSHA ID 2600950
    Abandoned 1979-09-14
15. Clad Pit

    Surface metal/non-metal · Robert L Helms Construction & Development Co · MSHA ID 2601583
    Abandoned 1980-03-13
16. Coeur Rochester - Lovelock

    Surface metal/non-metal · JCR Development, LLC · MSHA ID 2602738
    Abandoned 2014-03-18
17. Cooney Iron Mine

    Surface metal/non-metal · Cooney Mining · MSHA ID 2600146
    Abandoned 1983-06-20
18. Cooney Mines

    Surface metal/non-metal · Cooney Mining · MSHA ID 2600715
    Abandoned 1989-02-21
19. Coronado Mill

    Facility metal/non-metal · Coronado Minerals Company · MSHA ID 2600545
    Abandoned 1982-07-12
20. Coyote Mine

    Surface metal/non-metal · Rock Solid Inc. · MSHA ID 2602509
    Abandoned 2003-06-24
21. Danner Mine

    Surface metal/non-metal · Sky Scientific Mining & Processing Inc · MSHA ID 2602263
    Abandoned 1995-04-14
22. Danner Mine And Mill

    Surface metal/non-metal · Danner Mines Inc · MSHA ID 2600623
    Abandoned 1982-01-14
23. De Braga Pit #1

    Surface metal/non-metal · Dennis De Braga · MSHA ID 2601959
    Abandoned 2009-07-20
24. Domtar Mine

    Surface metal/non-metal · Northbilt Inc · MSHA ID 2601883
    Abandoned 1984-06-01
25. Dry Gulch-Spring Valley Placer

    Surface metal/non-metal · Dow James Minerals Inc · MSHA ID 2601654
    Abandoned 1982-08-23
26. Dun Glen Mine

    Surface metal/non-metal · Vector Mining Inc. · MSHA ID 2602527
    Abandoned 2005-07-12
27. Dun Glen Placer

    Surface metal/non-metal · Sky Scientific Mining & Processing Inc · MSHA ID 2601821
    Abandoned 1993-07-29
28. Dun Glen Placer Mine

    Surface metal/non-metal · Dun Glen Mining, Corp. · MSHA ID 2602750
    Abandoned 2016-12-14
29. Fencemaker

    Underground metal/non-metal · Stockpile Reserves LLC · MSHA ID 2601650
    Abandoned 2016-01-15
30. Florida Canyon

    Surface metal/non-metal · N A Degerstrom Inc · MSHA ID 2602207
    Abandoned 1996-08-15
31. Florida Canyon Mine And Mill

    Surface metal/non-metal · Flying J Mines · MSHA ID 2601543
    Abandoned 1982-03-01
32. Global Mine

    Surface metal/non-metal · Global Natural Resources Inc · MSHA ID 2601808
    Abandoned 1987-05-29
33. Gold Ribbon Mine

    Underground metal/non-metal · Taghman Acquisitions LLC · MSHA ID 2602815
    Abandoned 2023-10-03
34. Golden Predator US Inc-Springer Mng Co

    Surface metal/non-metal · Springer Mining Company · MSHA ID 2602659
    Abandoned 2009-07-09
35. Gypsum Mountain

    Surface metal/non-metal · Silver State Minerals LLC · MSHA ID 2602758
    Abandoned 2015-04-30
36. Hardluck Mine

    Surface metal/non-metal · H & M Minerals · MSHA ID 2601791
    Abandoned 1982-08-25
37. Imlay Mine

    Surface metal/non-metal · Imperial Milling Inc · MSHA ID 2601594
    Abandoned 1994-08-17
38. KRD

    Surface metal/non-metal · Kelzyme Mineral Development, LLC · MSHA ID 2602752
    Abandoned 2017-01-05
39. Kublai Khan

    Underground metal/non-metal · Nevada Iron · MSHA ID 2602539
    Abandoned 2004-06-01
40. Lane & Phillips Mine #1

    Surface metal/non-metal · Lane & Phillips Mines · MSHA ID 2602080
    Abandoned 1988-11-15
41. Little Jupiter Mine Or Little Jupiter Mi

    Underground metal/non-metal · Circle A Construction Inc · MSHA ID 2601260
    Abandoned 1986-08-01
42. Long Lease

    Underground metal/non-metal · Aaron Mining Inc · MSHA ID 2601520
    Abandoned 1980-06-17
43. Long Tom Mine

    Surface metal/non-metal · Cascade Gold, LLC · MSHA ID 2602696
    Abandoned 2012-07-25
44. Lovelock Perlite Mill

    Facility metal/non-metal · United States Gypsum Company · MSHA ID 2600850
    Abandoned 1982-08-23
45. Lower Valley Quarry

    Surface metal/non-metal · Road and Highway Builders LLC. · MSHA ID 2602769
    Abandoned 2016-07-11
46. Lunker Mine

    Surface metal/non-metal · Lunker Mine LLC · MSHA ID 2602784
    Abandoned 2016-06-30
47. M G L Mine

    Surface metal/non-metal · Comstock Inc · MSHA ID 2601793
    Abandoned 1982-08-25
48. Nassau Mine

    Surface metal/non-metal · American Colloid Company · MSHA ID 2601891
    Abandoned 1986-06-16
49. NDOT 3651 AG

    Surface metal/non-metal · Q&D Construction · MSHA ID 2602807
    Abandoned 2018-03-27
50. Nevada Packard Mine

    Facility metal/non-metal · Nevada Packard Joint Venture · MSHA ID 2601586
    Abandoned 1984-06-05
51. Nick Mine

    Surface metal/non-metal · Valley Excavating LLC · MSHA ID 2602687
    Abandoned 2015-08-18
52. Nightmare Mine

    Surface metal/non-metal · Robert R Chittenden Lessee · MSHA ID 2601556
    Abandoned 1981-08-26
53. North Star

    Surface metal/non-metal · Oreana Energy LLC · MSHA ID 2602805
    Abandoned 2019-04-11
54. Octopus Mines

    Surface metal/non-metal · Buckeye Mining Enterprises Inc · MSHA ID 2601550
    Abandoned 1980-08-19
55. One More Mine

    Surface metal/non-metal · Russ Coulter-Irv Green Partners · MSHA ID 2601802
    Abandoned 1982-08-30
56. OREANA MILL

    Facility metal/non-metal · Magma Minerals Inc · MSHA ID 2602334
    Abandoned 2000-01-03
57. Parker Brothers Mine

    Surface metal/non-metal · Zephyr Minerals, Inc. · MSHA ID 2602757
    Abandoned 2015-12-16
58. Pay Dirt

    Surface metal/non-metal · Basil Cramer · MSHA ID 2601714
    Abandoned 1982-01-14
59. Pershing Pit

    Surface metal/non-metal · Pershing Sand and Gravel · MSHA ID 2602837
    Abandoned 2019-10-10
60. Portable Crusher #1008

    Surface metal/non-metal · Frehner Construction Company Inc · MSHA ID 2602345
    Abandoned 2007-09-17
61. Portable Crusher #2

    Surface metal/non-metal · Titan Constructors, Inc. · MSHA ID 2602740
    Abandoned 2014-04-08
62. Portable Crusher 1004

    Surface metal/non-metal · Road and Highway Builders, LLC · MSHA ID 2602000
    Abandoned 2014-04-21
63. Portable Crusher-Lovelock

    Surface metal/non-metal · Robert L Helms Construction · MSHA ID 2602175
    Abandoned 1992-03-16
64. Portable Rock Plant #1

    Surface metal/non-metal · Sierra Nevada Construction Inc. · MSHA ID 2602649
    Abandoned 2009-09-29
65. Princeton Mine

    Surface metal/non-metal · Princeton Mining Association Inc · MSHA ID 2601861
    Abandoned 1985-04-24
66. Project Llama

    Surface metal/non-metal · Eco Sol, LLC. · MSHA ID 2602576
    Abandoned 2007-08-23
67. Red Gulch Mine

    Surface metal/non-metal · Edgemont Minerals Corp · MSHA ID 2602141
    Abandoned 1990-04-05
68. Redhill Mine

    Surface metal/non-metal · Redhill Mines Inc · MSHA ID 2601799
    Abandoned 1982-08-03
69. RELIEF CANYON

    Surface metal/non-metal · New Gold Inc · MSHA ID 2601857
    Abandoned 1999-05-12
70. Rose-Dale

    Surface metal/non-metal · Minerals Associates Inc · MSHA ID 2601838
    Abandoned 1985-06-12
71. S P Gravel Pit

    Surface metal/non-metal · Western Central Concrete Inc · MSHA ID 2602039
    Abandoned 1989-02-15
72. Sandra Lee

    Surface metal/non-metal · Michael Benickie · MSHA ID 2601806
    Abandoned 1982-12-03
73. Sexton Mine

    Surface metal/non-metal · Nutritional Additives · MSHA ID 2600734
    Abandoned 2025-01-01
74. Sexton Mine

    Surface metal/non-metal · Sexton Mine · MSHA ID 2600868
    Abandoned 1994-10-05
75. Silver King

    Underground metal/non-metal · Argentum Mining Corp · MSHA ID 2601687
    Abandoned 1981-07-07
76. SLIM MINE

    Surface metal/non-metal · Vanderbilt Minerals Corp · MSHA ID 2600050
    Abandoned 2002-09-23
77. Spaulding Canyon Placer

    Surface metal/non-metal · Westar Corp · MSHA ID 2601836
    Abandoned 1986-04-07
78. Springer Mine

    Underground metal/non-metal · Centennial Development Company · MSHA ID 2601567
    Abandoned 1980-01-25
79. Springer Mine

    Surface metal/non-metal · J M & Company · MSHA ID 2601926
    Abandoned 1985-07-25
80. Standard Mine

    Surface metal/non-metal · Standard Gold Mining Inc · MSHA ID 2602536
    Abandoned 2006-04-05
81. Star Creek Mine

    Surface metal/non-metal · Phillip Geertson · MSHA ID 2601622
    Abandoned 1981-08-13
82. SULPHER SPRINGS PROJECT

    Surface metal/non-metal · Black Gold Mining · MSHA ID 2602447
    Abandoned 2002-09-23
83. SUNRISE GOLD PLACER MINE

    Surface metal/non-metal · Sunrise Minerals · MSHA ID 2602635
    Abandoned 2019-10-10
84. Superior Mine

    Underground metal/non-metal · Superior Mines Inc · MSHA ID 2601460
    Abandoned 1978-08-22
85. Superior Mine

    Surface metal/non-metal · Banner Resources Corp · MSHA ID 2601794
    Abandoned 1982-08-25
86. Tag Mine

    Underground metal/non-metal · F M Wright Mining Company · MSHA ID 2601373
    Abandoned 1979-09-20
87. Toulon Mill

    Facility metal/non-metal · Aaron Mining Inc · MSHA ID 2600610
    Abandoned 1980-06-17
88. TRINITY MINE

    Surface metal/non-metal · Remtech L L C · MSHA ID 2602031
    Abandoned 1997-04-28
89. Tungsten Mill

    Facility metal/non-metal · Tungsten Properties Ltd · MSHA ID 2601267
    Abandoned 1979-12-28
90. Velvet Mine

    Facility metal/non-metal · B & H Mining · MSHA ID 2601681
    Abandoned 1982-07-06
91. Waddy Mine

    Surface metal/non-metal · United Mining Company · MSHA ID 2601729
    Abandoned 1981-08-25
92. Washaki Claims

    Surface metal/non-metal · Carl E Thomsen Owner · MSHA ID 2601391
    Abandoned 1979-01-30
93. Wheeler Rental C3054 Jaw Crusher

    Surface metal/non-metal · CONAM Construction · MSHA ID 2602854
    Abandoned 2020-09-14
94. Wheeler Rental MASABA 36

    Surface metal/non-metal · CONAM Construction · MSHA ID 2602851
    Abandoned 2020-09-14
95. Wheeler Rental MASABA 36

    Surface metal/non-metal · CONAM Construction · MSHA ID 2602852
    Abandoned 2020-09-14
96. Wheeler Rental MASABA 7x20 Screen Plant

    Surface metal/non-metal · CONAM Construction · MSHA ID 2602850
    Abandoned 2020-09-14
97. Wheeler Rental MASABA 8x20 Screen Plant

    Surface metal/non-metal · CONAM Construction · MSHA ID 2602853
    Abandoned 2020-09-14
98. Wheeler Rental METSO HP400 Cone

    Surface metal/non-metal · CONAM Construction · MSHA ID 2602849
    Abandoned 2020-09-14
99. Willard Mine

    Surface metal/non-metal · Western States Minerals Corp · MSHA ID 2602095
    Abandoned 1995-01-09
100. WILLOW CREEK

     Surface metal/non-metal · Mingus La Marr Mining Corp · MSHA ID 2601546
     Abandoned 1998-01-27
101. Willow Creek Operation

     Surface metal/non-metal · Ken Mc Griffin · MSHA ID 2601721
     Abandoned 1985-04-24
102. Willow Creek Placer- Thacker P

     Surface metal/non-metal · Western Placer Resources · MSHA ID 2602492
     Abandoned 2006-02-22
103. Willow Creek Project

     Surface metal/non-metal · Mining Research Inc · MSHA ID 2601912
     Abandoned 1986-07-21
104. Wright Mill

     Facility metal/non-metal · F M Wright Mining Company · MSHA ID 2601482
     Abandoned 1980-06-18

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
• 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.