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Abandoned mine inventory

Abandoned mines in Box Elder County, Utah

Box Elder County, Utah has 846 mine and prospect features on USGS topographic maps published 1955–2001, including 273 mine openings (shafts, adits and air shafts) and 271 prospect pits; 29 of the features carry a name on the map. OSMRE's abandoned mine land inventory lists 6 problems in the county, all of them reclaimed. MSHA's register carries 67 mines in the county with status Abandoned or Abandoned and Sealed.

Every mine and prospect feature the USGS digitized from historical topographic maps covering Box Elder 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)
846
Mine openings
273
OSMRE problems unreclaimed
0
MSHA mines marked abandoned
67
29 features carry a name271 prospect pits82 quadrangle maps, published 1955–2001 6 OSMRE problems, 6 reclaimed 0 MSHA mines abandoned and sealed
What the features are
  1. Mine openings
    shafts, adits, air shafts, portals and vertical openings: the ways into underground workings
    279 32.7%
  2. Prospect pits and trenches
    shallow exploration diggings that never became a mine
    271 31.8%
  3. Mines and surface workings
    labelled mines, open pits, strip mines, placer and hydraulic workings
    16 1.9%
  4. Quarries, gravel and borrow pits
    construction-material and industrial-mineral extraction
    273 32.0%
  5. Dumps, tailings, spoil and gob
    what mining left above ground
    13 1.5%
Named features on the maps29 named · from the USGS compilation
Name on map Feature
Alvarado Mine Adit
American Mine Mine Shaft
American Mine Mine Shaft
Baker Mine Adit
Century Mine Mine Shaft
Copper Blossom Mine Adit
Crystal Cave Adit
Dolly Clark Mine Adit
Dolly Clark Mine Adit
Eldorado Mine Adit
Harrison Tunnel Adit
Holton Mine Adit
Licin PIt Gravel/Borrow Pit - Undifferentiated area
Midway Tunnel Adit
Napolean Magera Mine Adit
Peg Leg Mine Adit
Peg Leg Mine Adit
Phelan Tunnel Adit
Santa Maria Mine Adit
Silver Eagle Mine Adit
Skoro Mine Adit
Skoro Mine Adit
Sullivan Tunnel Adit
Vipont Mine Adit
Vipont Mine Adit
Vipont Mine Tailings - Undifferentiated area
Vipont Mine (Miller Tunnel) Adit
Vipont Mine (Phelan Tunnel) Adit
Workman 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.

OSMRE abandoned mine land problems6 on inventory
Problem area Problem Status
Crater Island P1 Portals Reclamation Completed
Crater Island P1 Vertical Openings Reclamation Completed
Perry P1 Portals Reclamation Completed
Perry P1 Vertical Openings Reclamation Completed
Promontory P1 Portals Reclamation Completed
Promontory P1 Vertical Openings Reclamation Completed

Problem types carry OSMRE's priority prefix: P1 and P2 are threats to health, safety and property, P3 is environmental. A problem area is a cluster of problems reclaimed as one project; several rows can share one location.

MSHA-registered mines with status Abandoned67 on register
  1. ANTIQUE COBBLE
    Surface metal/non-metal · Terra Resources, LLC · MSHA ID 4202284
    Abandoned
  2. Backus Pit
    Surface metal/non-metal · Staker & Parson Co. · MSHA ID 4202501
    Abandoned
  3. Bailey Portable
    Surface metal/non-metal · E K Bailey Construction Inc · MSHA ID 4202669
    Abandoned
  4. Blue Creek Pit
    Surface metal/non-metal · Jack B Parson Construction Company · MSHA ID 4201640
    Abandoned
  5. Blue Lady Mine
    Surface metal/non-metal · Condor Industries Inc · MSHA ID 4201516
    Abandoned
  6. Brigham City Pit
    Surface metal/non-metal · Ideal Rock Products · MSHA ID 4201585
    Abandoned
  7. BRIGHAM CITY PIT
    Surface metal/non-metal · Utah Department Of Transportation · MSHA ID 4201596
    Abandoned
  8. Brigham City South Pit
    Surface metal/non-metal · Staker & Parson Companies · MSHA ID 4200377
    Abandoned
  9. Brigham Sand & Gravel
    Surface metal/non-metal · Brigham Sand & Gravel · MSHA ID 4201241
    Abandoned
  10. Brough Sand And Gravel Pit
    Surface metal/non-metal · Darwin Brough Inc · MSHA ID 4201534
    Abandoned
  11. C And R Quarry
    Surface metal/non-metal · Utah Sparkle Stone Co · MSHA ID 4201361
    Abandoned
  12. Carlson Willard Pit
    Surface metal/non-metal · Carlson Construction Inc · MSHA ID 4201870
    Abandoned
  13. Century
    Surface metal/non-metal · Century Gold Mining & Milling Co. Inc. · MSHA ID 4202596
    Abandoned
  14. Chocolate Charcoal Quarry
    Surface metal/non-metal · Gold Star Stone Inc · MSHA ID 4202298
    Abandoned
  15. CIRCLE 'C' PORTABLE
    Surface metal/non-metal · Circle C Construction · MSHA ID 4202138
    Abandoned
  16. Clark Basin - Dove Creek
    Surface metal/non-metal · Oakley Mountain Corp · MSHA ID 4202287
    Abandoned
  17. Collinston Pit
    Surface metal/non-metal · Riverside Rock LLC · MSHA ID 4202486
    Abandoned
  18. Corinne Pit
    Surface metal/non-metal · Geneva Rock Products · MSHA ID 4202509
    Abandoned
  19. Deweyville Pit
    Surface metal/non-metal · Darwin Brough Inc · MSHA ID 4201869
    Abandoned
  20. DOVE CREEK MINE
    Surface metal/non-metal · Terra Resources LLC · MSHA ID 4202296
    Abandoned
  21. Ekker Placer
    Surface metal/non-metal · Pencol Mining Company · MSHA ID 4201670
    Abandoned
  22. EL JAY #701
    Surface metal/non-metal · Rees'S Enterprise · MSHA ID 4201871
    Abandoned
  23. EL-JAY #748
    Surface metal/non-metal · Rees'S Enterprise · MSHA ID 4202020
    Abandoned
  24. Ferry Sand And Gravel Pit
    Surface metal/non-metal · Le Grand Johnson Construction Company · MSHA ID 4201536
    Abandoned
  25. Fuller Quarry
    Surface metal/non-metal · Fuller & Associates · MSHA ID 4200007
    Abandoned
  26. Green Beetle Quartzite Tract
    Surface metal/non-metal · Oakley Mountain Corp. · MSHA ID 4202451
    Abandoned
  27. Green Peak
    Surface metal/non-metal · Heritage Quarries LLC · MSHA ID 4202323
    Abandoned
  28. Honeyville
    Surface metal/non-metal · Tru Crushing Inc. · MSHA ID 4202527
    Abandoned
  29. Honeyville Pit
    Surface metal/non-metal · NORTHSHORE ROCK PRODUCTS LLC · MSHA ID 4201938
    Abandoned
  30. Hot Springs
    Surface metal/non-metal · Stone Supply · MSHA ID 4202396
    Abandoned
  31. I-15 Road Job
    Surface metal/non-metal · G P Construction Company Inc · MSHA ID 4201877
    Abandoned
  32. Jack B Parsons Const
    Surface metal/non-metal · Jack B Parson Construction Company · MSHA ID 4200976
    Abandoned
  33. K D Sand & Gravel Pit
    Surface metal/non-metal · K D Sand & Gravel Company · MSHA ID 4201952
    Abandoned
  34. Kimball Creek Mine
    Surface metal/non-metal · Bonneville Quarries Inc · MSHA ID 4202452
    Abandoned
  35. Lake Crystal Saline Plant
    Surface metal/non-metal · Lake Crystal Salt Company · MSHA ID 4200296
    Abandoned
  36. Lakeside Quarry
    Surface metal/non-metal · Robert L Helms Construction & Development Co · MSHA ID 4201913
    Abandoned
  37. LIMELIGHT QUARRY
    Surface metal/non-metal · Northern Stone Supply Inc · MSHA ID 4202289
    Abandoned
  38. Little Birch Creek
    Underground metal/non-metal · Little Birch Creek Mines · MSHA ID 4201751
    Abandoned
  39. Lone Pine Quarries
    Surface metal/non-metal · Lone Pine Quarries · MSHA ID 4201839
    Abandoned
  40. Lone Pine Quarry
    Surface metal/non-metal · Gold Star Stone Inc · MSHA ID 4201052
    Abandoned
  41. Lucin Varacite Pit
    Surface metal/non-metal · Lucan Varacite Co · MSHA ID 4201485
    Abandoned
  42. Montello Pit
    Surface metal/non-metal · Interstate Brick Company · MSHA ID 4201620
    Abandoned
  43. Moss Lease
    Surface metal/non-metal · Interpace Corp · MSHA ID 4201525
    Abandoned
  44. Mucho Grande
    Surface metal/non-metal · Ludwig Mining Company · MSHA ID 4201648
    Abandoned
  45. North Trenton Sand & Gravel Pit
    Surface metal/non-metal · David J Sparks-Owner · MSHA ID 4201537
    Abandoned
  46. Penney's Gemstones Portable
    Surface metal/non-metal · Penney's Gemstones · MSHA ID 4202322
    Abandoned
  47. Portable Crusher
    Surface metal/non-metal · Suncore Construction and Materials Inc. · MSHA ID 4202111
    Abandoned
  48. Precision Rock
    Surface metal/non-metal · Precision Development Group Inc · MSHA ID 4202516
    Abandoned
  49. Promontory Pit
    Surface metal/non-metal · Granite Construction Company · MSHA ID 4202541
    Abandoned
  50. Rocky Pass Mines Ltd
    Surface metal/non-metal · Rocky Pass Mines Ltd · MSHA ID 4201573
    Abandoned
  51. Rocky Point Quarry
    Surface metal/non-metal · Gordon C. Orton Const., Inc. · MSHA ID 4202310
    Abandoned
  52. S&N QUARRYS
    Surface metal/non-metal · S & N Quarrys · MSHA ID 4202145
    Abandoned
  53. Sage Green Portable
    Surface metal/non-metal · Valley Stone · MSHA ID 4202411
    Abandoned
  54. Salt Creek Pit
    Surface metal/non-metal · Cornwall Backhoe · MSHA ID 4202422
    Abandoned
  55. Silver Streak Mine
    Surface metal/non-metal · Interstate Gold & Gas · MSHA ID 4201979
    Abandoned
  56. South Trenton Sand & Gravel Pit
    Surface metal/non-metal · Art Winn-Owner · MSHA ID 4201538
    Abandoned
  57. SPC Portable Crusher
    Surface metal/non-metal · Staker & Parson Companies · MSHA ID 4202009
    Abandoned
  58. Station 123 Pit Or Station 123 S & G Pit
    Surface metal/non-metal · Utah Department Of Transportation · MSHA ID 4201586
    Abandoned
  59. TURQUOISE STONE QUARRY
    Surface metal/non-metal · Northern Stone Supply Inc · MSHA ID 4202290
    Abandoned
  60. Union Pacific
    Surface metal/non-metal · Harper Contracting, Inc. · MSHA ID 4202297
    Abandoned
  61. UPRR Lakeside Quarry
    Surface metal/non-metal · William Charles Construction · MSHA ID 4202599
    Abandoned
  62. Vipont Mine
    Surface metal/non-metal · United Silver Mines Inc · MSHA ID 4201430
    Abandoned
  63. Washakie Ranch Pit
    Surface metal/non-metal · Washakie Renewable Energy · MSHA ID 4202631
    Abandoned
  64. Wells And Barker Pit
    Surface metal/non-metal · Aggregate Supply Company · MSHA ID 4201730
    Abandoned
  65. White'S Pit
    Surface metal/non-metal · Jack B Parson Company Inc · MSHA ID 4201634
    Abandoned
  66. Willard Peak Sand & Gravel, LLC
    Surface metal/non-metal · Willard Peak Sand & Gravel, LLC · MSHA ID 4202687
    Abandoned
  67. Willard Pit
    Surface metal/non-metal · H & K Sand & Gravel · MSHA ID 4202421
    Abandoned

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

By source vocabularythe publishers' own terms
Feature type Features
Prospect Pit 271
Adit 223
Gravel Pit 156
Gravel Pit 51
Mine Shaft 50
Quarry 33
Open Pit Mine 13
Borrow Pit 13
Quarry 12
Evaporation Pond 7
Salt Evaporator 5
Borrow Pit 5
P1 Vertical Openings 3
P1 Portals 3
Sand Pit 2
Tailings - Undifferentiated 1
Gravel/Borrow Pit - Undifferentiated 1
Open Pit Mine 1
Open Pit Mine or Quarry 1
Disturbed Surface 1
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How to read these numbers

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.

Sources
  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.