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Mines in Gilpin County, Colorado

Gilpin County, Colorado has 41 mines on MSHA's register: 2 active, 38 abandoned. 22 accidents have been reported at these mines between 1983 and 2025. Inspectors have issued 121 citations.

Every mine MSHA has registered in Gilpin County, working or not, with the accident, fatality and citation record each one carries on this site. Active mines are listed first, then the rest by the weight of their record.

Abandoned and historical mine features in Gilpin County →

Mines on register
41
Active
2
Fatalities on record
0
Citations issued
121
23 underground · 13 surface · 5 facilities 0 coal · 41 metal and non-metal 38 abandoned 22 reported accidents, 1983–2025
Local economic context
ⓘ County figures come from the US Census Bureau's American Community Survey, 5-year pooled estimates, so the 2023 vintage covers 2019 through 2023. The Census category is 'mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction', which is broader than MSHA jurisdiction and includes oil and gas workers no mine employs. These figures describe the surrounding county, not this mine, and are not a factor in any specific incident.
Gilpin County, Colorado · Population 5,877
0.0%
Mining share of county employment
$88,654
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
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MSHA-registered mine, any status

Mines plot only where MSHA holds a surveyed coordinate for the site; mines the agency locates to a town, county or state centroid are in the counts and the list above but not drawn. Click a point for the mine's status and record.

Operators with the most mines herecurrent operator of record
Operator Mines Active Fatalities
Saratoga Mines Inc 3 0 0
BH Mining Company, LLC 2 0 0
Intermountain Mining Ltd 2 0 0
Silver Creek Mining Company 2 0 0
Arthur L Smith 1 0 0
BJ Rees's Enterprise 1 1 0
Blackhawk Placer 1 0 0
Brannan Sand & Gravel Company LLC 1 1 0
Central Gold Corp 1 0 0
Chain O'Mines 1 0 0
Mines in Gilpin County41 on register
  1. YRR
    Surface metal/non-metal · BJ Rees's Enterprise · MSHA ID 2602510
    Active
  2. Pit 21-Young Ranch
    Surface metal/non-metal · Brannan Sand & Gravel Company LLC · MSHA ID 0502144
    Active
  3. Druid Mine
    Surface metal/non-metal · Solution Gold Ltd · MSHA ID 0504431
    Abandoned
  4. Bates-Hunter Mine
    Underground metal/non-metal · BH Mining Company, LLC · MSHA ID 0504166
    NonProducing
  5. Chase Mine
    Underground metal/non-metal · Colorado Chase Mining Corporation · MSHA ID 0504917
    Abandoned
  6. Clay County Mine
    Underground metal/non-metal · Winstock Mining Corp (Us) · MSHA ID 0503530
    Abandoned
  7. Saratoga Leach Site
    Facility metal/non-metal · Saratoga Mines Inc · MSHA ID 0503879
    Abandoned
  8. Young Ranch Resource
    Surface metal/non-metal · Young Ranch Resource, LLC · MSHA ID 0505165
    Abandoned
  9. Blackhawk Placer
    Surface metal/non-metal · Blackhawk Placer · MSHA ID 0503483
    Abandoned
  10. Blackhawk Station
    Surface metal/non-metal · Enzac Corp · MSHA ID 0504347
    Abandoned
  11. Boodle Mill
    Surface metal/non-metal · Cr-Vcm Joint Venture · MSHA ID 0503654
    Abandoned
  12. Buttons
    Underground metal/non-metal · Loyal Mining & Milling Corp · MSHA ID 0500705
    Abandoned
  13. Central City Project
    Surface metal/non-metal · Pitnap Inc · MSHA ID 0503514
    Abandoned
  14. Chaffee Mine
    Underground metal/non-metal · Little Kingdom Mining Company · MSHA ID 0501390
    Abandoned
  15. Fifty Gold Mines
    Underground metal/non-metal · Mineral Investments Corp · MSHA ID 0504155
    Abandoned
  16. Frontenac Mine
    Underground metal/non-metal · Saratoga Mines Inc · MSHA ID 0503652
    Abandoned
  17. G-S Mineral Project
    Surface metal/non-metal · Geo-Sol Mining & Milling · MSHA ID 0504262
    Abandoned
  18. Glory Hole Mill
    Facility metal/non-metal · Chain O'Mines · MSHA ID 0502420
    Abandoned
  19. Glory Hole Mill Annex
    Facility metal/non-metal · Intermountain Mining Ltd · MSHA ID 0503916
    Abandoned
  20. Glory Hole Mine
    Surface metal/non-metal · Intermountain Mining Ltd · MSHA ID 0503719
    Abandoned
  21. Golden Gilpin Mill
    Facility metal/non-metal · Moritz Mining Company Inc · MSHA ID 0500539
    Abandoned
  22. Golden Gilpin Mill
    Facility metal/non-metal · BH Mining Company, LLC · MSHA ID 0501544
    Abandoned
  23. Linklode
    Underground metal/non-metal · Linklode Mining Company · MSHA ID 0502760
    Abandoned
  24. Logos I
    Underground metal/non-metal · Systems Exploration Ii · MSHA ID 0503729
    Abandoned
  25. Mackay 444
    Underground metal/non-metal · Echo Gold Corp · MSHA ID 0503890
    Abandoned
  26. Mammoth Mines No 114 & 423
    Underground metal/non-metal · Kong Mining Company Inc · MSHA ID 0502774
    Abandoned
  27. Mascot
    Underground metal/non-metal · Mills Mines · MSHA ID 0503767
    Abandoned
  28. MEEKER #870
    Surface metal/non-metal · Sihoh/Meeker J V · MSHA ID 0504583
    Abandoned
  29. Moose Mine
    Underground metal/non-metal · Gold Ridge Mining Company · MSHA ID 0503706
    Abandoned
  30. National Mine
    Underground metal/non-metal · Central Gold Corp · MSHA ID 0503675
    Abandoned
  31. Oro-Fino
    Underground metal/non-metal · Paul S Coupey · MSHA ID 0503604
    Abandoned
  32. Peru No 903
    Underground metal/non-metal · Keystone Engineering · MSHA ID 0503513
    Abandoned
  33. Rudolph
    Surface metal/non-metal · Gus Rudolph · MSHA ID 0500467
    Abandoned
  34. Running Lode Properties
    Underground metal/non-metal · Silver Creek Mining Company · MSHA ID 0503794
    Abandoned
  35. Russell Gulch Placer
    Surface metal/non-metal · Ursetta & Company · MSHA ID 0503895
    Abandoned
  36. Smuggler Gold Mine
    Underground metal/non-metal · Smuggler Gold Mine LLC · MSHA ID 0505008
    Abandoned
  37. Smuggler Mine
    Underground metal/non-metal · Arthur L Smith · MSHA ID 0503786
    Abandoned
  38. Telegraph Mine
    Underground metal/non-metal · Telegraph Mining Company Inc · MSHA ID 0502837
    Abandoned
  39. Three B S
    Underground metal/non-metal · Silver Creek Mining Company · MSHA ID 0503708
    Abandoned
  40. Togo Mine
    Underground metal/non-metal · Saratoga Mines Inc · MSHA ID 0503653
    Abandoned
  41. Williams Tunnel
    Underground metal/non-metal · Kraft Building Contractors · MSHA ID 0503543
    Abandoned

Status, type and operator are as reported to MSHA. Fatality and accident counts are MSHA's reportable accident records for the mine; citations are inspector-issued violations on record. Each mine's own page carries the full detail.

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How to read these numbers

The register is MSHA's Mine Data Retrieval System: every operation ever assigned a mine ID, including ones abandoned decades ago, so the count is a history of mining in the county, not a count of working mines. A mine's county is the one its operator reported to MSHA. Fatality and accident counts start with MSHA's reportable-accident records (1983 onward); citation counts are inspector-issued violations on record. We are an independent research tool, not MSHA.