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Abandoned mines in Nevada

Find the public record behind a former mining site. Explore reported locations, mined materials and operating history as a starting point for acquisition, reuse or reclamation research.

1,480 matching recordsMSHA snapshot · 2026-10-31

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History means records exist in the imported sources, including older periods. Missing history is not evidence of a clean safety record. Operator and controller names are the last relationships reported in the Mines snapshot; they are not verified current property owners.

Mine / reported locationMaterial / typeReported statusReported relationshipsAvailable history
Yankee ProjectWhite Pine, NVMSHA 2602190Gold OreSurfaceAbandonedStatus date: 01/10/1994Usmx IncReported operatorPegasus Gold IncReported controllerNeither history importedView source coverage →
Yates MineMineral, NVMSHA 2601797Barite Barium OreSurfaceAbandonedStatus date: 09/15/1982Minerals Unlimited IncReported operatorMorris William WReported controllerNeither history importedView source coverage →
Yates Well Road PlantClark, NVNear PrimmMSHA 0405762Construction Sand and GravelSurfaceAbandonedStatus date: 01/29/2009Las Vegas Paving Corp.Reported operatorJay SmithReported controllerProduction / employmentSafety recordsView source coverage →
Yellow StarLander, NVMSHA 2601923Gold OreSurfaceAbandonedStatus date: 10/16/1985Marshall Earth Resources IncReported operatorHugh Roy MarshallReported controllerNeither history importedView source coverage →
Yerington MineLyon, NVMSHA 2600085Copper Ore NECSurfaceAbandonedStatus date: 06/22/1978Anaconda Minerals CompanyReported operatorAtlantic Richfield CompanyReported controllerNeither history importedView source coverage →
Yerington PlantLyon, NVNear yeringtonMSHA 2602346Construction Sand and GravelSurfaceAbandonedStatus date: 10/18/2012Grant Smith Aggregates IncReported operatorGrant B SmithReported controllerProduction / employmentSafety recordsView source coverage →
Yucca-Queen Mine & MillClark, NVMSHA 2601957Gold OreSurfaceAbandonedStatus date: 05/14/1986Geneva Minerals IncReported operatorT D BarnesReported controllerNeither history importedView source coverage →
Yucca-Queen Mine & MillClark, NVMSHA 2601960Gold OreUndergroundAbandonedStatus date: 09/08/1986Geneva Minerals IncReported operatorT D BarnesReported controllerNeither history importedView source coverage →
Zanzibar UndergroundNye, NVNear KingstonMSHA 2602688Gold OreUndergroundAbandonedStatus date: 05/16/2011JS Redpath CorporationReported operatorDeilmann-HanielReported controllerProduction / employmentSafety recordsView source coverage →
Zeolite Project Pilot PlantLyon, NVMSHA 2600835Misc. Nonmetallic Mnls. NECFacilityAbandonedStatus date: 01/10/1983Anaconda Minerals CompanyReported operatorAtlantic Richfield CompanyReported controllerNeither history importedView source coverage →

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Acquisition & reuse

Use the mine name and reported location to investigate county parcel and title records, mineral rights, access and planning constraints. MSHA mailing addresses are addresses of record and may not locate the mine. Confirm the parcel and current ownership separately.

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Reclamation projects

Check official reclamation inventories and state or tribal programmes for documented hazards, project status and programme criteria. A matching name or an MSHA abandoned status alone does not confirm a programme match.

OSMRE abandoned mine land programme ↗

Source: MSHA public datasets. Production history checks quarterly and annual mine production/employment records. Safety history checks violations, inspections and accident reports; other source coverage is available on each mine profile.