History/Mines
Famous mines of the world
245 mines that made history, from the oldest workings to the giant pits of today. Turn the globe, filter by mineral, and open any mine for its story.
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- Agnew
- Ahafo
- Almaden mercury mines
- Antamina
- Araxa (CBMM)
- Argyle diamond mine
- Bagdad1945
- Balama
- Bald Hill
- Ballarat goldfield1851
- Banska Stiavnica mining district
- Bayan Obo
- Bendigo goldfield1851
- Berkeley Pit1955
- Besshi copper mine1691
- Big Bell mine1936
- Big Pit coal mine, Blaenavon1860
- Bikita
- Bingham Canyon1903
- Bisbee copper mines1877
- Bisie (Mpama North and South)
- Boddington
- Bodie1859
- Botallack Mine
- Britannia Mine1904
- Broken Hill1883
- Browns Range
- Buenavista1899
- Bunker Hill Mine (Coeur d'Alene)
- Burra (Monster Mine)1845
- Butte copper district
- Cadia
- Calumet and Hecla (Keweenaw)1871
- Cannington1997
- Carajas S11D / Northern System1984
- Carlin - Gold Quarry1980
- Carlin (Nevada Gold Mines)1965
- Catoca1996
- Cerro Rico de Potosi1545
- Cerro Verde
- Chanarcillo1832
- Chino1910
- Cigar Lake2014
- Climax Mine1917
- Cobalt silver camp1903
- Chuquicamata1915
- Collahuasi
- Comstock Lode1859
- Consolidated Murchison (Antimony Line)
- Coolgardie goldfield1892
- Copper Cliff Mine (Sudbury)1886
- Cortez (Nevada Gold Mines)1969
- Creighton
- Cripple Creek1890
- Crown Mines
- Cuajone1976
- Cue and Day Dawn goldfield
- Devon Great Consols1844
- Diavik2003
- Dolaucothi Gold Mines70
- Dolcoath Mine1700
- East Rand Proprietary Mines (ERPM)
- Ekati1998
- El Abra1996
- El Teniente1905
- Empire Mine1850
- Mount Isa Mines
- Escondida1990
- Falun Mine (Stora Kopparberg)
- Christmas Creek
- Cloudbreak
- Freiberg silver mining district
- Gabriel's Gully1861
- Geevor Tin Mine
- Gejiu
- Giant Mine1948
- Golden Mile, Kalgoorlie-Boulder1893
- Goldstrike (Nevada Gold Mines)1976
- Goulamina
- Grasberg minerals district1972
- Great Boulder mine1893
- Great Orme Mines-160
- Greenbushes1888
- Grime's Graves-260
- Hallstatt salt mine-150
- Hamersley Mines - Mount Tom Price1966
- Hamersley Mines - Paraburdoo1974
- Hemerdon
- Henderson1976
- Hill End goldfield
- Homestake Mine1876
- Huancavelica mercury mine1564
- Humberstone and Santa Laura saltpetre works1862
- Husab
- Idrija mercury mine1490
- Impala Rustenburg
- Inkai1976
- Ivanhoe mine, Kalgoorlie1893
- Iwami Ginzan silver mine1526
- Jachymov mines1516
- Jagersfontein diamond mine1852
- Jeffrey Mine (Asbestos, Quebec)1881
- Jundee
- Jwaneng1982
- Kabwe (Broken Hill) lead mine1904
- Kalgoorlie1989
- Kambalda nickel1967
- Kamoa-Kakula
- Kansanshi
- Kamoto Copper Company (KCC) / Katanga Mining Complex
- Kathleen Valley
- Kennecott Mines1911
- Kenticha
- Khibiny apatite mines
- Kibali2013
- Kidd Mine (Kidd Creek)
- Kimberley Big Hole1871
- Kiruna
- Kisanfu (KFM)
- Klondike (Bonanza Creek)1897
- Kolmanskop1908
- Kongsberg silver mines1623
- Koolyanobbing
- Kutna Hora silver mines1260
- Kvanefjeld
- Lake View and Star mine
- Langer Heinrich
- Las Bambas2016
- Las Medulas-27
- Laurion silver mines
- Leadville1877
- Levant Mine and Beam Engine
- Lihir
- McArthur River / Key Lake1999
- Mibra
- Mir diamond mine1957
- Mittersill (Felbertal tungsten mine)1975
- Moa
- Mogalakwena
- Moonta Mines1862
- Morenci1939
- Morro Velho gold mine
- Mount Isa Mines
- Mount Keith1995
- Mount Lyell mine
- Mount Marion
- Mount Morgan Mine1882
- Mount Newman1969
- Mount Weld
- Mountain Pass1952
- Mponeng1986
- Mt Cattlin
- Murrin Murrin
- Muruntau1969
- Mutanda
- Niobec
- Nkomati
- Oktyabrsky and Talnakh mines (Norilsk)
- Norilsk-Taimyr (Nornickel)
- Nova (Nova-Bollinger)
- Obuasi
- Ok Tedi mine
- Olaroz
- Olimpiada1996
- Olympic Dam1988
- Orapa1971
- Ouro Preto and the Minas Gerais gold fields
- Voisey's Bay / Ovoid
- Oyu Tolgoi2011
- Panasqueira1896
- Panguna mine1972
- Panzhihua
- Picher (Tri-State district)
- Pilgangoora
- Pilgrim's Rest goldfield1873
- Pitinga
- Porgera
- Pueblo Viejo1975
- Rammelsberg mine
- Ranger uranium mine1980
- Red Dog1989
- Renison
- Riotinto mining district
- Robinson Deep mine
- Roros Copper Works and mines1644
- Rosia Montana gold district
- Rossing1976
- Roy Hill
- Ruashi
- Sado gold and silver mine
- Safford
- Salar de Atacama (SQM / Nova Andino Litio)
- Salar del Hombre Muerto (Fenix)
- San Rafael
- Sangdong1916
- Sar-e-Sang lapis lazuli mines
- Schwaz silver mines (Falkenstein)1420
- Serra Pelada
- Shinkolobwe
- Shizhuyuan
- Sierrita1959
- Silver Peak1966
- Sons of Gwalia
- Sorowako
- South Crofty mine
- Spiennes Neolithic flint mines-440
- Stibnite
- Sudbury Integrated Nickel Operations - Fraser
- Raglan
- Sullivan Mine1909
- Sutter's Mill (Coloma)1848
- Tanco
- Tarnowskie Gory lead-silver-zinc mine
- TauTona
- Telfer
- Tenke Fungurume (TFM)
- Thacker Pass
- Timna Valley
- Tonglushan copper mine
- Toquepala1960
- Tropicana2013
- Tsumeb mine1907
- Tyrone1967
- Udachnaya pipe (Udachny mine)1971
- Uis
- Valenciana Mine (Guanajuato)1548
- Venetia
- Voisey's Bay2005
- Wadi Faynan (Khirbat Faynan)
- Wheal Jane
- Wieliczka Salt Mine1290
- Windimurra
- Wittenoom (Colonial Mine)1933
- Witwatersrand main reef mines, 1886 to 18871886
- Wodgina
- Xikuangshan
- Yanacocha
- Zacatecas silver mines1546
- Zollverein Coal Mine1851
| Mine | Country | Minerals | Opened | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sar-e-Sang lapis lazuli mines | Afghanistan | Lapis lazuli | ||
| Catoca | Angola | Diamonds | 1996 | Producing |
| Olaroz | Argentina | Lithium | Producing | |
| Salar del Hombre Muerto (Fenix) | Argentina | Lithium | Producing | |
| Agnew | Australia | Gold | Producing | |
| Argyle diamond mine | Australia | Diamonds | Closed | |
| Bald Hill | Australia | Lithium, Tantalum | Care and maintenance | |
| Ballarat goldfield | Australia | Gold | 1851 | |
| Bendigo goldfield | Australia | Gold | 1851 | Closed |
| Big Bell mine | Australia | Gold | 1936 | Closed |
| Boddington | Australia | Gold, Copper, Silver | Producing | |
| Broken Hill | Australia | Silver, Lead, Zinc | 1883 | Producing |
| Browns Range | Australia | Rare earths | In development | |
| Burra (Monster Mine) | Australia | Copper | 1845 | Heritage site |
| Cadia | Australia | Gold, Copper, Silver | Producing | |
| Cannington | Australia | Silver, Lead, Zinc | 1997 | Producing |
| Christmas Creek | Australia | Iron ore | Producing | |
| Cloudbreak | Australia | Iron ore | Producing | |
| Coolgardie goldfield | Australia | Gold | 1892 | |
| Cue and Day Dawn goldfield | Australia | Gold | ||
| Golden Mile, Kalgoorlie-Boulder | Australia | Gold | 1893 | |
| Great Boulder mine | Australia | Gold | 1893 | |
| Greenbushes | Australia | Lithium, Tantalum | 1888 | Producing |
| Hamersley Mines - Mount Tom Price | Australia | Iron ore | 1966 | |
| Hamersley Mines - Paraburdoo | Australia | Iron ore | 1974 | Producing |
| Hill End goldfield | Australia | Gold | ||
| Ivanhoe mine, Kalgoorlie | Australia | Gold | 1893 | |
| Jundee | Australia | Gold | Producing | |
| Kalgoorlie | Australia | Gold | 1989 | Producing |
| Kambalda nickel | Australia | Nickel | 1967 | Care and maintenance |
| Kathleen Valley | Australia | Lithium, Tantalum | Producing | |
| Koolyanobbing | Australia | Iron ore | Producing | |
| Lake View and Star mine | Australia | Gold | ||
| Moonta Mines | Australia | Copper | 1862 | Heritage site |
| Mount Isa Mines | Australia | Copper, Lead, Zinc | Producing | |
| Mount Isa Mines | Australia | Copper, Lead, Zinc | Producing | |
| Mount Keith | Australia | Nickel | 1995 | Care and maintenance |
| Mount Lyell mine | Australia | Copper, Gold, Silver | ||
| Mount Marion | Australia | Lithium | ||
| Mount Morgan Mine | Australia | Gold, Copper | 1882 | Closed |
| Mount Newman | Australia | Iron ore | 1969 | Producing |
| Mount Weld | Australia | Rare earths | Producing | |
| Mt Cattlin | Australia | Lithium, Tantalum | Care and maintenance | |
| Murrin Murrin | Australia | Nickel, Cobalt | Producing | |
| Nolans | Australia | Rare earths, Phosphate rock | In development | |
| Nova (Nova-Bollinger) | Australia | Nickel | Producing | |
| Olympic Dam | Australia | Uranium, Copper, Gold | 1988 | Producing |
| Pilgangoora | Australia | Lithium, Tantalum | Producing | |
| Ranger uranium mine | Australia | Uranium | 1980 | Closed |
| Renison | Australia | Tin | Producing | |
| Roy Hill | Australia | Iron ore | Producing | |
| Sons of Gwalia | Australia | Gold | ||
| St Ives | Australia | Gold | Producing | |
| Telfer | Australia | Gold, Copper, Silver | Producing | |
| Tropicana | Australia | Gold | 2013 | Producing |
| Windimurra | Australia | Vanadium | Producing | |
| Wittenoom (Colonial Mine) | Australia | Asbestos | 1933 | Closed |
| Wodgina | Australia | Lithium, Tantalum | Producing | |
| Hallstatt salt mine | Austria | Industrial salt | -1500 | Producing |
| Mittersill (Felbertal tungsten mine) | Austria | Tungsten | 1975 | Producing |
| Schwaz silver mines (Falkenstein) | Austria | Silver, Copper | 1420 | Heritage site |
| Spiennes Neolithic flint mines | Belgium | Flint | -4400 | Heritage site |
| Cerro Rico de Potosi | Bolivia | Silver, Tin | 1545 | |
| Jwaneng | Botswana | Diamonds | 1982 | Producing |
| Orapa | Botswana | Diamonds | 1971 | Producing |
| Araxa (CBMM) | Brazil | Niobium, Phosphate rock | Producing | |
| Carajas S11D / Northern System | Brazil | Iron ore | 1984 | Producing |
| Mibra | Brazil | Tantalum, Tin, Lithium | Producing | |
| Morro Velho gold mine | Brazil | Gold | ||
| Ouro Preto and the Minas Gerais gold fields | Brazil | Gold | Heritage site | |
| Pitinga | Brazil | Tin, Niobium, Tantalum | Producing | |
| Serra Pelada | Brazil | Gold | Closed | |
| Britannia Mine | Canada | Copper, Zinc | 1904 | Heritage site |
| Cigar Lake | Canada | Uranium | 2014 | Producing |
| Cobalt silver camp | Canada | Silver, Cobalt | 1903 | Closed |
| Copper Cliff Mine (Sudbury) | Canada | Copper, Nickel | 1886 | Closed |
| Creighton | Canada | Nickel, Copper | Producing | |
| Diavik | Canada | Diamonds | 2003 | Producing |
| Ekati | Canada | Diamonds | 1998 | |
| Giant Mine | Canada | Gold, Arsenic | 1948 | Closed |
| Jeffrey Mine (Asbestos, Quebec) | Canada | Asbestos | 1881 | Closed |
| Kidd Mine (Kidd Creek) | Canada | Copper, Zinc, Silver | Producing | |
| Klondike (Bonanza Creek) | Canada | Gold | 1897 | Heritage site |
| McArthur River / Key Lake | Canada | Uranium | 1999 | Producing |
| Niobec | Canada | Niobium | Producing | |
| Raglan | Canada | Nickel, Cobalt, Copper | Producing | |
| Sudbury Integrated Nickel Operations - Fraser | Canada | Nickel | ||
| Sullivan Mine | Canada | Lead, Zinc, Silver | 1909 | Closed |
| Tanco | Canada | Tantalum, Caesium, Lithium | Producing | |
| Voisey's Bay | Canada | Nickel, Copper, Cobalt | 2005 | Producing |
| Voisey's Bay / Ovoid | Canada | Nickel, Copper, Cobalt | Producing | |
| Chanarcillo | Chile | Silver | 1832 | Closed |
| Chuquicamata | Chile | Copper, Molybdenum | 1915 | Producing |
| Collahuasi | Chile | Copper, Molybdenum | Producing | |
| El Abra | Chile | Copper | 1996 | Producing |
| El Teniente | Chile | Copper, Molybdenum | 1905 | Producing |
| Escondida | Chile | Copper, Silver, Gold | 1990 | Producing |
| Humberstone and Santa Laura saltpetre works | Chile | Nitrate (saltpetre) | 1862 | Heritage site |
| Salar de Atacama (SQM / Nova Andino Litio) | Chile | Lithium, Potash | Producing | |
| Bayan Obo | China | Rare earths, Iron ore, Niobium | Producing | |
| Gejiu | China | Tin | Producing | |
| Panzhihua | China | Vanadium, Titanium minerals, Iron ore | Producing | |
| Shizhuyuan | China | Tungsten, Bismuth, Tin | Producing | |
| Tonglushan copper mine | China | Copper | Heritage site | |
| Xikuangshan | China | Antimony | Producing | |
| Moa | Cuba | Nickel, Cobalt | Producing | |
| Jachymov mines | Czechia | Silver, Uranium | 1516 | Heritage site |
| Kutna Hora silver mines | Czechia | Silver | 1260 | Heritage site |
| Bisie (Mpama North and South) | DR Congo | Tin | Producing | |
| Kamoa-Kakula | DR Congo | Copper | Producing | |
| Kamoto Copper Company (KCC) / Katanga Mining Complex | DR Congo | Cobalt, Copper | Producing | |
| Kibali | DR Congo | Gold, Copper, Silver | 2013 | Producing |
| Kisanfu (KFM) | DR Congo | Cobalt, Copper | Producing | |
| Mutanda | DR Congo | Cobalt, Copper | Producing | |
| Ruashi | DR Congo | Cobalt, Copper | Producing | |
| Shinkolobwe | DR Congo | Uranium, Cobalt | Closed | |
| Tenke Fungurume (TFM) | DR Congo | Cobalt, Copper | Producing | |
| Pueblo Viejo | Dominican Rep. | Gold, Copper, Silver | 1975 | Producing |
| Kenticha | Ethiopia | Tantalum, Lithium | Producing | |
| Freiberg silver mining district | Germany | Silver, Lead, Zinc | Heritage site | |
| Rammelsberg mine | Germany | Silver, Copper, Lead | Heritage site | |
| Zollverein Coal Mine | Germany | Coal | 1851 | Heritage site |
| Ahafo | Ghana | Gold | Producing | |
| Obuasi | Ghana | Gold | ||
| Laurion silver mines | Greece | Silver, Lead | ||
| Kvanefjeld | Greenland | Rare earths | In development | |
| Zawar zinc mines | India | Zinc, Lead | Producing | |
| Grasberg minerals district | Indonesia | Copper, Gold, Silver | 1972 | Producing |
| Sorowako | Indonesia | Nickel | Producing | |
| Weda Bay | Indonesia | Nickel | Producing | |
| Timna Valley | Israel | Copper | Heritage site | |
| Besshi copper mine | Japan | Copper | 1691 | |
| Iwami Ginzan silver mine | Japan | Silver, Copper | 1526 | Heritage site |
| Sado gold and silver mine | Japan | Gold, Silver | Heritage site | |
| Wadi Faynan (Khirbat Faynan) | Jordan | Copper | Heritage site | |
| Inkai | Kazakhstan | Uranium | 1976 | Producing |
| Molo | Madagascar | Graphite (natural) | Producing | |
| Goulamina | Mali | Lithium | Producing | |
| Buenavista | Mexico | Copper, Silver, Molybdenum | 1899 | Producing |
| Valenciana Mine (Guanajuato) | Mexico | Silver, Gold | 1548 | Producing |
| Zacatecas silver mines | Mexico | Silver | 1546 | Heritage site |
| Oyu Tolgoi | Mongolia | Copper, Gold, Silver | 2011 | Producing |
| Balama | Mozambique | Graphite (natural) | Producing | |
| Husab | Namibia | Uranium | Producing | |
| Kolmanskop | Namibia | Diamonds | 1908 | Closed |
| Langer Heinrich | Namibia | Uranium | Care and maintenance | |
| Rossing | Namibia | Uranium | 1976 | Producing |
| Tsumeb mine | Namibia | Copper, Lead, Zinc | 1907 | |
| Uis | Namibia | Tin, Tantalum | Producing | |
| Gabriel's Gully | New Zealand | Gold | 1861 | Heritage site |
| Kongsberg silver mines | Norway | Silver, Copper | 1623 | Heritage site |
| Roros Copper Works and mines | Norway | Copper | 1644 | Heritage site |
| Lihir | Papua New Guinea | Gold, Copper, Silver | Producing | |
| Ok Tedi mine | Papua New Guinea | Copper, Gold | ||
| Panguna mine | Papua New Guinea | Copper, Gold, Silver | 1972 | Closed |
| Porgera | Papua New Guinea | Gold | Producing | |
| Antamina | Peru | Copper, Zinc, Molybdenum | Producing | |
| Cerro Verde | Peru | Copper, Molybdenum | Producing | |
| Cuajone | Peru | Copper, Molybdenum, Silver | 1976 | Producing |
| Huancavelica mercury mine | Peru | Mercury | 1564 | Closed |
| Las Bambas | Peru | Copper, Molybdenum, Silver | 2016 | Producing |
| Pasto Bueno | Peru | Tungsten | ||
| San Rafael | Peru | Tin | Producing | |
| Toquepala | Peru | Copper, Molybdenum, Silver | 1960 | Producing |
| Yanacocha | Peru | Gold, Silver | Producing | |
| Tarnowskie Gory lead-silver-zinc mine | Poland | Lead, Silver, Zinc | Heritage site | |
| Wieliczka Salt Mine | Poland | Industrial salt | 1290 | Heritage site |
| Panasqueira | Portugal | Tungsten | 1896 | Producing |
| Rosia Montana gold district | Romania | Gold, Silver | ||
| Khibiny apatite mines | Russia | Phosphate rock | Producing | |
| Mir diamond mine | Russia | Diamonds | 1957 | Care and maintenance |
| Norilsk-Taimyr (Nornickel) | Russia | Nickel, Copper, Platinum | Producing | |
| Oktyabrsky and Talnakh mines (Norilsk) | Russia | Nickel, Copper, Platinum | Producing | |
| Olimpiada | Russia | Gold | 1996 | Producing |
| Udachnaya pipe (Udachny mine) | Russia | Diamonds | 1971 | Producing |
| Banska Stiavnica mining district | Slovakia | Silver, Gold | ||
| Idrija mercury mine | Slovenia | Mercury | 1490 | Heritage site |
| Consolidated Murchison (Antimony Line) | South Africa | Antimony, Gold | Producing | |
| Crown Mines | South Africa | Gold | ||
| East Rand Proprietary Mines (ERPM) | South Africa | Gold | ||
| Impala Rustenburg | South Africa | Platinum | Producing | |
| Jagersfontein diamond mine | South Africa | Diamonds | 1852 | |
| Kimberley Big Hole | South Africa | Diamonds | 1871 | Heritage site |
| Mogalakwena | South Africa | Platinum, Nickel, Copper | Producing | |
| Mponeng | South Africa | Gold | 1986 | Producing |
| Nkomati | South Africa | Nickel, Cobalt, Copper | Producing | |
| Pilgrim's Rest goldfield | South Africa | Gold | 1873 | |
| Robinson Deep mine | South Africa | Gold | ||
| TauTona | South Africa | Gold | Closed | |
| Venetia | South Africa | Diamonds | Producing | |
| Witwatersrand main reef mines, 1886 to 1887 | South Africa | Gold | 1886 | |
| Sangdong | South Korea | Tungsten | 1916 | In development |
| Almaden mercury mines | Spain | Mercury | Heritage site | |
| Las Medulas | Spain | Gold | -27 | Heritage site |
| Riotinto mining district | Spain | Silver, Copper, Lead | ||
| Falun Mine (Stora Kopparberg) | Sweden | Copper | Heritage site | |
| Kiruna | Sweden | Iron ore | Producing | |
| Big Pit coal mine, Blaenavon | United Kingdom | Coal, Iron ore | 1860 | Heritage site |
| Botallack Mine | United Kingdom | Tin, Copper, Arsenic | Heritage site | |
| Devon Great Consols | United Kingdom | Copper, Arsenic | 1844 | Heritage site |
| Dolaucothi Gold Mines | United Kingdom | Gold | 70 | Heritage site |
| Dolcoath Mine | United Kingdom | Tin, Copper | 1700 | Closed |
| Geevor Tin Mine | United Kingdom | Tin | Heritage site | |
| Great Orme Mines | United Kingdom | Copper | -1600 | Heritage site |
| Grime's Graves | United Kingdom | Flint | -2600 | Heritage site |
| Hemerdon | United Kingdom | Tungsten, Tin | In development | |
| Levant Mine and Beam Engine | United Kingdom | Copper, Tin | Heritage site | |
| South Crofty mine | United Kingdom | Tin, Copper | Closed | |
| Wheal Jane | United Kingdom | Tin | Closed | |
| Bagdad | United States | Copper, Molybdenum | 1945 | Producing |
| Berkeley Pit | United States | Copper | 1955 | Closed |
| Bingham Canyon | United States | Copper, Silver, Gold | 1903 | Producing |
| Bisbee copper mines | United States | Copper, Gold, Silver | 1877 | Heritage site |
| Bodie | United States | Gold | 1859 | Heritage site |
| Bunker Hill Mine (Coeur d'Alene) | United States | Silver, Lead, Zinc | Closed | |
| Butte copper district | United States | Copper | Producing | |
| Calumet and Hecla (Keweenaw) | United States | Copper | 1871 | Closed |
| Carlin (Nevada Gold Mines) | United States | Gold, Copper, Silver | 1965 | Producing |
| Carlin - Gold Quarry | United States | Gold | 1980 | |
| Chino | United States | Copper | 1910 | Producing |
| Climax Mine | United States | Molybdenum | 1917 | |
| Comstock Lode | United States | Silver, Gold, Mercury | 1859 | Closed |
| Cortez (Nevada Gold Mines) | United States | Gold, Copper, Silver | 1969 | Producing |
| Cripple Creek | United States | Gold | 1890 | Producing |
| Empire Mine | United States | Gold | 1850 | Heritage site |
| Goldstrike (Nevada Gold Mines) | United States | Gold, Copper, Silver | 1976 | Producing |
| Henderson | United States | Molybdenum | 1976 | Producing |
| Homestake Mine | United States | Gold, Silver | 1876 | Closed |
| Kennecott Mines | United States | Copper | 1911 | Heritage site |
| Leadville | United States | Silver, Lead, Gold | 1877 | |
| Morenci | United States | Copper, Molybdenum | 1939 | Producing |
| Mountain Pass | United States | Rare earths | 1952 | Producing |
| Picher (Tri-State district) | United States | Zinc, Lead | Closed | |
| Red Dog | United States | Zinc, Lead, Silver | 1989 | Producing |
| Safford | United States | Copper | Producing | |
| Sierrita | United States | Copper, Molybdenum | 1959 | Producing |
| Silver Peak | United States | Lithium | 1966 | Producing |
| Stibnite | United States | Antimony, Gold, Tungsten | Closed | |
| Sutter's Mill (Coloma) | United States | Gold | 1848 | Heritage site |
| Thacker Pass | United States | Lithium | In development | |
| Tyrone | United States | Copper | 1967 | Producing |
| Muruntau | Uzbekistan | Gold | 1969 | Producing |
| Kabwe (Broken Hill) lead mine | Zambia | Lead | 1904 | Closed |
| Kansanshi | Zambia | Copper, Gold | Producing | |
| Bikita | Zimbabwe | Lithium, Caesium, Beryllium | Producing |