The Edres Mine is a lead and silver mine located down Townsend Gulch outside of Bellevue. The mine entrance is still visible and with bars preventing entrance into the mine. There are lot's of metal and wood artifacts lying around. The tailing piles are visible from pretty far away.
The Eureka Mine is located in Bullion Gulch outside of Hailey. The mine has many collapsed structures and one standing building. The mine also has an exposed mine shaft. I dropped a rock into the shaft and never heard it hit the bottom. Use extreme caution when visiting this mine. There are large tailing piles on either side of the road. There are lot's of artifacts scattered around the area.
The Memorial Silver Prospect is a small mine that is visible from highway 75. There are a couple openings covered by iron bars. Easily accessible from Toe of the Hill trail.
The Custer Ghost Town is located past the Yankee Fork Gold Dredge. It was established as a mining town in 1877. It is now a museum that contains many artifacts from the era.
There is an active open-pit mining operation on the edge of the Frank Church Wilderness of No Return. It's located past the Yankee Fork Gold Dredge up Loon Creek. You get the best view of the operation from the top of the winding switch back near the Loon Creek Summit.
The Bonanza Ghost Town is located just south of the Yankee Fork Gold Dredge. It provided a place to stay for people working the dredge. It still has several of the old log cabins and a graveyard.
A retired gold dredge that has been turned into a museum near the Bonanza ghost town. You can get a tour in the summer and go inside. It's very interesting and worth the drive.
The Liberty Gem Mine is located down Croy Creek Road outside of Hailey. It still has several structures standing and even has a well established fence to keep you out.
