List of Gold Companies in the USA

Last updated 2 November 2026

There are 711 gold companies in the USA, one in every 89,831 US companies. Most of them are small: seven in ten have one to four people, and only 50 firms employ 50 people or more. One in five gold firms is based in Denver, Reno, Fairbanks, Anchorage and Greenwood Village. Below you find the largest gold firms in the USA, the cities where they cluster, how many started this year and which are the oldest. The full list with addresses, phone numbers and email is in our US company database or through the Company Data API.

711 companies indexed · Data counted on 2 November 2026

Companies7111 in89,831 US companiesCities334Largest cityDenver 34Sole traders6%Employees1-4 (69%)Revenue$100-500K (43%)Email18%Phone64%Website32%

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	Company Name	Country	City	Address 1	State/Province	Postal Code	Website	Founding Year	Yearly Revenue in U.S. Dollars	Employees Total	Business Legal Type - Description	Number of Companies in Group	Company Registration Number
1	Newmont CORPORATION	USA	Denver	6900 E Layton Ave Ste 700	Denver	80237-3617	*****.com	1916	$22,669,000,000	44,100	Corporation	156	3460806
2	Coeur Mining, INC.	USA	Chicago	200 S Wacker Dr Ste 2100	Cook	60606	*****.com	1928	$2,070,126,000	2,620	Corporation	35	5334903
3	Hecla Mining Company	USA	Coeur D'Alene	6500 N Mineral Dr Ste 200	Kootenai	83815-9408	*****.com	1891	$1,423,019,000	1,865	Corporation	50	4194766
4	Nevada Gold Mines LLC	USA	Elko	1655 Mountain City Hwy	Elko	89801-2800	*****.com	2019	$496,060,649	7,072	Corporation	84	7353428
5	Kinross Gold USA, INC	USA	Denver	5075 S Syracuse St	Denver	80237-2712	*****.com	1993	$479,728,128	1,573	Corporation	41	C6642-1980
6	Newmont USA LIMITED	USA	Denver	6900 E Layton Ave Ste 700	Denver	80237-3617	*****.com	2000	$199,640,013	1,000	Corporation	156	623413
7	Hightower Gold, INC.	USA	Navarre	8064 Sleepy Bay Blvd	Santa Rosa	32566-7964	*****.com	2024	$100,000,000	5	Corporation	N/A	3833504
8	Gold Resource CORPORATION	USA	Denver	7887 E Belleview Ave Ste 1100	Denver	80211	*****.com	1998	$99,759,000	485	Corporation	9	19981153919
9	I-80 Gold CORP	USA	Reno	5190 Neil Rd Ste 460	Washoe	89502-8535	*****.com	2020	$95,193,000	133	Corporation	N/A	N/A
10	Northern Star (pogo) LLC	USA	Delta Junction	50 Mile Pogo Mile Rd	Southeast Fairbanks	99737	N/A	1998	$94,353,331	93	Corporation	39	69319D
11	Barrick Goldstrike Mines LLC	USA	Salt Lake City	310 S Main St Ste 1150	Salt Lake	84101-2114	N/A	1986	$94,325,535	1,650	Corporation	84	19871258773
12	Contango Silver & Gold INC.	USA	Fairbanks	516 2nd Ave Ste 401	Fairbanks North Star	99701-4738	N/A	2009	$88,585,112	15	Corporation	6	4867114
13	Kennecott CORPORATION	USA	Magna	8315 W 3595 S	Salt Lake	84044	N/A	1979	$83,271,398	3,065	Corporation	321	N/A
14	Dynaresource, INC.	USA	Irving	222 Las Colinas Blvd W Ste 1910n	Dallas	75039-5421	*****.com	1937	$58,467,565	238	Corporation	4	2826546
15	Haile Gold Mine INC.	USA	Kershaw	6911 Snowy Owl Rd	Lancaster	29067-8362	*****.com	2007	$51,464,304	650	Corporation	8	4395750
16	N. A. Degerstrom, INC.	USA	Spokane Valley	3303 N Sullivan Rd	Spokane	99216-1676	*****.com	1949	$48,803,175	230	Corporation	7	328042324
17	Idaho Strategic Resources, INC.	USA	Coeur D'Alene	201 N 3rd St	Kootenai	83814-2806	*****.com	1996	$42,406,253	62	Corporation	6	00356011
18	Golden Queen Mining Company, LLC	USA	Mojave	2818 Silver Queen Rd	Kern	93501-7021	*****.com	2014	$36,491,330	180	Corporation	2	201425310169
19	Hycroft Mining Holding CORPORATION	USA	Winnemucca	4300 Water Canyon Rd Unit 1	Humboldt	89445-4139	*****.com	2020	$33,229,000	51	Corporation	7	6525824
20	Novagold Resources INC.	USA	Salt Lake City	201 S Main St Ste 400	Salt Lake	84111	*****.com	1984	$29,085,253	12	Corporation	4	N/A
21	Silver Standard U.S. Services INC.	USA	Valmy	32255 Marigold Mine Rd	Humboldt	89438	*****.com	2023	$29,048,136	355	Corporation	17	C2833-1970
22	Jerritt Canyon Gold LLC	USA	Elko	Hc 31 Box 78	Elko	89801-9524	*****.com	2021	$26,790,373	250	Corporation	22	E15082732021-9
23	Round Mountain Gold CORP	USA	Round Mountain	1 Smokey Valley Mine Rd	Nye	89045	N/A	1999	$25,019,845	700	Corporation	41	2063856
24	Rawhide Mining LLC	USA	Hawthorne	45 Miles Ne of	Mineral	89415	N/A	1989	$23,632,628	70	Corporation	8	2193564
25	Fairbanks Gold Mining, INC.	USA	Fairbanks	1 Fort Knox Rd	Fairbanks North Star	99707	*****.com	1997	$22,379,407	360	Corporation	41	2270292

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How many gold companies are there in the USA?

Gold companies and gold firms in the USA

711

2 November 2026

There are 711 gold companies and gold firms in the USA in our data (2 November 2026). That is one in every 89,831 US companies. 4 were entered in the register so far in 2026.

Structure

Single-site firms: 583 82%
Head offices: 63
Branch offices: 65

Classification

Our platform filter is SIC 1041.

459 of the 711 are corporations and LLCs (65%); 42 are sole traders. They come from the state business registers and our US register data, through the Company Data API.

Where in the USA?

Denver has the most gold companies in the USA (34), ahead of Reno (30), Fairbanks (26), Anchorage (25) and Greenwood Village (23). Together the five hold one in five of them.

Cities by number of firms

334 US cities have at least one gold firm; 10 have ten or more; 251 have exactly one. Click a city to set the lens.

Gold firms in Denver

Denver has 34 gold companies and gold firms, <0.1% of all 281,861 Denver companies and 984% above the national share. Two in five Denver firms have fewer than five people; 3 have 50 or more. 0 new firms were entered in 2026, 4 date from before 1990.

Size

1-4 staff: 13 · 38%
5-9: 10 · 29%
10-19: 6 · 18%
20-49: 2 · 6%
50+: 3 · 9%

Legal form

Sole traders: 0 · 0%
Partnerships: 2 · 6%
Corporations and LLCs: 17 · 50%
Other or none: 15 · 44%

Of the US total: 4.8%
Of all Denver companies: <0.1%
Against the national share: 10.8×

New

Entered 2026 so far: 0
Entered 2025: 0
Of USA's 2026 entries: 0.0%

Old

Before 1990: 4 · 12%
1990 or later: 30 · 88%
Of USA's pre-1990 firms: 4.4%

Reachable

Email: 13 · 38%
Phone: 21 · 62%
Website: 13 · 38%

Revenue (USD)

Under $100K: 1 · 3%
$100K-$500K: 5 · 15%
$500K-$1M: 1 · 3%
$1M and more: 26 · 79%

Largest

144,100
21,573
3485
469
522

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Largest gold firms in the USA

The biggest firms by staff and by revenue, the largest in Denver. Click a name for the record.

Newmont is the largest gold firm in the USA by headcount. 50 firms employ 50 people or more; 39 employ 100 or more.

1Denver44,100 staff
2Elko7,072 staff
3Magna3,065 staff
4Chicago2,620 staff
5Coeur d'Alene1,865 staff
6Denver1,573 staff
7Salt Lake City660 staff
8Kershaw650 staff
9Reno511 staff
10Houston500 staff

By employee size · 711 firms with a known headcount

Employees	Firms	%
1-4	489	69%
5-9	104	15%
10-19	36	5%
20-49	32	5%
50-99	11	2%
100-199	18	3%
200-499	12	2%
500-999	5	0.7%
1,000+	4	0.6%

69% have 1 to 4 people; 32 have 20 to 49; 50 have 50 or more.

By yearly revenue (USD)

Revenue	Firms	%
< $100K	18	3%
$100K-$500K	280	43%
$500K-$1M	113	17%
$1M-$5M	178	28%
$5M-$10M	15	2%
$10M-$50M	27	4%
$50M-$100M	8	1%
$100M-$500M	4	0.6%
$500M+	3	0.5%

43% between $100,000 and $500,000; 178 between $1M and $5M; 57 above $5M.

Firm sizes in the USA

Of the 711 US gold firms with a known headcount, 489 (69%) have one to four people, 104 have five to nine, 68 have ten to 49 and 50 have 50 or more. Most firms turn over between $100,000 and $500,000 a year (280, 43%).

EU size bands · the grey line shows all US companies

Micro under 10593 83%
Small 10 to 4968 10%
Medium 50 to 24941 6%
Large 250+9 1%

Grey line: the share among all US companies (96% have under ten staff).

firms turn over more than $5 million a year; 42 more than $10 million.

firms were entered in 2026.

How they compare

Next to related industries

There are 1,016 clothing companies for every gold firm in the USA.

Industry	Firms	Website	1-4 staff
Clothing Companies	722,390	29%	89%
Chemical Companies	103,379	40%	70%
Concrete Products Manufacturers	8,778	49%	62%
Carpet Manufacturers	2,394	42%	71%
Compressor Manufacturers	1,148	64%	51%
Gold Companies	711	32%	69%

In other countries

Only Canada has more gold firms than the USA.

Country	Firms	Per 1,000 cos.
Canada	783	0.2
The USA	711	0.0
Australia	684	0.1

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The oldest firms in the USA

Our data holds 1 US gold firms from before 1900, 11 from before 1950 and 90 from before 1990.

1891
1. Coeur d'Alene
1907
1. Osburn
1907
1. Lake Havasu City
1911
1. Alleghany
1916
1. Denver
1928
1. Chicago

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US gold firms date from before 1990

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Sole traders or corporations: how they are organised

One in seventeen US gold firms work as sole traders, against 5% of all US companies. Two in three are corporations and LLCs.

Sole traders426%
Partnerships152%
Corporations and LLCs45965%
No form on record or other19527%

Single-site: 82%
Head offices: 63
Branches: 65

All US companies: 5% sole traders, 1% partnerships, 68% corporations and LLCs.

How reachable are they?

Gold firms are easier to reach than the average US company: 64% list a phone number and 32% a website.

Email129 18%
Phone453 64%
Website231 32%

Grey line: all US companies (email 15%, phone 42%, website 24%).

The full list with these fields is in our US company database.

Frequently asked questions

How many gold companies are there in the USA?

There are 711 gold companies and gold firms in the USA in our data, counted on 2 November 2026. That is one in every 89,831 US companies.

Which is the largest gold firm in the USA?

Newmont in Denver, with 44,100 staff.

Which US city has the most gold companies?

Denver, with 34, ahead of Reno (30), Fairbanks (26), Anchorage (25) and Greenwood Village (23).

How many gold firms are there in Denver?

34, which is <0.1% of all 281,861 Denver companies and 984% above the national share.

How big is a typical gold firm?

Small. 69% of the 711 firms with a known headcount have one to four people; 50 have 50 or more. Most turn over between $100,000 and $500,000 a year.

Are US gold companies sole traders or companies?

One in seventeen (42) are sole traders, 2% are partnerships and 65% (459) are corporations and LLCs.

How many gold firms started in 2026?

4 were entered in the US register so far in 2026, after 12 in 2025. 3 of them are corporations and LLCs.

What is the oldest gold firm in the USA?

Hecla Mining in Coeur d'Alene, 1891, followed by Clearwater Group in Osburn (1907) and Western Sierra Resource in Lake Havasu City (1907). 1 firm dates from before 1900.

Which industry code covers gold companies?

Our platform filters them on SIC 1041 (gold ores).

Can I download the full list?

Yes. All 711 firms with address, phone, email, legal form, employees, revenue and founding year, as Excel, CSV or through the API.