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Gold
Mohs 2.5–3. Soft, heavy and bright yellow; it doesn’t tarnish. Mindat
4,812 sites
Silver
Mohs 2.5–3. Native silver tarnishes black. Mindat
3,003 sites
Copper
Mohs 2.5–3. Native copper is soft and turns green as it weathers. Mindat
1,624 sites
Pyrite
Mohs 6–6.5. Brassy “fool’s gold,” often cubic. Mindat
726 sites
Quartz
Mohs 7. Six-sided points; smoky quartz is NH’s state gem. Mindat
714 sites
Galena
Mohs 2.5–2.75. Heavy, silvery lead ore that breaks into cubes. Mindat
530 sites
Counts are sites whose USGS record mentions the mineral or commodity. Hardness from Mindat.
By county
Madison County (704) · Jefferson County (669) · Lewis and Clark County (442) · Granite County (432) · Beaverhead County (397) · Powell County (325) · Park County (320) · Broadwater County (272) · Silver Bow County (207) · Mineral County (140) · Missoula County (131) · Sanders County (119) · Lincoln County (114) · Deer Lodge County (88) · Fergus County (87) · Sweet Grass County (75) · Ravalli County (60) · Meagher County (41) · Phillips County (39) · Cascade County (39) · Flathead County (31) · Judith Basin County (29) · Gallatin County (17) · Stillwater County (13) · Carbon County (9) · Blaine County (3) · Lake County (2) · Liberty County (2) · Chouteau County (1) · Custer County (1) · Garfield County (1) · Hill County (1) · Powder River County (1)
Sites (first 60)
| Site | Commodity | Minerals recorded | Status | Approx. location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seven-Up Pete Creek | Gold | Acanthite, Electrum, Gold | Past Producer | 46.959, -112.563 |
| Kent Mine | Silver, Gold, Lead | Anglesite, Bindheimite, Cerargyrite, Covellite, Galena, Jamesonite, Linarite | Past Producer | 45.187, -112.950 |
| Hidden Treasure | Copper, Silver, Gold | Anglesite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Enargite, Galena, Gold, Malachite, Smithsonite, Sphalerite | Past Producer | 46.780, -113.665 |
| Forest Rose | Lead, Silver, Zinc | Anglesite, Chalcopyrite, Galena, Gold, Sphalerite | Past Producer | 46.516, -113.086 |
| Hand Mauldin Group | Lead, Silver, Zinc, Copper | Anglesite, Chalcopyrite, Galena, Hemimorphite, Plumbojarosite | Producer | 45.287, -112.866 |
| Oro Mine | Lead, Silver, Gold, Zinc, Uranium, Copper | Anglesite, Chalcopyrite, Galena, Pyrite | Occurrence | 48.493, -116.022 |
| Sunrise Mine | Gold, Copper, Silver | Anglesite, Copper, Gold, Silver | Occurrence | 45.298, -113.022 |
| White Cap Mine | Silver | Anglesite, Galena | Past Producer | 45.847, -113.168 |
| Nick Preen Mine | Silver, Copper, Lead | Anglesite, Galena | Occurrence | 45.315, -113.033 |
| Silver Tip Mine | Silver, Lead | Anglesite, Galena, Gold, Sphalerite | Past Producer | 46.368, -112.008 |
| Argo Mine | Silver, Gold | Ankerite, Chalcopyrite, Chrysocolla, Malachite, Quartz | Past Producer | 46.687, -111.583 |
| Triangle and Grass Widow Mines | Copper | Ankerite, Chalcopyrite, Gold, Specularite | Past Producer | 46.790, -113.668 |
| Isele and Tiger Claims | Silver, Gold, Lead, Manganese | Ankerite, Rhodochrosite | Producer | 45.997, -112.560 |
| Yellow Bird | Gold, Lead, Copper, Silver | Antimony | Past Producer | 45.269, -112.909 |
| Neihart | Silver, Lead, Copper, Gold, Zinc, Molybdenum | Antimony, Arsenic, Chalcopyrite, Galena, Pyrite, Sphalerite, Tetrahedrite | Producer | 46.933, -110.718 |
| Little Daisy Mine | Gold, Silver | Antimony, Galena, Gold | Past Producer | 46.686, -112.497 |
| Grant Mine | Silver, Gold | Argentite, Barite, Beidellite, Beudantite, Latite | Past Producer | 47.923, -114.602 |
| New Departure Mine | Silver, Gold, Lead, Copper, Zinc | Argentite, Bindheimite, Cerargyrite, Galena, Gold, Jamesonite, Psilomelane, Pyrargyrite, Silver, Smithsonite, Sphalerite | Producer | 45.198, -112.922 |
| Lone Pine Mine | Silver, Gold, Copper | Argentite, Bornite, Cerargyrite, Embolite, Freibergite, Galena, Pyrargyrite, Silver, Sphalerite, Stephanite | Past Producer | 45.715, -112.900 |
| Copper King Mine | Copper | Argentite, Bornite, Chalcopyrite, Chrysocolla, Covellite, Enargite, Malachite, Tenorite, Tetrahedrite | Past Producer | 47.618, -115.191 |
| Hope Group | Silver, Copper, Lead | Argentite, Cerargyrite, Chalcocite, Galena, Gold, Malachite, Tetrahedrite | Past Producer | 46.340, -113.275 |
| Philipsburg | Silver, Manganese | Argentite, Cerargyrite, Chalcopyrite, Chlorargyrite, Galena, Gold, Magnetite, Powellite, Psilomelane, Pyrolusite, Scheelite, Silver, Sphalerite, Tetrahedrite, Tremolite | Producer | 46.358, -113.259 |
| Granite - Bimetallic Mine | Gold, Silver | Argentite, Cerargyrite, Chalcopyrite, Chrysocolla, Galena, Gold, Malachite, Proustite, Pyrargyrite, Pyromorphite, Silver, Sphalerite, Tennantite, Tetrahedrite | Past Producer | 46.316, -113.243 |
| Cadgie Taylor Mine | Silver | Argentite, Cerargyrite, Chlorargyrite | Producer | 46.347, -113.271 |
| Silver Coin Mine | Silver | Argentite, Cerargyrite, Cuprodescloizite, Gold, Stibiconite | Past Producer | 46.613, -112.144 |
| Southern Cross Mine | Silver, Gold | Argentite, Chalcopyrite, Chrysocolla, Malachite, Tennantite, Gold, Azurite | Past Producer | 46.209, -113.233 |
| Monte Cristo Mine | Gold, Copper, Silver | Argentite, Chalcopyrite, Cuprite, Gold, Malachite, Silver | Producer | 46.450, -112.265 |
| Jay Gould Mine | Silver, Gold | Argentite, Chalcopyrite, Electrum, Gold, Malachite | Past Producer | 46.880, -112.452 |
| Magna Charta Mine | Silver, Gold | Argentite, Chalcopyrite, Galena, Gold, Rhodochrosite, Rhodonite, Silver, Sphalerite | Past Producer | 46.011, -112.533 |
| Lexington Mine | Silver, Gold | Argentite, Chalcopyrite, Galena, Gold, Rhodochrosite, Rhodonite, Sphalerite | Past Producer | 46.028, -112.536 |
| Queen of the Hills Mine | Gold, Silver | Argentite, Chalcopyrite, Galena, Gold, Silver | Past Producer | 45.674, -112.954 |
| Springfield Mine | Silver | Argentite, Chalcopyrite, Galena, Gold, Sphalerite | Past Producer | 46.046, -112.558 |
| Silver Reef Mine | Silver, Lead | Argentite, Chrysocolla, Galena, Gold, Malachite, Tetrahedrite | Past Producer | 46.172, -113.219 |
| Fraser Placer | Lead, Silver, Copper, Gold | Argentite, Chrysocolla, Galena, Malachite, Pyrargyrite, Silver, Sphalerite, Wulfenite | Prospect | 45.797, -113.034 |
| Alice Mine | Silver, Gold, Zinc, Lead | Argentite, Galena, Gold, Rhodochrosite, Rhodonite, Silver, Sphalerite | Past Producer | 46.033, -112.537 |
| Goldsmith Mine | Silver, Gold | Argentite, Galena, Gold, Sphalerite | Past Producer | 46.030, -112.545 |
| Liverpool Mine | Silver, Lead | Argentite, Galena, Pyrite | Past Producer | 46.488, -111.993 |
| Ruby Mine | Silver, Gold | Argentite, Gold, Silver | Past Producer | 46.198, -112.435 |
| Aurora Mine | Silver, Copper | Argentite, Silver | Past Producer | 45.723, -112.904 |
| North Lavain | Gold, Silver | Argentite, Sphalerite | Producer | 45.230, -111.960 |
| Beal Mountain Mine | Gold | Arsenopyrite, Gold, Sylvanite | Plant | 45.954, -112.883 |
| Montana Resources (Butte/Berkely/Continental) | Copper, Silver, Molybdenum | Azurite, Bornite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Chrysocolla, Covellite, Cuprite, Enargite, Galena, Gold, Molybdenite, Silver, Sphalerite | Producer | 46.020, -112.527 |
| Whaley Mining Claims | Barium-Barite, Copper | Barite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Malachite | Occurrence | 46.687, -113.988 |
| Columbia Claim | Gold, Silver, Copper | Barite, Copper, Gold, Silver | Past Producer | 45.917, -112.029 |
| Logger Claims Group | Gold, Silver, Beryllium, Molybdenum | Beryl, Gold, Lead, Molybdenite, Silver | Occurrence | 45.863, -113.770 |
| Flint Creek Mine | Gold | Bismuth | Past Producer | 46.236, -113.212 |
| Montreal Star | Gold, Lead, Silver | Bismuth, Bismuthinite, Chalcopyrite, Galena, Gold, Marcasite, Sphalerite, Tetrahedrite | Past Producer | 46.122, -112.463 |
| Mount Washington Mine | Silver, Copper, Gold, Lead | Bismuth, Chalcopyrite, Galena, Gold, Sphalerite, Tetrahedrite | Past Producer | 46.356, -112.144 |
| Fairview Mine | Gold, Silver | Bismuth, Chalcopyrite, Molybdenite, Silver, Tetrahedrite | Past Producer | 46.814, -113.329 |
| Elkhorn | Silver, Gold, Lead, Copper | Bismuthinite, Bournonite, Galena, Magnetite, Pyrite, Sphalerite, Tetradymite, Tetrahedrite | Past Producer | 46.283, -111.951 |
| Sir Walter Scott Group | Gold, Silver, Copper, Lead | Bismutite, Galena | Past Producer | 45.280, -112.877 |
| Lookout Mine | Gold, Silver, Copper | Bornite | Past Producer | 45.160, -112.977 |
| Galena Mine | Gold, Silver | Bornite | Past Producer | 45.563, -111.768 |
| Noble Mine | Gold, Silver, Copper | Bornite, Cerargyrite, Chalcopyrite, Gold, Malachite, Sphalerite | Past Producer | 45.537, -112.109 |
| Modoc Mine | Silver, Copper | Bornite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite | Past Producer | 46.025, -112.509 |
| Indian Queen Mine | Silver, Copper, Gold | Bornite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Chrysocolla, Copper, Cuprite, Malachite, Melaconite, Scheelite | Past Producer | 45.398, -112.820 |
| Cable Mine | Gold, Silver, Tungsten, Copper | Bornite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Chrysocolla, Copper, Galena, Gold, Malachite, Marcasite | Past Producer | 46.200, -113.217 |
| Drake Mine | Gold, Silver, Copper | Bornite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Chrysocolla, Cuprite, Gold, Malachite, Pyrrhotite, Sperrylite, Tenorite | Past Producer | 47.266, -114.406 |
| Diamond Mine | Copper | Bornite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Covellite, Enargite, Gold | Past Producer | 46.025, -112.525 |
| Cape Nome Mine | Copper, Silver | Bornite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Enargite, Galena, Gold, Malachite, Tetrahedrite | Past Producer | 46.789, -113.654 |
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How we built this page: we counted named sites in the USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) for this area, left out sand, gravel, crushed stone, clay pits and unnamed sites, grouped them by Census county, and linked every site to its USGS record. We did not visit these sites, and MRDS does not tell you who owns the land or whether collecting is allowed.
Source: USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS). USGS ceased systematic updates to MRDS around 2011, so status and details may be out of date. Each site links to its USGS record.
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