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Check access before you go. Most sites listed here are old mines, quarries or prospects, and many are on private land or active mining claims. Get the landowner's permission, check the rules of the agency that manages any public land, and never enter mine workings. Locations are approximate.

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Counts are sites whose USGS record mentions the mineral or commodity. Hardness from Mindat.

By county

Lawrence County (337) · Pennington County (157) · Custer County (42) · Meade County (1)

Sites (first 60)

SiteCommodityMinerals recordedStatusApprox. location
Etta Spodumene MineFeldspar, Mica, Lithium, TinAlbite, Beryl, Cassiterite, Muscovite, Plagioclase, Spodumene, WolframitePast Producer43.881, -103.419
Black Hills Tin CompanyTinAmblygonite, Cassiterite, Gold, SpodumenePast Producer44.379, -104.053
Spokane MineGold, SilverArgentite, Chalcopyrite, GalenaPast Producer43.840, -103.377
Pennsylvania MineGold, SilverCalaverite, Gold, SilverPast Producer44.359, -103.802
Gladiator MineGold, SilverCalaverite, Silver, TetrahedritePast Producer44.359, -103.791
Keenan Properties PlacerGold, Tungsten, Tin, TantalumCassiterite, Gold, ScheelitePast Producer44.371, -104.034
Clara BelleGold, Tin, SilverCassiterite, Gold, SilverPast Producer43.868, -103.607
Double Rainbow Or Richmond - Sitting BullZinc, Gold, Lead, SilverChalcopyriteProducer44.333, -103.626
Horseshoe - Comet MineSilver, Sulfur-PyriteChalcopyrite, Galena, Gold, Pyrite, Silver, Sphalerite, TetrahedritePast Producer44.328, -103.638
Belle Eldridge Gold MinesGold, Silver, Lead, ZincChalcopyrite, Galena, Gold, SilverPast Producer44.370, -103.705
Anaconda MineGoldChalcopyrite, Galena, SphaleritePast Producer44.274, -103.672
Bee MineCopperChalcopyrite, Gold, Malachite, SilverPast Producer44.104, -103.805
Olaf Seim MineSulfur-PyriteChalcopyrite, Gold, PyritePast Producer44.369, -103.744
Montezuma and the Whizzers MineSulfur-PyriteChalcopyrite, Gold, PyritePast Producer44.371, -103.743
Bullion Mine Pennington CountyGold, SilverChalcopyrite, Gold, PyrrhotitePast Producer43.898, -103.419
Egyptian GroupGold, SilverChalcopyrite, Gold, Pyrrhotite, Silver, SphaleritePast Producer43.906, -103.421
Grand View MineLead, GoldChalcopyrite, Jamesonite, Pyrite, SphaleritePast Producer44.101, -103.581
Maloney Blue Lead MineCopperChrysocolla, Copper, Cuprite, Gold, Malachite, Silver, TenoritePast Producer43.967, -103.453
Dexter ClaimCopper, Gold, Silver, LeadCopper, Galena, Gold, SilverOccurrence44.065, -103.471
Gopher LodeCopper, GoldCopper, Gold, SilverOccurrence44.043, -103.889
Ulster MineGoldFluoritePast Producer44.363, -103.886
Ross Hannibal GroupGold, SilverFluoritePast Producer44.323, -103.801
Hidden Treasure Group MineGold, SilverFluorite, Gold, SilverPast Producer44.359, -103.811
Hardscrabble MineGold, SilverFluorite, Gold, SilverPast Producer44.329, -103.825
Adelphi MineGold, SilverGalenaPast Producer44.400, -103.866
Oro Fino MineGoldGalena, Gold, Pyrite, SphaleritePast Producer44.343, -103.673
Decorah MineGold, SilverGalena, Gold, SilverPast Producer44.344, -103.832
Merritt No. 1 MineGoldGalena, Gold, SilverPast Producer44.331, -103.639
Duggan's WhimLead, SilverGalena, PyriteOccurrence44.085, -103.574
Duggan's ShaftLead, SilverGalena, PyriteOccurrence44.079, -103.573
Homestake MineGoldGoldProducer44.356, -103.765
Eagle Number 4 Mine—GoldOccurrence44.417, -103.771
Silver Queen MineSilverGoldPast Producer44.316, -103.642
Rattlesnake Jack MineGoldGoldPast Producer44.329, -103.672
May GroupGoldGoldProducer43.698, -103.700
HomestakeGoldGoldProducer44.256, -103.847
Deadwood-Heidelberg MineGoldGoldPast Producer44.373, -103.659
Moulton MineGold, Sulfur-PyriteGold, Hematite, PyritePast Producer44.356, -103.693
Alexander LodeGold, Antimony, LeadGold, Jamesonite, SilverOccurrence44.131, -103.574
Segregated Iron Hill MineGold, SilverGold, Lead, SilverPast Producer44.400, -103.862
Montana MineGold, SilverGold, PyritePast Producer44.159, -103.744
Grand Island GroupGold, SilverGold, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite, SilverOccurrence43.905, -103.430
Bion MineGold, Silver, Sulfur-PyriteGold, Pyrite, SilverOccurrence44.319, -103.652
Bion Fraction, Lehigh ClaimGold, Silver, Sulfur-PyriteGold, Pyrite, SilverOccurrence44.318, -103.647
Gold Reserve MineGold, SilverGold, Pyrite, SilverPast Producer43.835, -103.752
Juniper Silver MineZinc, Gold, CopperGold, QuartzProducer43.883, -103.267
Wasp No. 2 MineGold, Silver, TungstenGold, Scheelite, Silver, WolframitePast Producer44.324, -103.739
Safe Investment MineGold, SilverGold, SilverOccurrence44.227, -103.615
Gold Mountain Mining CompanyGoldGold, SilverPast Producer44.366, -103.669
Yellow Bird MineGold, SilverGold, SilverPast Producer44.100, -103.775
Cochrane MineGold, SilverGold, SilverPast Producer44.097, -103.720
Ama Queen MineSilver, GoldGold, SilverOccurrence44.227, -103.583
Golden Crest MineGold, SilverGold, SilverPast Producer44.331, -103.649
Bebington GroupGold, SilverGold, SilverOccurrence43.743, -103.648
Divide & Ridge Mercedes GroupSilver, GoldGold, SilverOccurrence44.092, -103.787
Cuttysark MineGold, SilverGold, SilverOccurrence44.086, -103.639
Standby MineSilver, GoldGold, SilverPast Producer44.120, -103.709
Little Bonanza MineGold, SilverGold, SilverPast Producer44.331, -103.812
Kicking Horse MineGold, SilverGold, SilverPast Producer44.383, -103.785
Lookout MineSilver, GoldGold, SilverOccurrence44.072, -103.706

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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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