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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

Jefferson County (23) · Lewis and Clark County (23) · Powell County (11) · Madison County (3) · Beaverhead County (3) · Silver Bow County (1) · Granite County (1)

Sites (first 60)

SiteCommodityMinerals recordedStatusApprox. location
Pohndorf MineGemstoneAmethystPast Producer45.869, -112.354
Monte Cristo MineGold, Copper, SilverArgentite, Chalcopyrite, Cuprite, Gold, Malachite, SilverProducer46.450, -112.265
Mount Washington MineSilver, Copper, Gold, LeadBismuth, Chalcopyrite, Galena, Gold, Sphalerite, TetrahedritePast Producer46.356, -112.144
Jahnke MineSilver, Lead, CopperBornite, Chalcopyrite, Copper, Cuprite, Galena, Gold, Malachite, ScheelitePast Producer45.189, -113.588
Blue Bird MineGold, SilverBornite, Galena, Gold, Malachite, Sphalerite, TetrahedritePast Producer46.359, -112.167
S.P. BassettLead, SilverBoulangerite, Chalcopyrite, Galena, SphaleriteOccurrence46.467, -112.247
Morning MineSilver, LeadCerussite, Chalcopyrite, Covellite, Galena, Gold, Sphalerite, TetrahedritePast Producer46.365, -112.272
Third Term MineSilver, Copper, Lead, ZincChalcopyrite, Covellite, Galena, Gold, Sphalerite, TetrahedritePast Producer46.503, -112.353
Josephine MineSilver, Lead, GoldChalcopyrite, Galena, GoldProducer46.415, -112.313
Black Jack MineGold, Lead, SilverChalcopyrite, Galena, Gold, SphaleritePast Producer46.478, -112.405
Valley Forge MineSilver, Lead, GoldChalcopyrite, Galena, Gold, SphaleritePast Producer46.492, -112.241
Blizzard MineLead, Silver, GoldChalcopyrite, Galena, Gold, SphaleritePast Producer46.360, -112.142
Minnesota MineGold, Silver, LeadChalcopyrite, Galena, Gold, SphaleritePast Producer46.386, -112.124
Armstrong MineSilver, LeadChalcopyrite, Galena, Gold, SphaleritePast Producer46.481, -112.284
Evergreen MineSilver, LeadChalcopyrite, Galena, Gold, Sphalerite, TetrahedritePast Producer46.467, -112.249
Eva May MineSilver, Lead, CopperChalcopyrite, Galena, Gold, Sphalerite, TetrahedritePast Producer46.349, -112.223
Comet MineGold, Silver, LeadChalcopyrite, Galena, Gold, Sphalerite, Tetrahedrite, ArsenopyritePast Producer46.310, -112.168
Solar MineGold, Lead, SilverChalcopyrite, Galena, Gold, TetrahedritePast Producer46.402, -112.318
Justice MineGold, SilverChalcopyrite, Galena, Gold, TetrahedritePast Producer46.473, -112.283
White Pine MineSilver, GoldChalcopyrite, Galena, Molybdenite, Sphalerite, TetrahedritePast Producer46.421, -111.881
Alley MineLead, SilverChalcopyrite, Galena, SphaleriteOccurrence46.462, -112.248
Skyline MineGoldChalcopyrite, Galena, SphaleriteOccurrence46.289, -111.880
Bonanza, Dewey, and Rosalie TunnelsLead, SilverChalcopyrite, Galena, SphaleriteOccurrence46.372, -112.156
ElkadorCopper, Silver, LeadChalcopyrite, Galena, Sphalerite, TetrahedriteProducer46.362, -112.140
Hawkeye MineSilver, LeadChalcopyrite, Galena, TetrahedriteOccurrence46.375, -112.286
Mccawber MineLead, SilverGalenaPast Producer46.471, -112.244
Johny MineLead, SilverGalenaPast Producer46.473, -112.250
Hamlet MineLead, SilverGalena, GoldOccurrence46.469, -112.243
Ariadne MineGold, SilverGalena, Gold, SphaleritePast Producer46.389, -112.122
Bunker Hill MineSilver, LeadGalena, Gold, SphaleritePast Producer46.469, -112.249
Lilly-Orphan Boy GroupSilver, Lead, GoldGalena, Gold, SphaleritePast Producer46.443, -112.342
Butte and Philadelphia ProspectGold, Silver, LeadGalena, Gold, SphaleriteOccurrence46.392, -112.276
Big Dick MineLead, Silver, GoldGalena, Gold, SphaleritePast Producer46.476, -112.408
O.H.Bassett MineSilver, LeadGalena, Gold, Sphalerite, Stibnite, TetrahedriteOccurrence46.474, -112.244
Lexington MineSilver, LeadGalena, Gold, Sphalerite, TetrahedritePast Producer46.472, -112.241
Lee MountainSilver, GoldGalena, Gold, Sphalerite, TetrahedritePast Producer46.485, -112.251
Norwich MineManganeseGalena, Molybdenite, Rhodochrosite, SphaleritePast Producer46.019, -112.580
Horseshoe ClaimGoldGoldOccurrence46.382, -112.097
Surething MineGold, Lead, SilverGoldPast Producer46.440, -112.333
Teal Lake MineSilver, LeadGoldPast Producer46.469, -112.246
Big Indian MineGoldGoldPast Producer46.538, -112.023
Alport MineGold, SilverGold, SphaleriteOccurrence46.229, -112.277
Golden Eagle MineGold, SilverGold, SylvanitePast Producer46.233, -113.215
Ophir Creek PlacerGoldGold, TetrahedritePast Producer46.632, -112.543
Gulch A PegmatitesKyaniteKyanite, MuscoviteOccurrence45.162, -111.756
White Swan DepositMicaMuscovitePast Producer45.387, -111.893
Rim Rock DepositMicaMuscoviteOccurrence45.171, -111.768
Alta MineSilver, Zinc, LeadPyrite, Gold, Sphalerite, Tetrahedrite, GalenaPast Producer46.372, -112.094
Fool Hen Property—ScheeliteOccurrence45.818, -113.130
Abc #1Thorium, UraniumTourmalineOccurrence46.508, -111.946
Viking MineSilver—Occurrence46.477, -112.374
Faithful MineLead, Copper, Silver—Past Producer45.690, -112.947
O.H.Bassett——Past Producer46.473, -112.245
Valley Forge——Past Producer46.490, -112.248
Teal Lake——Past Producer46.469, -112.246
Hidden HandGold—Past Producer46.389, -112.582
Lexington——Past Producer46.472, -112.241
Wolverine——Past Producer46.433, -112.391
Armstrong——Past Producer46.481, -112.284
Tourmaline Queen MineGold—Occurrence46.257, -111.961

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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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