Blaine County, Montana has 661 records of mining claims on public land managed by the Bureau of Land Management and 3 records of mines listed by the United States Geological Survey (USGS).
Quick Facts
- 661 records of mining claims on public land managed by the Bureau of Land Management.
- 661 closed mining claims
- 3 USGS records of mines in Blaine County, Montana.
- Lead , Silver , Copper , and Gold mines located in Blaine County, Montana. See All
Mines Summary
in Blaine County, Montana
- 3 Total
- 1 Occurrences
- 1 Prospects
- 1 Producers
Blaine County Mine Locations
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Mining Claims (BLM)
Blaine County, Montana has 661 mining claims on public land listed in The Diggings™. Of these claims, 100% are now closed.
Quick BLM Facts
- 661 records of mining claims on public land managed by the Bureau of Land Management.
- 661 records of closed mining claims
Mine By Disposition
In Blaine
| COUNTY | Authorized mines |
|---|---|
| closed | 661 |
Mining Trends
Historic Mining Records (USGS)
Blaine has 3 identified mines listed in The Diggings™. The most commonly listed primary commodities in Blaine mines are Lead , Silver , and Copper . At the time these mines were surveyed, 1 mine in Blaine was observed to have ore mineralization in an outcrop, shallow pit, or isolated drill hole—known as an occurance mine.1 Blaine has 1 prospect mine.2 1 mine were in production at the time the data was entered into USGS records.
Quick USGS Facts
- 3 records of mines in Blaine County, Montana.
- 1 record of prospects
- 1 record of mineral occurrences of observable ore mineralization.
- 1 record of mineral producers
Mine By Disposition
In Blaine
| COUNTY | Authorized mines |
|---|---|
| Occurrences | 1 |
| Prospects | 1 |
| Producers | 1 |
1 Grade, tonnage, and extent of mineralization for such mines are unspecified.
2 Such mines have some degree of development such as surface trenching, adits, shafts, drill holes, geophysics, geochemistry, or geological mapping to estimate grade and tonnage.
Popular Public Lands & Regions
in Blaine County, Montana
Land TypeTotal ClaimsActive ClaimsClosed ClaimsActive AcresTotal MinesProspectsOccurrencesPlantsProducers
Fort Belknap Reservation
Indian Lands
17
0
17
0
0
0
0
0
0
Top Mining Districts
in Blaine County, Montana
StateTotal ClaimsActive ClaimsClosed ClaimsActive AcresTotal MinesProspectsOccurrencesPlantsProducers
Bear Paw Mountains Mining District
Montana
0
0
0
0
10
5
4
0
1
Top Owners
in Blaine County, Montana
CityStateCategoryInterest RelationshipTotal ClaimsActive ClaimsClosed ClaimsActive Acres
Milchem Inc.
Houston
Texas
Corporation
Claimant
198
0
198
0
Resources Associates
Golden
Colorado
Corporation
Claimant
36
0
36
0
New Bear LLC
Minneapolis
Minnesota
Corporation
Claimant
27
0
27
0
Britt Minerals Inc.
Scottsdale
Arizona
Corporation
Claimant
23
0
23
0
E K Lehmann & Associates
Minneapolis
Minnesota
Corporation
Claimant
19
0
19
0
Popular Towns, Cities, Etc.
in Blaine County, Montana
CountyStateTotal ClaimsActive ClaimsClosed ClaimsActive AcresTotal MinesProspectsOccurrencesPlantsProducers
Lodge Pole
Blaine
Montana
3,398
104
3,294
2,013.87
35
4
7
0
24
Coburg
Blaine
Montana
181
51
130
950.47
0
0
0
0
0
Hays
Blaine
Montana
3,206
23
3,183
562.81
36
4
8
0
24
Fort Belknap Agency
Blaine
Montana
417
0
417
0
0
0
0
0
0
Harlem
Blaine
Montana
416
0
416
0
0
0
0
0
0
Chinook
Blaine
Montana
304
0
304
0
3
1
1
0
1
Lohman
Blaine
Montana
207
0
207
0
6
2
3
0
1
Lloyd
Blaine
Montana
181
0
181
0
13
6
6
0
1
Savoy
Blaine
Montana
110
0
110
0
0
0
0
0
0
Hogeland
Blaine
Montana
102
0
102
0
0
0
0
0
0
Mining Claim News From The Diggings™
Learn more about the Bureau of Land Management, Public Land Survey System, and mining claims.
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Understanding Claim Ownership
We receive lots of emails from people who find their name or a relative’s name on our site and want to know if this means they have some right to the land listed under that name.
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Understanding BLM Administrative Areas
Whether it is filing a mine or researching one, the administering BLM office is going to be the definitive source.
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Understanding Location Data
Mine handled by the Bureau of Land Management are not mapped by latitude and longitude, instead, these mines harken back to the Public Land Survey System.
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Understanding Townships
A “township” can refer to two different things. Both are part of the PLSS measurement system but have different uses.
