Broadwater County, Montana has 3,363 records of mining claims on public land managed by the Bureau of Land Management and 110 records of mines listed by the United States Geological Survey (USGS).
Quick Facts
- 3,363 records of mining claims on public land managed by the Bureau of Land Management.
- 626 active mining claims
- 2,737 closed mining claims
- 110 USGS records of mines in Broadwater County, Montana.
- Gold , Silver , Lead , Copper , and Zinc mines located in Broadwater County, Montana. See All
Mines Summary
in Broadwater County, Montana
- 110 Total
- 28 Occurrences
- 15 Prospects
- 4 Plants
- 63 Producers
Broadwater County Mine Locations
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Recently Updated Mining Claims
Most recently updated claims in Broadwater.
Mining Claims (BLM)
Broadwater County, Montana has 3,363 mining claims on public land listed in The Diggings™. Of these claims, 18.61% are active while 81.39% are now closed.
Quick BLM Facts
- 3,363 records of mining claims on public land managed by the Bureau of Land Management.
- 626 records of active mining claims
- 2,737 records of closed mining claims
Mine By Disposition
In Broadwater
| COUNTY | Authorized mines |
|---|---|
| closed | 2737 |
| active | 626 |
Broadwater County, Montana Trends Overview
January 2021 vs. January 2020
January 2021
January 2020
Net
Change
Transfered Claims
0
5
5
100%
Transfered Acres
0
103
103.29
100%
Closed Claims
3
0
3
Closed Acres
61
0
61.97
Abandoned Claims
3
0
3
Abandoned Acres
61
0
61.97
Mining Trends
Historic Mining Records (USGS)
Broadwater has 110 identified mines listed in The Diggings™. The most commonly listed primary commodities in Broadwater mines are Gold , Silver , and Lead . At the time these mines were surveyed, 28 mines in Broadwater were observed to have ore mineralization in an outcrop, shallow pit, or isolated drill hole—known as an occurance mine.1 Broadwater has 15 prospect mines.2 63 mines were in production at the time the data was entered into USGS records.
Quick USGS Facts
- 110 records of mines in Broadwater County, Montana.
- 15 records of prospects
- 28 records of mineral occurrences of observable ore mineralization.
- 4 records of mining plants
- 63 records of mineral producers
Mine By Disposition
In Broadwater
| COUNTY | Authorized mines |
|---|---|
| Producers | 63 |
| Occurrences | 28 |
| Prospects | 15 |
| Other | 4 |
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 Broadwater County, Montana
Land TypeTotal ClaimsActive ClaimsClosed ClaimsActive AcresTotal MinesProspectsOccurrencesPlantsProducers
Helena National Forest
National Forests
969
84
885
1,759.64
172
41
51
0
80
Top Mining Districts
in Broadwater County, Montana
StateTotal ClaimsActive ClaimsClosed ClaimsActive AcresTotal MinesProspectsOccurrencesPlantsProducers
Park-Indian Creek-Hassel Mining District
Montana
440
437
3
8,967.42
67
3
24
0
40
Radersburg Mining District
Montana
60
51
9
1,276.44
78
16
28
2
32
Confederate Gulch Mining District
Montana
47
41
6
859.19
22
0
7
0
15
Magpie Mining District
Montana
12
12
0
247.92
6
0
3
0
3
Winston Mining District
Montana
14
11
3
221.74
83
24
16
3
40
White Creek Mining District
Montana
7
6
1
120.66
7
0
3
0
4
Alahambra-Golconda Mining District
Montana
4
3
1
100
5
2
2
0
1
Upper Avalanche Mining District
Montana
4
3
1
94.64
6
1
3
0
2
Beaver-Elk Creek Mining District
Montana
3
2
1
41.32
0
0
0
0
0
Toston Flat Mining District
Montana
1
1
0
40
3
0
0
1
2
Top Owners
in Broadwater County, Montana
CityStateCategoryInterest RelationshipTotal ClaimsActive ClaimsClosed ClaimsActive Acres
Graymont Western US Inc.
Sandy
Utah
Corporation
Claimant
446
413
33
7,814.62
Westmark International Co.
Irvine
California
Corporation
Claimant
49
17
32
783
Bhlk-2 LLC
Missoula
Montana
Corporation
Claimant
12
12
0
247.92
Olympus Resources LLC
Sedro Woolley
Washington
Corporation
Claimant
10
9
1
179.73
Montana Reclaim LLC
Greycliff
Montana
Corporation
Claimant
9
9
0
173.88
Popular Towns, Cities, Etc.
in Broadwater County, Montana
CountyStateTotal ClaimsActive ClaimsClosed ClaimsActive AcresTotal MinesProspectsOccurrencesPlantsProducers
Winston
Broadwater
Montana
12,644
726
11,918
15,159.12
560
114
158
7
281
Radersburg
Broadwater
Montana
8,181
667
7,514
13,990.35
422
97
125
6
194
Townsend
Broadwater
Montana
8,941
631
8,310
13,195.12
381
73
123
6
179
Toston
Broadwater
Montana
5,848
546
5,302
11,431.79
258
51
83
6
118
Eustis
Broadwater
Montana
2,818
346
2,472
7,265.94
108
21
43
3
41
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
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Understanding BLM Administrative Areas
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Understanding Location Data
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Understanding Townships
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