Carbon County, Montana has 3,629 records of mining claims on public land managed by the Bureau of Land Management and 84 records of mines listed by the United States Geological Survey (USGS).
Quick Facts
- 3,629 records of mining claims on public land managed by the Bureau of Land Management.
- 403 active mining claims
- 3,226 closed mining claims
- 84 USGS records of mines in Carbon County, Montana.
- Uranium , Chromium , Gold , Silver , and Vanadium mines located in Carbon County, Montana. See All
Mines Summary
in Carbon County, Montana
- 84 Total
- 50 Occurrences
- 15 Prospects
- 19 Producers
Carbon County Mine Locations
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Recently Updated Mining Claims
Most recently updated claims in Carbon.
Mining Claims (BLM)
Carbon County, Montana has 3,629 mining claims on public land listed in The Diggings™. Of these claims, 11.1% are active while 88.9% are now closed.
Quick BLM Facts
- 3,629 records of mining claims on public land managed by the Bureau of Land Management.
- 403 records of active mining claims
- 3,226 records of closed mining claims
Mine By Disposition
In Carbon
| COUNTY | Authorized mines |
|---|---|
| closed | 3226 |
| active | 403 |
Mining Trends
Historic Mining Records (USGS)
Carbon has 84 identified mines listed in The Diggings™. The most commonly listed primary commodities in Carbon mines are Uranium , Chromium , and Gold . At the time these mines were surveyed, 50 mines in Carbon were observed to have ore mineralization in an outcrop, shallow pit, or isolated drill hole—known as an occurance mine.1 Carbon has 15 prospect mines.2 19 mines were in production at the time the data was entered into USGS records.
Quick USGS Facts
- 84 records of mines in Carbon County, Montana.
- 15 records of prospects
- 50 records of mineral occurrences of observable ore mineralization.
- 19 records of mineral producers
Mine By Disposition
In Carbon
| COUNTY | Authorized mines |
|---|---|
| Occurrences | 50 |
| Producers | 19 |
| Prospects | 15 |
Top Commodities
in Carbon County, Montana
- Uranium (63)
- Chromium (14)
- Gold (12)
- Silver (8)
- Vanadium (6)
- Copper (4)
- Asbestos (3)
- General Limestone (3)
- Molybdenum (3)
- Lead (2)
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 Carbon County, Montana
Land TypeTotal ClaimsActive ClaimsClosed ClaimsActive AcresTotal MinesProspectsOccurrencesPlantsProducers
Custer National Forest
National Forests
948
52
896
1,074.32
38
10
20
0
8
Absaroka-Beartooth Wilderness
Wilderness Areas
38
0
38
0
8
4
1
0
3
Bighorn Canyon National Recreation Area
National Parks
8
0
8
0
2
0
1
0
1
Gallatin National Forest
National Forests
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
Top Mining Districts
in Carbon County, Montana
StateTotal ClaimsActive ClaimsClosed ClaimsActive AcresTotal MinesProspectsOccurrencesPlantsProducers
Pryor Mountains Mining District
Montana
176
176
0
4,883.88
34
5
22
0
7
Bridger Creek Mining District
Montana
27
27
0
540
7
0
7
0
0
Red Lodge Mining District
Montana
0
0
0
0
35
8
17
0
10
Rosebud Creek Area
Montana
0
0
0
0
3
1
2
0
0
Independence Mining District
Montana
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
Top Owners
in Carbon County, Montana
CityStateCategoryInterest RelationshipTotal ClaimsActive ClaimsClosed ClaimsActive Acres
American Colloid Co.
Belle Fourche
South Dakota
Corporation
Claimant
616
164
452
3,231.04
Sage Creek Minerals Inc.
Billings
Montana
Corporation
Claimant
22
22
0
2,209.68
Wyo-Ben Inc.
Billings
Montana
Corporation
Claimant
92
86
6
1,707.9
Aklyz International Inc.
Annapolis
Maryland
Corporation
Claimant
30
30
0
619.8
Dakota Coal Co.
Bismarck
North Dakota
Corporation
Claimant
49
19
30
392.54
Popular Towns, Cities, Etc.
in Carbon County, Montana
CountyStateTotal ClaimsActive ClaimsClosed ClaimsActive AcresTotal MinesProspectsOccurrencesPlantsProducers
Hillsboro
Carbon
Montana
5,963
750
5,213
22,785.33
92
9
38
0
45
Warren
Carbon
Montana
4,667
649
4,018
17,197.89
40
3
29
0
8
Roscoe
Carbon
Montana
2,126
575
1,551
9,003.15
50
13
26
0
11
Bridger
Carbon
Montana
871
216
655
5,270.16
14
1
10
0
3
Belfry
Carbon
Montana
935
210
725
5,153.13
26
2
20
0
4
Fromberg
Carbon
Montana
749
212
537
4,830.16
13
1
9
0
3
Edgar
Carbon
Montana
725
206
519
4,334.93
9
0
7
0
2
Luther
Carbon
Montana
1,288
207
1,081
3,513.72
40
9
22
0
9
Joliet
Carbon
Montana
356
142
214
2,824.93
13
0
8
2
3
Rockvale
Carbon
Montana
352
139
213
2,764.93
7
0
7
0
0
Mining Claim News From The Diggings™
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Understanding Claim Ownership
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