Deer Lodge County, Montana has 1,263 records of mining claims on public land managed by the Bureau of Land Management and 29 records of mines listed by the United States Geological Survey (USGS).
Quick Facts
- 1,263 records of mining claims on public land managed by the Bureau of Land Management.
- 328 active mining claims
- 935 closed mining claims
- 29 USGS records of mines in Deer Lodge County, Montana.
- Gold , Silver , Tungsten , Copper , and Lead mines located in Deer Lodge County, Montana. See All
Mines Summary
in Deer Lodge County, Montana
- 29 Total
- 18 Occurrences
- 1 Prospects
- 1 Plants
- 9 Producers
Deer Lodge County Mine Locations
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Recently Updated Mining Claims
Most recently updated claims in Deer Lodge.
Mining Claims (BLM)
Deer Lodge County, Montana has 1,263 mining claims on public land listed in The Diggings™. Of these claims, 25.97% are active while 74.03% are now closed.
Quick BLM Facts
- 1,263 records of mining claims on public land managed by the Bureau of Land Management.
- 328 records of active mining claims
- 935 records of closed mining claims
Mine By Disposition
In Deer Lodge
| COUNTY | Authorized mines |
|---|---|
| closed | 935 |
| active | 328 |
Deer Lodge County, Montana Trends Overview
January 2021 vs. January 2020
January 2021
January 2020
Net
Change
Opened Claims
0
1
1
100%
Opened Acres
0
20
20.65
100%
Located Claims
0
1
1
100%
Located Acres
0
20
20.65
100%
Mining Trends
Historic Mining Records (USGS)
Deer Lodge has 29 identified mines listed in The Diggings™. The most commonly listed primary commodities in Deer Lodge mines are Gold , Silver , and Tungsten . At the time these mines were surveyed, 18 mines in Deer Lodge were observed to have ore mineralization in an outcrop, shallow pit, or isolated drill hole—known as an occurance mine.1 Deer Lodge has 1 prospect mine.2 9 mines were in production at the time the data was entered into USGS records.
Quick USGS Facts
- 29 records of mines in Deer Lodge County, Montana.
- 1 record of prospects
- 18 records of mineral occurrences of observable ore mineralization.
- 1 record of mining plants
- 9 records of mineral producers
Mine By Disposition
In Deer Lodge
| COUNTY | Authorized mines |
|---|---|
| Occurrences | 18 |
| Producers | 9 |
| Other | 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 Deer Lodge County, Montana
Land TypeTotal ClaimsActive ClaimsClosed ClaimsActive AcresTotal MinesProspectsOccurrencesPlantsProducers
Deerlodge National Forest
National Forests
555
311
244
6,310.03
171
12
68
1
90
Beaverhead National Forest
National Forests
12
7
5
280
4
1
3
0
0
Anaconda Pintler Wilderness
Wilderness Areas
5
0
5
0
2
0
2
0
0
Top Mining Districts
in Deer Lodge County, Montana
StateTotal ClaimsActive ClaimsClosed ClaimsActive AcresTotal MinesProspectsOccurrencesPlantsProducers
Orofino Mining District
Montana
263
213
50
4,340.21
32
3
22
0
7
Georgetown-Southern Cross-Cable Mining District
Montana
62
52
10
1,019.43
43
1
16
0
26
Olson Gulch Mining District
Montana
47
38
9
785.10
35
2
9
0
24
French Creek Mining District
Montana
5
5
0
200
2
0
1
0
1
Anaconda Range Area
Montana
2
2
0
41.32
21
1
15
1
4
California Creek Area
Montana
2
2
0
40
0
0
0
0
0
Philipsburg-Granite-Flint Creek Mining District
Montana
1
1
0
20.66
0
0
0
0
0
Lost Creek Mining District
Montana
1
1
0
20
16
0
10
0
6
Red Lion-Hidden Lake Mining District
Montana
15
0
15
0
0
0
0
0
0
Silver Lake Mining District
Montana
0
0
0
0
25
4
8
1
12
Top Owners
in Deer Lodge County, Montana
CityStateCategoryInterest RelationshipTotal ClaimsActive ClaimsClosed ClaimsActive Acres
Chancellor Exploration LLC
Reno
Nevada
Corporation
Claimant
64
64
0
1,322.24
Cable Mountain Mine
Los Angeles
California
Corporation
Claimant
50
50
0
991.21
Chemical Lime Co.
Fort Worth
Texas
Corporation
Claimant
25
25
0
516.5
Coulter Minerals LLC
Poncha Springs
Colorado
Corporation
Claimant
6
6
0
123.96
Smart Creek Resources LLC
Helena
Montana
Corporation
Claimant
6
6
0
123.96
Popular Towns, Cities, Etc.
in Deer Lodge County, Montana
CountyStateTotal ClaimsActive ClaimsClosed ClaimsActive AcresTotal MinesProspectsOccurrencesPlantsProducers
Warm Springs
Deer Lodge
Montana
8,426
907
7,519
19,311.89
647
107
169
3
368
Anaconda
Deer Lodge
Montana
8,889
705
8,184
16,083.74
542
55
211
4
272
Crackerville
Deer Lodge
Montana
6,005
586
5,419
11,905.14
550
84
136
4
326
Opportunity
Deer Lodge
Montana
6,225
572
5,653
11,488.98
554
91
142
4
317
Mining Claim News From The Diggings™
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Understanding Claim Ownership
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Understanding Location Data
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