Granite County, Montana has 15,684 records of mining claims on public land managed by the Bureau of Land Management and 634 records of mines listed by the United States Geological Survey (USGS).
Quick Facts
- 15,684 records of mining claims on public land managed by the Bureau of Land Management.
- 1,423 active mining claims
- 14,261 closed mining claims
- 634 USGS records of mines in Granite County, Montana.
- Silver , Gold , Copper , Lead , and Zinc mines located in Granite County, Montana. See All
Mines Summary
in Granite County, Montana
- 634 Total
- 183 Occurrences
- 57 Prospects
- 5 Plants
- 389 Producers
Granite County Mine Locations
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Recently Updated Mining Claims
Most recently updated claims in Granite.
Mining Claims (BLM)
Granite County, Montana has 15,684 mining claims on public land listed in The Diggings™. Of these claims, 9.07% are active while 90.93% are now closed.
Quick BLM Facts
- 15,684 records of mining claims on public land managed by the Bureau of Land Management.
- 1,423 records of active mining claims
- 14,261 records of closed mining claims
Mine By Disposition
In Granite
| COUNTY | Authorized mines |
|---|---|
| closed | 14261 |
| active | 1423 |
Granite County, Montana Trends Overview
January 2021 vs. January 2020
January 2021
January 2020
Net
Change
Opened Claims
0
2
2
100%
Opened Acres
0
41
41.31
100%
Transfered Claims
0
2
2
100%
Transfered Acres
0
40
40
100%
Closed Claims
2
0
2
Closed Acres
27
0
27.36
Abandoned Claims
2
0
2
Abandoned Acres
27
0
27.36
Located Claims
0
3
3
100%
Located Acres
0
61
61.31
100%
Mining Trends
Historic Mining Records (USGS)
Granite has 634 identified mines listed in The Diggings™. The most commonly listed primary commodities in Granite mines are Silver , Gold , and Copper . At the time these mines were surveyed, 183 mines in Granite were observed to have ore mineralization in an outcrop, shallow pit, or isolated drill hole—known as an occurance mine.1 Granite has 57 prospect mines.2 389 mines were in production at the time the data was entered into USGS records.
Quick USGS Facts
- 634 records of mines in Granite County, Montana.
- 57 records of prospects
- 183 records of mineral occurrences of observable ore mineralization.
- 5 records of mining plants
- 389 records of mineral producers
Mine By Disposition
In Granite
| COUNTY | Authorized mines |
|---|---|
| Producers | 389 |
| Occurrences | 183 |
| Prospects | 57 |
| Other | 5 |
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 Granite County, Montana
Land TypeTotal ClaimsActive ClaimsClosed ClaimsActive AcresTotal MinesProspectsOccurrencesPlantsProducers
Deerlodge National Forest
National Forests
10,680
850
9,830
18,812.46
456
53
164
1
238
Lolo National Forest
National Forests
1,266
11
1,255
189.02
24
2
1
0
21
Bitterroot National Forest
National Forests
371
0
371
0
5
2
0
0
3
Welcome Creek Wilderness
Wilderness Areas
10
0
10
0
6
0
0
0
6
Anaconda Pintler Wilderness
Wilderness Areas
4
0
4
0
24
5
12
0
7
Beaverhead National Forest
National Forests
4
0
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
Top Mining Districts
in Granite County, Montana
StateTotal ClaimsActive ClaimsClosed ClaimsActive AcresTotal MinesProspectsOccurrencesPlantsProducers
Henderson Mining District
Montana
289
287
2
5,225.07
16
0
4
0
12
Maxville Mining District
Montana
281
239
42
4,325.10
39
1
10
0
28
Black Pine-Combination Mining District
Montana
182
181
1
3,716.93
8
1
4
0
3
Garnet-First Chance Mining District
Montana
155
151
4
3,150.67
37
1
8
0
28
Rock Creek Mining District
Montana
105
91
14
2,334.81
28
11
4
0
13
Princeton-South Boulder Mining District
Montana
167
72
95
1,634.69
108
12
41
0
55
Rose Mountain-Gold Creek Mining District
Montana
24
24
0
1,344.75
39
5
14
0
20
Philipsburg-Granite-Flint Creek Mining District
Montana
44
44
0
726.64
151
6
24
3
118
Douglas Creek-Gird Creek Mining District
Montana
17
17
0
687.26
24
4
8
0
12
Red Lion-Hidden Lake Mining District
Montana
85
30
55
601.66
54
4
12
0
38
Top Owners
in Granite County, Montana
CityStateCategoryInterest RelationshipTotal ClaimsActive ClaimsClosed ClaimsActive Acres
Kennecott Exploration Co.
Salt Lake City
Utah
Corporation
Claimant
867
569
298
10,175.19
Commonwealth Resources
Missoula
Montana
Corporation
Claimant
156
156
0
3,267.43
Montana Environmental Trust Group LLC
Cambridge
Massachusetts
Corporation
Claimant
157
157
0
3,243.62
Smart Creek Resources LLC
Helena
Montana
Corporation
Claimant
86
78
8
1,611.48
Finley Mining Inc.
Billings
Montana
Corporation
Claimant
118
72
46
1,487.52
Popular Towns, Cities, Etc.
in Granite County, Montana
CountyStateTotal ClaimsActive ClaimsClosed ClaimsActive AcresTotal MinesProspectsOccurrencesPlantsProducers
Drummond
Granite
Montana
10,157
1,472
8,685
31,863.06
629
42
189
1
397
Hall
Granite
Montana
10,936
1,462
9,474
31,633.39
718
47
201
3
467
Maxville
Granite
Montana
12,036
1,180
10,856
25,986.93
814
59
246
4
505
Philipsburg
Granite
Montana
14,645
1,174
13,471
25,404.94
772
67
247
5
453
Bearmouth
Granite
Montana
8,261
1,274
6,987
25,245.70
384
21
95
1
267
Ravenna
Granite
Montana
7,112
1,105
6,007
21,750.50
256
12
50
0
194
Mining Claim News From The Diggings™
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