Jefferson County, Montana has 17,404 records of mining claims on public land managed by the Bureau of Land Management and 1,067 records of mines listed by the United States Geological Survey (USGS).
Quick Facts
- 17,404 records of mining claims on public land managed by the Bureau of Land Management.
- 1,527 active mining claims
- 15,877 closed mining claims
- 1,067 USGS records of mines in Jefferson County, Montana.
- Gold , Silver , Lead , Copper , and Zinc mines located in Jefferson County, Montana. See All
Claims Summary
in Jefferson County, Montana
- 17,404 Total
- 1,527 Active
- 15,877 Closed
Mines Summary
in Jefferson County, Montana
- 1,067 Total
- 226 Occurrences
- 179 Prospects
- 5 Plants
- 657 Producers
Jefferson County Mine Locations
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Recently Updated Mining Claims
Most recently updated claims in Jefferson.
Mining Claims (BLM)
Jefferson County, Montana has 17,404 mining claims on public land listed in The Diggings™. Of these claims, 8.77% are active while 91.23% are now closed.
Quick BLM Facts
- 17,404 records of mining claims on public land managed by the Bureau of Land Management.
- 1,527 records of active mining claims
- 15,877 records of closed mining claims
Mine By Disposition
In Jefferson
| COUNTY | Authorized mines |
|---|---|
| closed | 15877 |
| active | 1527 |
Jefferson County, Montana Trends Overview
January 2021 vs. January 2020
January 2021
January 2020
Net
Change
Opened Claims
0
5
5
100%
Opened Acres
0
100
100.65
100%
Transfered Claims
5
0
5
Transfered Acres
102
0
102.63
Closed Claims
0
1
1
100%
Closed Acres
0
20
20
100%
Located Claims
0
5
5
100%
Located Acres
0
100
100.65
100%
Mining Trends
Historic Mining Records (USGS)
Jefferson has 1,067 identified mines listed in The Diggings™. The most commonly listed primary commodities in Jefferson mines are Gold , Silver , and Lead . At the time these mines were surveyed, 226 mines in Jefferson were observed to have ore mineralization in an outcrop, shallow pit, or isolated drill hole—known as an occurance mine.1 Jefferson has 179 prospect mines.2 657 mines were in production at the time the data was entered into USGS records.
Quick USGS Facts
- 1,067 records of mines in Jefferson County, Montana.
- 179 records of prospects
- 226 records of mineral occurrences of observable ore mineralization.
- 5 records of mining plants
- 657 records of mineral producers
Mine By Disposition
In Jefferson
| COUNTY | Authorized mines |
|---|---|
| Producers | 657 |
| Occurrences | 226 |
| Prospects | 179 |
| 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 Jefferson County, Montana
Land TypeTotal ClaimsActive ClaimsClosed ClaimsActive AcresTotal MinesProspectsOccurrencesPlantsProducers
Deerlodge National Forest
National Forests
7,792
622
7,170
12,478.35
354
40
69
1
244
Helena National Forest
National Forests
2,903
106
2,797
2,304.41
161
47
35
0
79
Top Mining Districts
in Jefferson County, Montana
StateTotal ClaimsActive ClaimsClosed ClaimsActive AcresTotal MinesProspectsOccurrencesPlantsProducers
Whitehall-Cardwell Mining District
Montana
412
412
0
8,183.72
54
1
12
1
40
Lowland Mining District
Montana
345
345
0
6,895.87
22
3
3
0
16
Colorado-Corbin-Wickes Mining District
Montana
279
277
2
4,967.19
133
24
26
1
82
Elkhorn Mining District
Montana
123
122
1
2,451.88
51
14
10
0
27
Basin-Cataract-Comet Mining District
Montana
116
111
5
2,204.10
227
12
30
2
183
Amazon Mining District
Montana
51
51
0
975.07
45
7
3
0
35
Alahambra-Golconda Mining District
Montana
34
33
1
760.08
46
15
7
1
23
Pipestone Mining District
Montana
9
9
0
184.61
43
5
10
0
28
Clancy-Lump Gulch Mining District
Montana
12
9
3
180.63
71
16
14
0
41
Homestake Mining District
Montana
10
9
1
164.25
22
1
7
0
14
Top Owners
in Jefferson County, Montana
CityStateCategoryInterest RelationshipTotal ClaimsActive ClaimsClosed ClaimsActive Acres
Golden Sunlight Mines
Salt Lake City
Utah
Corporation
Claimant
674
412
262
8,183.72
O T Mining Co.
Westmount
Quebec
Corporation
Claimant
291
291
0
5,797.63
Kennecott Exploration Co.
Salt Lake City
Utah
Corporation
Claimant
237
164
73
2,487.44
Bluebird Metals
Butte
Montana
Corporation
Claimant
50
50
0
1,033
Montana Tunnels Mining
Jefferson City
Montana
Corporation
Claimant
512
41
471
847.06
Popular Towns, Cities, Etc.
in Jefferson County, Montana
CountyStateTotal ClaimsActive ClaimsClosed ClaimsActive AcresTotal MinesProspectsOccurrencesPlantsProducers
Boulder
Jefferson
Montana
13,656
1,452
12,204
28,768.37
992
149
174
5
664
Elkhorn
Jefferson
Montana
14,455
1,297
13,158
25,879.57
1,043
178
221
10
634
Basin
Jefferson
Montana
14,825
1,238
13,587
24,617.44
1,072
151
196
4
721
Whitehall
Jefferson
Montana
6,549
1,149
5,400
22,199.74
555
96
117
1
341
South Hills
Jefferson
Montana
13,574
873
12,701
17,821.07
1,040
163
204
6
667
Clancy
Jefferson
Montana
14,621
763
13,858
15,535.48
1,148
175
232
9
732
Corbin
Jefferson
Montana
13,489
745
12,744
15,318.86
1,115
176
218
6
715
Jefferson City
Jefferson
Montana
14,297
741
13,556
15,140.82
1,151
175
228
7
741
Montana City
Jefferson
Montana
13,233
717
12,516
14,648.98
970
164
216
7
583
Cardwell
Jefferson
Montana
5,281
672
4,609
13,335.21
387
73
92
2
220
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