Judith Basin County, Montana has 787 records of mining claims on public land managed by the Bureau of Land Management and 37 records of mines listed by the United States Geological Survey (USGS).
Quick Facts
- 787 records of mining claims on public land managed by the Bureau of Land Management.
- 61 active mining claims
- 726 closed mining claims
- 37 USGS records of mines in Judith Basin County, Montana.
- Silver , Lead , Iron , Gold , and Zinc mines located in Judith Basin County, Montana. See All
Mines Summary
in Judith Basin County, Montana
- 37 Total
- 5 Occurrences
- 10 Prospects
- 22 Producers
Recently Updated Mining Claims
Most recently updated claims in Judith Basin.
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SIR WALTER SCOTT SUR
- $165 fee 5 acres Active disposition
- Judith Basin, Montana
- John W. Leslie
- Millsite Claim
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GOLD BUG
- $165 fee 20.66 acres Active disposition
- Judith Basin, Montana
- GRE Inc.
- Lode Claim
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SETTER
- $165 fee 20.66 acres Active disposition
- Judith Basin, Montana
- GRE Inc.
- Lode Claim
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YOGOLD 1
- $165 fee 20.66 acres Active disposition
- Judith Basin, Montana
- Ryan B. Edington
- Lode Claim
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BLUE NUGGET #2
- $165 fee 20 acres Active disposition
- Judith Basin, Montana
- Scott Olson et al.
- Placer Claim
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Mining Claims (BLM)
Judith Basin County, Montana has 787 mining claims on public land listed in The Diggings™. Of these claims, 7.75% are active while 92.25% are now closed.
Quick BLM Facts
- 787 records of mining claims on public land managed by the Bureau of Land Management.
- 61 records of active mining claims
- 726 records of closed mining claims
Mine By Disposition
In Judith Basin
COUNTY | Authorized mines |
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closed | 726 |
active | 61 |
Judith Basin County, Montana Trends Overview
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Historic Mining Records (USGS)
Judith Basin has 37 identified mines listed in The Diggings™. The most commonly listed primary commodities in Judith Basin mines are Silver , Lead , and Iron . At the time these mines were surveyed, 5 mines in Judith Basin were observed to have ore mineralization in an outcrop, shallow pit, or isolated drill hole—known as an occurance mine.1 Judith Basin has 10 prospect mines.2 22 mines were in production at the time the data was entered into USGS records.
Quick USGS Facts
- 37 records of mines in Judith Basin County, Montana.
- 10 records of prospects
- 5 records of mineral occurrences of observable ore mineralization.
- 22 records of mineral producers
Mine By Disposition
In Judith Basin
COUNTY | Authorized mines |
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Producers | 22 |
Prospects | 10 |
Occurrences | 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.
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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
We receive lots of emails from people who find their name or a relative’s name on our site and want to know if this means they have some right to the land listed under that name.
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Understanding BLM Administrative Areas
Whether it is filing a mine or researching one, the administering BLM office is going to be the definitive source.
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Understanding Location Data
Mine handled by the Bureau of Land Management are not mapped by latitude and longitude, instead, these mines harken back to the Public Land Survey System.
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Understanding Townships
A “township” can refer to two different things. Both are part of the PLSS measurement system but have different uses.
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