Lewis and Clark County, Montana has 9,776 records of mining claims on public land managed by the Bureau of Land Management and 565 records of mines listed by the United States Geological Survey (USGS).
Quick Facts
- 9,776 records of mining claims on public land managed by the Bureau of Land Management.
- 1,111 active mining claims
- 8,665 closed mining claims
- 565 USGS records of mines in Lewis and Clark County, Montana.
- Gold , Silver , Lead , Copper , and Zinc mines located in Lewis and Clark County, Montana. See All
Claims Summary
in Lewis and Clark County, Montana
- 9,776 Total
- 1,111 Active
- 8,665 Closed
Mines Summary
in Lewis and Clark County, Montana
- 565 Total
- 146 Occurrences
- 68 Prospects
- 2 Plants
- 349 Producers
Lewis and Clark County Mine Locations
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Recently Updated Mining Claims
Most recently updated claims in Lewis and Clark.
Mining Claims (BLM)
Lewis and Clark County, Montana has 9,776 mining claims on public land listed in The Diggings™. Of these claims, 11.36% are active while 88.64% are now closed.
Quick BLM Facts
- 9,776 records of mining claims on public land managed by the Bureau of Land Management.
- 1,111 records of active mining claims
- 8,665 records of closed mining claims
Mine By Disposition
In Lewis and Clark
| COUNTY | Authorized mines |
|---|---|
| closed | 8665 |
| active | 1111 |
Lewis and Clark 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
100%
Transfered Claims
0
1
1
100%
Transfered Acres
0
20
20.65
100%
Located Claims
0
1
1
100%
Located Acres
0
20
20
100%
Mining Trends
Historic Mining Records (USGS)
Lewis and Clark has 565 identified mines listed in The Diggings™. The most commonly listed primary commodities in Lewis and Clark mines are Gold , Silver , and Lead . At the time these mines were surveyed, 146 mines in Lewis and Clark were observed to have ore mineralization in an outcrop, shallow pit, or isolated drill hole—known as an occurance mine.1 Lewis and Clark has 68 prospect mines.2 349 mines were in production at the time the data was entered into USGS records.
Quick USGS Facts
- 565 records of mines in Lewis and Clark County, Montana.
- 68 records of prospects
- 146 records of mineral occurrences of observable ore mineralization.
- 2 records of mining plants
- 349 records of mineral producers
Mine By Disposition
In Lewis and Clark
| COUNTY | Authorized mines |
|---|---|
| Producers | 349 |
| Occurrences | 146 |
| Prospects | 68 |
| 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 Lewis and Clark County, Montana
Land TypeTotal ClaimsActive ClaimsClosed ClaimsActive AcresTotal MinesProspectsOccurrencesPlantsProducers
Helena National Forest
National Forests
5,417
659
4,758
14,047.79
296
35
65
1
195
Deerlodge National Forest
National Forests
209
0
209
0
0
0
0
0
0
Lewis & Clark National Forest
National Forests
10
0
10
0
14
3
8
0
3
Scapegoat Wilderness
Wilderness Areas
2
0
2
0
11
1
6
0
4
Bob Marshall Wilderness
Wilderness Areas
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
Lolo National Forest
National Forests
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
Top Mining Districts
in Lewis and Clark County, Montana
StateTotal ClaimsActive ClaimsClosed ClaimsActive AcresTotal MinesProspectsOccurrencesPlantsProducers
Marysville Mining District
Montana
388
387
1
7,891.48
52
6
11
0
35
Heddleston Mining District
Montana
169
169
0
3,475.88
23
8
3
0
12
Gould-Stemple Mining District
Montana
163
157
6
3,206.59
55
6
14
0
35
Seven-Up Pete Mining District
Montana
133
133
0
2,747.77
8
0
1
0
7
Helena Mining District
Montana
26
26
0
808.13
31
3
3
2
23
Scratchgravel Hills Mining District
Montana
17
17
0
784.12
85
4
21
0
60
Ophir Mining District
Montana
17
16
1
628.17
11
1
0
0
10
Missouri River Mining District
Montana
40
30
10
590.18
26
2
5
0
19
York Mining District
Montana
13
13
0
266.6
19
1
6
0
12
Finn Mining District
Montana
4
4
0
160.66
9
0
1
0
8
Top Owners
in Lewis and Clark County, Montana
CityStateCategoryInterest RelationshipTotal ClaimsActive ClaimsClosed ClaimsActive Acres
Drumlummon US Ltd.
Wallace
Idaho
Corporation
Claimant
311
259
52
5,250.54
Montana Environmental Trust Group LLC
Cambridge
Massachusetts
Corporation
Claimant
179
179
0
3,682.48
Great Plains Mining
Reno
Nevada
Corporation
Claimant
162
162
0
3,346.92
Kennecott Exploration Co.
Salt Lake City
Utah
Corporation
Claimant
198
111
87
2,293.26
Intermountain Mining & Refining LLC
Great Falls
Montana
Corporation
Claimant
15
15
0
309.9
Popular Towns, Cities, Etc.
in Lewis and Clark County, Montana
CountyStateTotal ClaimsActive ClaimsClosed ClaimsActive AcresTotal MinesProspectsOccurrencesPlantsProducers
Marysville
Lewis and Clark
Montana
13,011
1,160
11,851
25,039.24
664
68
142
1
453
Unionville
Lewis and Clark
Montana
14,433
1,143
13,290
23,292.84
1,091
150
202
6
733
Canyon Creek
Lewis and Clark
Montana
11,042
1,070
9,972
23,239.34
548
51
123
0
374
Austin
Lewis and Clark
Montana
14,016
1,037
12,979
21,670.73
959
106
184
5
664
Broadwater
Lewis and Clark
Montana
13,588
1,054
12,534
21,513.16
1,012
133
192
5
682
Helena
Lewis and Clark
Montana
13,497
1,047
12,450
21,394.25
981
138
193
5
645
Lincoln
Lewis and Clark
Montana
7,271
707
6,564
15,059.46
282
26
70
1
185
East Helena
Lewis and Clark
Montana
11,426
663
10,763
13,539.35
859
158
191
7
503
Wolf Creek
Lewis and Clark
Montana
2,081
393
1,688
8,401.34
173
22
45
0
106
Nelson
Lewis and Clark
Montana
4,010
95
3,915
2,350.40
240
27
68
2
143
Mining Claim News From The Diggings™
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