Lincoln County, Montana has 10,782 records of mining claims on public land managed by the Bureau of Land Management and 171 records of mines listed by the United States Geological Survey (USGS).
Quick Facts
- 10,782 records of mining claims on public land managed by the Bureau of Land Management.
- 1,600 active mining claims
- 9,182 closed mining claims
- 171 USGS records of mines in Lincoln County, Montana.
- Lead , Silver , Gold , Copper , and Zinc mines located in Lincoln County, Montana. See All
Mines Summary
in Lincoln County, Montana
- 171 Total
- 56 Occurrences
- 53 Prospects
- 62 Producers
Lincoln County Mine Locations
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Recently Updated Mining Claims
Most recently updated claims in Lincoln.
Mining Claims (BLM)
Lincoln County, Montana has 10,782 mining claims on public land listed in The Diggings™. Of these claims, 14.84% are active while 85.16% are now closed.
Quick BLM Facts
- 10,782 records of mining claims on public land managed by the Bureau of Land Management.
- 1,600 records of active mining claims
- 9,182 records of closed mining claims
Mine By Disposition
In Lincoln
| COUNTY | Authorized mines |
|---|---|
| closed | 9182 |
| active | 1600 |
Lincoln 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%
Located Claims
0
1
1
100%
Located Acres
0
20
20
100%
Mining Trends
Historic Mining Records (USGS)
Lincoln has 171 identified mines listed in The Diggings™. The most commonly listed primary commodities in Lincoln mines are Lead , Silver , and Gold . At the time these mines were surveyed, 56 mines in Lincoln were observed to have ore mineralization in an outcrop, shallow pit, or isolated drill hole—known as an occurance mine.1 Lincoln has 53 prospect mines.2 62 mines were in production at the time the data was entered into USGS records.
Quick USGS Facts
- 171 records of mines in Lincoln County, Montana.
- 53 records of prospects
- 56 records of mineral occurrences of observable ore mineralization.
- 62 records of mineral producers
Mine By Disposition
In Lincoln
| COUNTY | Authorized mines |
|---|---|
| Producers | 62 |
| Occurrences | 56 |
| Prospects | 53 |
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 Lincoln County, Montana
Land TypeTotal ClaimsActive ClaimsClosed ClaimsActive AcresTotal MinesProspectsOccurrencesPlantsProducers
Kootenai National Forest
National Forests
10,043
1,502
8,541
18,707.36
218
76
59
0
83
Kaniksu National Forest
National Forests
418
97
321
2,004.02
4
1
2
0
1
Cabinet Mountains Wilderness
Wilderness Areas
102
33
69
503.98
7
2
1
0
4
Top Mining Districts
in Lincoln County, Montana
StateTotal ClaimsActive ClaimsClosed ClaimsActive AcresTotal MinesProspectsOccurrencesPlantsProducers
Troy Mining District
Montana
550
426
124
8,840.49
49
22
9
0
18
Libby Mining District
Montana
1,052
978
74
7,808.91
53
18
5
0
30
Cabinet Mining District
Montana
146
40
106
647.95
25
9
4
0
12
Sylvanite-Yaak Mining District
Montana
20
17
3
420.80
32
10
14
0
8
Noxon Mining District
Montana
18
18
0
371.88
0
0
0
0
0
Silver Butte-Vermillion Mining District
Montana
48
7
41
144.62
19
3
6
0
10
Wolf Creek Mining District
Montana
2
2
0
40
11
1
1
0
9
Blue Creek Mining District
Montana
1
1
0
20.66
0
0
0
0
0
Rainy Creek Mining District
Montana
0
0
0
0
10
4
4
0
2
Bluebird-Galton Range Area
Montana
0
0
0
0
8
4
3
0
1
Top Owners
in Lincoln County, Montana
CityStateCategoryInterest RelationshipTotal ClaimsActive ClaimsClosed ClaimsActive Acres
Troy Mine Inc.
Libby
Montana
Corporation
Claimant
503
503
0
10,391.98
Newhi Inc.
Coeur Dalene
Idaho
Corporation
Claimant
797
741
56
3,986.88
Montanore Minerals Co.
Coeur Dalene
Idaho
Corporation
Claimant
142
142
0
704.73
Northwest Montana Gold Prospectors Club
Columbia Falls
Montana
Corporation
Claimant
9
9
0
390.66
Bhlk-2 LLC
Missoula
Montana
Corporation
Claimant
68
14
54
289.24
Popular Towns, Cities, Etc.
in Lincoln County, Montana
CountyStateTotal ClaimsActive ClaimsClosed ClaimsActive AcresTotal MinesProspectsOccurrencesPlantsProducers
Pioneer Junction
Lincoln
Montana
12,429
1,449
10,980
17,417.04
117
41
25
2
49
White Haven
Lincoln
Montana
12,168
1,412
10,756
17,026.42
117
40
26
2
49
Libby
Lincoln
Montana
11,654
1,367
10,287
15,936.04
125
43
27
2
53
Troy
Lincoln
Montana
8,749
640
8,109
13,323.50
123
46
26
0
51
Sylvanite
Lincoln
Montana
5,132
92
5,040
2,000.13
95
36
25
0
34
Happys Inn
Lincoln
Montana
3,196
96
3,100
1,977.41
46
5
23
0
18
Yaak
Lincoln
Montana
3,589
45
3,544
995.14
34
9
17
0
8
Stryker
Lincoln
Montana
616
0
616
0
28
7
8
0
13
Trego
Lincoln
Montana
549
0
549
0
16
7
3
0
6
Fortine
Lincoln
Montana
302
0
302
0
11
5
4
0
2
Mining Claim News From The Diggings™
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Understanding Claim Ownership
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Understanding Location Data
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