Madison County, Montana has 15,458 records of mining claims on public land managed by the Bureau of Land Management and 805 records of mines listed by the United States Geological Survey (USGS).
Quick Facts
- 15,458 records of mining claims on public land managed by the Bureau of Land Management.
- 1,905 active mining claims
- 13,553 closed mining claims
- 805 USGS records of mines in Madison County, Montana.
- Gold , Silver , Lead , Copper , and Zinc mines located in Madison County, Montana. See All
Mines Summary
in Madison County, Montana
- 805 Total
- 137 Occurrences
- 153 Prospects
- 3 Plants
- 512 Producers
Madison County Mine Locations
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Recently Updated Mining Claims
Most recently updated claims in Madison.
Mining Claims (BLM)
Madison County, Montana has 15,458 mining claims on public land listed in The Diggings™. Of these claims, 12.32% are active while 87.68% are now closed.
Quick BLM Facts
- 15,458 records of mining claims on public land managed by the Bureau of Land Management.
- 1,905 records of active mining claims
- 13,553 records of closed mining claims
Mine By Disposition
In Madison
| COUNTY | Authorized mines |
|---|---|
| closed | 13553 |
| active | 1905 |
Madison County, Montana Trends Overview
January 2021 vs. January 2020
January 2021
January 2020
Net
Change
Opened Claims
0
12
12
100%
Opened Acres
0
240
240.65
100%
Transfered Claims
5
1
4
400%
Transfered Acres
100
20
80.65
403.29%
Closed Claims
2
1
1
100%
Closed Acres
40
20
20
100%
Located Claims
0
12
12
100%
Located Acres
0
240
240.65
100%
Rejected Claims
2
0
2
Rejected Acres
40
0
40
Mining Trends
Historic Mining Records (USGS)
Madison has 805 identified mines listed in The Diggings™. The most commonly listed primary commodities in Madison mines are Gold , Silver , and Lead . At the time these mines were surveyed, 137 mines in Madison were observed to have ore mineralization in an outcrop, shallow pit, or isolated drill hole—known as an occurance mine.1 Madison has 153 prospect mines.2 512 mines were in production at the time the data was entered into USGS records.
Quick USGS Facts
- 805 records of mines in Madison County, Montana.
- 153 records of prospects
- 137 records of mineral occurrences of observable ore mineralization.
- 3 records of mining plants
- 512 records of mineral producers
Mine By Disposition
In Madison
| COUNTY | Authorized mines |
|---|---|
| Producers | 512 |
| Prospects | 153 |
| Occurrences | 137 |
| Other | 3 |
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 Madison County, Montana
Land TypeTotal ClaimsActive ClaimsClosed ClaimsActive AcresTotal MinesProspectsOccurrencesPlantsProducers
Beaverhead National Forest
National Forests
4,021
318
3,703
6,532.45
282
91
34
0
157
Deerlodge National Forest
National Forests
1,020
91
929
1,853.35
72
6
26
0
40
Lee Metcalf Wilderness
Wilderness Areas
72
1
71
20
4
1
3
0
0
Gallatin National Forest
National Forests
21
1
20
20
8
5
2
0
1
Top Mining Districts
in Madison County, Montana
StateTotal ClaimsActive ClaimsClosed ClaimsActive AcresTotal MinesProspectsOccurrencesPlantsProducers
Virginia City Mining District
Montana
609
564
45
11,320.73
100
4
11
2
83
Silver Star Mining District
Montana
418
416
2
7,683.68
51
1
8
0
42
Sheridan Mining District
Montana
135
123
12
2,487.84
88
16
9
0
63
Cherry Creek Mining District
Montana
108
108
0
2,231.27
25
4
10
0
11
Ruby Range Mining District
Montana
144
144
0
2,144.39
44
4
33
0
7
Washington Mining District
Montana
121
98
23
2,017.74
67
24
5
0
38
Pony-Antelope Creek Mining District
Montana
99
98
1
2,004.15
42
7
9
0
26
South Boulder Mining District
Montana
83
60
23
1,233.00
33
4
18
0
11
Rochester Mining District
Montana
66
57
9
1,108.28
56
4
5
0
47
Tidal Wave Mining District
Montana
44
43
1
786.16
134
20
24
0
90
Top Owners
in Madison County, Montana
CityStateCategoryInterest RelationshipTotal ClaimsActive ClaimsClosed ClaimsActive Acres
Kennecott Exploration Co.
Salt Lake City
Utah
Corporation
Claimant
252
252
0
4,317.88
Alder Gulch LLC
Wilmington
Delaware
Corporation
Claimant
181
181
0
3,457.36
Broadway Gold Co.
Silver Star
Montana
Corporation
Claimant
137
137
0
2,813.58
Imerys Talc America Inc.
Three Forks
Montana
Corporation
Claimant
117
116
1
2,396.56
Barretts Minerals
Dillon
Montana
Corporation
Claimant
145
129
16
1,835.16
Popular Towns, Cities, Etc.
in Madison County, Montana
CountyStateTotal ClaimsActive ClaimsClosed ClaimsActive AcresTotal MinesProspectsOccurrencesPlantsProducers
Sheridan
Madison
Montana
12,030
1,587
10,443
30,469.65
666
125
128
2
411
Waterloo
Madison
Montana
11,316
1,514
9,802
29,185.48
703
123
138
1
441
Silver Star
Madison
Montana
12,428
1,392
11,036
26,937.22
721
118
142
1
460
Virginia City
Madison
Montana
9,820
1,050
8,770
21,223.09
530
122
82
3
323
Alder
Madison
Montana
10,026
1,088
8,938
21,136.09
550
120
110
2
318
Twin Bridges
Madison
Montana
12,726
1,133
11,593
20,982.06
615
97
121
1
396
McAllister
Madison
Montana
8,595
1,011
7,584
20,473.44
421
95
61
3
262
Pony
Madison
Montana
8,156
972
7,184
19,363.59
588
123
103
2
360
Ennis
Madison
Montana
7,755
868
6,887
17,559.38
359
84
46
3
226
Jeffers
Madison
Montana
7,328
854
6,474
17,277.40
337
78
44
3
212
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