Missoula County, Montana has 6,614 records of mining claims on public land managed by the Bureau of Land Management and 304 records of mines listed by the United States Geological Survey (USGS).
Quick Facts
- 6,614 records of mining claims on public land managed by the Bureau of Land Management.
- 203 active mining claims
- 6,411 closed mining claims
- 304 USGS records of mines in Missoula County, Montana.
- Gold , Silver , Copper , Lead , and Zinc mines located in Missoula County, Montana. See All
Mines Summary
in Missoula County, Montana
- 304 Total
- 96 Occurrences
- 26 Prospects
- 1 Plants
- 181 Producers
Missoula County Mine Locations
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Recently Updated Mining Claims
Most recently updated claims in Missoula.
Mining Claims (BLM)
Missoula County, Montana has 6,614 mining claims on public land listed in The Diggings™. Of these claims, 3.07% are active while 96.93% are now closed.
Quick BLM Facts
- 6,614 records of mining claims on public land managed by the Bureau of Land Management.
- 203 records of active mining claims
- 6,411 records of closed mining claims
Mine By Disposition
In Missoula
| COUNTY | Authorized mines |
|---|---|
| closed | 6411 |
| Other | 203 |
Historic Mining Records (USGS)
Missoula has 304 identified mines listed in The Diggings™. The most commonly listed primary commodities in Missoula mines are Gold , Silver , and Copper . At the time these mines were surveyed, 96 mines in Missoula were observed to have ore mineralization in an outcrop, shallow pit, or isolated drill hole—known as an occurance mine.1 Missoula has 26 prospect mines.2 181 mines were in production at the time the data was entered into USGS records.
Quick USGS Facts
- 304 records of mines in Missoula County, Montana.
- 26 records of prospects
- 96 records of mineral occurrences of observable ore mineralization.
- 1 record of mining plants
- 181 records of mineral producers
Mine By Disposition
In Missoula
| COUNTY | Authorized mines |
|---|---|
| Producers | 181 |
| Occurrences | 96 |
| Prospects | 26 |
| Other | 1 |
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 Missoula County, Montana
Land TypeTotal ClaimsActive ClaimsClosed ClaimsActive AcresTotal MinesProspectsOccurrencesPlantsProducers
Lolo National Forest
National Forests
3,834
34
3,800
657.48
82
7
42
0
33
Flathead Reservation
Indian Lands
122
0
122
0
0
0
0
0
0
Bitterroot National Forest
National Forests
69
0
69
0
0
0
0
0
0
Flathead National Forest
National Forests
38
0
38
0
1
1
0
0
0
Welcome Creek Wilderness
Wilderness Areas
2
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
Rattlesnake Wilderness
Wilderness Areas
0
0
0
0
3
0
3
0
0
Top Mining Districts
in Missoula County, Montana
StateTotal ClaimsActive ClaimsClosed ClaimsActive AcresTotal MinesProspectsOccurrencesPlantsProducers
Copper Cliff Mining District
Montana
79
76
3
1,423.52
1
0
0
0
1
Coloma Mining District
Montana
31
31
0
633.83
14
0
0
0
14
Nine Mile Mining District
Montana
32
26
6
507.86
59
4
27
0
28
Garnet-First Chance Mining District
Montana
9
7
2
143.96
18
1
3
0
14
Pretty Creek Mining District
Montana
5
5
0
87.64
6
1
2
0
3
Clinton Mining District
Montana
1
0
1
0
53
4
5
0
44
Elk Creek Mining District
Montana
1
0
1
0
8
0
2
0
6
Rattlesnake Area
Montana
0
0
0
0
19
3
16
0
0
Lolo Creek Mining District
Montana
0
0
0
0
17
3
9
0
5
Woodchuck Creek Area
Montana
0
0
0
0
4
1
3
0
0
Top Owners
in Missoula County, Montana
CityStateCategoryInterest RelationshipTotal ClaimsActive ClaimsClosed ClaimsActive Acres
Kennecott Exploration Co.
Salt Lake City
Utah
Corporation
Claimant
180
136
44
2,631.54
Commonwealth Resources
Missoula
Montana
Corporation
Claimant
76
32
44
657.16
Gold Mining Claims & Projects LLC
Osburn
Idaho
Corporation
Claimant
16
3
13
63.34
White Snow LLC
Hayden
Idaho
Corporation
Claimant
3
3
0
63.34
Montana Mining Association
Missoula
Montana
Corporation
Claimant
1
1
0
20
Popular Towns, Cities, Etc.
in Missoula County, Montana
CountyStateTotal ClaimsActive ClaimsClosed ClaimsActive AcresTotal MinesProspectsOccurrencesPlantsProducers
Greenough
Missoula
Montana
3,916
466
3,450
9,552.86
192
6
36
0
150
Clinton
Missoula
Montana
2,492
305
2,187
6,169.24
153
11
30
1
111
Lolo Hot Springs
Missoula
Montana
1,723
46
1,677
1,052.83
52
10
29
0
13
Seeley Lake
Missoula
Montana
313
41
272
843.08
29
1
4
0
24
Turah
Missoula
Montana
910
27
883
552.33
124
12
30
1
81
Huson
Missoula
Montana
1,865
23
1,842
436.14
89
14
41
0
34
Frenchtown
Missoula
Montana
755
19
736
367.64
88
13
42
1
32
De Smet
Missoula
Montana
321
6
315
104.16
56
11
31
1
13
Lolo
Missoula
Montana
689
1
688
16.52
93
14
38
1
40
Carlton
Missoula
Montana
682
1
681
16.52
97
17
35
1
44
Mining Claim News From The Diggings™
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Understanding Claim Ownership
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