Phillips County, Montana has 4,410 records of mining claims on public land managed by the Bureau of Land Management and 36 records of mines listed by the United States Geological Survey (USGS).
Quick Facts
- 4,410 records of mining claims on public land managed by the Bureau of Land Management.
- 351 active mining claims
- 4,059 closed mining claims
- 36 USGS records of mines in Phillips County, Montana.
- Gold , Silver , Fluorine-Fluorite , Lead , and Copper mines located in Phillips County, Montana. See All
Mines Summary
in Phillips County, Montana
- 36 Total
- 8 Occurrences
- 4 Prospects
- 24 Producers
Phillips County Mine Locations
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Recently Updated Mining Claims
Most recently updated claims in Phillips.
Mining Claims (BLM)
Phillips County, Montana has 4,410 mining claims on public land listed in The Diggings™. Of these claims, 7.96% are active while 92.04% are now closed.
Quick BLM Facts
- 4,410 records of mining claims on public land managed by the Bureau of Land Management.
- 351 records of active mining claims
- 4,059 records of closed mining claims
Mine By Disposition
In Phillips
| COUNTY | Authorized mines |
|---|---|
| closed | 4059 |
| active | 351 |
Phillips County, Montana Trends Overview
January 2021 vs. January 2020
January 2021
January 2020
Net
Change
Closed Claims
2
0
2
Closed Acres
40
0
40
Rejected Claims
2
0
2
Rejected Acres
40
0
40
Mining Trends
Historic Mining Records (USGS)
Phillips has 36 identified mines listed in The Diggings™. The most commonly listed primary commodities in Phillips mines are Gold , Silver , and Fluorine-Fluorite . At the time these mines were surveyed, 8 mines in Phillips were observed to have ore mineralization in an outcrop, shallow pit, or isolated drill hole—known as an occurance mine.1 Phillips has 4 prospect mines.2 24 mines were in production at the time the data was entered into USGS records.
Quick USGS Facts
- 36 records of mines in Phillips County, Montana.
- 4 records of prospects
- 8 records of mineral occurrences of observable ore mineralization.
- 24 records of mineral producers
Mine By Disposition
In Phillips
| COUNTY | Authorized mines |
|---|---|
| Producers | 24 |
| Occurrences | 8 |
| Prospects | 4 |
Top Commodities
in Phillips County, Montana
- Gold (39)
- Silver (25)
- Fluorine-Fluorite (8)
- Lead (6)
- Copper (4)
- Zinc (4)
- Iron (2)
- Tellurium (2)
- Manganese (2)
- Molybdenum (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 Phillips County, Montana
Land TypeTotal ClaimsActive ClaimsClosed ClaimsActive AcresTotal MinesProspectsOccurrencesPlantsProducers
Kootenai National Forest
National Forests
2
1
1
20.66
0
0
0
0
0
Fort Belknap Reservation
Indian Lands
65
0
65
0
0
0
0
0
0
Top Mining Districts
in Phillips County, Montana
StateTotal ClaimsActive ClaimsClosed ClaimsActive AcresTotal MinesProspectsOccurrencesPlantsProducers
Little Rocky Mountains Mining District
Montana
26
23
3
562.81
34
4
6
0
24
Top Owners
in Phillips County, Montana
CityStateCategoryInterest RelationshipTotal ClaimsActive ClaimsClosed ClaimsActive Acres
American Colloid Co.
Belle Fourche
South Dakota
Corporation
Claimant
715
324
391
6,194.20
Zortman Mining Inc.
Zortman
Montana
Corporation
Claimant
1,301
0
1,301
0
Gold Securities Co.
Spokane
Washington
Corporation
Claimant
935
0
935
0
North American Exploration Inc.
Kaysville
Utah
Corporation
Claimant
154
0
154
0
Little Rockys Inc.
Reno
Nevada
Corporation
Claimant
127
0
127
0
Popular Towns, Cities, Etc.
in Phillips County, Montana
CountyStateTotal ClaimsActive ClaimsClosed ClaimsActive AcresTotal MinesProspectsOccurrencesPlantsProducers
Malta
Phillips
Montana
721
226
495
4,403.14
0
0
0
0
0
Sun Prairie
Phillips
Montana
593
175
418
3,445.92
0
0
0
0
0
Wagner
Phillips
Montana
656
173
483
3,220.94
0
0
0
0
0
Dodson
Phillips
Montana
390
120
270
2,231.06
0
0
0
0
0
Zortman
Phillips
Montana
3,308
71
3,237
1,455.92
35
4
7
0
24
Landusky
Phillips
Montana
3,203
23
3,180
562.81
36
4
8
0
24
Bowdoin
Phillips
Montana
63
23
40
460
0
0
0
0
0
Saco
Phillips
Montana
108
14
94
280
0
0
0
0
0
Whitewater
Phillips
Montana
10
0
10
0
0
0
0
0
0
Chapman
Phillips
Montana
3
0
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
Mining Claim News From The Diggings™
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Understanding Claim Ownership
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