Powell County, Montana has 13,717 records of mining claims on public land managed by the Bureau of Land Management and 759 records of mines listed by the United States Geological Survey (USGS).
Quick Facts
- 13,717 records of mining claims on public land managed by the Bureau of Land Management.
- 318 active mining claims
- 13,399 closed mining claims
- 759 USGS records of mines in Powell County, Montana.
- Gold , Silver , Copper , Lead , and Zinc mines located in Powell County, Montana. See All
Mines Summary
in Powell County, Montana
- 759 Total
- 209 Occurrences
- 81 Prospects
- 2 Plants
- 467 Producers
Powell County Mine Locations
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Recently Updated Mining Claims
Most recently updated claims in Powell.
Mining Claims (BLM)
Powell County, Montana has 13,717 mining claims on public land listed in The Diggings™. Of these claims, 2.32% are active while 97.68% are now closed.
Quick BLM Facts
- 13,717 records of mining claims on public land managed by the Bureau of Land Management.
- 318 records of active mining claims
- 13,399 records of closed mining claims
Mine By Disposition
In Powell
| COUNTY | Authorized mines |
|---|---|
| closed | 13399 |
| Other | 318 |
Powell County, Montana Trends Overview
January 2021 vs. January 2020
January 2021
January 2020
Net
Change
Opened Claims
0
4
4
100%
Opened Acres
0
81
81.31
100%
Transfered Claims
4
0
4
Transfered Acres
120
0
120
Closed Claims
0
1
1
100%
Closed Acres
0
20
20
100%
Located Claims
0
4
4
100%
Located Acres
0
81
81.31
100%
Mining Trends
Historic Mining Records (USGS)
Powell has 759 identified mines listed in The Diggings™. The most commonly listed primary commodities in Powell mines are Gold , Silver , and Copper . At the time these mines were surveyed, 209 mines in Powell were observed to have ore mineralization in an outcrop, shallow pit, or isolated drill hole—known as an occurance mine.1 Powell has 81 prospect mines.2 467 mines were in production at the time the data was entered into USGS records.
Quick USGS Facts
- 759 records of mines in Powell County, Montana.
- 81 records of prospects
- 209 records of mineral occurrences of observable ore mineralization.
- 2 records of mining plants
- 467 records of mineral producers
Mine By Disposition
In Powell
| COUNTY | Authorized mines |
|---|---|
| Producers | 467 |
| Occurrences | 209 |
| Prospects | 81 |
| 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 Powell County, Montana
Land TypeTotal ClaimsActive ClaimsClosed ClaimsActive AcresTotal MinesProspectsOccurrencesPlantsProducers
Helena National Forest
National Forests
7,394
178
7,216
3,712.46
136
13
31
0
92
Deerlodge National Forest
National Forests
3,876
74
3,802
2,653.52
107
19
34
0
54
Scapegoat Wilderness
Wilderness Areas
3
0
3
0
5
2
3
0
0
Lolo National Forest
National Forests
3
0
3
0
1
1
0
0
0
Lewis & Clark National Forest
National Forests
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Bob Marshall Wilderness
Wilderness Areas
0
0
0
0
2
0
2
0
0
Flathead National Forest
National Forests
0
0
0
0
2
0
2
0
0
Grant-Kohrs Ranch National Historic Site
National Parks
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
Top Mining Districts
in Powell County, Montana
StateTotal ClaimsActive ClaimsClosed ClaimsActive AcresTotal MinesProspectsOccurrencesPlantsProducers
Pioneer-Gold Creek Mining District
Montana
69
59
10
2,897.55
41
1
3
0
37
Big Blackfoot-Ogden Mountain Mining District
Montana
109
73
36
1,504.50
42
0
9
0
33
Ophir Mining District
Montana
63
55
8
1,243.82
47
2
15
0
30
Elliston Mining District
Montana
61
52
9
1,039.18
74
11
12
0
51
Finn Mining District
Montana
24
23
1
468.41
19
0
2
0
17
Emery-Zosell Mining District
Montana
20
20
0
411.88
50
11
10
0
29
Rose Mountain-Gold Creek Mining District
Montana
8
7
1
140.66
31
6
17
0
8
Rimini Mining District
Montana
1
1
0
20.66
0
0
0
0
0
Elk Creek Mining District
Montana
2
1
1
20
0
0
0
0
0
Lowland Mining District
Montana
1
1
0
20
0
0
0
0
0
Top Owners
in Powell County, Montana
CityStateCategoryInterest RelationshipTotal ClaimsActive ClaimsClosed ClaimsActive Acres
Finley Mining Inc.
Billings
Montana
Corporation
Claimant
166
28
138
578.48
Starpoint Resources LLC
Apache Junction
Arizona
Corporation
Claimant
18
18
0
370.56
Four O Six Mining & Exploration LLC
Billings
Montana
Corporation
Claimant
14
14
0
289.24
Chemical Lime Co.
Fort Worth
Texas
Corporation
Claimant
11
11
0
227.26
Department of Land Transfer Information Inc.
San Clemente
California
Corporation
Claimant
29
10
5
200.66
Popular Towns, Cities, Etc.
in Powell County, Montana
CountyStateTotal ClaimsActive ClaimsClosed ClaimsActive AcresTotal MinesProspectsOccurrencesPlantsProducers
Elliston
Powell
Montana
15,432
1,270
14,162
27,056.17
856
96
159
3
598
Blossburg
Powell
Montana
14,395
998
13,397
21,636.71
910
96
179
2
633
Avon
Powell
Montana
10,973
971
10,002
20,880.13
472
54
93
1
324
Deer Lodge
Powell
Montana
8,007
753
7,254
18,230.57
396
55
125
1
215
Garrison
Powell
Montana
5,876
470
5,406
12,846.61
480
51
154
0
275
Goldcreek
Powell
Montana
5,221
441
4,780
11,660.95
438
36
144
0
258
Ovando
Powell
Montana
3,294
376
2,918
7,905.80
168
5
41
0
122
Helmville
Powell
Montana
3,550
167
3,383
3,785.16
224
16
52
1
155
Mining Claim News From The Diggings™
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