Ravalli County, Montana has 2,000 records of mining claims on public land managed by the Bureau of Land Management and 128 records of mines listed by the United States Geological Survey (USGS).
Quick Facts
- 2,000 records of mining claims on public land managed by the Bureau of Land Management.
- 25 active mining claims
- 1,975 closed mining claims
- 128 USGS records of mines in Ravalli County, Montana.
- Gold , Silver , Copper , Thorium , and Titanium mines located in Ravalli County, Montana. See All
Mines Summary
in Ravalli County, Montana
- 128 Total
- 50 Occurrences
- 23 Prospects
- 55 Producers
Ravalli County Mine Locations
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Recently Updated Mining Claims
Most recently updated claims in Ravalli.
Mining Claims (BLM)
Ravalli County, Montana has 2,000 mining claims on public land listed in The Diggings™. Of these claims, 1.25% are active while 98.75% are now closed.
Quick BLM Facts
- 2,000 records of mining claims on public land managed by the Bureau of Land Management.
- 25 records of active mining claims
- 1,975 records of closed mining claims
Mine By Disposition
In Ravalli
| COUNTY | Authorized mines |
|---|---|
| closed | 1975 |
| Other | 25 |
Historic Mining Records (USGS)
Ravalli has 128 identified mines listed in The Diggings™. The most commonly listed primary commodities in Ravalli mines are Gold , Silver , and Copper . At the time these mines were surveyed, 50 mines in Ravalli were observed to have ore mineralization in an outcrop, shallow pit, or isolated drill hole—known as an occurance mine.1 Ravalli has 23 prospect mines.2 55 mines were in production at the time the data was entered into USGS records.
Quick USGS Facts
- 128 records of mines in Ravalli County, Montana.
- 23 records of prospects
- 50 records of mineral occurrences of observable ore mineralization.
- 55 records of mineral producers
Mine By Disposition
In Ravalli
| COUNTY | Authorized mines |
|---|---|
| Producers | 55 |
| Occurrences | 50 |
| Prospects | 23 |
Top Commodities
in Ravalli County, Montana
- Gold (46)
- Silver (37)
- Copper (24)
- Thorium (23)
- Titanium (21)
- Iron (20)
- Niobium (Columbium) (19)
- Lead (17)
- Rare Earth Elements (REE) (16)
- Zirconium (13)
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 Ravalli County, Montana
Land TypeTotal ClaimsActive ClaimsClosed ClaimsActive AcresTotal MinesProspectsOccurrencesPlantsProducers
Bitterroot National Forest
National Forests
1,843
21
1,822
493.40
111
20
53
0
38
Lolo National Forest
National Forests
1
1
0
20.66
0
0
0
0
0
Salmon National Forest
National Forests
15
0
15
0
0
0
0
0
0
Selway-Bitterroot Wilderness
Wilderness Areas
4
0
4
0
6
1
4
0
1
Anaconda Pintler Wilderness
Wilderness Areas
1
0
1
0
8
1
5
0
2
Deerlodge National Forest
National Forests
0
0
0
0
4
1
2
0
1
Top Mining Districts
in Ravalli County, Montana
StateTotal ClaimsActive ClaimsClosed ClaimsActive AcresTotal MinesProspectsOccurrencesPlantsProducers
Mineral Point Mining District
Montana
13
13
0
268.58
38
8
21
0
9
Hughes Creek Mining District
Montana
8
8
0
224.82
10
0
2
0
8
Iron Mountain-Keystone Mining District
Montana
1
1
0
20.66
0
0
0
0
0
Eight Mile Mining District
Montana
2
1
1
16.52
9
1
0
0
8
Shalkaho Creek Area
Montana
1
0
1
0
4
0
2
0
2
Curlew Mining District
Montana
0
0
0
0
17
3
7
0
7
Sula Mining District
Montana
0
0
0
0
12
2
6
0
4
Pleasant View Mining District
Montana
0
0
0
0
8
4
0
0
4
Anaconda Range Area
Montana
0
0
0
0
7
1
5
0
1
Overwich Mining District
Montana
0
0
0
0
6
1
4
0
1
Top Owners
in Ravalli County, Montana
CityStateCategoryInterest RelationshipTotal ClaimsActive ClaimsClosed ClaimsActive Acres
Mary Ann Mining Co.
Wallace
Idaho
Corporation
Claimant
1
1
0
20.66
Red Hill Energy Inc. (US)
Reno
Nevada
Corporation
Claimant
290
0
290
0
Woods Ranch Inc.
Port Townsend
Washington
Corporation
Claimant
255
0
255
0
Shook Mining Co.
Darby
Montana
Corporation
Claimant
87
0
87
0
Diamond Hill Mining Inc.
Jefferson City
Montana
Corporation
Claimant
75
0
75
0
Popular Towns, Cities, Etc.
in Ravalli County, Montana
CountyStateTotal ClaimsActive ClaimsClosed ClaimsActive AcresTotal MinesProspectsOccurrencesPlantsProducers
Sula
Ravalli
Montana
4,441
394
4,047
8,329.53
151
36
47
0
68
Conner
Ravalli
Montana
1,619
15
1,604
368.78
64
15
19
0
30
Stevensville
Ravalli
Montana
929
2
927
26.62
86
13
23
0
50
Victor
Ravalli
Montana
802
1
801
16.52
68
8
22
0
38
Florence
Ravalli
Montana
678
1
677
16.52
96
15
33
1
47
Corvallis
Ravalli
Montana
549
1
548
10.1
53
9
17
0
27
Darby
Ravalli
Montana
725
0
725
0
34
5
13
0
16
Grantsdale
Ravalli
Montana
556
0
556
0
48
7
13
0
28
Charlos Heights
Ravalli
Montana
523
0
523
0
46
7
14
0
25
Hamilton
Ravalli
Montana
513
0
513
0
49
7
16
0
26
Mining Claim News From The Diggings™
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Understanding Claim Ownership
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