Silver Bow County, Montana has 5,193 records of mining claims on public land managed by the Bureau of Land Management and 420 records of mines listed by the United States Geological Survey (USGS).
Quick Facts
- 5,193 records of mining claims on public land managed by the Bureau of Land Management.
- 488 active mining claims
- 4,705 closed mining claims
- 420 USGS records of mines in Silver Bow County, Montana.
- Silver , Manganese , Gold , Copper , and Zinc mines located in Silver Bow County, Montana. See All
Mines Summary
in Silver Bow County, Montana
- 420 Total
- 80 Occurrences
- 68 Prospects
- 2 Plants
- 270 Producers
Silver Bow County Mine Locations
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Recently Updated Mining Claims
Most recently updated claims in Silver Bow.
Mining Claims (BLM)
Silver Bow County, Montana has 5,193 mining claims on public land listed in The Diggings™. Of these claims, 9.4% are active while 90.6% are now closed.
Quick BLM Facts
- 5,193 records of mining claims on public land managed by the Bureau of Land Management.
- 488 records of active mining claims
- 4,705 records of closed mining claims
Mine By Disposition
In Silver Bow
| COUNTY | Authorized mines |
|---|---|
| closed | 4705 |
| active | 488 |
Historic Mining Records (USGS)
Silver Bow has 420 identified mines listed in The Diggings™. The most commonly listed primary commodities in Silver Bow mines are Silver , Manganese , and Gold . At the time these mines were surveyed, 80 mines in Silver Bow were observed to have ore mineralization in an outcrop, shallow pit, or isolated drill hole—known as an occurance mine.1 Silver Bow has 68 prospect mines.2 270 mines were in production at the time the data was entered into USGS records.
Quick USGS Facts
- 420 records of mines in Silver Bow County, Montana.
- 68 records of prospects
- 80 records of mineral occurrences of observable ore mineralization.
- 2 records of mining plants
- 270 records of mineral producers
Mine By Disposition
In Silver Bow
| COUNTY | Authorized mines |
|---|---|
| Producers | 270 |
| Occurrences | 80 |
| Prospects | 68 |
| Other | 2 |
Top Commodities
in Silver Bow County, Montana
- Silver (265)
- Manganese (183)
- Gold (173)
- Copper (146)
- Zinc (100)
- Lead (96)
- Arsenic (26)
- Uranium (11)
- Molybdenum (10)
- Fluorine-Fluorite (10)
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 Silver Bow County, Montana
Land TypeTotal ClaimsActive ClaimsClosed ClaimsActive AcresTotal MinesProspectsOccurrencesPlantsProducers
Deerlodge National Forest
National Forests
2,417
347
2,070
6,433.49
81
11
20
1
49
Beaverhead National Forest
National Forests
206
30
176
537.88
7
4
1
0
2
Top Mining Districts
in Silver Bow County, Montana
StateTotal ClaimsActive ClaimsClosed ClaimsActive AcresTotal MinesProspectsOccurrencesPlantsProducers
Siberia-German Gulch Mining District
Montana
171
170
1
3,055.23
16
3
6
1
6
Highland-Fish Creek Mining District
Montana
103
93
10
1,865.05
33
2
5
0
26
Melrose-Soap Gulch Mining District
Montana
178
67
111
1,384.22
30
3
8
0
19
Divide Creek Mining District
Montana
46
46
0
790.07
14
3
5
0
6
Moose Creek Mining District
Montana
36
33
3
563.93
24
2
2
0
20
Melrose-Camp Creek Mining District
Montana
22
18
4
370.56
3
0
1
0
2
Orofino Mining District
Montana
65
2
63
282.22
3
2
0
0
1
Butte Mining District
Montana
7
7
0
131.35
282
55
37
1
189
Basin Creek-Summit Valley Mining District
Montana
2
2
0
40.66
51
5
18
0
28
French Creek Mining District
Montana
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Top Owners
in Silver Bow County, Montana
CityStateCategoryInterest RelationshipTotal ClaimsActive ClaimsClosed ClaimsActive Acres
Kennecott Exploration Co.
Salt Lake City
Utah
Corporation
Claimant
166
166
0
2,974.57
BLK Group
Missoula
Montana
Corporation
Claimant
62
62
0
1,280.92
Butte Highlands Joint Venture
Boise
Idaho
Corporation
Claimant
77
60
17
926.4
Clementine Exploration LLC
Berkeley
California
Corporation
Claimant
43
43
0
728.09
Omya Inc.
Proctor
Vermont
Corporation
Claimant
24
24
0
480
Popular Towns, Cities, Etc.
in Silver Bow County, Montana
CountyStateTotal ClaimsActive ClaimsClosed ClaimsActive AcresTotal MinesProspectsOccurrencesPlantsProducers
Janney
Silver Bow
Montana
12,520
1,510
11,010
29,200.49
748
99
148
3
498
Butte
Silver Bow
Montana
11,441
1,168
10,273
22,959.87
678
105
145
2
426
Walkerville
Silver Bow
Montana
11,304
1,118
10,186
22,049.25
735
112
150
2
471
Ramsay
Silver Bow
Montana
11,058
1,067
9,991
21,190.62
635
103
135
3
394
Butte-Silver Bow
Silver Bow
Montana
10,947
842
10,105
16,528.14
697
110
142
5
440
Melrose
Silver Bow
Montana
11,559
852
10,707
16,282.18
445
84
92
3
266
Divide
Silver Bow
Montana
11,225
612
10,613
11,853.64
642
115
113
6
408
Maiden Rock
Silver Bow
Montana
11,548
607
10,941
11,633.18
533
98
106
5
324
Mining Claim News From The Diggings™
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Understanding Claim Ownership
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Understanding BLM Administrative Areas
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Understanding Location Data
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Understanding Townships
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