World Museum of Mining
Tourist attraction · Montana
★ 4.7 (1,094 reviews)
155 Museum Wy, Butte, MT 59701
Hours on Google: Mon 9:30 AM to 3:30 PM; Wed to Sun 9:30 AM to 3:30 PM
Gold mines in Montana that are not abandoned
| Mine | County | Type | MSHA status | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Golden Sunlight Mines Inc | Jefferson County | surface | Active | 54 |
| Contact Concentrator | Granite County | processing facility | Intermittent | 6 |
| Revenue Mine | Madison County | surface | Intermittent | 5 |
| Red Pine Mine | Madison County | underground | Non-producing | 4 |
| Henderson | Granite County | surface | Intermittent | 2 |
| US Antimony Critical Minerals Mill | Broadwater County | processing facility | Intermittent | 2 |
| Small gold operation (MSHA 2402718) | Lewis And Clark County | processing facility | Intermittent | 1 |
Historic gold producers in Montana (USGS)
USGS records 2,521 historic gold producers in Montana: 2,284 past producers and 237 listed as producers or plants. For 1,016 of them USGS gives an output size (4 large, 25 medium, 987 small). Production years are recorded for 323 sites, from 1850 to 2000. The most common deposit type is polymetallic veins (25 sites).
Source: USGS Mineral Resources Data System (retrieved 2026-10-13), last updated around 2011. The county pages list the sites.
Counties
| County | MSHA, not abandoned | MSHA, abandoned | USGS historic |
|---|---|---|---|
| Madison County | 2 | 79 | 460 |
| Granite County | 2 | 25 | 192 |
| Jefferson County | 1 | 34 | 437 |
| Lewis And Clark County | 1 | 47 | 255 |
| Broadwater County | 1 | 40 | 97 |
| Beaverhead County | 0 | 25 | 219 |
| Powell County | 0 | 31 | 185 |
| Silver Bow County | 0 | 8 | 148 |
| Missoula County | 0 | 12 | 73 |
| Mineral County | 0 | 4 | 64 |
| Lincoln County | 0 | 3 | 59 |
| Park County | 0 | 7 | 52 |
| Sanders County | 0 | 2 | 49 |
| Deer Lodge County | 0 | 3 | 43 |
| Cascade County | 0 | 2 | 32 |
| Fergus County | 0 | 15 | 32 |
| Ravalli County | 0 | 2 | 25 |
| Meagher County | 0 | 12 | 21 |
| Judith Basin County | 0 | 1 | 19 |
| Flathead County | 0 | 0 | 15 |
| Phillips County | 0 | 3 | 13 |
| Sweet Grass County | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| Powell, Granite County | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Gallatin County | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Granite, Powell County | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Lewis and Clark, Powell County | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Deer Lodge, Granite County | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Granite, Ravalli County | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jefferson, Lewis and Clark County | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Judith Basin, Cascade County | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Lewis and Clark, Jefferson County | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Missoula, Granite County | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Missoula, Powell, Granite County | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Powder River County | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sanders, Lincoln County | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Silver Bow, Madison County | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Stillwater County | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Stillwater, Sweet Grass County | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Visit a gold mine in Montana
Working mines are closed to the public. 5 places in Montana offer tours, panning or mining history.
The Montana Blue Jewel Mine
Tourist attraction · Montana
★ 4.7 (173 reviews)
5582 Four Cee's Rd, Helena, MT 59602
Hours on Google: Daily 9 AM to 5 PM
River of Gold
Museum · Montana
★ 4.3 (100 reviews)
Mining Museum Nevada City, Virginia City, MT 59755
Hours on Google: Daily 10 AM to 5 PM
Questions about gold mines in Montana
How many gold mines are in Montana?
MSHA lists 365 gold mines in Montana. 7 are not abandoned (5 intermittent, 1 active, 1 non-producing). 358 records are marked abandoned. USGS lists another 2,521 historic gold producers that are not in the MSHA records.
What is the largest gold mine in Montana?
By employees reported to MSHA, the largest is Golden Sunlight Mines Inc in Jefferson County, with 54 employees.
Can I visit an abandoned gold mine in Montana?
Old workings are dangerous and most are on private land or active claims, so the answer is almost always no. Do not enter them.
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