Gold Mines in Beaverhead County, MT: 25 Abandoned + 219 Historic

Abandoned gold mine records in Beaverhead County

25 records marked abandoned by MSHA. They are listed for reference only. Land status is from BLM's public dataset and can be out of date; being on public land is not permission to enter old workings.

Show the 25 abandoned records

Name	Type	Status since	Nearest town	Land	USGS record
3 Aces Mine	underground	Aug 21, 1981	n/a	n/a	n/a
Ajax Mine	underground	Jul 11, 1984	n/a	n/a	n/a
Argentite Claims	underground	Aug 21, 1981	n/a	n/a	n/a
Bannack Placer #1	surface	Aug 1, 1989	n/a	n/a	n/a
Boaz Mine	underground	Jan 13, 2026	Argenta	Federal land in a US Forest Service national forest or grassland	Past producer
Bon Accord Venture	surface	Aug 28, 2002	Dillon	n/a	n/a
Bon-Accord	surface	Jun 30, 1993	n/a	n/a	n/a
Ermont	underground	Oct 1, 2011	Dillon	Federal land managed by the Bureau of Land Management	Occurrence
French Creek Mine	underground	May 5, 1982	n/a	n/a	n/a
French Creek Mine	underground	Sep 19, 1991	n/a	n/a	n/a
Frida Marie Grp	underground	Jun 6, 1984	n/a	n/a	n/a
Gold Finch Group	underground	Aug 30, 1984	n/a	n/a	n/a
Grasshopper Creek	surface	Aug 5, 2008	Dillon	n/a	n/a
Grasshopper Mine	surface	Oct 20, 1983	n/a	n/a	n/a
Grasshopper Placer Mining Group LLC	surface	Oct 1, 2016	Dillion	Federal land managed by the Bureau of Land Management	n/a
Ground Hog Mine & Mill	surface	Jul 10, 1990	n/a	n/a	n/a
High Ridge Mine	underground	Aug 6, 1992	n/a	n/a	n/a
Jeff Davis Placer	surface	Oct 31, 1988	n/a	n/a	n/a
Kodiak	surface	Apr 20, 1987	n/a	n/a	n/a
May Day	underground	Mar 24, 1997	n/a	n/a	n/a
New Departure	processing facility	Aug 3, 1990	n/a	n/a	n/a
New Departure Mine	underground	Dec 6, 2013	Dillion	Private land or land not mapped as public	Producer, small output
Silver Ridge	underground	Jul 11, 1984	n/a	n/a	n/a
Universal Enterpirses Incorporated	processing facility	May 10, 1984	n/a	n/a	n/a
Yellow Band	underground	Jan 13, 2026	Argenta	Private land or land not mapped as public	Past producer

Historic gold producers in Beaverhead County (USGS)

USGS records 219 historic gold producers in Beaverhead County: 195 past producers and 24 listed as producers or plants. For 95 of them USGS gives an output size (95 small). Production years are recorded for 48 sites, from 1850 to 1965.

Show the 219 sites

Site	USGS status	Output	Commodities	Years
Argenta District	Producer	small	Gold, Silver, Lead, Copper, Zinc	from 1862
Baldy Mountain District	Producer	small	Zinc, Silver, Gold, Lead, Copper, Tungsten, Vanadium	from 1870
Hecla District	Producer	small	Lead, Copper, Silver, Gold, Zinc, Manganese	1873 to 1965
Rattlesnake Creek	Producer	small	Gold	from 1875
Cleve-Avon Group	Producer	small	Silver, Lead, Gold	from 1877
Ajax Mine	Producer	small	Gold, Silver, Lead, Copper	from 1880
Golden Era Mine	Producer	small	Gold, Silver, Lead	from 1884
Big Four Mine	Producer	small	Gold, Silver, Lead, Copper, Zinc	n/a
French and Watson Gulches	Producer	small	Gold	n/a
Grasshopper Creek Placers	Producer	small	Gold	n/a
Hand Mauldin Group	Producer	small	Lead, Silver, Zinc, Copper, Gold	found 1867
Jeanette Claim	Producer	small	Copper, Zinc, Silver, Lead, Gold	n/a
Stringer Mine	Producer	small	Gold	n/a
Sheep Creek Placer	Past producer	small	Gold	from 1850
Bannack District	Past producer	small	Gold, Copper, Silver, Lead, Zinc, Bismuth	from 1862
Gold Bug Mine	Past producer	small	Gold, Silver, Copper, Lead, Bismuth, Tellurium	from 1862
Blue Grass Mine	Past producer	small	Gold, Silver, Tellurium	from 1863
Blue Wing District	Past producer	small	Silver, Lead, Copper, Gold, Manganese	from 1864
Kent Mine	Past producer	small	Silver, Gold, Lead, Copper, Zinc, Tellurium, Antimony, Manganese	from 1864
Charter Oak Mine	Past producer	small	Silver, Lead, Copper, Zinc, Gold	from 1865
Del Monte Mine	Past producer	small	Silver, Gold, Copper, Lead, Antimony	from 1865
Ingersoll Group	Past producer	small	Copper, Silver, Lead, Gold, Zinc	from 1865
Pomeroy Mine	Past producer	small	Gold, Silver, Lead, Copper, Zinc	from 1865
Randall Mine	Past producer	small	Silver, Gold, Lead	from 1865
Lone Pine Mine	Past producer	small	Silver, Gold, Copper, Lead, Zinc	from 1867
Ferdinand Mine	Past producer	small	Lead, Zinc, Copper, Silver, Gold	from 1868
Steel Creek Placer	Past producer	small	Gold	from 1869
Polaris Mine	Past producer	small	Silver, Copper, Zinc, Lead, Gold	from 1884
Gold Coin Mine	Past producer	small	Gold	from 1900
Maynard Mine	Past producer	small	Gold, Silver, Lead	from 1900
Excelsior Mine	Past producer	small	Silver, Gold, Copper, Bismuth, Manganese, Tellurium	from 1902
Indian Queen Mine	Past producer	small	Silver, Copper, Gold, Lead, Tungsten	from 1903
Sunshine Claim	Past producer	small	Copper, Silver, Lead, Gold	from 1914
Yellow Bird	Past producer	small	Gold, Lead, Copper, Silver, Antimony	1926 to 1936
Ermont Mines	Past producer	small	Gold, Copper, Silver, Antimony	from 1932
Frying Pan Basin Placer	Past producer	small	Gold	from 1932
Badger Gold Group	Past producer	small	Gold, Silver, Copper	from 1933
Nevada Mine	Past producer	small	Silver, Gold, Copper	from 1934
May Day Mine	Past producer	small	Lead, Gold, Silver, Copper, Zinc	from 1935
Capital Mine	Past producer	small	Copper, Zinc, Lead, Silver, Gold	from 1940
Rosemont Mine	Past producer	small	Silver, Gold, Lead, Copper	from 1940
Storm King Mine	Past producer	small	Gold, Silver, Lead	from 1951
Jackson Mine	Past producer	small	Silver, Gold, Copper, Zinc, Lead	from 1957
Starlight Claim	Past producer	small	Silver, Lead, Gold	from 1957
Aurora Mine	Past producer	small	Silver, Copper, Gold	n/a
Berlin Claims	Past producer	small	Gold, Silver, Lead	n/a
Birch Creek Placer	Past producer	small	Gold	found 1865
Clara Mine	Past producer	small	Silver, Gold	n/a
Cold Spring Placer	Past producer	small	Gold	n/a
Copper Bell Mine	Past producer	small	Lead, Copper, Silver, Gold	found 1875
Cottontail Mine	Past producer	small	Silver, Lead, Gold, Copper, Zinc, Manganese	found 1865
Cow Creek Placer	Past producer	small	Gold	found 1898
Dark Horse Mine	Past producer	small	Gold, Silver, Copper, Lead, Zinc	n/a
Darkhorse Cr. Placer	Past producer	small	Gold	n/a
Diadem Group	Past producer	small	Gold, Silver, Copper, Lead, Zinc	n/a
Dillon Mine	Past producer	small	Silver, Gold, Copper, Lead, Zinc	n/a
Dyce Creek Placer	Past producer	small	Gold	found 1868
Faithful Group	Past producer	small	Lead, Zinc, Copper, Gold, Vanadium, Silver	found 1876
Faithful Mine	Past producer	small	Lead, Copper, Silver, Gold	n/a
Gladstone-Argenta Mine	Past producer	small	Gold, Silver, Lead	found 1885
Golden Leaf Group (Bannack)	Past producer	small	Gold, Silver, Copper, Lead, Zinc	found 1863
Goldfinch Group	Past producer	small	Copper, Silver, Lead, Gold, Zinc	found 1885
Greenstone Mine	Past producer	small	Copper, Silver, Gold, Tungsten	n/a
Guy Mine	Past producer	small	Silver, Copper, Zinc, Gold, Lead, Molybdenum	found 1891
Hillside Placer Mine	Past producer	small	Gold, Silver, Copper, Zinc	n/a
Jack Rabbit Mine	Past producer	small	Lead, Silver, Copper, Gold	found 1875
Jahnke Mine	Past producer	small	Silver, Lead, Copper, Tungsten, Gold	found 1892
Jeff Davis	Past producer	small	Gold	found 1863
Keokirk-Elm Orlu Group	Past producer	small	Silver, Copper, Gold	found 1872
Keystone Mine	Past producer	small	Gold, Silver	n/a
Lookout Mine	Past producer	small	Gold, Silver, Copper, Tellurium	n/a
Martin Mine	Past producer	small	Gold, Silver, Lead	found 1869
Mcconnell Wellman Group	Past producer	small	Silver, Lead, Zinc, Copper, Gold	n/a
Midnight Mine	Past producer	small	Gold, Silver, Lead	found 1875
Miner Creek Placer	Past producer	small	Gold	found 1875
Monte Cristo Mine	Past producer	small	Lead, Silver, Copper, Gold	n/a
Monument Mine	Past producer	small	Copper, Gold	n/a
North Star Mine	Past producer	small	Gold, Silver, Copper	n/a
Park Mine	Past producer	small	Silver, Copper, Zinc, Gold, Lead, Tungsten	found 1874
Payday Claim	Past producer	small	Silver, Gold, Lead, Zinc, Copper	found 1934
Pioneer Mine	Past producer	small	Gold, Silver, Copper	n/a
Placer Creek Placer	Past producer	small	Gold	n/a
Queen of the Hills Mine	Past producer	small	Gold, Silver, Lead, Copper, Zinc, Barium-Barite	n/a
Red Rock Mine	Past producer	small	Copper, Silver, Gold	n/a
Ruby Creek Placers	Past producer	small	Gold	n/a
S.S. S R. Mine	Past producer	small	Gold, Lead, Zinc	n/a
Silver King Mine	Past producer	small	Silver, Copper, Lead, Gold, Zinc	n/a
Sir Walter Scott Group	Past producer	small	Gold, Silver, Copper, Lead, Bismuth	n/a
Star Mine	Past producer	small	Gold, Silver, Copper, Lead, Zinc	n/a
Sunshine Claim	Past producer	small	Copper, Lead, Silver, Gold	found 1885
Sunshine Mine	Past producer	small	Lead, Copper, Gold, Silver	n/a
Sylvia Mine	Past producer	small	Silver, Gold, Zinc, Copper, Lead	found 1940
Trapper Mine	Past producer	small	Lead, Silver, Gold, Copper, Zinc	found 1873
Washington Mine	Past producer	small	Gold, Silver	n/a
White Cap Mine	Past producer	small	Silver, Gold, Copper, Lead, Tungsten	n/a
Carbonate Mine	Producer	n/a	Gold, Silver, Lead, Zinc	from 1890
Goodview Mine	Producer	n/a	Silver, Gold, Lead, Zinc, Copper	from 1941
Bon Mine	Producer	n/a	Silver, Gold	n/a
Ground Hog Mine	Producer	n/a	Gold, Lead, Silver, Copper	found 1895
Ruth Mine	Producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Virginia Gulch Mine	Producer	n/a	Gold, Silver, Lead, Manganese	n/a
(Facility) Glendale Smelter Mine	Plant	n/a	Gold, Copper, Lead, Silver, Zinc	n/a
Dillion Mining and Milling	Plant	n/a	Gold	n/a
Ground Hog Mine	Plant	n/a	Gold, Lead, Silver	n/a
May Day Mine	Plant	n/a	Lead, Gold, Silver	n/a
New Departure Custom Vat Leach	Plant	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Bannack	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	1862 to 1950
Tuscarora Group	Past producer	n/a	Silver, Copper, Lead, Zinc, Gold	from 1875
Coolidge Mine	Past producer	n/a	Silver, Gold, Lead, Zinc, Copper	from 1898
Elkhorn Mine	Past producer	n/a	Lead, Silver, Zinc, Copper, Gold, Molybdenum, Tungsten	from 1900
Ermont Group	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver, Copper, Lead, Zinc	from 1934
Ermont No 19 Mine	Past producer	n/a	Silver, Gold, Copper, Antimony, Zinc, Mercury, Lead	from 1934
Ermont No 2 Mine	Past producer	n/a	Gold	from 1934
West Ermont Mine	Past producer	n/a	Silver, Gold, Zinc, Lead, Copper	from 1934
Ajax Mine	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver, Lead	found 1874
Argenta Mine	Past producer	n/a	Lead, Silver, Copper, Gold	n/a
Argyle Mine	Past producer	n/a	Lead, Gold, Silver	n/a
Aurora Mine	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Copper, Silver	n/a
Badger Mine	Past producer	n/a	Copper, Gold, Silver	n/a
Baltic	Past producer	n/a	Copper, Gold, Silver	n/a
Bannock Placer	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Big Four Mine	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Zinc, Silver, Lead, Copper	n/a
Blue Wing	Past producer	n/a	Silver, Gold, Copper	n/a
Boaz Mine	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Boston and Montana Group	Past producer	n/a	Silver, Zinc, Lead, Gold, Copper	n/a
Brownell Mine	Past producer	n/a	Lead, Copper, Gold, Silver	n/a
Capitol Mine	Past producer	n/a	Lead, Copper, Gold, Silver, Zinc	n/a
Carbonate Mine	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Lead, Silver, Zinc	n/a
Charter Oak Mine	Past producer	n/a	Lead, Zinc, Gold, Copper, Silver	n/a
Cleve-Avon	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Comet Group	Past producer	n/a	Silver, Gold, Copper, Lead, Zinc	n/a
Cow Creek Placer	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Davis Syndicate Placer	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Dillon Mine	Past producer	n/a	Lead, Copper, Gold, Silver	n/a
Eight Ball	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Zinc, Silver, Copper	n/a
Excelsior Mine	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver, Copper	n/a
Faithful Mine	Past producer	n/a	Lead, Zinc, Silver, Gold	n/a
Fraction Mine	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Franklin Mine	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Gold Bug & Blue Grass Claims	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver, Lead, Copper	n/a
Gold Coin Mine	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Golden Era Mine	Past producer	n/a	Lead, Gold, Silver, Zinc	n/a
Golden Leaf Mine	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Lead, Zinc, Silver, Copper	n/a
Goldfinch Mine	Past producer	n/a	Lead, Copper, Gold, Silver, Zinc	n/a
Goldsmith Mine	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver, Lead, Zinc, Copper	found 1887
Goldsmith Mine	Past producer	n/a	Copper, Gold, Lead, Silver, Zinc	n/a
Goodview Mine	Past producer	n/a	Lead, Zinc, Silver, Gold	n/a
Governor Tilden	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver, Copper, Lead, Zinc	found 1865
Governor Tilden Mine	Past producer	n/a	Lead, Gold, Silver, Zinc	n/a
Grasshopper Claims #1	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver, Lead	n/a
Grasshopper Mine	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Grasshopper Placer	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Gray Jockey Mine	Past producer	n/a	Silver, Copper, Lead, Gold	n/a
Gray Jockey Mine	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver, Lead, Copper	n/a
Guy Mine	Past producer	n/a	Copper, Silver, Gold, Zinc	n/a
H and S Mine	Past producer	n/a	Silver, Lead, Zinc, Copper, Gold	n/a
Hand Mauldin Mine	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Copper, Lead, Silver, Zinc	n/a
Hecla Mines	Past producer	n/a	Silver, Lead, Copper, Zinc, Gold	n/a
Hendricks Mine	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Lead, Silver, Copper	n/a
Henry Mine	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Humbolt Mountain Site	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Copper, Lead, Silver, Zinc	n/a
Huron	Past producer	n/a	Silver, Copper, Gold, Lead, Zinc	n/a
Ingersol Group	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Lead, Silver, Zinc	n/a
Ingersol Mine	Past producer	n/a	Lead, Zinc, Silver, Gold, Copper	n/a
Jack Mine	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Lead, Silver	n/a
Jack Rabbit Mine	Past producer	n/a	Lead, Copper, Gold, Silver	n/a
Jackson Mine	Past producer	n/a	Lead, Copper, Zinc, Silver, Gold	n/a
Jahnke Mine	Past producer	n/a	Copper, Lead, Silver, Tungsten, Gold	n/a
Kent	Past producer	n/a	Silver, Copper, Gold, Zinc, Lead	n/a
Keokuk-Elm Orlu	Past producer	n/a	Copper, Silver, Gold	n/a
Keystone Mine	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Keystone Mine	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver, Talc-Soapstone	n/a
Last Chance	Past producer	n/a	Manganese, Zinc, Silver, Gold, Coal	n/a
Last Chance Group	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Lively	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Lively Placer	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Lone Pine Mine	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver, Copper	n/a
Martin Mine	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Lead, Silver	n/a
Maynard Mine	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Lead, Silver, Sulfur	n/a
Midnight Mine	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Zinc, Silver, Lead, Copper	n/a
Miner Creek Placer	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Monte Cristo Mine	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Lead, Silver, Copper	n/a
Monument Mine	Past producer	n/a	Copper, Silver, Gold	n/a
Nevada Mine	Past producer	n/a	Copper, Zinc, Gold, Lead, Manganese, Silver	n/a
New Atlantis Mine	Past producer	n/a	Silver, Lead, Gold, Copper, Zinc	n/a
New Departure Mine	Past producer	n/a	Zinc, Lead, Silver, Gold	n/a
Noble and Others Claim Group	Past producer	n/a	Silver, Manganese, Lead, Gold, Copper, Zinc	n/a
North Star Property	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Copper, Silver	n/a
Old Atlantis Mine	Past producer	n/a	Silver, Lead, Copper, Gold, Zinc	n/a
Old Faithful Mine	Past producer	n/a	Lead, Zinc, Silver, Gold, Copper	n/a
Park Mine	Past producer	n/a	Lead, Gold, Copper, Zinc, Silver	n/a
Paymaster	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Copper	n/a
Queen of the Hills	Past producer	n/a	Lead, Zinc, Silver, Gold	n/a
Randall Mine	Past producer	n/a	Silver, Gold, Lead	n/a
Red Rock Mine	Past producer	n/a	Silver, Copper, Gold	n/a
Rena Mine	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver, Lead, Copper, Zinc	found 1884
Rena Mine	Past producer	n/a	Silver, Gold	n/a
Richardson Creek Placer	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Rosemont Mine	Past producer	n/a	Lead, Silver, Gold, Copper	n/a
S.S. & R. Mine	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Zinc, Lead	n/a
Sata Maira Rainbow Group	Past producer	n/a	Copper, Silver, Gold	n/a
Star No. 1-3	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Copper, Lead, Silver, Zinc	n/a
Starlight	Past producer	n/a	Lead, Gold, Silver	n/a
Steel Creek Placer	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Storm King	Past producer	n/a	Lead, Gold, Silver, Zinc	n/a
Sunshine	Past producer	n/a	Copper, Silver, Lead, Gold	n/a
Sweeney Mine	Past producer	n/a	Zinc, Silver, Lead, Gold	n/a
Sylvia Mine	Past producer	n/a	Lead, Silver, Gold	n/a
Tender Group	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Lead, Copper, Silver, Zinc	n/a
Towner Placer	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Trapper Mine	Past producer	n/a	Lead, Zinc, Silver, Gold	n/a
Tuscarora Mine	Past producer	n/a	Lead, Copper, Gold, Silver, Zinc	n/a
Unknown Placer	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Virginia Gulch Mine	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Wadams	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Copper, Lead, Silver, Zinc	n/a
Watson Gulch	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Wellman Mine	Past producer	n/a	Lead, Zinc, Silver, Gold	n/a
Wooley	Past producer	n/a	Lead, Gold, Zinc, Silver	n/a
Yellow Bird	Past producer	n/a	Silver, Lead, Gold, Copper	n/a

Source: USGS Mineral Resources Data System (retrieved 2026-10-13). The database was last updated around 2011, positions can be approximate and "producer" does not mean a mine is operating today. Sites already matched to an MSHA record are shown in the MSHA tables.

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