Gold mines in Deer Lodge County, Montana

Deer Lodge County has 3 gold mines in MSHA records: 0 not abandoned and 3 abandoned. USGS lists 43 more historic producers.

Abandoned gold mine records in Deer Lodge County

3 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 Land status is from BLM's public dataset and can be out of date; being on public land is not permission to enter old workings.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 3 abandoned records
NameTypeStatus sinceNearest townLandUSGS record
Cable MinesurfaceApr 8, 1992n/an/an/a
Dry Cottonwood CreeksurfaceAug 6, 2001n/an/an/a
Gold CoinundergroundJul 16, 1990n/an/an/a

Historic gold producers in Deer Lodge County (USGS)

USGS records 43 historic gold producers in Deer Lodge County: 39 past producers and 4 listed as producers or plants. For 23 of them USGS gives an output size (23 small). Production years are recorded for 11 sites, from 1864 to 1957.

Show the 43 sites
SiteUSGS statusOutputCommoditiesYears
Dry Cottonwood PlacerProducersmallGold, Corundum, Gemstonen/a
French Creek Placer and TributariesPast producersmallGoldfrom 1864
Cable MinePast producersmallGold, Silver, Tungsten, Copper, Lead, Iron, Zinc, Manganese, Arsenic, Antimony1867 to 1957
Georgetown PlacersPast producersmallGold1870 to 1936
Cable PlacerPast producersmallGoldfrom 1872
Southern Cross MinePast producersmallSilver, Gold, Copper, Arsenic, Bismuth1872 to 1942
Great Eastern MinePast producersmallGold, Silver, Copper, Zinc, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Dolomitefrom 1903
Hold Fast-Short Shift-Goldenwedg MinesPast producersmallGold, Silver, Copper1920 to 1942
Lost Creek PlacerPast producersmallGoldfrom 1939
Revenue MinePast producersmallGold1939 to 1940
Dry Gulch PlacerPast producersmallGoldn/a
Gold Coin MinePast producersmallGold, Silver, Copper, Platinumfound 1898
Luxemburg MinePast producersmallGoldfound 1875
Mill and Clear Creeks PlacerPast producersmallGoldn/a
Montana ClaimPast producersmallGold, Silver, Copper, Antimonyfound 1902
Olson Gulch DistrictPast producersmallGold, Silver, Tungsten, Iron, Copper, Leadfound 1880
Orofino Creek PlacerPast producersmallGoldn/a
Orphan Boy-Orofino MinePast producersmallGoldn/a
Pyrenees MinePast producersmallSilver, Gold, Copper, Arsenicfound 1870
Silver Lake DistrictPast producersmallTungsten, Gold, Lead, Zinc, Copper, Silver, Antimony, Dolomitefound 1884
Silver Queen MinePast producersmallGoldn/a
Silver Reef MinePast producersmallSilver, Lead, Copper, Zinc, Gold, Antimonyfound 1884
Twilight MinePast producersmallGold, Ironn/a
Bob Evans MineProducern/aGoldn/a
Daly Placer MineProducern/aGoldn/a
Dry Cottonwood Creek PlacerProducern/aSapphire, Goldn/a
Gold Coin MinePast producern/aGold, Silver, Copperfrom 1906
Cable PlacerPast producern/aGoldfrom 1988
Apex MinePast producern/aGoldn/a
Cameron Quartz Lode MinePast producern/aGold, Silica, Silvern/a
Champion Silver MinePast producern/aGold, Silvern/a
Dry Gulch PlacerPast producern/aGoldn/a
GeorgePast producern/aSilver, Copper, Gold, Leadn/a
Georgetown PlacerPast producern/aGoldn/a
Luxemburg MinePast producern/aGold, Ironn/a
Minnehaha & Horseshoe GroupPast producern/aGold, Silvern/a
Montana MinePast producern/aGold, Antimony, Copper, Ironn/a
Oro FinoPast producern/aGold, Silver, Copper, Lead, Gemstonen/a
Pyrenees MinePast producern/aGold, Coppern/a
Pyrite MinePast producern/aGoldn/a
RevenuePast producern/aGold, Copper, Silvern/a
Silver Reef MinePast producern/aSilver, Goldn/a
Twilight MinePast producern/aGold, Ironn/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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