Gold mines in Fergus County, Montana

Fergus County has 15 gold mines in MSHA records: 0 not abandoned and 15 abandoned. USGS lists 32 more historic producers.

Abandoned gold mine records in Fergus County

15 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 Land status is from BLM's public dataset and can be out of date; being on public land is not permission to enter old workings.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 15 abandoned records
NameTypeStatus sinceNearest townLandUSGS record
Black Bull MineundergroundNov 14, 1980n/an/an/a
EdwardssurfaceOct 16, 1986n/an/an/a
Edwards MineundergroundJan 14, 1980n/an/an/a
Elk PeakundergroundJun 22, 1992n/an/an/a
Gilt Edge MineundergroundJul 1, 1991n/an/an/a
Heath MillundergroundJun 22, 1992n/an/an/a
Kendall MineundergroundAug 17, 1977n/an/an/a
Kendall MinesurfaceFeb 8, 1999n/an/an/a
Maginnis MinesurfaceJul 1, 1991n/aPrivate land or land not mapped as publicn/a
Maginnis MinesurfaceOct 1, 2021LewistownPrivate land or land not mapped as publicn/a
New Hope MineundergroundJul 13, 1988n/an/an/a
Sheep Mtn MineundergroundJan 14, 1980n/an/an/a
Spotted Horse MineundergroundApr 9, 1991n/an/an/a
Tail HoltundergroundJul 1, 1991n/an/an/a
The Golden Arrow MineundergroundNov 17, 2005Royn/an/a

Historic gold producers in Fergus County (USGS)

USGS records 32 historic gold producers in Fergus County: 23 past producers and 9 listed as producers or plants. The most common deposit type is alkaline Au-Te (Au-Ag-Te veins) (4 sites).

Show the 32 sites
SiteUSGS statusOutputCommoditiesYears
Beal Mountain MineProducern/aGoldn/a
Black Bull MineProducern/aSilver, Copper, Gold, Lead, Zincfound 1885
Golden Sunrise MineProducern/aGoldn/a
North MoccasinProducern/aGoldn/a
North Moccasin ProjectProducern/aGoldn/a
Spotted Horse MineProducern/aGold, Silver, Lead, Copper, Tellurium, Zincfound 1881
Warm SpringsProducern/aGold, Silvern/a
Geis MinePlantn/aGold, Lead, Silverfrom 1987
KendallPlantn/aSilver, Gold, Tungstenfrom 1988
Maginnis MinePast producern/aGold, Silverfrom 1881
Gilt Edge MinePast producern/aGold, Silverfrom 1883
AccidentPast producern/aLead, Silver, Goldn/a
Armells Producer ClaimPast producern/aLead, Silver, Zinc, Goldn/a
Barnes-KingPast producern/aGoldn/a
Big Six MinePast producern/aGoldn/a
CumberlandPast producern/aGold, Silvern/a
Cumberland MinePast producern/aGold, Silverfound 1885
Edwards MinePast producern/aGold, Silvern/a
Federal Reserve GroupPast producern/aSilver, Lead, Goldn/a
GlobePast producern/aLead, Zinc, Silver, Gold, Coppern/a
Hilger MillPast producern/aGoldn/a
MatthewsPast producern/aGold, Lead, Silvern/a
Montago MinePast producern/aGold, Copper, Silvern/a
Myranda ClaimPast producern/aGold, Silver, Leadn/a
New YearPast producern/aGoldn/a
No. 4 MinePast producern/aGold, Silver, Lead, Zinc, Coppern/a
North Moccasin MinePast producern/aGoldn/a
Old NelsonPast producern/aLead, Gold, Silver, Zincn/a
SantiagoPast producern/aGoldn/a
Sheep Mountain MinePast producern/aGold, Silver, Lead, Coppern/a
Tail Holt MinePast producern/aGold, Silvern/a
Whisky GulchPast producern/aGoldn/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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