Gold Mines in Granite County, MT: 2 Open + 192 Historic

Gold mines in Granite County that are not abandoned

Mine	Type	MSHA status	Employees
Contact Concentrator	processing facility	Intermittent	6
Henderson	surface	Intermittent	2

Abandoned gold mine records in Granite 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 Land status is from BLM's public dataset and can be out of date; being on public land is not permission to enter old workings.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
Bagdad	underground	Aug 7, 1989	n/a	n/a	n/a
Bear Creek	surface	Sep 3, 2015	Drummond	Private land or land not mapped as public	n/a
Bear Creek Placer	surface	Nov 13, 2024	Drummond	Private land or land not mapped as public	Occurrence
Deep Creek Placer	surface	Aug 21, 1989	n/a	n/a	n/a
Dewey Mine	surface	Aug 18, 2016	Drummond	Private land or land not mapped as public	n/a
Eureka Gulch Placer	surface	Nov 1, 2022	Phillipsburg	Private land or land not mapped as public	Past producer, small output
Fourth Of July	underground	Jun 5, 1990	n/a	n/a	n/a
Garnet Project-Nancy Hanks Mine	underground	Jan 1, 2012	Garnet	Federal land managed by the Bureau of Land Management	Past producer, small output
Golden Eagle Mines	underground	Sep 22, 1986	n/a	n/a	n/a
Golden Jubilee Mine	underground	Feb 3, 2016	Anconda	Land status not determined in the BLM dataset	n/a
ground source	surface	Nov 14, 2013	drummond	n/a	n/a
Lead King	surface	Mar 22, 1990	n/a	n/a	n/a
Mc Donald Mill	processing facility	Sep 18, 1987	n/a	n/a	n/a
Mc Donald Mill	processing facility	Jul 21, 1992	n/a	n/a	n/a
Minerals Processing Mill	processing facility	Nov 4, 1982	n/a	n/a	n/a
Nancy Hanks	surface	Mar 22, 1990	n/a	n/a	n/a
Old Dominion	underground	Jul 26, 1982	n/a	n/a	n/a
Quartz Gulch Placer	surface	Jan 8, 1991	n/a	n/a	n/a
Reynolds City Claim	surface	Jul 18, 1990	n/a	n/a	n/a
Saranac Mine	underground	Mar 13, 1987	n/a	n/a	n/a
Sawpit Placer Mine	surface	Jul 14, 1987	n/a	n/a	n/a
Silver Spruce Leaching	processing facility	Jul 12, 1982	n/a	n/a	n/a
Springtown	surface	Nov 13, 2024	Drummund	Private land or land not mapped as public	Unknown
Trout	surface	Feb 5, 2021	Philipsburg	n/a	n/a
Victory Mine #1	underground	Sep 22, 1986	n/a	n/a	n/a

Historic gold producers in Granite County (USGS)

USGS records 192 historic gold producers in Granite County: 174 past producers and 18 listed as producers or plants. For 114 of them USGS gives an output size (1 large, 6 medium, 107 small). Production years are recorded for 33 sites, from 1865 to 1978.

Show the 192 sites

Site	USGS status	Output	Commodities	Years
Philipsburg	Producer	large	Silver, Manganese, Lead, Gold, Copper, Phosphorus-Phosphates, Iron, Tungsten, Cobalt, Arsenic, Antimony	n/a
Black Pine District	Producer	medium	Copper, Silver, Lead, Zinc, Tungsten, Gold, Arsenic, Antimony	found 1882
Rock Creek District	Producer	medium	Corundum, Gemstone, Gold, Silver, Copper	n/a
Bear Creek Placers	Past producer	medium	Gold, Silver	from 1865
Henderson District	Past producer	medium	Tungsten, Gold, Copper, Lead	n/a
Princeton District	Past producer	medium	Gold, Silver, Lead, Zinc, Phosphorus-Phosphates, Copper, Antimony	found 1860
Red Lion District	Past producer	medium	Gold, Copper, Silver	found 1880
Blue Bird	Producer	small	Gold, Silver, Copper, Lead	n/a
Cadgie Taylor Mine	Producer	small	Silver, Zinc, Silica, Copper, Gold, Lead, Barium-Barite	n/a
Golden Jubilee Mine	Producer	small	Silver, Gold	n/a
Mickey Lode Claim	Producer	small	Silver, Gold, Manganese, Bismuth	found 1946
Silver King Mine	Producer	small	Silver, Gold	n/a
Summit Mine	Producer	small	Lead, Silver, Gold	n/a
Trout Mine	Past producer	small	Silver, Manganese, Copper, Zinc, Gold, Lead, Arsenic	from 1870
Welcome Creek Placer	Past producer	small	Gold	1875 to 1941
Granite - Bimetallic Mine	Past producer	small	Gold, Silver, Copper, Lead, Zinc, Antimony, Arsenic	1882 to 1978
Haparanda Mine	Past producer	small	Gold	from 1886
Gould-Corry Lode	Past producer	small	Gold, Silver, Tungsten, Copper	from 1890
Hannah Mine	Past producer	small	Gold, Silver	from 1890
Nineteen Hundred Mine	Past producer	small	Gold	1890 to 1906
Northern Cross Mine	Past producer	small	Gold, Copper	1890 to 1906
Royal Mine	Past producer	small	Gold, Silver, Lead	from 1890
Hobo Mine	Past producer	small	Silver, Gold, Lead, Zinc, Antimony, Arsenic	from 1892
Sunrise Mine	Past producer	small	Gold, Silver, Copper, Lead, Tungsten	from 1892
Bunker Hill	Past producer	small	Gold, Silver, Copper	from 1894
Gold Hill Mine	Past producer	small	Gold, Copper	from 1895
Mc Farland's Placer	Past producer	small	Gold, Mercury	from 1896
Nancy Hanks Mine	Past producer	small	Gold, Silver, Copper, Lead, Barium-Barite, Antimony	from 1896
Tibbits Placer	Past producer	small	Gold	1896 to 1907
Red Cloud Group	Past producer	small	Gold, Silver, Copper, Lead, Molybdenum, Barium-Barite, Antimony	from 1897
Robinson Mine	Past producer	small	Gold, Silver	1900 to 1906
True Fissure Mine	Past producer	small	Silver, Lead, Manganese, Zinc, Copper, Gold, Arsenic, Antimony	from 1900
Sunday Mine	Past producer	small	Gold, Silver	from 1902
Big Springs Creek Placer	Past producer	small	Gold	from 1904
Tussle Mine	Past producer	small	Silver, Gold, Lead, Copper	1904 to 1906
Moose Lake District	Past producer	small	Gold, Silver, Copper, Lead, Zinc, Molybdenum	from 1907
Lehsou Mine	Past producer	small	Gold	from 1916
Hidden Lake Mine	Past producer	small	Gold, Silver	from 1933
Warm Spring Creek Placer	Past producer	small	Gold	1933 to 1934
Lila Dixon Lode	Past producer	small	Gold	1941 to 1942
Albion Mine	Past producer	small	Silver, Gold, Copper, Lead, Fluorine-Fluorite, Antimony	n/a
Alps District	Past producer	small	Gold, Lead, Zinc, Silver, Copper, Pumice, Tungsten	n/a
Antelope Creek District	Past producer	small	Gold, Copper, Silver, Barium-Barite	found 1900
Argo Mine	Past producer	small	Gold, Silver, Tungsten	n/a
Banker Claim	Past producer	small	Silver, Lead, Gold, Zinc, Fluorine-Fluorite	n/a
Banner Mine	Past producer	small	Gold, Silver, Zinc	n/a
Bloomington Mine	Past producer	small	Gold, Lead	n/a
Bohrer Mine	Past producer	small	Silver, Gold, Zinc, Copper, Lead	n/a
Brewster Creek Placer	Past producer	small	Gold	n/a
Cascade Mine	Past producer	small	Gold, Silver, Copper, Antimony	n/a
Clear Grit Claim	Past producer	small	Silver, Gold, Copper	n/a
Dandy Mine	Past producer	small	Gold, Silver, Zinc	n/a
Dewey Mine	Past producer	small	Gold, Silver, Copper, Barium-Barite, Antimony	n/a
Douglas Mine	Past producer	small	Gold, Silver	n/a
Durand Mine	Past producer	small	Gold, Silver, Arsenic	n/a
Fairview Mine	Past producer	small	Gold, Silver, Copper, Molybdenum, Tellurium, Barium-Barite, Bismuth	n/a
Flint Creek Mine	Past producer	small	Gold, Silver, Bismuth, Tellurium	to 1906
Fourth of July	Past producer	small	Silver, Gold, Lead, Copper, Antimony, Barium-Barite	n/a
Franz Deposit	Past producer	small	Tungsten, Silver, Gold	n/a
Gem Mine	Past producer	small	Silver, Manganese, Gold, Copper, Lead, Phosphorus-Phosphates, Arsenic, Antimony	n/a
Gold Reef Mine	Past producer	small	Gold, Silver, Copper	n/a
Golden Eagle Mine	Past producer	small	Gold, Silver, Tellurium, Bismuth	to 1906
Grant and Hartford Mine	Past producer	small	Gold, Silver, Copper, Lead, Antimony, Barium-Barite	n/a
Grubstake Mine	Past producer	small	Silver, Gold	n/a
Harvey Placer Placer	Past producer	small	Gold	n/a
Idaho Mine	Past producer	small	Gold	n/a
Independence Prospect	Past producer	small	Gold	n/a
Jackie Marie Mine	Past producer	small	Gold, Copper	n/a
Jackson Mine	Past producer	small	Silver, Lead, Gold	n/a
Jasper & Mattlich Claim	Past producer	small	Lead, Gold, Silver	n/a
Last Chance Claim	Past producer	small	Copper, Silica, Silver, Gold, Antimony	n/a
Little Gold Creek Placer	Past producer	small	Gold, Platinum, Titanium, Metal, REE, Tungsten, Lead, Copper	n/a
Londonderry Mine	Past producer	small	Silver, Gold, Lead, Zinc	n/a
Lycoming Mine	Past producer	small	Gold, Silver, Lead	n/a
Lynx Mine	Past producer	small	Gold	n/a
M & T Mine	Past producer	small	Silver, Gold, Lead, Copper	n/a
Magone & Anderson Mine	Past producer	small	Silver, Gold, Copper, Lead, Antimony	n/a
Master Placer	Past producer	small	Gold	n/a
Maxville District	Past producer	small	Silver, Gold, Copper, Phosphorus-Phosphates, Lead, Zinc, Antimony	n/a
Maxville Tailings	Past producer	small	Gold, Silver	n/a
Maxville Tailings	Past producer	small	Gold, Silver	n/a
Miller Mine	Past producer	small	Gold, Silver, Lead, Copper, Zinc, Chromium, Arsenic	found 1914
Mitchell Mine	Past producer	small	Silver, Gold, Lead, Manganese, Zinc, Arsenic, Antimony	n/a
Modoc and American Flag Claims	Past producer	small	Gold, Copper, Barium-Barite	n/a
Montana Mine	Past producer	small	Gold	to 1906
Moonlight	Past producer	small	Gold, Silver, Copper, Lead, Phosphorus-Phosphates	n/a
Mountain Chief	Past producer	small	Lead, Zinc, Silver, Gold, Copper	n/a
Mountain Ram Mine	Past producer	small	Gold, Silver, Barium-Barite	to 1906
New Seattle Mine	Past producer	small	Gold, Silver	n/a
Pineau Placer Mine	Past producer	small	Gold	n/a
Porter Mine	Past producer	small	Gold	n/a
Potosi	Past producer	small	Silver, Copper, Gold	n/a
Princeton Gulch Placer	Past producer	small	Gold, REE, Titanium, Metal, Platinum	n/a
Puritan Mine	Past producer	small	Silver, Gold, Zinc, Lead, Antimony	n/a
Queen Mine	Past producer	small	Silver, Lead, Gold	n/a
Red Lion Mine	Past producer	small	Gold, Silver	found 1887
Robert Emmet	Past producer	small	Silver, Gold	n/a
Rumsey Tailings	Past producer	small	Silver, Gold, Silica	n/a
San Francisco Mine	Past producer	small	Gold, Silver, Lead, Copper, Zinc, Arsenic, Antimony, Manganese	n/a
Sanders Mine	Past producer	small	Silver, Gold, Lead, Manganese	n/a
Saranac	Past producer	small	Silver, Lead, Zinc, Copper, Gold, Barium-Barite	n/a
Shamrock Mine	Past producer	small	Lead, Zinc, Copper, Gold, Silver	n/a
Shamrock Mine	Past producer	small	Gold, Lead, Copper, Antimony, Barium-Barite	found 1867
Sierra Mine	Past producer	small	Copper, Silver, Gold, Antimony	n/a
Silver Chief Mine	Past producer	small	Silver, Lead, Gold	n/a
St. Thomas Mine	Past producer	small	Gold	to 1906
Stone Placer Mine	Past producer	small	Gold	n/a
Sweet Home Mine	Past producer	small	Manganese, Silver, Gold	n/a
Tiger Mine	Past producer	small	Silver, Gold	n/a
Upper Willow Creek Placer	Past producer	small	Gold	n/a
Welcome Creek District	Past producer	small	Gold	found 1900
Willie Mine	Past producer	small	Gold	n/a
Yellow Metal Mine	Past producer	small	Gold	to 1906
Young America Claim	Past producer	small	Gold, Silver	n/a
Silver King Mine	Producer	n/a	Silver, Gold, Copper, Lead	from 1925
Apex Mine	Producer	n/a	Gold, Lead, Silver, Zinc, Copper	n/a
First Chance (Garnet) District	Producer	n/a	Gold, Tungsten	n/a
Herzer and Green Property	Producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Hidden Treasure Mine	Producer	n/a	Gold, Tungsten	n/a
John G. Carlisle Mine	Producer	n/a	Gold, Silver, Copper, Zinc, Lead	n/a
Rocky Creek Mines	Producer	n/a	Manganese, Gold	n/a
Black Pine Mine	Plant	n/a	Gold, Silver, Copper, Lead, Zinc, Antimony	from 1882
Silver Spruce Leaching	Plant	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Garnet (First Chance)	Past producer	n/a	Copper, Silver, Gold, Zinc, Lead	1867 to 1955
Henderson Mine	Past producer	n/a	Tungsten, Gold	from 1900
Brooklyn Group	Past producer	n/a	Silver, Zinc, Lead, Gold, Copper	from 1907
Armada Mine	Past producer	n/a	Copper, Silver, Gold	n/a
Bagdad Mine	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Molybdenum, Copper	n/a
Basin and Quartz Creek Placers	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Sapphire	n/a
Belleflower Mine	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Big Bill	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Copper, Silver	n/a
Big Expectation Mine	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Blue Bird	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver, Copper	n/a
Blue Moon Mine	Past producer	n/a	Tungsten, Copper, Gold, Silver	n/a
Cabin Home	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Cadgie-Taylor Mine	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver, Zinc, Lead, Copper	n/a
Confident Placer Group	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Copper Queen Group	Past producer	n/a	Copper, Gold, Lead, Silver, Tungsten	n/a
Crescent Mine	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver, Barium-Barite	n/a
Deep Creek Placer	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Douglas Creek	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Lead, Silver	n/a
Dunkelberg	Past producer	n/a	Silver, Lead, Zinc, Copper, Gold	n/a
Durand Mine	Past producer	n/a	Silver, Gold	n/a
Elk Creek and Tributaries	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Forest Rose	Past producer	n/a	Lead, Silver, Zinc, Gold, Copper	found 1884
Garrett Mine	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Manganese, Bismuth	n/a
Glittering Hill	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Gold Bug	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver, Copper	n/a
Gold Creek Mine	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Zinc, Tungsten, Silver, Molybdenum, Lead, Copper	found 1982
Gold Hill Mine	Past producer	n/a	Copper, Gold	n/a
Gold Prince	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Golden Jubille	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Hannah Mine	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Hidden Lake Mine	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver, Copper	n/a
Hobo Mine	Past producer	n/a	Silver, Gold	n/a
Homestead Mine	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Copper, Lead, Silver, Zinc	n/a
Ivanhoe Mine	Past producer	n/a	Silver, Gold	n/a
John G. Carlisle Mine	Past producer	n/a	Silver, Gold	n/a
Lycoming Mine	Past producer	n/a	Silver, Gold, Lead	n/a
Master Mine Placer	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Maxville Tailings	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Mcdonald Mine & Mill	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Mcfarland Placer	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Mickey Mine	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Mitchell Mine	Past producer	n/a	Silver, Gold	n/a
Moondyne	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Moonlight Mine	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver, Lead, Copper	n/a
Moose Trail	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Copper, Silver, Zinc	n/a
Mountain Group	Past producer	n/a	Copper, Gold, Silver	n/a
Mountain View Copper Mine	Past producer	n/a	Copper, Gold, Silver	n/a
Mountain View Mine	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Mussingbrod Claims	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Myers Quartz Claim	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Copper, Lead, Silver, Zinc	n/a
Nancy Hanks Mine	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
New Seattle Mine	Past producer	n/a	Silver, Gold	n/a
Nut Pine Mine	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver, Tungsten	n/a
Old Dominion	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Pearl Mine	Past producer	n/a	Lead, Gold, Silver	n/a
Peggy Ann	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Red Lion Mine	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Russel	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
San Francisco	Past producer	n/a	Manganese, Lead, Zinc, Silver, Gold	n/a
Saranac Mine	Past producer	n/a	Lead, Zinc, Silver, Gold, Copper	n/a
Sierra Mine	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Copper, Silver	n/a
Spokane	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Sunday Extension Mine	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Zinc, Silver, Lead, Copper	n/a
Sunday Mine	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Sunset Placer	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Thursday Friday Mine	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver, Lead, Copper	n/a
Tibbet Placer	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Tussle Mine	Past producer	n/a	Silver, Lead, Gold, Copper	n/a
Young America Mine	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	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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