Gold mines in Lewis And Clark County, Montana

Lewis And Clark County has 48 gold mines in MSHA records: 1 not abandoned (1 intermittent) and 47 abandoned. USGS lists 255 more historic producers.

Gold mines in Lewis And Clark County that are not abandoned

MineTypeMSHA statusEmployees
Small gold operation (MSHA 2402718)processing facilityIntermittent1

Abandoned gold mine records in Lewis And Clark County

47 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 Land status is from BLM's public dataset and can be out of date; being on public land is not permission to enter old workings.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 47 abandoned records
NameTypeStatus sinceNearest townLandUSGS record
Baldy Mountain MineundergroundNov 18, 1985n/an/an/a
Basin Creek MinesurfaceApr 3, 1995n/an/an/a
Beaver AmericansurfaceNov 10, 1981n/an/an/a
Belmont MineundergroundJul 18, 1994n/an/an/a
Black Hawk AditundergroundAug 31, 1987n/an/an/a
Black WidowundergroundAug 21, 1980n/an/an/a
Canyon Creek Mine & Millprocessing facilityJul 1, 1981n/an/an/a
CaretakersurfaceOct 1, 2014Marysvillen/an/a
Century Silver Mines IncorporatedundergroundMar 13, 1981n/an/an/a
Cherhill Resources IncorporatedsurfaceAug 7, 1991n/an/an/a
Dana's Bar Mining INCsurfaceFeb 24, 1997n/an/an/a
Dert Gulch MinesurfaceNov 18, 1985n/an/an/a
Drumlummon MineundergroundAug 28, 2014HelenaPrivate land or land not mapped as publicPast producer, small output
Drumlummon Surfaceprocessing facilityMay 14, 1984n/an/an/a
Dull Care PlacerssurfaceSep 17, 1983n/an/an/a
Eldorado BarsurfaceOct 7, 1992n/an/an/a
Eldorado Gems and Precious Metals LLCsurfaceOct 1, 2010HelenaFederal land in a US Forest Service national forest or grasslandPast producer, small output
ErmaundergroundJun 22, 1988n/an/an/a
GalileeundergroundSep 22, 1988n/an/an/a
Gold CrownundergroundApr 6, 1982n/an/an/a
Golden FlagsurfaceMay 22, 1985n/an/an/a
Haley MineundergroundJul 16, 1984n/an/an/a
HumdingersurfaceJul 7, 1986n/an/an/a
Itha DsurfaceDec 29, 1982n/an/an/a
Jay GouldundergroundMar 17, 1988n/an/an/a
Jay GouldundergroundOct 22, 1997n/an/an/a
Johnny Be GoodsurfaceSep 22, 1988n/an/an/a
Klondike Ore #2surfaceAug 25, 1983n/an/an/a
Lark #1surfaceSep 22, 1987n/an/an/a
Lewis And Clark PlacersurfaceAug 25, 1983n/an/an/a
M L J GrizzlysurfaceDec 1, 2011Helenan/an/a
MoblesurfaceOct 1, 2010East Helenan/an/a
Montana Gold & SapphiresurfaceSep 12, 1986n/an/an/a
Noni #1undergroundJun 13, 1980n/an/an/a
Oregon GulchsurfaceDec 6, 2012Yorkn/an/a
Original MinesurfaceJun 29, 1983n/an/an/a
Passage PlacersurfaceMay 9, 1989n/an/an/a
Pretty Girl PlacersurfaceAug 7, 1989n/an/an/a
Sauerkraut PlacersurfaceJul 31, 1995n/an/an/a
Seven Mile PlacersurfaceSep 18, 1987n/an/an/a
Six 0 Six Holding LLCsurfaceFeb 5, 2021TOWNSENDFederal land in a US Forest Service national forest or grasslandPast producer
St Joe Placer MinesurfaceAug 7, 1989n/an/an/a
State Creek MinesurfaceDec 6, 1983n/an/an/a
Small gold operation (MSHA 2402545)undergroundOct 1, 2009Helenan/an/a
UtopiasurfaceFeb 2, 1984n/an/an/a
Wendy O MinesurfaceMar 23, 1981n/an/an/a
Woodrow WilsonundergroundJul 14, 1981n/an/an/a

Historic gold producers in Lewis And Clark County (USGS)

USGS records 255 historic gold producers in Lewis And Clark County: 238 past producers and 17 listed as producers or plants. For 107 of them USGS gives an output size (7 medium, 100 small). Production years are recorded for 27 sites, from 1864 to 1971. The most common deposit type is polymetallic veins (6 sites).

Show the 255 sites
SiteUSGS statusOutputCommoditiesYears
Helena PlacersPast producermediumGoldfrom 1864
Rimini DistrictPast producermediumGold, Lead, Silver, Zinc, Copper, Arsenic, Uraniumfrom 1864
Drumlummon MinePast producermediumSilver, Gold, Manganese, Copper, Antimonyfrom 1876
Austin DistrictPast producermediumGold, Copper, Silver, Lead, Iron, Arsenic, Antimonyfrom 1880
Gould-Stemple DistrictPast producermediumGold, Silver, Zinc, Lead, Coppern/a
Lincoln Gulch DistrictPast producermediumGold, Silver, Lead, Copperfound 1865
Scratchgravel DistrictPast producermediumSilver, Gold, Lead, Copper, Zinc, Iron, Arsenic, Vanadiumfound 1864
Sam Gaty MineProducersmallSilver, Gold, Copper, Lead1870 to 1971
Blackfoot MineProducersmallGoldn/a
Free Speech MineProducersmallLead, Silver, Gold, Arsenicn/a
Monte Cristo MineProducersmallGold, Copper, Silver, Lead, Zincn/a
Wolf Creek DistrictProducersmallCopper, Gold, Silver, Lead, Arsenic, Antimonyfound 1890
Lee MountainPast producersmallSilver, Gold, Lead, Zinc, Arsenic, Antimonyfrom 1864
Marysville DistrictPast producersmallGold, Silver, Lead, Copper, Zinc, Manganese, Fluorine-Fluorite, Tungsten, Molybdenum, Antimonyfrom 1864
Mcclellan Creek PlacerPast producersmallGoldfrom 1864
Tenmile Cr and Gould PlacerPast producersmallGold, Silverfrom 1864
Eureka MinePast producersmallSilver, Lead, Gold, Zincfrom 1865
Canyon Creek PlacerPast producersmallGold1869 to 1931
Penobscot MinePast producersmallGold, Silverfrom 1878
Trinity Gulch PlacerPast producersmallGoldfrom 1880
Valley Forge MinePast producersmallSilver, Lead, Gold, Zinc, Copper, Arsenicfrom 1885
Bunker Hill MinePast producersmallSilver, Lead, Zinc, Gold, Arsenicfrom 1888
Porphyry Dike MinePast producersmallGold, Arsenicfrom 1892
Greenhorn CrPast producersmallGold, Tungsten1910 to 1939
Dutro MinePast producersmallGold, Bismuth, Tinfrom 1911
Poorman Creek PlacerPast producersmallGoldfrom 1950
Sauerkraut Gulch PlacerPast producersmallGoldfrom 1950
Little Ox MinePast producersmallGold, Silver, Zinc, Lead, Antimonyfrom 1956
Little Sampson MinePast producersmallLead, Silver, Zinc, Gold, Copper, Arsenic, Antimony1957 to 1958
Ajax MinePast producersmallGold, Silver, Coppern/a
Ajax MinePast producersmallGold, Silver, Copperfound 1888
American Flag MinePast producersmallSilver, Lead, Copper, Zinc, Goldn/a
Anderson ProspectPast producersmallGold, Tungsten, Molybdenumn/a
Armstrong MinePast producersmallSilver, Lead, Gold, Zinc, Copper, Uraniumn/a
Bald Butte MinePast producersmallGold, Silver, Copper, Lead, Fluorine-Fluorite, Molybdenumn/a
Beatrice MinePast producersmallGold, Silver, Lead, Zinc, Coppern/a
Bell Boy MinePast producersmallGold, Silver, Lead, Zinc, Copper, Fluorine-Fluoritefound 1888
Belmont MinePast producersmallGold, Silvern/a
Blue Cloud DistrictPast producersmallLead, Silver, Zinc, Gold, Copper, Antimony, Arsenic, Bismuth, Molybdenum, Tin, Tungstenn/a
Bonanza MinePast producersmallLead, Silver, Goldn/a
Calumet MinePast producersmallGold, Manganesen/a
Columbia MinePast producersmallGold, Silvern/a
Come Again and Crown GroupsPast producersmallGold, Silver, Silican/a
Copper Hill MinePast producersmallSilver, Gold, Ironn/a
Cottonwood Creek and Gravel Range PlacerPast producersmallGoldn/a
Crown MinePast producersmallGoldn/a
Cruse MinePast producersmallGold, Silver, Lead, Copper, Zincn/a
Daniel Stanton MinePast producersmallLead, Silver, Zinc, Gold, Uraniumn/a
Dog Creek and Tributaries PlacerPast producersmallGoldn/a
Drumheller MinePast producersmallGold, Silver, Lead, Coppern/a
Elizabeth MinePast producersmallSilver, Gold, Copper, Lead, Arsenicn/a
Ella MinePast producersmallGold, Manganesen/a
Empire MinePast producersmallLead, Silver, Gold, Coppern/a
Evergreen MinePast producersmallSilver, Lead, Gold, Zinc, Copper, Arsenic, Antimony, Uraniumn/a
Franklin MinePast producersmallSilver, Gold, Copper, Lead, Silica, Zincn/a
Golden Crown MinePast producersmallGold, Silver, Copper, Antimonyfound 1893
Helena MinePast producersmallSilver, Lead, Gold, Zincn/a
Homestake MinePast producersmallGold, Coppern/a
HoneycombPast producersmallCopper, Silver, Goldn/a
Hopeful MinePast producersmallLead, Gold, Copper, Arsenicn/a
Hubbard MinePast producersmallGoldn/a
Jay Gould MinePast producersmallSilver, Gold, Copper, Ironfound 1884
Jefferson Creek PlacerPast producersmallGoldn/a
Julia MinePast producersmallGold, Silver, Lead, Arsenicn/a
Justice MinePast producersmallGold, Silver, Lead, Copper, Arsenic, Antimony, Uraniumn/a
Katy MinePast producersmallGold, Silver, Lead, Coppern/a
Last Chance Gulch PlacerPast producersmallGoldfound 1864
Last Chance MinePast producersmallSilver, Goldn/a
Lexington MinePast producersmallSilver, Lead, Gold, Coppern/a
Lexington MinePast producersmallSilver, Lead, Gold, Zinc, Arsenic, Antimonyn/a
Lincoln Gulch PlacerPast producersmallGold, Tungstenfound 1865
Looby MinePast producersmallSilver, Lead, Gold, Zincn/a
Lucky Joe MinePast producersmallSilver, Gold, Coppern/a
M and L MinePast producersmallGold, Silver, Lead, Coppern/a
Magpie GroupPast producersmallSilver, Lead, Gold, Coppern/a
Mammoth ClaimPast producersmallGold, Coppern/a
Mammoth MinePast producersmallCopper, Gold, Silvern/a
Mullin ClaimPast producersmallGold, Coppern/a
Nakoma MinePast producersmallGoldn/a
Nelson Gulch PlacersPast producersmallGoldfound 1865
Nettie MinePast producersmallGoldn/a
North Pacific MinePast producersmallLead, Silver, Goldn/a
Osage Chief MinePast producersmallCopper, Iron, Goldn/a
Piegan Gulch PlacerPast producersmallGoldto 1904
Piegan-Gloster MinePast producersmallSilver, Gold, Coppern/a
Potratz ProspectPast producersmallGold, Silver, Copper, Tungsten, Molybdenumn/a
Prize MinePast producersmallGold, Coppern/a
Red Mountain TunnelPast producersmallLead, Silver, Zinc, Gold, Copper, Arsenicn/a
Rock Rose MinePast producersmallSilver, Lead, Gold, Zincto 1958
Rover MinePast producersmallGold, Silverfound 1886
Scratch Gravel Gold MinePast producersmallGold, Silver, Lead, Zincn/a
Scratchgravel Hills PlacerPast producersmallGoldfound 1864
Seven Mile Creek PlacerPast producersmallGoldn/a
Seven-Up-Pete DistrictPast producersmallSilver, Goldfound 1886
Shannon MinePast producersmallGold, Silvern/a
Silver Coin MinePast producersmallSilver, Lead, Gold, Copper, Zinc, Arsenic, Antimony, Vanadiumto 1958
South Pacific MinePast producersmallGold, Lead, Silver, Zincn/a
Spring Hill MinePast producersmallGold, Silver, Lead, Copper, Arsenicfound 1870
Strawberry MinePast producersmallGoldn/a
Teal Lake MinePast producersmallSilver, Lead, Gold, Zinc, Arsenicn/a
Transit MinesPast producersmallGold, Silver, Lead, Zincn/a
Travis PlacerPast producersmallGoldn/a
Victory MinePast producersmallSilver, Gold, Copperfound 1900
Virginia Creek PlacerPast producersmallGoldfound 1865
Wayside MinePast producersmallGold, Coppern/a
Whitlatch-Union MinePast producersmallGold, Silver, Copper, Lead, Zincfound 1864
Woodrow Wilson MinePast producersmallGold, Silica, Silver, Kaolinn/a
Blue Cloud Mining Co. PropertyProducern/aGoldn/a
Dry Gulch, Golden MessengerProducern/aGold, Silvern/a
Eldorado BarProducern/aSapphire, Goldn/a
French Bar PlacerProducern/aSapphire, Goldn/a
French Bar PlacerProducern/aSapphire, Gemstone, Goldn/a
Humdinger MineProducern/aGold, Copper, Silvern/a
Krasny Gulch PlacerProducern/aGoldn/a
Lincoln GulchProducern/aGoldn/a
Lovestone PlacerProducern/aGoldn/a
Pretty Girl PlacerProducern/aGoldn/a
York, Trout Creek, MissouriProducern/aGoldn/a
Big BlackfootPlantn/aSilver, Lead, Goldn/a
Marysville-Silver CreekPast producern/aGold, Silver1864 to 1959
RiminiPast producern/aSilver, Gold, Zinc, Copper, Lead1865 to 1950
Copper HillPast producern/aSilver, Iron, Goldfrom 1910
Heddleston DepositPast producern/aCopper, Gold, Zinc, Lead, Silver, Molybdenumfrom 1915
Mike Horse MinePast producern/aZinc, Lead, Silver, Copper, Goldfrom 1915
Ajax MinePast producern/aGold, Coppern/a
All PlacerPast producern/aGoldn/a
American Boy MinePast producern/aGold, Silvern/a
American Flag MinePast producern/aGold, Silvern/a
AnacondaPast producern/aZinc, Lead, Gold, Copper, Silvern/a
Andrew BrownPast producern/aGold, Silvern/a
ArmstrongPast producern/aZinc, Silver, Lead, Goldn/a
Baldy Mountain ClaimsPast producern/aGold, Leadn/a
BeatricePast producern/aGold, Lead, Silvern/a
Bell Boy MinePast producern/aGold, Zinc, Silver, Lead, Coppern/a
Betsy Ross MinePast producern/aGold, Lead, Manganese, Silvern/a
Black WatchPast producern/aGold, Iron, Zinc, Leadn/a
Bluebird CoPast producern/aLead, Silver, Copper, Goldn/a
Boeing FluoritePast producern/aFluorine-Fluorite, Goldn/a
Boeing ProspectPast producern/aFluorine-Fluorite, Lead, Copper, Gold, Silvern/a
Buffalo GulchPast producern/aGoldn/a
Bunker HillPast producern/aZinc, Silver, Lead, Goldn/a
Calliope MinePast producern/aGold, Silvern/a
Calumet MinePast producern/aGold, Manganesen/a
Canyon CreekPast producern/aGoldn/a
Canyon CreekPast producern/aGoldn/a
Cave GulchPast producern/aGoldn/a
ChinaPast producern/aGold, Silvern/a
Clark GulchPast producern/aGoldn/a
Columbia MinePast producern/aGold, Silvern/a
ConsolationPast producern/aCopper, Lead, Silver, Zinc, Goldn/a
Cotter MinePast producern/aGold, Silvern/a
Cottonwood Creek and Gravel RangePast producern/aGoldn/a
Crown MinePast producern/aGold, Silvern/a
Dana's BarPast producern/aGoldn/a
Daniel Stanton MinePast producern/aLead, Gold, Zinc, Silvern/a
Dert Gulch MinePast producern/aGoldn/a
Discovery and Margurete MinePast producern/aGold, Copper, Lead, Silver, Zincn/a
Drumheller MinePast producern/aLead, Gold, Silvern/a
Drumlummon MinePast producern/aGold, Silver, Beryllium, Leadn/a
East Helena Plant AsarcoPast producern/aSilver, Lead, Gold, Coppern/a
Elizabeth MinePast producern/aGold, Silver, Leadn/a
Ella MinePast producern/aGold, REE, Manganesen/a
Emma MillerPast producern/aGold, Silvern/a
EurekaPast producern/aSilver, Zinc, Lead, Goldn/a
EurekaPast producern/aGold, Copper, Silver, Leadn/a
EvergreenPast producern/aLead, Gold, Zinc, Silvern/a
Federal Gold GroupPast producern/aGold, Copper, Lead, Silvern/a
Franklin and Sam GatyPast producern/aCopper, Gold, Lead, Silvern/a
Free Speech Number OnePast producern/aSilver, Lead, Gold, Zincn/a
Frisbee Stemple GroupPast producern/aCopper, Iron, Gold, Silver, Zincn/a
General Harrison MinePast producern/aGoldn/a
General MinePast producern/aGold, Silvern/a
Giant ClaimPast producern/aGold, Copper, Lead, Silvern/a
Gold Crown MinePast producern/aGoldn/a
Golden CrownPast producern/aGold, Silver, Coppern/a
Golden FlagPast producern/aGold, Silvern/a
Gould CreekPast producern/aGoldn/a
Gould Placer MinePast producern/aGold, Silvern/a
Gravel RangePast producern/aGoldn/a
Greenhorn CreekPast producern/aGoldn/a
GrubstakePast producern/aGold, Lead, Silver, Coppern/a
Grvel BarPast producern/aGoldn/a
Haley MinePast producern/aGoldn/a
Helena MinePast producern/aGold, Lead, Silvern/a
Hematite Iron MinePast producern/aGold, Iron, Lead, Silvern/a
Herb WPast producern/aZinc, Copper, Gold, Lead, Silvern/a
Homestake MinePast producern/aGold, Manganese, Coppern/a
Hopeful MinePast producern/aGold, Copper, Arsenic, Leadn/a
Hubbard MinePast producern/aGoldn/a
Hudson MinePast producern/aCopper, Gold, Silvern/a
Illini MinePast producern/aGold, Silvern/a
Itha DPast producern/aGoldn/a
Jefferson GulchPast producern/aGoldn/a
Julia MinePast producern/aGoldn/a
Justice ClementhPast producern/aGold, Lead, Silver, Zincn/a
Katy MinePast producern/aLead, Silver, Gold, Coppern/a
Kingsbury GulchPast producern/aGoldn/a
Klondike Ore #2Past producern/aGoldn/a
Last Chance MinePast producern/aGold, Silvern/a
Lee MountainPast producern/aSilver, Zinc, Gold, Leadn/a
LexingtonPast producern/aZinc, Gold, Lead, Silvern/a
Lincoln CreekPast producern/aGoldn/a
Lincoln Gulch Placer MinePast producern/aGoldn/a
Little DandyPast producern/aGold, Silvern/a
Little LillyPast producern/aZinc, Silver, Lead, Goldn/a
Magpie GulchPast producern/aGoldn/a
MammothPast producern/aLead, Silver, Zinc, Goldn/a
MidnightPast producern/aCopper, Gold, Lead, Silver, Zincn/a
Mt. PleasantPast producern/aLead, Gold, Silvern/a
Nakoma MinePast producern/aGoldn/a
Nora DarlingPast producern/aCopper, Silver, Goldn/a
North Star ClaimPast producern/aGold, Copper, Silver, Manganesen/a
Ophir CreekPast producern/aGoldn/a
Oregon GulchPast producern/aGoldn/a
Original MinePast producern/aGoldn/a
PanqewassetPast producern/aGoldn/a
Pearl MinePast producern/aGold, Silvern/a
Peerless JenniePast producern/aZinc, Silver, Lead, Goldn/a
Peggy Ann MinePast producern/aGold, Silvern/a
Pg MinePast producern/aGoldn/a
Piegan GulchPast producern/aGoldn/a
Potratz ProspectPast producern/aGold, Copper, Silvern/a
Prize MinePast producern/aGold, Coppern/a
Queen of the ValleyPast producern/aGold, Lead, Silvern/a
Red MountainPast producern/aGold, Lead, Silver, Zincn/a
Red WaterPast producern/aGold, Lead, Silvern/a
Regina ClaimPast producern/aGold, Manganesen/a
Rex BeachPast producern/aLead, Silver, Zinc, Gold, Coppern/a
Robinson and Flesher MinePast producern/aGoldn/a
Rover MinePast producern/aGold, Silvern/a
Se Se S13Past producern/aGoldn/a
Seven-Up Pete CreekPast producern/aGold, Silvern/a
Silver CoinPast producern/aGold, Zinc, Silver, Leadn/a
Silver CreekPast producern/aGoldn/a
Silver-Copper Mining CoPast producern/aGold, Copper, Lead, Silvern/a
South Pacific MinePast producern/aGold, Silver, Leadn/a
Spokane BarPast producern/aGold, Sapphire, Gemstonen/a
St. Joe PlacerPast producern/aGoldn/a
Staple MinePast producern/aGoldn/a
Stonewall CreekPast producern/aGoldn/a
Sunrise MinePast producern/aGold, Silvern/a
Teal LakePast producern/aLead, Silver, Zinc, Goldn/a
Tenmile Creek & TributariesPast producern/aGoldn/a
TowsleyPast producern/aLead, Silver, Goldn/a
Transit MinePast producern/aGold, Zinc, Silver, Leadn/a
Travis PlacerPast producern/aGoldn/a
Trinity GulchPast producern/aGoldn/a
Trout CreekPast producern/aGoldn/a
UmatillaPast producern/aCopper, Silver, Goldn/a
Valley ForgePast producern/aZinc, Silver, Lead, Goldn/a
Virginia CreekPast producern/aGoldn/a
WaysidePast producern/aGold, Silver, Copper, Leadn/a
Wiggins MinePast producern/aGoldn/a
Yellowstone ClaimPast producern/aGoldn/a
York 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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