Gold mines in Mineral County, Montana

Mineral County has 4 gold mines in MSHA records: 0 not abandoned and 4 abandoned. USGS lists 64 more historic producers.

Abandoned gold mine records in Mineral County

4 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 Land status is from BLM's public dataset and can be out of date; being on public land is not permission to enter old workings.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 4 abandoned records
NameTypeStatus sinceNearest townLandUSGS record
Gold BugundergroundMay 5, 1982n/an/an/a
Quartz Creek Gold IncsurfaceJul 29, 2019SuperiorPrivate land or land not mapped as publicn/a
Quartz PlacersurfaceJan 1, 2009Superiorn/an/a
Trout Creek PlacersurfaceOct 17, 1978n/an/an/a

Historic gold producers in Mineral County (USGS)

USGS records 64 historic gold producers in Mineral County: 50 past producers and 14 listed as producers or plants. For 34 of them USGS gives an output size (34 small).

Show the 64 sites
SiteUSGS statusOutputCommoditiesYears
Cedar Creek DistrictProducersmallGoldn/a
Cedar Creek Placer MineProducersmallGoldfound 1869
Eclipse and Van Ness Placer ClaimsProducersmallGoldn/a
Hemlock MineProducersmallCopper, Silver, Lead, Goldn/a
King & Queen MineProducersmallSilver, Gold, Zinc, Copper, Leadn/a
Meadow Creek Placer MineProducersmallGoldn/a
Spar Mining Co PlacerProducersmallGoldn/a
Stemwinder Placer MineProducersmallGoldn/a
Triangle MineProducersmallGoldn/a
Trout CreekProducersmallSilver, Goldn/a
Trout Creek DistrictProducersmallGoldn/a
Tucker Gulch PlacersProducersmallGoldn/a
Windfall Creek PlacerProducersmallGoldfound 1872
Amador MinePast producersmallSilver, Copper, Goldfrom 1913
Aladdin MinePast producersmallGold, Coppern/a
Amazon - Dixie MinePast producersmallCopper, Lead, Zinc, Silver, Goldn/a
Big Creek PlacerPast producersmallGoldn/a
Deep Creek MinePast producersmallGold, Silvern/a
Deer Creek MinePast producersmallGold, Coppern/a
Deer Creek PlacerPast producersmallGoldn/a
Gildersleeve MinePast producersmallCopper, Lead, Gold, Silvern/a
Hugo MinePast producersmallCopper, Silver, Goldn/a
Iron Mountain MinePast producersmallCopper, Zinc, Gold, Lead, Silver, Antimonyfound 1889
Last Chance MinePast producersmallSilver, Gold, Copper, Lead, Zincn/a
Little Pittsburg MinePast producersmallSilver, Copper, Lead, Antimony, Goldn/a
Minnick MinePast producersmallCopper, Silver, Lead, Goldn/a
Nancy Lee MinePast producersmallLead, Silver, Copper, Zinc, Goldn/a
Quartz Creek Placer MinesPast producersmallGoldfound 1875
Redemption #1 and #2 and Silver Streak MinesPast producersmallCopper, Gold, Silver, Leadn/a
Spitfire MinePast producersmallCopper, Gold, Silvern/a
Sunrise Creek PlacerPast producersmallGoldn/a
Swastika PlacerPast producersmallGoldn/a
Trout Creek Placer MinesPast producersmallGoldfound 1872
Wolf ProspectPast producersmallCopper, Silver, Goldn/a
Cedar Creek PlacerProducern/aGold, Silvern/a
Betty PlacerPast producern/aGoldn/a
Big CreekPast producern/aGoldn/a
Big Nugget PlacerPast producern/aGoldn/a
Bonanza GroupPast producern/aGold, Barium-Barite, Copper, Lead, Silvern/a
Cedar Creek Placer MinesPast producern/aGoldn/a
Deer CreekPast producern/aGoldn/a
Gildersleeve MinePast producern/aGold, Silver, Lead, Copper, Barium-Bariten/a
Gildersleeve PlacerPast producern/aGoldn/a
Goldbug MinePast producern/aGold, Silvern/a
Hemlock MinePast producern/aCopper, Silver, Lead, Goldn/a
Last ChancePast producern/aGoldn/a
Little Joe Creek PlacerPast producern/aGoldn/a
Lost Gulch PlacerPast producern/aGoldn/a
Meadow Creek PlacerPast producern/aGoldn/a
Meadow Creek PlacerPast producern/aGoldn/a
Nancy Lee MinePast producern/aSilver, Zinc, Lead, Goldn/a
Nine MilePast producern/aSilver, Goldn/a
Old SierraPast producern/aGold, Silvern/a
Oregon Creek PlacerPast producern/aGoldn/a
Quartz Creek PlacersPast producern/aGoldn/a
Redemption 1 & 2Past producern/aGold, Copper, Lead, Silvern/a
Stemwinder PlacerPast producern/aGoldn/a
Sunrise Creek PlacerPast producern/aGoldn/a
Triangle MinePast producern/aGoldn/a
Trout Creek Placer MinePast producern/aGold, Silverfound 1872
Tucker Gulch PlacerPast producern/aGoldn/a
Ward Creek PlacerPast producern/aGoldn/a
Windfall Creek PlacersPast producern/aGoldn/a
Wolf ProspectPast producern/aSilver, Copper, Goldn/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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