Abandoned gold mine records in Phillips 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 Land status is from BLM's public dataset and can be out of date; being on public land is not permission to enter old workings.
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| Name | Type | Status since | Nearest town | Land | USGS record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pegasus Gold Corp/Zortman Mng Inc-Landus | surface | Jul 25, 1988 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Zortman Mining INC | surface | Mar 29, 1999 | Billings | n/a | n/a |
| Zortman Placer | surface | May 21, 1982 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
Historic gold producers in Phillips County (USGS)
USGS records 13 historic gold producers in Phillips County: 10 past producers and 3 listed as producers or plants. For 2 of them USGS gives an output size (2 small).
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| Site | USGS status | Output | Commodities | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August Mine | Past producer | small | Gold, Silver, Fluorine-Fluorite | from 1893 |
| Gold Bug Mine | Past producer | small | Gold, Silver, Iron, Manganese, Fluorine-Fluorite | n/a |
| Ruby Gulch Group | Producer | n/a | Gold, Silver, Fluorine-Fluorite | from 1903 |
| Ruby Gulch Mine | Producer | n/a | Gold, Silver | n/a |
| Zortman - Landusky | Producer | n/a | Gold | n/a |
| Gold Bug Mine | Past producer | n/a | Gold, Silver, Copper, Zinc | from 1893 |
| Zortman Mine | Past producer | n/a | Gold, Silver | from 1979 |
| Alder Gulch | Past producer | n/a | Gold | n/a |
| Alder Mine | Past producer | n/a | Gold, Silver | n/a |
| August Mine | Past producer | n/a | Gold | n/a |
| Jack Deuce | Past producer | n/a | Silver, Gold, Lead | n/a |
| Linda Kay Mine | Past producer | n/a | Gold, Silver | n/a |
| Lucky Maud | Past producer | n/a | Gold, Copper, Lead, 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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