Gold Mines in Powell County, MT: 31 Abandoned + 185 Historic

Abandoned gold mine records in Powell County

31 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 Land status is from BLM's public dataset and can be out of date; being on public land is not permission to enter old workings.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 31 abandoned records

Name	Type	Status since	Nearest town	Land	USGS record
Adams Brothers Mine	surface	Jul 1, 1981	n/a	n/a	n/a
Bank Run Mines	surface	Sep 13, 1993	n/a	n/a	n/a
Big Sky Placer	surface	Jul 19, 1984	n/a	n/a	n/a
Dutton Project LLC	surface	Jun 6, 2005	Avon	n/a	n/a
Emory Mine	surface	May 7, 1984	n/a	n/a	n/a
Gold Creek Mine	surface	Feb 8, 1990	n/a	n/a	n/a
Gold Creek Placer	surface	Nov 18, 2014	Gold Creek	Private land or land not mapped as public	Past producer
Gold Rule Placer Mine	surface	Aug 1, 2017	Drummond	Private land or land not mapped as public	n/a
Hot Spot	surface	Jul 27, 1984	n/a	n/a	n/a
Jefferson Creek Placer	surface	Sep 3, 1981	n/a	n/a	n/a
Lavelet Mine	underground	Jul 18, 1985	n/a	n/a	n/a
Lory #1 & #2	surface	Oct 15, 1983	n/a	n/a	n/a
Mary Mine	underground	Jul 9, 1985	n/a	n/a	n/a
Master Mine	surface	May 2, 2017	Deer Lodge	n/a	n/a
Mistake Placer	surface	Jul 14, 1986	n/a	n/a	n/a
Nada	surface	Mar 2, 1982	n/a	n/a	n/a
Nancy Mine	underground	Jul 29, 1982	n/a	n/a	n/a
Nevahuck Mine Group	surface	Jun 28, 1984	n/a	n/a	n/a
Neversweat Placers	surface	Oct 1, 1996	n/a	n/a	n/a
Ogden Placer	surface	Dec 6, 2012	Lincoln	n/a	n/a
Pardner Mine	underground	Aug 12, 1988	n/a	n/a	n/a
Penieu Claim	surface	Mar 27, 1987	n/a	n/a	n/a
Saxon Mine	surface	Mar 2, 1982	n/a	n/a	n/a
Speiker Diggings	surface	Jul 16, 1984	n/a	n/a	n/a
Tomahawk Raineer Claims	surface	Jul 12, 1985	n/a	n/a	n/a
Trommel	surface	Feb 25, 2011	Gold Creek	n/a	n/a
Victor 1 Mining Claim	surface	Feb 18, 2015	Avon	n/a	n/a
Washington Gulch Mine	surface	Jul 17, 1989	n/a	n/a	n/a
Washington Gulch Mine	surface	Jul 1, 1994	n/a	n/a	n/a
Weasel Gulch	surface	Feb 18, 2015	Drummond	Federal land managed by the Bureau of Land Management	n/a
Wine Glass	surface	Apr 16, 1982	n/a	n/a	n/a

Historic gold producers in Powell County (USGS)

USGS records 185 historic gold producers in Powell County: 180 past producers and 5 listed as producers or plants. For 97 of them USGS gives an output size (2 medium, 95 small). Production years are recorded for 19 sites, from 1860 to 1960. The most common deposit type is placer Au-PGE (3 sites).

Show the 185 sites

Site	USGS status	Output	Commodities	Years
Elliston District	Past producer	medium	Gold, Silver, Lead, Limestone, Ultra Pure, Copper, Zinc, Antimony, Nickel, Arsenic, Phosphorus-Phosphates	from 1890
Pioneer District-Montana	Past producer	medium	Gold, Silver	found 1852
Emma Darling Mine	Producer	small	Silver, Lead, Gold, Copper, Zinc, Arsenic	n/a
Flora Mine	Producer	small	Silver, Lead, Gold, Zinc	n/a
Negros Mine	Producer	small	Lead, Silver, Gold, Zinc, Copper	n/a
Valley View Mine No. 4	Producer	small	Silver, Gold, Lead, Zinc, Copper	n/a
Lower Gold Creek Placer	Past producer	small	Gold	from 1860
Ophir District-Montana	Past producer	small	Gold, Silver, Zinc, Lead, Copper, Tungsten	from 1860
Pikes Peak Cr Placer	Past producer	small	Gold	from 1862
Three Mile Creek Placer	Past producer	small	Gold	1865 to 1904
Ballard Hill, French Gulch, Job's Point Placers	Past producer	small	Gold	from 1875
Gold Canyon Creek Placer	Past producer	small	Gold	from 1880
Raleigh Placer	Past producer	small	Gold	from 1885
Hidden Hand Mine	Past producer	small	Gold, Silver, Lead, Zinc, Copper, Nickel, Arsenic, Antimony	from 1888
Independence Creek and Windy Hill Placer	Past producer	small	Gold	from 1890
Deer Creek Mine	Past producer	small	Gold, Silver	from 1895
Big Blackfoot District	Past producer	small	Silver, Lead, Gold, Zinc, Copper, Tungsten, Antimony	from 1900
Blue - Eyed Maggie Mine	Past producer	small	Lead, Gold, Silver, Antimony, Zinc, Copper, Arsenic	from 1910
Charter Oak Mine	Past producer	small	Silver, Lead, Zinc, Copper, Gold, Antimony, Arsenic	from 1916
Dark Horse Mine	Past producer	small	Gold, Silver, Copper	1931 to 1940
Anna R. and Hattie M Mines	Past producer	small	Silver, Gold, Copper, Lead	from 1932
Hub Camp Group	Past producer	small	Silver, Lead, Gold, Copper, Zinc, Arsenic, Antimony	from 1937
Snowshoe Gulch Tungsten Property	Past producer	small	Tungsten, Copper, Lead, Silver, Gold	from 1942
Amazon Mine	Past producer	small	Gold, Silver, Copper	n/a
American Gulch Placer	Past producer	small	Gold	n/a
Bell Mine	Past producer	small	Lead, Silver, Zinc, Gold, Cadmium, Arsenic	n/a
Bertha May	Past producer	small	Lead, Silver, Zinc, Copper, Gold, Antimony	found 1888
Big Dick Mine	Past producer	small	Lead, Silver, Gold, Zinc, Arsenic	n/a
Bilk and Weasel Gulch Placer	Past producer	small	Gold	found 1865
Black Jack Mine	Past producer	small	Gold, Lead, Silver, Zinc, Copper, Arsenic	n/a
Black-Eyed May Mine	Past producer	small	Silver, Gold, Lead, Zinc, Copper, Arsenic, Cadmium	n/a
Blackbird Placer	Past producer	small	Gold	found 1944
Blackfoot Mine	Past producer	small	Silver, Gold, Copper, Lead, Tungsten	n/a
Blue Bell Mine	Past producer	small	Copper, Silver, Gold, Molybdenum	n/a
Bluebird Placer	Past producer	small	Gold	found 1944
Bonanza Mine	Past producer	small	Lead, Silver, Gold, Copper, Zinc, Antimony, Arsenic	to 1960
Buffalo Gulch Placer	Past producer	small	Gold	n/a
Bull Moose Mine	Past producer	small	Lead, Silver, Zinc, Copper, Gold, Antimony, Arsenic	n/a
Bumblebee	Past producer	small	Gold, Copper	n/a
C.D. Hurd Placer	Past producer	small	Gold	n/a
Carbonate King Mine	Past producer	small	Silver, Lead, Zinc, Gold, Copper	n/a
Caribou Creek	Past producer	small	Gold	n/a
Caroline and William Coleman	Past producer	small	Lead, Silver, Zinc, Gold, Arsenic	n/a
Carpenter Creek Placer	Past producer	small	Gold	found 1865
Corbin Mine	Past producer	small	Gold, Lead, Silver, Tungsten	n/a
Cyclone Mine	Past producer	small	Copper, Silver, Gold	n/a
Dry Gulch Placer	Past producer	small	Gold	n/a
Emery Mine	Past producer	small	Gold, Silver, Lead, Zinc, Copper, Antimony, Arsenic	found 1888
Esmeralda Mine	Past producer	small	Silver, Gold, Copper	n/a
Fairview Mine	Past producer	small	Silver, Gold, Copper, Lead, Antimony, Arsenic, Tellurium	found 1889
Flagstaff Mine	Past producer	small	Silver, Copper, Gold, Tungsten	n/a
Gold Leaf Mine	Past producer	small	Gold, Copper	n/a
Golden Anchor Mine	Past producer	small	Silver, Lead, Gold, Zinc, Arsenic, Antimony	n/a
Grouse Placer	Past producer	small	Gold	found 1944
Higgins	Past producer	small	Silver, Gold, Lead, Tungsten	n/a
Hobby Horse Mine	Past producer	small	Gold, Silver, Lead, Tungsten	n/a
Homestead Property	Past producer	small	Copper, Gold, Silver	n/a
Independence Mine	Past producer	small	Gold, Silver, Copper	n/a
Julia Mine	Past producer	small	Silver, Gold, Lead, Copper, Zinc, Antimony	found 1905
Kelly Irvine, and Squaw Gulch Pits, Gold Hill	Past producer	small	Gold	n/a
Kilburn Placer Mine	Past producer	small	Gold	n/a
Kirby Mine	Past producer	small	Silver, Zinc, Lead, Gold	n/a
Lilly-Orphan Boy Group	Past producer	small	Silver, Lead, Gold, Zinc, Copper	n/a
Little Blackfoot River Placer	Past producer	small	Gold	n/a
Little Daisy Mine	Past producer	small	Gold, Silver, Lead, Copper, Antimony, Arsenic	found 1889
Madison Gulch Placer	Past producer	small	Gold	n/a
Magpie Placer	Past producer	small	Gold	found 1944
Marcum Hill Mines	Past producer	small	Silver, Lead, Gold, Copper	n/a
Meadow Lark Placer	Past producer	small	Gold	found 1944
Mike Renig Gulch Placer	Past producer	small	Gold	n/a
Monarch Mine	Past producer	small	Silver, Gold, Copper, Lead, Zinc, Arsenic, Antimony	n/a
Moose Creek Placer	Past producer	small	Gold	n/a
Nevada Creek Placer	Past producer	small	Gold	n/a
Ontario Creek Placer	Past producer	small	Gold	n/a
Ontario Mine	Past producer	small	Gold, Silver, Lead, Copper, Zinc	n/a
Ophir Creek Placer	Past producer	small	Gold	found 1865
Ophir Mine	Past producer	small	Copper, Gold	n/a
Opsata Mine	Past producer	small	Gold, Silver	n/a
Orphan Boy Placer	Past producer	small	Gold	n/a
Price Claims	Past producer	small	Silver, Gold, Copper	n/a
Racetrack Creek Placer	Past producer	small	Gold	n/a
Racetrack District	Past producer	small	Gold, Lead, Copper, Silver, Tungsten	found 1895
Red Rock Mine	Past producer	small	Gold, Copper	n/a
Reservoir Hill Placer	Past producer	small	Gold, Silver	n/a
Sabbath Day Mine	Past producer	small	Lead, Silver, Zinc, Copper, Gold, Antimony, Arsenic	n/a
Sadie Mine	Past producer	small	Copper, Lead, Silver, Zinc, Gold, Antimony, Arsenic	found 1870
Snowshoe Creek Placer	Past producer	small	Gold	found 1865
Spring Cr and Rocker Gulch Placers	Past producer	small	Gold	found 1872
Sterrett Mine	Past producer	small	Silver, Lead, Zinc, Gold	n/a
Surething Mine	Past producer	small	Gold, Lead, Silver, Zinc, Copper, Uranium	n/a
Swan Mine	Past producer	small	Lead, Silver, Zinc, Copper, Gold, Antimony, Arsenic	n/a
Telegraph Creek Placer	Past producer	small	Gold	n/a
Telegraph Mine Placer	Past producer	small	Silver, Lead, Gold, Copper	n/a
Third Term Mine	Past producer	small	Silver, Copper, Lead, Zinc, Gold, Nickel, Antimony, Arsenic	n/a
Willow Creek Placer	Past producer	small	Gold	n/a
Wolverine Mine	Past producer	small	Lead, Silver, Gold, Copper	n/a
Yourname Creek Placer	Past producer	small	Gold	n/a
Douglas Creek Placer	Producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Finn	Past producer	n/a	Gold	1865 to 1959
Adams Brothers Mine	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
American Gulch Placer	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Argus	Past producer	n/a	Lead, Gold, Copper, Zinc, Silver	n/a
Argus Mine	Past producer	n/a	Silver, Lead, Gold, Copper, Zinc, Nickel, Arsenic	n/a
Ballard Mine	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Barry Dean Mine	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Batterton Bar	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Bell	Past producer	n/a	Zinc, Silver, Lead, Gold	n/a
Bertha May	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Lead, Silver	found 1888
Bilk and Weasel Gulch	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Black Eyed May	Past producer	n/a	Zinc, Lead, Gold, Silver	n/a
Blue Eyed Maggie	Past producer	n/a	Lead, Zinc, Silver, Gold	n/a
Bluebell Mine	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Copper, Molybdenum	n/a
Bonanza	Past producer	n/a	Lead, Zinc, Silver, Gold	n/a
Buffalo Gulch	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Bumblebee Mine	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Copper	n/a
Carbonate King	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Lead, Silver, Zinc	n/a
Caribou Creek	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Carpenter Creek	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Charles Pryse Placer	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Charter Oak	Past producer	n/a	Zinc, Silver, Lead, Gold	n/a
Chicken Creek Placer	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Chimney Creek Placer	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Deer Creek Placer	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Denver Mine	Past producer	n/a	Silver, Gold	n/a
Elk Creek and Tributaries	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Emma Darling	Past producer	n/a	Zinc, Lead, Gold, Silver	n/a
Fairview Mine	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Copper, Silver	n/a
Flora Mine	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Zinc, Silver, Lead	n/a
Gold Canyon Creek	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Golden Anchor	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver, Zinc, Lead	n/a
Gray	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Copper, Lead, Silver, Zinc	n/a
Hard Luck Mines	Past producer	n/a	Silver, Gold, Zinc, Lead, Copper	n/a
Hattie N.	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Copper, Lead, Silver	n/a
Henry Thomas Mine	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Hidden Hand	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver, Zinc, Lead, Copper, Arsenic	n/a
Higgins Prospect	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Tungsten	n/a
Hill Top	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Copper, Silver	n/a
Hopkins Mine	Past producer	n/a	Zinc, Silver, Lead, Gold, Copper	n/a
Hubcamp	Past producer	n/a	Zinc, Silver, Lead, Gold	n/a
Independence Mine	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Jefferson Creek Placer	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Jobs Point	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Julia Mine	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Copper, Lead, Silver, Zinc	n/a
Kelley and Irving Pits	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Kohrs and Bielenberg Mine	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Kohrs and Kelley Mine	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Komrs and Bielenberg Mine 1916 Pit	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Lilly Orphan Boy	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Lead, Silver, Zinc	n/a
Madison Gulch Placer	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Majestic Claim	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Mary Mine	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Mascotte Mine	Past producer	n/a	Copper, Gold, Silver	n/a
Master Placer	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Mike Renig Gulch Placer Mine	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Mistake Placer	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Monarch Mine	Past producer	n/a	Silver, Gold, Zinc, Lead, Copper	n/a
Myles	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Nancy Helen Mine	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Copper	n/a
Nora Mine	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Lead, Silver	n/a
North Pole Mine	Past producer	n/a	Silver, Copper, Gold, Zinc	n/a
Ohio-Speculator Mine	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Lead, Zinc, Silver	n/a
Ontario	Past producer	n/a	Zinc, Silver, Lead, Gold	n/a
Pauline Mine	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Copper, Lead, Silver, Tungsten	n/a
Pioneer Gulch	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Pioneer Placer	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Reservoir Hill	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Sabbath	Past producer	n/a	Zinc, Silver, Lead, Gold	n/a
Schramm Mine	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Sterrett	Past producer	n/a	Zinc, Silver, Lead, Gold	n/a
Strategic and Tungsten Mine	Past producer	n/a	Tungsten, Gold, Silver, Copper	n/a
Sunrise Mine	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Lead, Silver	n/a
Surething Mine	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Zinc, Silver, Lead, Bismuth	n/a
Third Term	Past producer	n/a	Zinc, Silver, Lead, Gold	n/a
Twin City Mining and Milling Co.	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Copper, Lead, Silver	n/a
Unnamed Mine	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Unnamed Mine	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Unnamed Mine	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Unnamed Mine	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Unnamed Mine	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Washington Gulch	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Washington Gulch Placer	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Wasson Creek Placer	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Wolverine	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Lead, Silver, Zinc	n/a
Wolverine Mine	Past producer	n/a	Silver, Copper, Gold, Lead	n/a
Zosell District	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver, Lead, Zinc, Arsenic	found 1872

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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