Gold Mines in Silver Bow County, MT: 8 Abandoned + 148 Historic

Abandoned gold mine records in Silver Bow County

8 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 Land status is from BLM's public dataset and can be out of date; being on public land is not permission to enter old workings.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 8 abandoned records

Name	Type	Status since	Nearest town	Land	USGS record
Alice-Rainbow	surface	Apr 5, 1988	n/a	n/a	n/a
Badger	underground	Sep 25, 1991	n/a	Private land or land not mapped as public	Past producer
Beal Mountian Mine	surface	Jan 4, 2001	n/a	n/a	n/a
Butte Highlands	underground	Jul 9, 2015	Butte	Private land or land not mapped as public	Past producer
Highland Gold Properties Incorporated	surface	Jul 30, 1992	n/a	n/a	n/a
Highland Quarters	surface	Jun 11, 1986	n/a	n/a	n/a
Montreal Mine	underground	Jul 17, 1984	n/a	n/a	n/a
Sundance Mining & Associates	surface	Sep 8, 1986	n/a	n/a	n/a

Historic gold producers in Silver Bow County (USGS)

USGS records 148 historic gold producers in Silver Bow County: 130 past producers and 18 listed as producers or plants. For 85 of them USGS gives an output size (1 large, 2 medium, 82 small). Production years are recorded for 18 sites, from 1864 to 2000.

Show the 148 sites

Site	USGS status	Output	Commodities	Years
Butte District	Producer	large	Lead, Zinc, Manganese, Silver, Copper, Gold, Tellurium, Sulfur, Cadmium, Selenium, Calcium, Bismuth	from 1880
Butte District	Past producer	medium	Gold	from 1864
Emma Mine	Past producer	medium	Lead, Zinc, Manganese, Silver, Gold	n/a
Anna Mine	Producer	small	Gold, Silver	n/a
Beal Lode	Producer	small	Gold, Silver	n/a
Fish Creek Placer	Producer	small	Gold	found 1866
Minnie Jane Mine	Producer	small	Manganese, Silver, Gold, Lead, Zinc	n/a
Prospector Mine	Producer	small	Zinc, Silver, Lead, Manganese, Gold	n/a
Soap Gulch Placer	Producer	small	Gold	n/a
Unnamed Manganese Mine	Producer	small	Manganese, Lead, Copper, Silver, Gold, Zinc	n/a
Missoula Gulch Placer	Past producer	small	Gold	from 1864
Blacktail Creek Placer	Past producer	small	Gold	from 1865
German Gulch Placers	Past producer	small	Gold, Silver	from 1865
Upper Moose Creek Placer	Past producer	small	Gold	from 1866
Ballarat Mine	Past producer	small	Gold	from 1867
Steward Mine	Past producer	small	Copper, Silver, Gold, Zinc, Barium-Barite, Arsenic, Fluorine-Fluorite	from 1880
Gold Hill Group Mine	Past producer	small	Gold, Silver, Copper	from 1909
Kelley Mine	Past producer	small	Copper, Gold, Silver	from 1952
Adams Mine	Past producer	small	Copper, Gold, Silver	n/a
Anaconda, St. Lawerence, Neversweat	Past producer	small	Copper, Silver, Gold, Zinc, Arsenic	n/a
Anselmo Mine	Past producer	small	Silver, Lead, Zinc, Copper, Gold, Arsenic	n/a
Badger Mine	Past producer	small	Zinc, Lead, Silver, Gold	to 1965
Bear Cat Prospect	Past producer	small	Gold, Copper, Silver	n/a
Bear Creek Placer	Past producer	small	Gold	n/a
Belmont Mine	Past producer	small	Copper, Zinc, Silver, Lead, Gold, Arsenic	to 1957
Brooks Prospect	Past producer	small	Gold	n/a
Brown's Gulch	Past producer	small	Gold, Silver	n/a
Climax Apex Lode Group	Past producer	small	Gold, Silver	n/a
Copper Czar Mine	Past producer	small	Copper, Silver, Gold	n/a
Day and Harvey Mine	Past producer	small	Silver, Copper, Gold	found 1867
Diamond Mine	Past producer	small	Copper, Silver, Gold, Arsenic	to 1958
E. X. L. Claim	Past producer	small	Gold	n/a
Ella Mine	Past producer	small	Silver, Manganese, Copper, Gold	n/a
Gagnon Pit	Past producer	small	Copper, Silver, Gold, Zinc, Arsenic	to 1957
Gold King Mine	Past producer	small	Gold, Silver, Copper, Lead	n/a
Golden Surprise Claim	Past producer	small	Gold	n/a
Goldsmith Mine	Past producer	small	Silver, Gold, Copper, Lead, Zinc	n/a
Green Copper	Past producer	small	Copper, Silver, Gold, Zinc, Arsenic	n/a
Ground Squirrel Mine	Past producer	small	Copper, Silver, Gold, Arsenic	n/a
Hibernia Mine	Past producer	small	Silver, Gold, Manganese, Lead, Zinc	n/a
Highland View Claim	Past producer	small	Gold, Silver, Lead, Zinc, Talc-Soapstone	found 1931
Homestake Mine	Past producer	small	Silver, Gold, Copper, Zinc, Antimony	n/a
Iduna Mine	Past producer	small	Copper, Silver, Zinc, Gold, Arsenic	n/a
J.i.c.	Past producer	small	Copper, Silver, Gold, Arsenic	n/a
Kit Carson Mine	Past producer	small	Silver, Gold, Copper	n/a
Lavena Mine	Past producer	small	Silver, Gold, Manganese	to 1958
Lexington Mine	Past producer	small	Silver, Gold, Lead, Copper, Zinc, Manganese, Beryllium	n/a
Lizzie Mine	Past producer	small	Copper, Silver, Lead, Zinc, Gold, Arsenic	n/a
Lower Moose Creek Placer	Past producer	small	Gold	n/a
Major Budd	Past producer	small	Gold, Silver, Copper, Lead	to 1958
Marget Ann Mine	Past producer	small	Gold, Silver, Copper, Zinc, Lead, Manganese	to 1958
Mary Ann Property	Past producer	small	Silver, Gold	n/a
Mary Francis Claim	Past producer	small	Gold	n/a
Mat Mine	Past producer	small	Silver, Copper, Zinc, Lead, Manganese, Gold, Antimony	n/a
Modoc Mine	Past producer	small	Silver, Copper, Gold	n/a
Moulton Mine	Past producer	small	Silver, Zinc, Lead, Manganese, Gold	n/a
Mountain Con Mine	Past producer	small	Copper, Silver, Gold, Zinc, Arsenic	n/a
Mountain View Mine	Past producer	small	Silver, Copper, Gold, Arsenic	n/a
Nettie Mine	Past producer	small	Silver, Manganese, Gold, Lead, Zinc	n/a
Norwich Mine	Past producer	small	Manganese, Lead, Zinc, Silver, Molybdenum, Gold, Copper	n/a
Number Three Mine	Past producer	small	Copper, Silver, Gold, Arsenic	n/a
Otisco Mine	Past producer	small	Zinc, Lead, Silver, Gold, Copper	n/a
Ozark Prospect	Past producer	small	Gold, Silver, Iron	n/a
Parnell Mine	Past producer	small	Silver, Copper, Gold, Arsenic	n/a
Peabody Mine	Past producer	small	Silver, Lead, Gold	found 1872
Poulin Mine	Past producer	small	Copper, Silver, Gold, Zinc, Arsenic	n/a
Ready Cash	Past producer	small	Silver, Copper, Lead, Zinc, Gold	n/a
Red Wing Mine	Past producer	small	Gold	n/a
Reins Copper Co Mine	Past producer	small	Copper, Silver, Zinc, Gold	n/a
Rocker Placer	Past producer	small	Gold	n/a
Silver Bow Creek Placer	Past producer	small	Gold	found 1864
Silver Bow Deposits	Past producer	small	Fluorine-Fluorite, Gold, Silver, Barium-Barite	found 1944
Silver King Mine	Past producer	small	Silver, Gold, Lead, Zinc	n/a
Silver Lick	Past producer	small	Silver, Gold, Lead, Beryllium	n/a
Snowdrift Mine	Past producer	small	Silver, Manganese, Gold, Antimony	n/a
Springfield Mine	Past producer	small	Silver, Gold, Lead, Zinc, Copper, Arsenic, Antimony	n/a
Star Group	Past producer	small	Gold, Silver, Copper	n/a
Sunset Claim	Past producer	small	Gold, Silver	n/a
Templeman Claim	Past producer	small	Gold, Lead, Zinc, Silver	n/a
Valdemere Mine	Past producer	small	Silver, Gold, Manganese, Lead, Zinc	n/a
Van Dorstan Claims	Past producer	small	Silver, Gold, Copper	n/a
Wake Up Jim Mine	Past producer	small	Copper, Silver, Gold	n/a
West Nettie Mine	Past producer	small	Silver, Gold	to 1958
Wildcat Claim	Past producer	small	Gold, Silver	n/a
Yankee Doodle Creek Placer	Past producer	small	Gold	n/a
Montana Resources (Butte/Berkely/Continental)	Producer	n/a	Copper, Silver, Molybdenum, Gold, Zinc, Manganese, Lead	from 1882
Beal Dyke Placer	Producer	n/a	Silver, Gold	n/a
Best Hope Mine	Producer	n/a	Lead, Zinc, Manganese, Gold, Silver	n/a
Blue Vein Mine	Producer	n/a	Gold, Copper	n/a
Fluorite Mine	Producer	n/a	Fluorine-Fluorite, Gold, Silver	n/a
Isele and Tiger Claims	Producer	n/a	Silver, Gold, Lead, Manganese	n/a
Shorty	Producer	n/a	Gold, Silver, Copper	n/a
Stanislas Mine	Producer	n/a	Gold, Silver, Manganese	n/a
Beal Mountain Mine	Plant	n/a	Gold, Silver	from 1989
Rainbow Project	Plant	n/a	Zinc, Silver, Copper, Gold, Lead	found 1874
Butte placer	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	1864 to 1959
Butte Highlands Mine	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver, Copper, Lead, Zinc	from 1867
Butte, Veins (Anaconda)	Past producer	n/a	Copper, Silver, Gold, Bismuth, Cadmium, Manganese, Zinc, Lead, Selenium, Tellurium	1880 to 2000
Old Glory Mine	Past producer	n/a	Copper, Gold, Iron, Silver	from 1935
Magna Charta Mine	Past producer	n/a	Silver, Gold, Copper, Manganese, Lead, Zinc, Beryllium	from 1957
Cooley Cooly Gulch Placer	Past producer	n/a	Silver, Gold	from 1983
Alice Mine	Past producer	n/a	Silver, Gold, Zinc, Lead, Manganese, Beryllium	to 1960
Ballarat Mine	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Bear Gulch Placer	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Brooks	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Carver Tailings	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Zinc, Lead, Silver, Copper	n/a
Climax Apex Lode Group	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Colorado Tailings	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Copper, Silver	n/a
Copper Czar Mine	Past producer	n/a	Copper, Gold, Silver	n/a
Day and Harvey Mine	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Eveline & Twilight	Past producer	n/a	Silver, Copper, Gold, Lead	n/a
Excelsior	Past producer	n/a	Silver, Gold	n/a
Exl	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Fish Creek Placers	Past producer	n/a	Silver, Gold	n/a
General Sheridan Claim	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Geneva Mine	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver, Copper	n/a
Glengarry	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver, Copper	n/a
Gloria Alice Placer	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Gold Dust	Past producer	n/a	Silver, Gold	n/a
Gold Hill	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Copper, Silver	n/a
Gold Stream	Past producer	n/a	Silver, Gold	n/a
Gregory	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Copper, Silver	n/a
Grey Lock	Past producer	n/a	Silver, Gold	n/a
Hecla	Past producer	n/a	Silver, Gold	n/a
Hecla Mine	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Illinois	Past producer	n/a	Silver, Gold	n/a
Jumbo	Past producer	n/a	Silver, Gold	n/a
Keystone	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Last Chance Mine	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Lavena Mine	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Manganese, Silver	n/a
Lucky Karen Placer	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Main Range	Past producer	n/a	Copper, Gold, Silver	n/a
Moonlight Mine	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Narrow Gage	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver, Lead, Copper	n/a
Nettie Hibernia	Past producer	n/a	Silver, Manganese, Lead, Gold	n/a
Orphan Boy	Past producer	n/a	Silver, Gold	n/a
Overlook Group Mine	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Copper, Silver	n/a
Ozark	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Prospector Mine	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver, Copper	n/a
Readycash	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Copper	n/a
Red Wing	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Steward Mine	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Copper, Silver	n/a
Stratton Mine	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver, Copper	n/a
Sunset	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Tuxedo Mine	Past producer	n/a	Silver, Gold	n/a
Tuxedo Mine	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Uncle Sam	Past producer	n/a	Silver, Gold, Copper	n/a
Wrong Font Claims	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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