Red Pine Mine

Red Pine Mine is an underground gold mine in Madison County, Montana, near Sheridan. MSHA lists its status as non-producing since Jan 19, 2026 and records 4 employees. It is one of 7 gold mines in Montana that are not marked abandoned, and one of 2 in Madison County; by employees it ranks 4 of 7 in the state.

Facts

MSHA status
Non-producing since Jan 19, 2026
Type
Underground
County
Madison County
State
Montana
Land status (BLM data)
Federal land in a US Forest Service national forest or grassland
Nearest town
Sheridan
Employees reported
4
Operator
Red Pine LLC
Coordinates
45.5203, -112.0850
MSHA mine ID
2400701

Source: MSHA Mines data set, retrieved 2026-10-13. Status and counts can lag real operations.

This location is mapped as federal land. Public land is not an invitation to enter a working mine or old workings. Ask the managing agency about access, claims and closures.

History and geology (USGS)

USGS site name
Red Pine Mine
USGS status
Past producer
Commodities
Gold, Zinc, Silver, Lead, Copper

Matched by location to the USGS Mineral Resources Data System record 10255815 (retrieved 2026-10-13). The database was last updated around 2011, so history may be out of date.

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