Facts
- MSHA status
- Intermittent since Dec 9, 2024
- Type
- Surface
- County
- Madison County
- State
- Montana
- Land status (BLM data)
- Private land or land not mapped as public
- Nearest town
- Norris
- Employees reported
- 5
- Operator
- Bear Claw Mining Services
- Coordinates
- 45.4700, -111.7214
- MSHA mine ID
- 2402809
Source: MSHA Mines data set, retrieved 2026-10-13. Status and counts can lag real operations.
Land status comes from the BLM Surface Management Agency dataset and can be out of date. Check ownership before you go near any mine site.
History and geology (USGS)
- USGS site name
- Golconda
- USGS status
- Prospect
- Commodities
- Gold
Matched by location to the USGS Mineral Resources Data System record 10148774 (retrieved 2026-10-13). The database was last updated around 2011, so history may be out of date.
Gold mines nearby
- Red Pine Mine 18 mi · non-producing
- Golden Sunlight Mines Inc 37 mi · active
- US Antimony Critical Minerals Mill 48 mi · intermittent
- Small gold operation (MSHA 2402718) 79 mi · intermittent
- Contact Concentrator 95 mi · intermittent