Mines in Missoula County, Montana

Missoula County, Montana has 274 mine and mineral deposit locations documented in federal records from the USGS and MSHA. 20 of these are currently active mining operations. The most commonly recorded commodity is gold, with 81 sites. The table below lists all recorded mines in the county with links to individual site details.

All Mines in Missoula County

Mine	Commodity	Type	Status	Source
Dmc Mine	Construction Sand and Gravel	Surface	Active	MSHA
Black Diamond Mica Mine	Mica		Producer	MRDS
Diamond Mountain Gravel	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Dorite Claims	Barium-Barite	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Elk Creek Barite Mine	Barium-Barite		Producer	MRDS
Eureka Mining Co.	Gold, Silver, Copper		Producer	MRDS
Four V's Claims	Quartz, Semiprecious Gemstone	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Granite Hot Springs	Geothermal	Geothermal	Producer	MRDS
Ida A Placer	Gold		Producer	MRDS
Josephine Creek Placer Mine	Gold		Producer	MRDS
Joyce Number Two	Barium-Barite		Producer	MRDS
L.s. Jensen & Sons Inc.	Stone	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Montana Barite	Barium-Barite		Producer	MRDS
Montana Barite Mill	Barium-Barite		Producer	MRDS
Ninemile Creek District	Gold		Producer	MRDS
Petty Creek Placers	Gold		Producer	MRDS
Rock Creek Quarry	Granite		Producer	MRDS
Stinkwaters Pit	Barium-Barite		Producer	MRDS
Torgelson Property	Clay		Producer	MRDS
Wheeler Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction		Producer	MRDS
A A A Portable Crusher	Construction Sand and Gravel	Surface	Abandoned	MSHA
Aaa Portable Crusher #2	Construction Sand and Gravel	Surface	Abandoned	MSHA
Able Placer	Gold		Occurrence	MRDS
Adaline Mine	Lead, Copper		Past Producer	MRDS
Adeline	Copper	Underground	Past Producer	MRDS
Aladdin	Copper	Underground	Unknown	MRDS
Aladdin Mine	Copper		Past Producer	MRDS
Annie Placer	Gold		Occurrence	MRDS
B. S. P. T.	Gold		Occurrence	MRDS
Belleview Mine	Copper, Silver		Past Producer	MRDS
Bellview	Silver	Underground	Past Producer	MRDS
Big Rock Placer Claim	Gold		Occurrence	MRDS
Billie Boo Placer	Gold		Occurrence	MRDS
Blacktail		Underground	Past Producer	MRDS
Blacktail Mine	Silver, Lead		Past Producer	MRDS
Blue Bell Mine	Copper		Past Producer	MRDS
Blue Lode	Gold	Underground	Occurrence	MRDS
Bonanza Group Barite Mine	Barium-Barite		Occurrence	MRDS
Bonanza Lime Prospect	Gold		Occurrence	MRDS
Bonita	Manganese	Underground	Past Producer	MRDS
Bonner Quarry	Stone	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Busted Crock Placer	Gold		Occurrence	MRDS
Crusher Plant	Construction Sand and Gravel	Surface	Intermittent	MSHA
Cape Nome Mine	Copper, Silver		Past Producer	MRDS
Cape Nome Mine	Copper	Underground	Past Producer	MRDS
Cato	Gold	Underground	Past Producer	MRDS
Cay Plant	Construction Sand and Gravel	Surface	Abandoned	MSHA
Charcoal Mine	Lead, Silver		Past Producer	MRDS
Charcoal Mine	Lead	Underground	Past Producer	MRDS
Chester	Lead, Silver		Past Producer	MRDS
Chester	Lead	Underground	Past Producer	MRDS
Chickaman Mine	Copper		Occurrence	MRDS
Chickaman Mine	Gold	Underground	Past Producer	MRDS
Chloride		Surface	Prospect	MRDS
Chloride Mine	Silver		Past Producer	MRDS
Clay Deposit In Northeast Missoula	Brick Clay		Past Producer	MRDS
Clemantha	Gold	Underground	Past Producer	MRDS
Clinton District	Lead, Copper, Silver		Past Producer	MRDS
Clinton Pit	Silica	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Coloma Barite Mine	Barium-Barite		Past Producer	MRDS
Coloma Barite Vein	Barium-Barite	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Coloma Placer	Gold	Placer	Past Producer	MRDS
Cook Prospect	Manganese		Past Producer	MRDS
Cook Prospect	Manganese	Surface-Underground	Unknown	MRDS
Copper Angel Prospect	Silver	Underground	Unknown	MRDS
Copper Bell	Copper	Underground	Past Producer	MRDS
Copper Bell Mine	Copper		Occurrence	MRDS
Copper Cliff District	Copper		Past Producer	MRDS
Copper Cliff Mine	Copper		Past Producer	MRDS
Copper Cliff Mine	Copper	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Copper King	Lead, Silver		Past Producer	MRDS
Copper King	Lead	Surface-Underground	Unknown	MRDS
Copper Prospect	Copper		Occurrence	MRDS
Copper Smith	Copper		Occurrence	MRDS
Coppersmith	Copper	Underground	Past Producer	MRDS
Crystal Springs Mine	Gold	Underground	Past Producer	MRDS
Daisy	Lead	Underground	Past Producer	MRDS
Daisy Mine	Lead, Silver		Past Producer	MRDS
Dixie	Gold	Underground	Past Producer	MRDS
Dixie Group	Gold		Past Producer	MRDS
Double 1 & 2 Placers	Gold		Occurrence	MRDS
Eileen Marcia Placer Mine	Gold		Past Producer	MRDS
Eileen Marsha Placer Mine	Gold	Placer	Past Producer	MRDS
Elk Creek Barite Mine & Deposit	Barium-Barite	Surface-Underground	Plant	MRDS
Elk Creek Greenough Mine	Dimension Stone NEC	Surface	Abandoned	MSHA
Elk Creek Placer	Gold		Past Producer	MRDS
Envy Placers Nos. 1-4	Gold		Occurrence	MRDS
Eureka Mining Co.	Gold		Occurrence	MRDS
Fabtech Plant	Construction Sand and Gravel	Surface	Abandoned	MSHA
Far West Pit	Construction Sand and Gravel	Surface	Intermittent	MSHA
Favorite Mine	Gold		Occurrence	MRDS
First Hope Placer	Gold		Occurrence	MRDS
Fool Hen Placer	Gold		Occurrence	MRDS
Frances Copper Prospect	Copper		Occurrence	MRDS
Frances Mine	Copper	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Frenchman's Prospect	Silver		Occurrence	MRDS
Frostbite Deposit	Barium-Barite	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Gold Prospect	Gold		Occurrence	MRDS
Gold Prospect	Gold	Surface	Prospect	MRDS
Gooley Placer	Gold		Occurrence	MRDS
Gowrie	Lead	Underground	Past Producer	MRDS
Gowrie Mine	Silver, Lead		Past Producer	MRDS
Granite Pass Prospect	Gold	Surface	Prospect	MRDS
Grass Widow	Copper	Underground	Past Producer	MRDS
Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Unknown	MRDS
Greenough Deposits	Barium-Barite	Underground	Past Producer	MRDS
Hautilla Prospect	Copper		Past Producer	MRDS
Hauttula Prospect	Silver	Underground	Past Producer	MRDS
Hidden Treasure	Copper, Silver, Gold		Past Producer	MRDS
Hidden Treasure Mine	Copper	Underground	Past Producer	MRDS
Hobo	Silver	Underground	Past Producer	MRDS
Hobo Claim	Silver		Past Producer	MRDS
Hobo Placer	Gold		Occurrence	MRDS
Holiday Claim	Silver, Lead		Occurrence	MRDS
Holliday	Silver		Occurrence	MRDS
Housum Placer	Gold		Occurrence	MRDS
Housum Placer	Gold		Past Producer	MRDS
Ida A. Placer	Gold	Placer	Past Producer	MRDS
Index Granite Prospect	Gold		Occurrence	MRDS
Inverness Group	Copper		Occurrence	MRDS
Iron-Copper Occurrence	Copper		Occurrence	MRDS
Jack Pot	Copper	Underground	Past Producer	MRDS
Jack Pot Mine	Copper		Past Producer	MRDS
Jenlo Mines	Lead	Underground	Past Producer	MRDS
Josephine	Copper	Underground	Prospect	MRDS
Juniper Prospect	Copper		Occurrence	MRDS
Kennebeck	Silver	Underground	Past Producer	MRDS
Kennedy Creek Mine	Lead, Zinc		Past Producer	MRDS
Kennedy Creek Mines	Lead	Underground	Past Producer	MRDS
Kennedy Creek Placer Mine	Gold		Past Producer	MRDS
Klondike	Copper	Underground	Past Producer	MRDS
Ls Jensen Screen Plant	Construction Sand and Gravel	Surface	Abandoned	MSHA
Ls Jensen Wash Plant	Construction Sand and Gravel	Surface	Abandoned	MSHA
La Chambre Placer Mine	Silver, Gold		Past Producer	MRDS
La Chambre Placer Mine	Gold	Placer	Past Producer	MRDS
Lawyers Combination	Copper		Occurrence	MRDS
Lawyers Combination	Silver	Underground	Prospect	MRDS
Lead King Mine	Lead	Underground	Past Producer	MRDS
Leonard	Copper	Surface-Underground	Past Producer	MRDS
Lime Kiln Prospect	Limestone, General		Occurrence	MRDS
Limestone Prospect	Limestone, General		Occurrence	MRDS
Lolo Creek Placer	Gold	Placer	Past Producer	MRDS
Lolo Quartz Deposit	Silica		Past Producer	MRDS
Looks Grim Prospect	Copper		Prospect	MRDS
Lost Cabin		Underground	Past Producer	MRDS
Lost Cabin Group	Zinc, Lead		Past Producer	MRDS
Lubelle Placer	Gold		Occurrence	MRDS
Maclay	Silica		Unknown	MRDS
Mammoth Mine	Gold, Silver		Past Producer	MRDS
Mammoth Mine	Gold	Underground	Past Producer	MRDS
Marion Creek Placer	Gold	Placer	Past Producer	MRDS
Marrion Creek Gold Mining Company Placer	Gold		Occurrence	MRDS
Mattie V	Gold	Underground	Past Producer	MRDS
Mattie V Placer	Gold		Occurrence	MRDS
Mc Quarrie Quarry	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Surface	Plant	MRDS
McDonald-Southerland Prospect	Copper, Lead, Zinc		Occurrence	MRDS
McGinnis and Washoe Creek Placer	Gold		Past Producer	MRDS
Mickelson Rock Products	Construction Sand and Gravel	Surface	Abandoned	MSHA
Mineral Peak Prospect	Gold		Occurrence	MRDS
Missoula Barite Deposit	Barium-Barite		Occurrence	MRDS
Missoula Barite Deposit	Barium-Barite		Occurrence	MRDS
Missoula Crusher #427	Construction Sand and Gravel	Surface	Intermittent	MSHA
Missoula Limestone	Limestone, General		Unknown	MRDS
Mongar Mine	Copper, Silver		Past Producer	MRDS
Mongar Mine	Silver	Underground	Unknown	MRDS
Montana Power Co. Barite Prospect	Barium-Barite		Occurrence	MRDS
Morse & Kennedy	Copper	Surface-Underground	Past Producer	MRDS
Morse and Kennedy Mine	Copper		Past Producer	MRDS
Mullan Road Wash Plant	Construction Sand and Gravel	Surface	Intermittent	MSHA
Nellie	Lead	Underground	Past Producer	MRDS
Nellie Mine	Silver, Lead		Past Producer	MRDS
Nine Mile Mine	Gold		Past Producer	MRDS
Nine Mile Operation	Gold	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Nine Mile Placer	Gold	Placer	Past Producer	MRDS
Nugget Mine	Zinc, Lead, Copper, Silver		Prospect	MRDS
Nugget Mine	Lead	Underground	Prospect	MRDS
Olympiad Mine	Gold, Silver		Past Producer	MRDS
Olympiad Mine	Gold	Underground	Unknown	MRDS
Pattee Canyon Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Petty Creek Placer	Gold	Placer	Past Producer	MRDS
Pine Creek	Copper	Underground	Unknown	MRDS
Pine Creek Mine	Copper, Gold, Silver		Occurrence	MRDS
Platinum Placer	Gold		Occurrence	MRDS
Portable 3	Construction Sand and Gravel	Surface	Abandoned	MSHA
Portable Crusher #1	Construction Sand and Gravel	Surface	Intermittent	MSHA
Portable Crusher #2	Construction Sand and Gravel	Surface	Abandoned	MSHA
Portable Crusher No. 1	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Portable Wash Plant 1	Sand, Common	Surface	Temporarily Idled	MSHA
Queen Mary	Copper	Surface-Underground	Prospect	MRDS
Queen Mary Copper Prospect	Copper		Past Producer	MRDS
Richards Pit	Construction Sand and Gravel	Surface	Temporarily Idled	MSHA
Rainbow Pit	Construction Sand and Gravel	Surface	Abandoned	MSHA
Rambled Mine	Gold		Past Producer	MRDS
Rambled Mine	Gold	Underground	Past Producer	MRDS
Rattlesnake Creek Barite	Barium-Barite		Occurrence	MRDS
Riverside Contracting Inc	Construction Sand and Gravel	Surface	Intermittent	MSHA
Robin L. Placer	Gold		Occurrence	MRDS
Robin L. Placer	Gold	Surface	Occurrence	MRDS
San Martina Mine	Gold		Past Producer	MRDS
San Martina Mine	Gold	Surface-Underground	Unknown	MRDS
Sanders Lake Silica Prospect	Silica		Occurrence	MRDS
Sauerkraut Placer	Gold	Placer	Prospect	MRDS
Schroeder	Quartz		Occurrence	MRDS
Screen Plant #1	Construction Sand and Gravel	Surface	Abandoned	MSHA
Screen Plant #2	Construction Sand and Gravel	Surface	Abandoned	MSHA
Senate	Copper	Underground	Prospect	MRDS
Senate Mine	Copper		Occurrence	MRDS
Shawbut		Underground	Past Producer	MRDS
Sheep Moutain Prospect	Barium-Barite		Occurrence	MRDS
Sheldon Mine			Occurrence	MRDS
Sheldon Mine	Copper	Underground	Prospect	MRDS
Sherman & Lattimer Claim	Copper	Underground	Unknown	MRDS
Shoestring Property	Lead, Gold, Silver		Prospect	MRDS
Shoestring Property	Gold	Underground	Occurrence	MRDS
Sierra Mine	Copper	Underground	Prospect	MRDS
Silica Prospect	Gold		Occurrence	MRDS
Silicon Prospect	Silica		Occurrence	MRDS
Silicon Prospect	Silica		Occurrence	MRDS
Sinkwater Creek Barite Deposit	Barium-Barite		Occurrence	MRDS
Small Portable Screen	Construction Sand and Gravel	Surface	Abandoned	MSHA
South Pit	Construction Sand and Gravel	Surface	Intermittent	MSHA
Stock Pile	Lead	Processing Plant	Unknown	MRDS
Sumpter	Copper		Past Producer	MRDS
Sumpter	Copper	Underground	Prospect	MRDS
Susan Mine	Silver	Underground	Past Producer	MRDS
Swede Prospect	Gold		Occurrence	MRDS
Sweet Bye and Bye Mine	Gold	Underground	Past Producer	MRDS
The Chinamen Mine	Gold		Occurrence	MRDS
Torgelson Property	Clay		Occurrence	MRDS
Triangle	Copper	Surface-Underground	Past Producer	MRDS
Triangle and Grass Widow Mines	Copper		Past Producer	MRDS
Triantler	Copper		Occurrence	MRDS
Triantler Mine	Copper	Underground	Prospect	MRDS
Twin Creeks Placer	Gold		Occurrence	MRDS
Twin Creeks Placer	Gold	Placer	Unknown	MRDS
Unknown	Pumice		Occurrence	MRDS
Unknown	Pumice		Occurrence	MRDS
Unknown	Pumice		Occurrence	MRDS
Unnamed Barite	Barium-Barite		Unknown	MRDS
Unnamed Barite	Barium-Barite		Occurrence	MRDS
Unnamed Barite	Barium-Barite	Surface	Unknown	MRDS
Unnamed Copper	Copper		Occurrence	MRDS
Unnamed Copper	Copper		Occurrence	MRDS
Unnamed Gold	Gold		Occurrence	MRDS
Unnamed Gold	Gold		Occurrence	MRDS
Unnamed Gold	Gold		Occurrence	MRDS
Unnamed Kaolin	Clay		Occurrence	MRDS
Unnamed Kaolin	Clay		Occurrence	MRDS
Unnamed Limestone Prospect	Limestone, General	Surface	Occurrence	MRDS
Unnamed Mine	Gold	Underground	Unknown	MRDS
Unnamed Placer	Gold		Occurrence	MRDS
Unnamed Prospect	Gold	Surface	Prospect	MRDS
Unnamed Prospect	Gold		Occurrence	MRDS
Unnamed Prospect	Gold		Occurrence	MRDS
Unnamed Pumice	Pumice		Occurrence	MRDS
Unnamed Pumice	Pumice		Occurrence	MRDS
Unnamed Pumice	Pumice		Occurrence	MRDS
Unnamed Pumice	Pumice		Occurrence	MRDS
Unnamed Pumice	Pumice		Occurrence	MRDS
Unnamed Pumice	Pumice		Unknown	MRDS
Unnamed Pumice	Pumice		Occurrence	MRDS
Unnamed Pumice	Pumice		Occurrence	MRDS
Valley Mine	Gold	Underground	Past Producer	MRDS
W.s. Placer	Gold	Placer	Past Producer	MRDS
Waldbillig Mine	Copper	Surface-Underground	Past Producer	MRDS
Wallace Creek Mine	Gold	Processing Plant	Past Producer	MRDS
Ward Lode Mine	Gold		Occurrence	MRDS
Ward Lode Mine	Gold	Underground	Past Producer	MRDS
Western Materials Inc	Sand and Gravel, Construction		Past Producer	MRDS
Whaley	Barium-Barite, Copper		Occurrence	MRDS
Whaley Copper	Copper	Surface-Underground	Prospect	MRDS
Whaley Mining Claims	Barium-Barite, Copper		Occurrence	MRDS
Wheeler's Mill	Barium-Barite	Processing Plant	Past Producer	MRDS
White Cap Prospect	Beryllium	Surface	Prospect	MRDS