Ready29.5 mi
Ruby Reservoir — Garnet Shoreline
Almandine garnets
Core atlas recordMONTANA LOCAL ROCKHOUNDING AREA
Southwest Montana Mineral Belt Rockhounding Guide
Southwest Montana has dense mining history, quartz veins, gold districts and garnet localities. Ownership and claim checks are especially important.
100nearby mapped records
4core atlas records
96USGS Research occurrences
120mile research radius
Locations and mineral leads in Southwest Montana Mineral Belt
This local-area page is the bridge between the broader Bozeman city hub and individual location guides. Open any record for its material evidence, map precision, access status, source context and field-report history.
Research9.6 mi
Granite Mtn.
Molybdenum, Tungsten
USGS research occurrenceResearch12.6 mi
Potosi Deposits Pony District
Tungsten, Zinc, Fluorite
USGS research occurrenceResearch14.4 mi
Potosi
Silver, Tungsten
USGS research occurrenceResearch20.6 mi
Norris
Gold, Silver, Copper, Lead
USGS research occurrenceResearch20.8 mi
Thompson Pass
Molybdenum
USGS research occurrenceResearch23.1 mi
Sappington Deposit
Rare earth elements
USGS research occurrenceResearch26.0 mi
Scheelite & Aplite Claims.
Tungsten
USGS research occurrenceResearch39.5 mi
Copper City Mine
Copper, Silver
USGS research occurrenceResearch40.7 mi
Santa Anita Claim
Lead, Zinc
USGS research occurrenceResearch43.3 mi
Comstock Lode
Antimony, Lead, Zinc, Silver
USGS research occurrenceResearch46.0 mi
Oro Fino
Gold, Silver, Copper, Lead
USGS research occurrenceResearch47.9 mi
Calvert Red Buttons Mine
Tungsten, Beryllium
USGS research occurrenceResearch50.5 mi
Blue Bird
Lead, Zinc
USGS research occurrenceResearch51.4 mi
Pika Gypsum Deposit
Mineral resource occurrence
USGS research occurrenceResearch54.0 mi
Iron Mask Mine
Lead, Zinc
USGS research occurrenceResearch55.3 mi
Jetty Mine
Silver, Barite, Zinc, Fluorite, Lead, Copper, Antimony
USGS research occurrenceResearch58.5 mi
North Star Mine
Gold, Lead, Silver
USGS research occurrenceResearch60.7 mi
Iron Mass and Golden Glow
Tungsten
USGS research occurrenceResearch60.9 mi
Beaver Creek
Molybdenum
USGS research occurrenceResearch61.0 mi
Colorado Gulch Deposits
Tungsten
USGS research occurrenceResearch63.0 mi
Helena District
Gold, Silver, Copper, Lead, Zinc, Tungsten, Arsenic
USGS research occurrenceResearch63.8 mi
C. E. S. Ballard, Etal
Uranium
USGS research occurrenceResearch64.6 mi
Gray Goose
Mineral resource occurrence
USGS research occurrenceResearch67.0 mi
Albion Mine
Silver, Gold, Copper, Lead, Fluorite, Antimony
USGS research occurrenceResearch69.3 mi
Boeing Prospect
Fluorite, Lead, Copper, Gold, Silver
USGS research occurrenceResearch70.1 mi
Anderson
Mineral resource occurrence
USGS research occurrenceResearch70.2 mi
Kate Creek
Mineral resource occurrence
USGS research occurrenceResearch70.4 mi
Dry Cottonwood Creek Sapphire Context
Sapphires
Core atlas recordResearch70.4 mi
Cable Mountain — Historic Mineral Tailings
Scheelite and epidote
Core atlas recordResearch70.4 mi
West of Georgetown Lake — Argillite/Quartzite
Argillite and quartzite
Core atlas recordResearch71.1 mi
Baltic
Copper, Gold, Silver
USGS research occurrenceResearch71.4 mi
Maiden Creek Copper Mine
Copper
USGS research occurrenceResearch71.9 mi
Hand S. Leasing Co.
Lead, Zinc
USGS research occurrenceResearch72.0 mi
Jeff Davis
Gold
USGS research occurrenceResearch72.2 mi
Paul Property
Gold
USGS research occurrenceResearch72.4 mi
Dunkelberg
Silver, Lead, Zinc, Copper, Gold
USGS research occurrenceResearch73.4 mi
Barbara & Judy Claims
Copper
USGS research occurrenceResearch73.7 mi
Unnamed Copper Occurrence
Copper
USGS research occurrenceResearch73.8 mi
Confederate Gulch, Backer
Gold, Lead, Copper
USGS research occurrenceResearch74.2 mi
Normandy
Fluorite
USGS research occurrenceResearch74.3 mi
Boulder Mtn.
Fluorite, Gold
USGS research occurrenceResearch75.8 mi
G & G Nos 6 and 8
Mineral resource occurrence
USGS research occurrenceResearch76.2 mi
Unnamed Thorium Occurrence
Mineral resource occurrence
USGS research occurrenceResearch76.3 mi
Unnamed Thorium Occurrence
Mineral resource occurrence
USGS research occurrenceResearch76.8 mi
York, Trout Creek, Missouri
Gold
USGS research occurrenceResearch77.3 mi
Lucky Day Nos 1 and 2
Mineral resource occurrence
USGS research occurrenceResearch77.3 mi
Bull Moose
Mineral resource occurrence
USGS research occurrenceResearch77.5 mi
M.S.D. No. 1
Mineral resource occurrence
USGS research occurrenceResearch77.7 mi
H. R. S. No. 1
Mineral resource occurrence
USGS research occurrenceWhat should I verify before collecting here?
Do not infer permission from historic mine names, USGS occurrences or proximity to public land. Verify the exact parcel, current land manager, active mining claims, protected status, closures, road access and whether your intended collecting method is currently permitted.