Ready46.1 mi
Ruby Reservoir — Garnet Shoreline
Almandine garnets
Core atlas recordMONTANA LOCAL ROCKHOUNDING AREA
Pioneer Mountains Rockhounding Guide
The Pioneer Mountains contain diverse igneous and metamorphic geology, historic prospects and recreational-interest localities.
81nearby mapped records
4core atlas records
77USGS Research occurrences
85mile research radius
Locations and mineral leads in Pioneer Mountains
This local-area page is the bridge between the broader Butte city hub and individual location guides. Open any record for its material evidence, map precision, access status, source context and field-report history.
Research19.1 mi
Comstock Lode
Antimony, Lead, Zinc, Silver
USGS research occurrenceResearch22.8 mi
Calvert Red Buttons Mine
Tungsten, Beryllium
USGS research occurrenceResearch32.2 mi
Thompson Pass
Molybdenum
USGS research occurrenceResearch41.3 mi
Scheelite & Aplite Claims.
Tungsten
USGS research occurrenceResearch42.4 mi
Baltic
Copper, Gold, Silver
USGS research occurrenceResearch42.6 mi
Jetty Mine
Silver, Barite, Zinc, Fluorite, Lead, Copper, Antimony
USGS research occurrenceResearch44.0 mi
Granite Mtn.
Molybdenum, Tungsten
USGS research occurrenceResearch44.5 mi
Unnamed Copper Occurrence
Copper
USGS research occurrenceResearch46.3 mi
Unnamed Thorium Occurrence
Mineral resource occurrence
USGS research occurrenceResearch46.4 mi
Unnamed Thorium Occurrence
Mineral resource occurrence
USGS research occurrenceResearch47.0 mi
Gray Goose
Mineral resource occurrence
USGS research occurrenceResearch47.3 mi
Jeff Davis
Gold
USGS research occurrenceResearch47.5 mi
Potosi Deposits Pony District
Tungsten, Zinc, Fluorite
USGS research occurrenceResearch47.7 mi
Hand S. Leasing Co.
Lead, Zinc
USGS research occurrenceResearch47.7 mi
G & G Nos 6 and 8
Mineral resource occurrence
USGS research occurrenceResearch48.0 mi
Bull Moose
Mineral resource occurrence
USGS research occurrenceResearch48.4 mi
Frying Pan and Frying Pan No. 2
Mineral resource occurrence
USGS research occurrenceResearch48.5 mi
Maiden Creek Copper Mine
Copper
USGS research occurrenceResearch48.5 mi
Shear Zone
Mineral resource occurrence
USGS research occurrenceResearch48.6 mi
M.S.D. No. 1
Mineral resource occurrence
USGS research occurrenceResearch48.8 mi
M.S.D. No 7
Mineral resource occurrence
USGS research occurrenceResearch48.8 mi
Beaverhead
Mineral resource occurrence
USGS research occurrenceResearch48.9 mi
Unnamed Thorium Occurrence
Mineral resource occurrence
USGS research occurrenceResearch48.9 mi
Unnamed Thorium Occurrence
Mineral resource occurrence
USGS research occurrenceResearch48.9 mi
Unnamed Thorium Occurrence
Mineral resource occurrence
USGS research occurrenceResearch48.9 mi
Unnamed Thorium Occurrence
Mineral resource occurrence
USGS research occurrenceResearch48.9 mi
Unnamed Thorium Occurrence
Mineral resource occurrence
USGS research occurrenceResearch48.9 mi
G & G Nos. 1 , 2 and 5
Mineral resource occurrence
USGS research occurrenceResearch49.0 mi
Lucky Day Nos 1 and 2
Mineral resource occurrence
USGS research occurrenceResearch49.1 mi
Unnamed Thorium Occurrence
Mineral resource occurrence
USGS research occurrenceResearch49.1 mi
Cago No. 10
Mineral resource occurrence
USGS research occurrenceResearch49.1 mi
Bighorn
Mineral resource occurrence
USGS research occurrenceResearch49.3 mi
H. R. S. No. 1
Mineral resource occurrence
USGS research occurrenceResearch49.4 mi
Unnamed Thorium Occurrence
Mineral resource occurrence
USGS research occurrenceResearch49.8 mi
Danpatch Nos. 1 and 2
Mineral resource occurrence
USGS research occurrenceResearch49.8 mi
Dan Patch No. 3
Mineral resource occurrence
USGS research occurrenceResearch49.9 mi
Brown Bear No. 2
Mineral resource occurrence
USGS research occurrenceResearch49.9 mi
Brown Bear No. 3
Mineral resource occurrence
USGS research occurrenceResearch50.0 mi
Potosi
Silver, Tungsten
USGS research occurrenceResearch50.1 mi
Brown Bear No. 5
Mineral resource occurrence
USGS research occurrenceResearch50.5 mi
Oro Fino
Gold, Silver, Copper, Lead
USGS research occurrenceResearch50.6 mi
Atomic Blast
Mineral resource occurrence
USGS research occurrenceResearch50.7 mi
Orpha
Mineral resource occurrence
USGS research occurrenceResearch51.1 mi
Saddlehorn No. 3
Mineral resource occurrence
USGS research occurrenceResearch51.2 mi
Reactor Nos. 1 , 3 and 5
Mineral resource occurrence
USGS research occurrenceResearch52.0 mi
Silver Tip Nos. 1 , 2 and 3
Mineral resource occurrence
USGS research occurrenceResearch52.9 mi
Anderson
Mineral resource occurrence
USGS research occurrenceResearch54.0 mi
Kate Creek
Mineral resource occurrence
USGS research occurrenceResearch55.0 mi
Dry Cottonwood Creek Sapphire Context
Sapphires
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