Research23.9 mi
Whaley
Barite, Copper
USGS research occurrenceMONTANA LOCAL ROCKHOUNDING AREA
Western Montana Research Belt Rockhounding Guide
Western Montana combines historic mining districts, forest lands and river systems. The area page keeps legal field leads separate from historic mineral records.
100nearby mapped records
3core atlas records
97USGS Research occurrences
130mile research radius
Locations and mineral leads in Western Montana Research Belt
This local-area page is the bridge between the broader Missoula city hub and individual location guides. Open any record for its material evidence, map precision, access status, source context and field-report history.
Research25.3 mi
Chickaman Mine
Copper
USGS research occurrenceResearch27.0 mi
Lawyers Combination
Copper, Silver
USGS research occurrenceResearch30.0 mi
Sheldon Mine
Copper, Lead
USGS research occurrenceResearch30.2 mi
Big Rock Placer Claim
Gold
USGS research occurrenceResearch30.7 mi
Inverness Group
Copper
USGS research occurrenceResearch30.8 mi
Triantler
Copper
USGS research occurrenceResearch31.0 mi
Argo Mine
Gold, Silver, Tungsten
USGS research occurrenceResearch31.8 mi
Nugget Mine
Lead, Zinc, Copper, Silver
USGS research occurrenceResearch32.4 mi
Platinum Placer
Gold
USGS research occurrenceResearch33.1 mi
Billie Boo Placer
Gold
USGS research occurrenceResearch33.8 mi
Mayflower Claim
Gold, Silver
USGS research occurrenceResearch33.9 mi
Pay Rock Mine
Copper, Silver, Gold
USGS research occurrenceResearch34.0 mi
Ward Lode Mine
Gold, Silver, Copper, Lead, Zinc
USGS research occurrenceResearch34.0 mi
Montana-Utah Copper Co Mine
Copper
USGS research occurrenceResearch34.1 mi
Hobo Placer
Gold
USGS research occurrenceResearch34.4 mi
Ida A Placer
Gold
USGS research occurrenceResearch34.9 mi
Able Placer
Gold
USGS research occurrenceResearch35.3 mi
Cliff Mine
Lead, Silver
USGS research occurrenceResearch37.5 mi
Fool Hen Placer
Gold
USGS research occurrenceResearch38.7 mi
First Hope Placer
Gold
USGS research occurrenceResearch40.1 mi
Sturgen Placer
Gold
USGS research occurrenceResearch41.6 mi
Betty Placer
Gold
USGS research occurrenceResearch41.7 mi
Ogden Mtn
Gold, Tungsten
USGS research occurrenceResearch41.7 mi
Cardiff Mine
Silver, Lead
USGS research occurrenceResearch41.8 mi
Wisconsin Group
Gold, Copper, Silver
USGS research occurrenceResearch41.8 mi
Curlew
Gold, Silver, Copper, Lead, Zinc
USGS research occurrenceResearch43.1 mi
The Chinamen Mine
Gold
USGS research occurrenceResearch45.2 mi
Highbar Placer
Gold
USGS research occurrenceResearch45.5 mi
Red Hawk Placer
Gold
USGS research occurrenceResearch45.9 mi
Unnamed Placer
Gold
USGS research occurrenceResearch46.6 mi
Coffee Pot Lode
Beryllium
USGS research occurrenceResearch48.0 mi
Quartz Creek Placer Mines
Gold
USGS research occurrenceResearch48.0 mi
Tucker Gulch Placers
Gold
USGS research occurrenceResearch48.4 mi
Dunkelberg
Silver, Lead, Zinc, Copper, Gold
USGS research occurrenceResearch49.2 mi
Straight Creek Placers
Gold
USGS research occurrenceResearch50.6 mi
Triangle Mine
Gold
USGS research occurrenceResearch51.1 mi
Ester No 3 Placer
Gold
USGS research occurrenceResearch51.3 mi
Sunrise Creek Placer
Gold
USGS research occurrenceResearch51.6 mi
Tootsie Creek Deposits
Fluorite
USGS research occurrenceResearch52.0 mi
Coleman Placers
Gold
USGS research occurrenceResearch52.5 mi
Marietta Placer
Gold
USGS research occurrenceResearch52.9 mi
Unnamed Placer
Gold
USGS research occurrenceResearch53.2 mi
Dry Cottonwood Creek Sapphire Context
Sapphires
Core atlas recordResearch53.2 mi
Cable Mountain — Historic Mineral Tailings
Scheelite and epidote
Core atlas recordResearch53.2 mi
West of Georgetown Lake — Argillite/Quartzite
Argillite and quartzite
Core atlas recordResearch53.6 mi
Albion Mine
Silver, Gold, Copper, Lead, Fluorite, Antimony
USGS research occurrenceResearch53.6 mi
Snowdrift Prospect
Gold, Copper, Silver
USGS research occurrenceResearch53.8 mi
Darby Mining and Milling Co.
Gold, Silver
USGS research occurrenceResearch53.8 mi
Amended Sweeney, Amended Sunflower
Gold
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