Select a Mining District by clicking on its name
to go to its historical narrative, or scroll
through the list alphabetically by clicking on a letter in the table below.
Historical Narratives
| Mining District Name/Number |
Alternative Mining District Names |
| AJAX
- 1 |
|
| ALHAMBRA
- 71 |
Warm
Springs, Golconda |
| ALPS - 57 |
|
| AMAZON
- 72 |
|
| ANTELOPE
CREEK - 58 |
|
| ARGENTA
- 2 |
Montana,
Ermont |
| AUSTIN
- 94 |
Greenhorn,
Lewis and Clark |
| BALD
MOUNTAIN - 3 |
Baldy
Mountain |
| BANNACK
- 4 |
|
| BARKER-HUGHSVILLE
- 90 |
|
| BASIN
- 73 |
|
| BASIN
CREEK - 182 |
Highland |
| BEARPAW
- 29 |
|
| BEAVER
CREEK - 131 |
Elk
Creek, Thompson Creek |
| BEAVER
GULCH - 74 |
|
| BEAVERHEAD
- 5 |
Dark
Horse, Mulchy Creek |
| BIG
BLACKFOOT - 156 |
Helmville,
Blackman Hill |
| BIG
FOOT - 76 |
State
Creek |
| BIG
MUDDY - 6 |
|
| BIG
TIMBER CANYON - 194 |
|
| BISMARK
- 114 |
Bismarck,
Wilmah |
| BITTERROOT
- 202 |
|
| BLACKTAIL
- 7 |
|
| BLOODY
DICK - 8 |
Beaverhead,
Lemhi Pass, Bobbit |
| BLUE
CLOUD - 95 |
|
| BLUE
CREEK - 171 |
Heron |
| BLUE
EYED NELLIE - 42 |
Silver
lake, Warm Springs Creek,Johnson Basin, Olson Gulch |
| BLUE
WING - 9 |
|
| BOB
MARSHALL - 203 |
|
| BOULDER
- 75 |
|
| BOULDER
RIVER - 195 |
|
| BOZEMAN
- 56A |
|
| BRIDGER
- 56B |
|
| BRYANT
- 10 |
Hecla,
Glendale |
| BURNT
FORK - 204 |
|
| BUTTE
- 183 |
Summit
Valley, Lost Child, Independence, Rocker,
Browns Gulch |
| CABINET
- 107 |
Fish
River, Fisher River, West Fisher |
| CAMAS
PRAIRIE - 172 |
|
| CASTLE
MOUNTAINS - 132 |
|
| CATARACT
- 210 |
Basin-Cataract,
Jefferson |
| CEDAR
CREEK - 135 |
Quartz
Creek, Trout Creek |
| CHERRY
CREEK - 115 |
|
| CHINATOWN
- 11 |
Armstead,
Colorado, Horse Prairie |
| CLANCY
- 77 |
Lump
Gulch, Buffalo Creek |
| CLARKFORK
- 38 |
|
| CLINTON
- 142 |
Wallace |
| COLOMA
- 143 |
Potomac |
| COLORADO
- 78 |
Wickes,
Corbin, Gregory, Prickley Pear Creek |
| COMBINATION
- 59 |
Henderson,
Black Pine |
| CONE
BUTTE - 49 |
Warm
Springs |
| CONFEDERATE
GULCH - 30 |
Backer,
Canton, Diamond City |
| COPPER
CLIFF - 144 |
|
| COWLES
- 149 |
Haystack,
Boulder, Independence |
| CRAMER
CREEK - 148A |
|
| CRAZY
MOUNTAIN - 205 |
|
| CREVASSE
- 150 |
Crevice,
Jardine |
| CURLEW
- 165 |
Deep
Canyon |
| DEEP
CREEK - 31 |
Beaver |
| DENEMORA
- 136 |
Big
Elk, Saltese |
| DILLON
- 12 |
Carter
Creek, Frying Pan |
| DIVIDE
CREEK - 184 |
|
| DUNKLEBURG
- 60 |
|
| EIGHTMILE
- 8A |
|
| ELDRIDGE
- 55 |
|
| ELK
CREEK - 145 |
|
| ELK
PARK - 80 |
East
Rampart Mountain |
| ELKHORN
- 13 |
Coolidge,
Wise River |
| ELKHORN
- 79A |
Wilson-Tizier |
| ELKHORN
- 79 |
Wilson-Tizier |
| ELLISTON
- 157 |
Powell,
Ontario, Blackman Hill |
| ELMO
- 93 |
Chief
Cliff, Dayton Creek |
| EMERY
- 158 |
Zosell |
| EMIGRANT
- 151 |
Chico,
Curry, Shorthill, Mill Creek |
| ERMONT
- 2A |
|
| FINN
- 159 |
Washington,
Jefferson Gulch, Buffalo Gulch |
| FLEECER
MOUNTAIN - 185 |
|
| FRENCH
GULCH - 43 |
|
| FROG
POND BASIN - 61 |
|
| GALLATIN
- 206 |
|
| GARNET
- 62 |
First
Chance, Bear Creek, Bearmouth, Top o'Deep |
| GARRISON
- 160 |
|
| GEORGETOWN
- 44 |
Southern
Cross, Cable |
| GERMAN
GULCH - 186 |
Siberia |
| GOLD
BUTTE - 199 |
|
| GOULD-STEMPLE
- 96 |
Fool
Hen, Poorman |
| HEBER
- 46 |
Mill
Creek |
| HEBGEN
- 56C |
|
| HEDDLESTON
- 97 |
Blackfoot,
Silver |
| HELENA
- 98 |
Last
Chance, Spring Hill, Unionville, Owyhee |
| HELLGATE
- 32 |
Magpie
Gulch |
| HELLROARING
- 39 |
|
| HIGH
ORE - 73A |
Comet,
Cataract |
| HIGHLAND
- 187 |
Fish
Creek |
| HOG
HEAVEN - 52 |
Kila,
Flathead |
| HOMESTAKE
- 81 |
|
| HORSE
PRAIRIE - 14 |
Prospect,
Jeff Davis |
| HORSESHOE
- 152 |
|
| HUGHES
CREEK - 166 |
Alta,
Overwich |
| INDEPENDENCE
- 196 |
|
| IRON
MOUNTAIN - 137 |
Superior |
| JAKE
CREEK - 15 |
|
| JARDINE-CREVASSE
- 153 |
Bear
Gulch, Sheepeater |
| JUDITH
- 92A |
South
Fork of Judith River, Middle
Fork of Judith River, Judith Mountain |
| KEYSTONE
- 138 |
Carter,
East Couer d'Alene |
| LIBBY
- 108 |
Snowshoe |
| LINCOLN
- 99 |
McClellan
Creek, Seven-Up-Pete Gulch, Keep
Cool Creek, Liverpool Creek, Stonewall Mtn. |
| LITTLE
PIPESTONE - 82 |
|
| LITTLE
ROCKIES - 155 |
Zortman,
Landusky |
| LIVINGSTON
- 207 |
|
| LONE
MOUNTAIN - 33 |
Browns
Lake, Rock Creek |
| LOST
CREEK - 16 |
Dry
Creek, Antelope Creek |
| LOWLAND
- 83 |
Ruby |
| MADISON
- 117A |
|
| MAGPIE
GULCH - 34 |
|
| MAGPIE
GULCH - 0 |
Hellgate |
| MARYSVILLE
- 100 |
Bald
Butte, Ottawa |
| MAXVILLE
- 63 |
Wyman,
Gird Creek |
| MCCARTNEY
MOUNTAIN - 116 |
MaCarthy,
McCarty |
| MCCLELLAN
- 84 |
Mitchell
Creek |
| MEDICINE
LODGE - 17 |
Cabin
Creek |
| MELROSE
- 189 |
Camp
Creek, Soap Gulch |
| MINERAL
POINT - 167 |
|
| MISSOULA
- 148B |
|
| MISSOURI
RIVER - 101 |
Canyon
Ferry |
| MONIDA
- 18 |
Odell |
| MONTANA
CITY - 85 |
|
| MOOSE
CREEK - 190 |
|
| MOUNT
TORREY - 19 |
|
| MURRAY
- 133 |
Battle
Creek |
| MUSSELSHELL
- 134 |
Copperopolis |
| NATURAL
BRIDGE - 197 |
|
| NEIHART
- 41 |
Montana |
| NEW
WORLD - 154 |
Cooke
City, Blackmore |
| NEZ
PERCE - 86 |
|
| NICCOLIA
- 20 |
|
| NINEMILE
CREEK - 146 |
Kennedy
Creek |
| NOGO
- 21 |
Apex |
| NORRIS
- 117 |
Lower
Hot Springs, Upper Hot Springs |
| NORTH
BITTERROOT - 201 |
|
| NORTH
MOCCASIN - 50 |
Kendall |
| NORWEGIAN
CREEK - 118 |
|
| NYE
- 191 |
|
| OPHIR
- 102 |
|
| OPHIR
- 161 |
|
| OROFINO
- 48 |
Dry
Cottonwood, Champion |
| OROFINO
- 162 |
Deadwood |
| PACKER
CREEK - 139 |
|
| PARK
- 35 |
Indian
Creek, Hassel, Townsend |
| PETTY
CREEK - 147 |
Lothrop |
| PHILIPSBURG
- 65 |
Flint
Creek, Granite |
| PIONEER
- 22 |
Trail
Creek |
| PIONEER
- 163 |
Gold
Creek |
| PIPESTONE
- 87 |
Big
Pipestone |
| PLAINS
- 173 |
|
| PLEASANT
VIEW - 168 |
Sweathouse |
| POLARIS
- 23 |
Lost
Cloud |
| PONY
- 119 |
Mineral
Hill |
| POTOMAC
- 143A |
|
| POTOSI
- 120 |
|
| PROSPECT
CREEK - 174 |
Mountain
Horse, Burns, Sarpy Creek |
| QUARTZHILL
- 27A |
|
| RACETRACK
- 164 |
Danielsville,
Twin Peaks |
| RADERSBURG
- 36 |
Cedar
Plain, Crow Creek |
| RAINY
CREEK - 109 |
Sylvanite |
| RED
BLUFF - 117B |
Hot
Springs Creek, Lower Hot Springs |
| RED
LION - 66 |
Cable
Mountain, Hidden Lake, Fred Burr Lake |
| RENOVA
- 121 |
Bone
Basin, Mayflower, Cedar Hollow |
| REVAIS
CREEK - 175 |
Dixon,
Spring Gulch, Seepay Creek |
| REVENUE
- 117C |
Upper
Hot Springs |
| RIMINI
- 103 |
Lewis
and Clark, Ten Mile, Vaughn, Colorado, Bear Gulch |
| ROCHESTER
- 122 |
Rabbit |
| ROCKCREEK
- 67 |
Willow
Creek |
| ROCK
ISLAND - 140 |
|
| ROSE
MOUNTAIN - 68 |
Gold
Creek |
| RUBY
- 24 |
|
| RUBY
MOUNTAINS - 123 |
|
| RUNNING
WOLF - 91 |
Dry
Wolf |
| SAGINAW
- 25 |
Jackson,
Monument |
| SAND
CREEK - 124 |
|
| SAPPHIRE
- 208 |
|
| SCRATCHGRAVEL
HILLS - 104 |
Grass
Valley |
| SEELEY
- 148C |
|
| SEEPAY
CREEK - 176 |
Prospect
Creek, Belknap |
| SHERIDAN
- 125 |
Mill
Creek, Brandon, Indian Creek, Ramshorn, Quartz
Hill, Bivin Gulch, Wisconsin Gulch |
| SILVER
BUTTE - 177 |
Vermillion,
Vermillion River, Cabinet |
| SILVER
LAKE - 44A |
|
| SILVER
RUN - 40 |
|
| SILVER
STAR - 126 |
Iron
Rod |
| SLATE
CREEK - 169 |
|
| SMITH
RIVER - 134A |
Tenderfoot,
Sheep Creek |
| SNOWCREST-GREENHORN
- 117D |
|
| SOUTH
BOULDER - 127 |
Mammoth |
| SOUTH
BOULDER - 69 |
Princeton,
Cleek, Mount Powell |
| SPRING
GULCH - 178 |
Revais
Creek |
| ST.REGIS
- 141 |
Deer
Creek, Ward |
| STAR
MEADOW - 53 |
Lupfer |
| STILLWATER
- 192 |
|
| SULA
- 209 |
|
| SYLVANITE
- 110 |
Yahk,
Yaht, Yaak, Yaak River |
| THOMPSON
RIVER - 179 |
|
| THREE
FORKS - 88A |
|
| THREEMILE
- 170 |
|
| TIDAL
WAVE - 128 |
Twin
Bridges, Dry Boulder Creek, Bear Gulch, Goodrich
Gulch, Dry and Wet Georgia Gulches |
| TOBACCO
RIVER - 111 |
|
| TROUT
CREEK - 180 |
|
| TROY
- 112 |
Callahan,
Callahan Creek, Grouse Mountain |
| UTOPIA
- 26 |
Birch
Creek |
| VIPOND
- 27 |
Quartz
Hill |
| VIRGINIA
CITY - 129 |
Browns
Gulch, Granite Creek, Williams Gulch, Barton
Gulch, Summit, Pine Grove, Highland, Fairwether,
Nevada, Junction, Alder Gulch |
| WARMSPRINGS
- 51 |
Gilt
Edge, Maiden, Gold Hill |
| WASHINGTON
- 130 |
Meadow
Creek, McAllister, Bald Mountain |
| WELCOME
CREEK - 70 |
|
| WESTBUTTE
- 200 |
|
| WEST
GALLATIN - 56 |
Spring
Hill, Bozeman, Bridger |
| WEST
STILLWATER - 198 |
|
| WHITE
PINE - 181 |
Eagle,
Beaver Creek |
| WHITEHALL
- 88 |
Cardwell |
| WHITETAIL
- 89 |
|
| WINSTON
- 37 |
Beaver
Creek |
| WISDOM
- 28 |
Big
Hole, Wise River |
| WISE
RIVER - 28A |
|
| WOLF
CREEK - 113 |
|
| WOLF
CREEK - 105 |
Gladstone |
| WOODMAN
- 148 |
Lolo |
| YELLOWSTONE
RIVER - 193 |
|
| YELLOWSTONE
RIVER - 0 |
|
| YOGO
- 92 |
Judith |
| YORK
- 106 |
Dry
Gulch |
