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Abandoned mines in Montana

Find the public record behind a former mining site. Explore reported locations, mined materials and operating history as a starting point for acquisition, reuse or reclamation research.

1,329 matching recordsMSHA snapshot · 2026-10-31

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History means records exist in the imported sources, including older periods. Missing history is not evidence of a clean safety record. Operator and controller names are the last relationships reported in the Mines snapshot; they are not verified current property owners.

Mine / reported locationMaterial / typeReported statusReported relationshipsAvailable history
Saxon MinePowell, MTMSHA 2401622Gold OreSurfaceAbandonedStatus date: 03/02/1982Saxon CompanyReported operatorSaxon CompanyReported controllerNeither history importedView source coverage →
Scotts PitSanders, MTMSHA 2401496Construction Sand and GravelSurfaceAbandonedStatus date: 08/18/1982Sanders CountyReported operatorSanders County - MTReported controllerNeither history importedView source coverage →
ScreenRavalli, MTNear VictorMSHA 2402788Construction Sand and GravelSurfaceAbandonedStatus date: 04/15/2026Mobile Rock Crushing LLCReported operatorElisabeth Andrews; Mark Andrews; Pamela CoveyReported controllerProduction / employmentView source coverage →
SCREEN #1Fergus, MTNear LewistownMSHA 2402023Construction Sand and GravelSurfaceAbandonedStatus date: 09/11/2001Konitz Contracting IncReported operatorTom KonitzReported controllerProduction / employmentSafety recordsView source coverage →
Screen #199Missoula, MTNear missoulaMSHA 2402004Construction Sand and GravelSurfaceAbandonedStatus date: 10/06/2003City of Missoula Street DivisionReported operatorCity Of Missoula-MTReported controllerProduction / employmentSafety recordsView source coverage →
Screen #2Fergus, MTNear LewistonMSHA 2402174Construction Sand and GravelSurfaceAbandonedStatus date: 09/30/2003Konitz Contracting IncReported operatorTom KonitzReported controllerProduction / employmentSafety recordsView source coverage →
SCREEN 63-4173Gallatin, MTMSHA 2402003Construction Sand and GravelSurfaceAbandonedStatus date: 07/10/2000Montana Department Of TransportationReported operatorState Of MontanaReported controllerProduction / employmentView source coverage →
SCREEN #63-8171Silver Bow, MTMSHA 2402030Construction Sand and GravelSurfaceAbandonedStatus date: 03/07/2001Montana Department Of TransportationReported operatorState Of MontanaReported controllerProduction / employmentSafety recordsView source coverage →
SCREENING PLANTPhillips, MTMSHA 2401959Construction Sand and GravelSurfaceAbandonedStatus date: 01/28/2002Phillips CountyReported operatorPhillips County-MtReported controllerProduction / employmentSafety recordsView source coverage →
Screening PlantSilver Bow, MTNear ButteMSHA 2402606Crushed, Broken Stone NECSurfaceAbandonedStatus date: 10/01/2014AggQuip, LLCReported operatorWilliam Hollow; John JefferyReported controllerProduction / employmentSafety recordsView source coverage →
Screening PlantMissoula, MTNear MissoulaMSHA 2402774Sand, CommonSurfaceAbandonedStatus date: 05/12/2022Rock It CrushingReported operatorKip A McClendonReported controllerNeither history importedView source coverage →
Screening Plant Beaverhead, MTNear DillonMSHA 2401900Construction Sand and GravelSurfaceAbandonedStatus date: 08/20/2008Beaverhead County Road DeptReported operatorBeaverhead County-MTReported controllerProduction / employmentSafety recordsView source coverage →
Screening Plant #1Ravalli, MTNear DarbyMSHA 2402270Construction Sand and GravelSurfaceAbandonedStatus date: 06/16/2004Bitterroot Rock ProductsReported operatorKip Mc ClendonReported controllerProduction / employmentSafety recordsView source coverage →
Screening Plant #1Lewis And Clark, MTNear HelenaMSHA 2402458Construction Sand and GravelSurfaceAbandonedStatus date: 07/08/2006Montana Portable Crushing LLCReported operatorRichard M SparrowReported controllerNeither history importedView source coverage →
Screening Plant #1Richland, MTNear SidneyMSHA 2402547Construction Sand and GravelSurfaceAbandonedStatus date: 09/14/2015MK Weeden ConstructionReported operatorMonte K WeedenReported controllerProduction / employmentSafety recordsView source coverage →
Screening Plant #2Musselshell, MTNear LewistownMSHA 2402330Construction Sand and GravelSurfaceAbandonedStatus date: 08/24/2015M K Weeden Construction Inc.Reported operatorMonte K WeedenReported controllerProduction / employmentView source coverage →
SCREENING PLANT #411Missoula, MTMSHA 2401455Construction Sand and GravelSurfaceAbandonedStatus date: 01/21/1999Missoula County Road DepartmentReported operatorMissoula County-MTReported controllerNeither history importedView source coverage →
Screen PlantSilver Bow, MTMSHA 2402024Construction Sand and GravelSurfaceAbandonedStatus date: 09/15/1995Lavelle Powder Company IncReported operatorLavelle Bill JrReported controllerNeither history importedView source coverage →
Screen PlantSheridan, MTNear WestbyMSHA 2402635Construction Sand and GravelSurfaceAbandonedStatus date: 12/14/2015CM Owen ConstructionReported operatorAVCO Holdings LLCReported controllerProduction / employmentSafety recordsView source coverage →
ScreenplantLake, MTNear PabloMSHA 2402492Construction Sand and GravelSurfaceAbandonedStatus date: 11/26/2007Operator not reportedReported operatorController not reportedReported controllerProduction / employmentView source coverage →
Screen Plant #1Missoula, MTNear MissoulaMSHA 2401966Construction Sand and GravelSurfaceAbandonedStatus date: 11/18/2014Johnson Brothers Contracting Reported operatorErnest W Johnson; Robert E JohnsonReported controllerProduction / employmentSafety recordsView source coverage →
Screen Plant #1Yellowstone, MTNear BillingsMSHA 2402260Construction Sand and GravelSurfaceAbandonedStatus date: 07/07/2011Yellowstone County Road DepartmentReported operatorYELLOWSTONE COUNTY-MTReported controllerProduction / employmentSafety recordsView source coverage →
Screen Plant #2Cascade, MTMSHA 2402055Construction Sand and GravelSurfaceAbandonedStatus date: 12/22/1994United Materials Of Great Falls IncReported operatorLonnie AndersonReported controllerNeither history importedView source coverage →
Screen Plant #2Missoula, MTNear MissoulaMSHA 2402275Construction Sand and GravelSurfaceAbandonedStatus date: 08/17/2015Johnson Brothers Contracting, Inc.Reported operatorErnest W Johnson; Robert E JohnsonReported controllerProduction / employmentSafety recordsView source coverage →
Screen & Wash PlantMissoula, MTMSHA 2402014Construction Sand and GravelFacilityAbandonedStatus date: 07/06/1995Lloyd Twite ConstructionReported operatorTwite LloydReported controllerNeither history importedView source coverage →
Seahawk IncorporatedBroadwater, MTMSHA 2401713Gold OreSurfaceAbandonedStatus date: 06/09/1995Seahawk IncReported operatorSeahawk IncReported controllerNeither history importedView source coverage →
Secondary CrusherJefferson, MTNear WhitehallMSHA 2402755Construction Sand and GravelSurfaceAbandonedStatus date: 09/18/2023MK Weeden ConstructionReported operatorMonte K WeedenReported controllerProduction / employmentSafety recordsView source coverage →
SEELEY LAKE CRUSHER #422Missoula, MTMSHA 2401454Construction Sand and GravelSurfaceAbandonedStatus date: 01/21/1999Missoula County Road DepartmentReported operatorMissoula County-MTReported controllerNeither history importedView source coverage →
Seven Mile PlacerLewis And Clark, MTMSHA 2401697Gold OreSurfaceAbandonedStatus date: 09/18/1987Bud MorrisReported operatorMorris BudReported controllerNeither history importedView source coverage →
Shamrock LodeSilver Bow, MTMSHA 2401514Copper Ore NECSurfaceAbandonedStatus date: 05/12/1982Tom Helehan OwnerReported operatorHelehan TomReported controllerNeither history importedView source coverage →

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Acquisition & reuse

Use the mine name and reported location to investigate county parcel and title records, mineral rights, access and planning constraints. MSHA mailing addresses are addresses of record and may not locate the mine. Confirm the parcel and current ownership separately.

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Reclamation projects

Check official reclamation inventories and state or tribal programmes for documented hazards, project status and programme criteria. A matching name or an MSHA abandoned status alone does not confirm a programme match.

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Source: MSHA public datasets. Production history checks quarterly and annual mine production/employment records. Safety history checks violations, inspections and accident reports; other source coverage is available on each mine profile.