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Gold in Lewis and Clark County, Montana

The federal record (USGS MRDS) lists 281 gold occurrences in Lewis and Clark County — 152 of them past or active producers. Below is that record, readable: the documented sites, and the live map that puts claims, creeks, roads and geology under every one of them.

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Lewis and Clark County by the numbers

281recorded gold occurrences
152past & active gold producers
109recorded as placer ground

The recorded gold sites

Producers first, then prospects and occurrences — each links into the live map of that exact ground:

SiteStatusType
Helena PlacersPast producerplacer
Lincoln Gulch DistrictPast producerplacer
Ajax MinePast producer
All PlacerPast producerplacer
American Boy MinePast producer
American Flag MinePast producer
Anderson ProspectPast producer
Andrew BrownPast producer
Baldy Mountain ClaimsPast producer
Bell Boy MinePast producer
Betsy Ross MinePast producer
Black WatchPast producer
Blackfoot MineProducer
Blue Cloud Mining Co. PropertyProducerplacer
Bonanza MinePast producer
Buffalo GulchPast producerplacer
Calliope MinePast producer
Calumet MinePast producer
Canyon CreekPast producerplacer
Canyon Creek PlacerPast producerplacer
Cave GulchPast producerplacer
ChinaPast producer
Clark GulchPast producerplacer
Columbia MinePast producer
Cotter MinePast producer
Cottonwood Creek and Gravel RangePast producerplacer
Cottonwood Creek and Gravel Range PlacerPast producerplacer
Crown MinePast producer
Dana's BarPast producerplacer
Dert Gulch MinePast producer

Showing the top 30 of 281 recorded gold occurrences — every one is on the live map.

What this can — and can't — tell you

The public record shows where gold was documented, claimed and produced. It cannot tell you what's left, whether a specific creek still carries color, or that any spot will pay. What it CAN do is stack the odds: known sources upslope, the creeks that drain them, what's already claimed, and the bedrock — read together. Always verify claim status with BLM and land rules before you dig. Information, not advice.

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