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Mines in Powell County, Montana

Powell County, Montana has 45 mines on MSHA's register: 1 intermittent, 44 abandoned. 2 miners have died and 176 accidents have been reported at these mines between 1983 and 2013. Inspectors have issued 174 citations.

Every mine MSHA has registered in Powell County, working or not, with the accident, fatality and citation record each one carries on this site. Active mines are listed first, then the rest by the weight of their record.

Abandoned and historical mine features in Powell County →

Mines on register
45
Active
0
Fatalities on record
2
Citations issued
174
9 underground · 36 surface · 0 facilities 0 coal · 45 metal and non-metal 1 intermittent 44 abandoned 176 reported accidents, 1983–2013

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Local economic context
ⓘ County figures come from the US Census Bureau's American Community Survey, 5-year pooled estimates, so the 2023 vintage covers 2019 through 2023. The Census category is 'mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction', which is broader than MSHA jurisdiction and includes oil and gas workers no mine employs. These figures describe the surrounding county, not this mine, and are not a factor in any specific incident.
Powell County, Montana · Population 7,029
0.4%
Mining share of county employment
$63,432
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
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MSHA-registered mine, any status

Mines plot only where MSHA holds a surveyed coordinate for the site; mines the agency locates to a town, county or state centroid are in the counts and the list above but not drawn. Click a point for the mine's status and record.

Operators with the most mines herecurrent operator of record
Operator Mines Active Fatalities
Deer Lodge Asphalt Inc 2 0 0
T & B Mining Inc 2 0 0
Cominco American Inc 1 0 2
Adams Brothers Construction 1 0 0
Archie D Cameron 1 0 0
B B R Inc 1 0 0
Bennie Sinerius 1 0 0
Big Sky Georesources 1 0 0
Bill Hurt Mining Corp 1 0 0
Bill Palmer 1 0 0
Mines in Powell County45 on register
  1. Warm Springs Mine
    Underground metal/non-metal · Cominco American Inc · MSHA ID 2400146
    Abandoned
  2. Olsen Pit
    Surface metal/non-metal · Deer Lodge Asphalt Inc · MSHA ID 2402000
    Abandoned
  3. Gold Rule Placer Mine
    Surface metal/non-metal · Golden Rule Placer Mining Inc. · MSHA ID 2402582
    Abandoned
  4. Gold Creek Mine
    Surface metal/non-metal · Superior Western Corp · MSHA ID 2401736
    Abandoned
  5. Gold Creek Placer
    Surface metal/non-metal · GJC LLC · MSHA ID 2402656
    Abandoned
  6. Portable 2
    Surface metal/non-metal · High Country Earthworks LLC · MSHA ID 2402784
    Intermittent
  7. Bank Run Mines
    Surface metal/non-metal · T & B Mining Inc · MSHA ID 2401999
    Abandoned
  8. Weasel Gulch
    Surface metal/non-metal · Savage Mining Company, LLC · MSHA ID 2402677
    Abandoned
  9. Dutton Project LLC
    Surface metal/non-metal · Dutton Project LLC · MSHA ID 2402322
    Abandoned
  10. Trommel
    Surface metal/non-metal · Randy Rice · MSHA ID 2402571
    Abandoned
  11. Victor 1 Mining Claim
    Surface metal/non-metal · James Durst · MSHA ID 2402659
    Abandoned
  12. Rabel Excavating Inc.
    Surface metal/non-metal · Rabel Excavating Inc. · MSHA ID 2402387
    Abandoned
  13. Adams Brothers Mine
    Surface metal/non-metal · Adams Brothers Construction · MSHA ID 2401573
    Abandoned
  14. Big Sky Placer
    Surface metal/non-metal · Big Sky Georesources · MSHA ID 2401715
    Abandoned
  15. Douglas Phosphate
    Underground metal/non-metal · Douglas Phosphate Mine · MSHA ID 2401152
    Abandoned
  16. Elliston Consolidated Group
    Underground metal/non-metal · Elliston Consolidated Mining Company · MSHA ID 2401679
    Abandoned
  17. Emory Mine
    Surface metal/non-metal · Emory Group Inc · MSHA ID 2401626
    Abandoned
  18. Golden Anchor
    Underground metal/non-metal · Bennie Sinerius · MSHA ID 2401602
    Abandoned
  19. Hot Spot
    Surface metal/non-metal · T & K Mining · MSHA ID 2401671
    Abandoned
  20. J.D.K. Construction Mine
    Surface metal/non-metal · J.D.K. Construction · MSHA ID 2402439
    Abandoned
  21. Jefferson Creek Placer
    Surface metal/non-metal · Interstate Mining Inc · MSHA ID 2401582
    Abandoned
  22. Lavelet Mine
    Underground metal/non-metal · Lavelet Milling & Mining Company · MSHA ID 2401793
    Abandoned
  23. Lory #1 & #2
    Surface metal/non-metal · T & B Mining Inc · MSHA ID 2401641
    Abandoned
  24. Mary Mine
    Underground metal/non-metal · Bill Hurt Mining Corp · MSHA ID 2401674
    Abandoned
  25. Master Mine
    Surface metal/non-metal · Mining & Milling Corporation of America · MSHA ID 2402699
    Abandoned
  26. Mistake Placer
    Surface metal/non-metal · Copenhauer & Poggeman · MSHA ID 2401789
    Abandoned
  27. Nada
    Surface metal/non-metal · North American Development Association · MSHA ID 2401645
    Abandoned
  28. Nancy Mine
    Underground metal/non-metal · Long & Hurt Mining Company · MSHA ID 2401656
    Abandoned
  29. Nevahuck Mine Group
    Surface metal/non-metal · Bill Palmer · MSHA ID 2401740
    Abandoned
  30. Neversweat Placers
    Surface metal/non-metal · B B R Inc · MSHA ID 2402093
    Abandoned
  31. O-D PARTNERSHIP
    Surface metal/non-metal · O-D Partnership · MSHA ID 2402171
    Abandoned
  32. Ogden Placer
    Surface metal/non-metal · JMNC LLC · MSHA ID 2402615
    Abandoned
  33. Pardner Mine
    Underground metal/non-metal · Everdale Thorton Construction · MSHA ID 2401738
    Abandoned
  34. Penieu Claim
    Surface metal/non-metal · Cliff Jacobson · MSHA ID 2401770
    Abandoned
  35. Platinan Tuataunto LLC
    Surface metal/non-metal · Platinan Tuataunto LLC · MSHA ID 2402449
    Abandoned
  36. Relyea Mill
    Surface metal/non-metal · Relyea Mining · MSHA ID 2400150
    Abandoned
  37. Saturday Sunday
    Surface metal/non-metal · Saturday Sunday LLC · MSHA ID 2402525
    Abandoned
  38. Saxon Mine
    Surface metal/non-metal · Saxon Company · MSHA ID 2401622
    Abandoned
  39. Silver Apex
    Underground metal/non-metal · Joe Heisdorf Silver Apex · MSHA ID 2401428
    Abandoned
  40. Speiker Diggings
    Surface metal/non-metal · Image Inc · MSHA ID 2401722
    Abandoned
  41. Tomahawk Raineer Claims
    Surface metal/non-metal · Archie D Cameron · MSHA ID 2401786
    Abandoned
  42. WASH PLANT
    Surface metal/non-metal · Deer Lodge Asphalt Inc · MSHA ID 2402150
    Abandoned
  43. Washington Gulch Mine
    Surface metal/non-metal · Giguere Industries Inc · MSHA ID 2401545
    Abandoned
  44. Washington Gulch Mine
    Surface metal/non-metal · Washington Gulch L P Inc · MSHA ID 2402018
    Abandoned
  45. Wine Glass
    Surface metal/non-metal · R & R Prospectors Inc · MSHA ID 2401600
    Abandoned

Status, type and operator are as reported to MSHA. Fatality and accident counts are MSHA's reportable accident records for the mine; citations are inspector-issued violations on record. Each mine's own page carries the full detail.

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How to read these numbers

The register is MSHA's Mine Data Retrieval System: every operation ever assigned a mine ID, including ones abandoned decades ago, so the count is a history of mining in the county, not a count of working mines. A mine's county is the one its operator reported to MSHA. Fatality and accident counts start with MSHA's reportable-accident records (1983 onward); citation counts are inspector-issued violations on record. We are an independent research tool, not MSHA.