Montana is a gorgeous state and it has had some outstanding gold production over the years. It is also a state with a lot of Federal land, so it is easy find places for gold prospecting. I am sending you to a copy of a nice page by the state of Montana that is stored on my site, so I don't have to worry about broken links if they move the page like those boys down in IT … [Read more...]
Lost Montana Gold Mines
Ok, so these Montana gold mines are not really lost. After all, the government employee that wrote this document seems to know right where these gold mines are, but do you. This isn't a huge document and I'm not quite certain who prepared it, but it is a nice list of old gold mines in Montana. So, check out lost-mines-in-montana Strike It Rich! … [Read more...]
Historical Mining Document – 1880 Report on Placer Mining
Below is a link to a 64 page document about placer mining from about 1880. I believe it is from the United States Bureau of Mines, but I didn’t see anything that said for sure. However, it is a great document that every gold miner should read, because it has information on the big and small placer gold mines operating at the time in twelve states and the Dakota Territory. It … [Read more...]