rockhounding
Montana
30 researched sites12 legal to collect
Alder Gulch fee panning, Virginia CityGold ground · Licence or permit
›Baisch's Dinosaur Digs, GlendiveFossil site · Licence or permit
›Bear Gulch Limestone (Fergus Co., MT)Fossil site · Permission required
›Chief Mountain / Yogo Gulch Sapphire (MT)Gem locality · Prohibited, look only
›Chiprovtsi Ag-Pb mineMineral locality · Gray area
›Crystal Park (Pioneer Mountains)Crystal locality · Legal to collect
›Crystal Park (Pioneer Mountains), MTMineral locality · Legal to collect
›Crystal Park, Montana (quartz dig)Crystal locality · Legal to collect
›Dry Cottonwood Creek sapphire, MontanaGem locality · Gray area
›Dry Cottonwood Creek, MTGem locality · Gray area
›Dryhead Agate Area (Bighorn)Agate beach or gravel · Permission required
›Eldorado Bar (Missouri River), MTGem locality · Gray area
›Gem Mountain (Rock Creek), MTGem locality · Permission required
›Gem Mountain Sapphire Mine (Rock Creek)Gem locality · Legal to collect
›Gem Mountain sapphire (Rock Creek), MontanaGem locality · Permission required
›Homestake Pass smoky quartzCrystal locality · Legal to collect
›Libby Creek Gold Panning AreaGold ground · Legal to collect
›Little Belt / Neihart area Agate (MT)Agate beach or gravel · Gray area
›Republic... Hell Creek private ranch digs (MT)Fossil site · Permission required
›Rock Creek Sapphire DistrictGem locality · Legal to collect
›Rock Creek sapphire district, MTGem locality · Gray area
›Ruby Reservoir garnet beachCrystal locality · Legal to collect
›Sapphire Village / Eldorado (Helena area) claimsGem locality · Legal to collect
›Snowbird Mine, Fish CreekMineral locality · Gray area
›Spokane Bar (Missouri River), MTGem locality · Permission required
›Spokane Bar / El Dorado Bar Sapphire (Missouri River)Gem locality · Legal to collect
›Sweet Grass / Judith River Fossils regionFossil site · Permission required
›Yellowstone River (Forsyth/Miles City), MTMineral locality · Gray area
›Yellowstone River (Terry / Glendive) Montana agateAgate beach or gravel · Gray area
›Yellowstone River Montana Agate (Sidney / Glendive)Agate beach or gravel · Gray area
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