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West, Montana
Comet MT
High Ore mining camp
Old dump ground Documented sitePermission required
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Sea pottery
Old bottles
Coins and tokensAlso reported: period tins, machinery.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons: NPS (Public domain), Sheila Sund (CC BY 2.0), West Yorkshire Archaeology Advisory Service, Amy Downes, (CC BY-SA 2.0).
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Why this spot
1880s silver-lead camp that surrendered 20 million dollars in ore, big 1926 mill still looming over a street of gray cabins
Well-documented standing ghost town (HistoryNet, Southwest Montana tourism); camp-era dumps noted around townsite
Before you go
Hazards noted for this site.
Open mine workings and tailings above townUnstable buildings, heavy-metal mine waste
Keep exploring nearby
More spots in this area.