Mine · Lincoln County, Montana, United States
Montanore Project
Montanore Project is an idle mine in Lincoln County, Montana, United States, owned by Hecla Mining.
Facts
Every value links to its source, and to the source's own record where it has one. Licences and last-checked dates are per row.
| Fact | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Location | Lincoln County | MSHA Mines Data Set · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Status | Idle (nonproducing) | MSHA Mines Data Set · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Commodities | silver, copper (mainly silver) | MSHA Mines Data Set · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Owner | Hecla Mining (controls the operator) | MSHA Mines Data Set · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Montanore Minerals Corp | MSHA Mines Data Set · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Employees | 4 people (annual average, in 2025) | MSHA Mines Data Set · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Mine type | Underground | MSHA Mines Data Set · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 48.0994, -115.5675 | MSHA Mines Data Set · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
Research on this mine and its owner.Who owns it up to the parent company, its permits, resources and offtake, and an introduction to the owner.
Request researchHow its owner compares
Hecla Mining owns 7 of the 2,675 mines in the United States in our data with a named owner; 44 owners have more. Counts cover the mines in our data that name an owner, holder or operator; an asset with several owners counts for each.
| Owner in United States | Rank | Mines | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpha Metallurgical Resources Inc | 1st | 56 | 2.1% |
| Sev.en Global Investments a.s. | 2nd | 50 | 1.9% |
| Rosebud Mining Company | 3rd | 40 | 1.5% |
| Martin Marietta Materials, Inc. | 4th | 29 | 1.1% |
| Metinvest B V | 4th | 29 | 1.1% |
| Hecla Mining | 45th | 7 | 0.26% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this mine: 30 water rights and 2 power plants (1,013 MW), measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 5, up to 3 per kind.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Noxon Rapids | Power plant | 488 MW | Operating | 20 km |
| Clark Fork water right 96-4565 | Water right | — | — | 36 km |
| Clark Fork water right 96-2179 | Water right | — | — | 37 km |
| Clark Fork water right 96-2180 | Water right | — | — | 37 km |
| Libby | Power plant | 525 MW | Operating | 39 km |
Owner, operator and place
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Data on this page
- Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (Sep 2026). EIA-860 / 860M / 923, Public domain.
- Idaho Department of Water Resources water right points of diversion. Idaho Department of Water Resources water right points of diversion, Terms not verified.
- MSHA Mines Data Set. MSHA Mines Data Set, Public domain.