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Who’s working · verified activity

The Activity Grid.

A living field view of mines and mineral projects across the West—organized by jurisdiction, stage and commodity. This is the industry record, separate from the Season 1 show route.

Who’s working now.

71 producing, building and exploring operations across eight jurisdictions. Snapshot verified through September 16, 2026.

Field viewAll jurisdictions activity79 projects in view

Idaho · 13 projects

Lucky Friday

ProducingMullan, Idaho

Silver · Lead · Zinc

Verified 2026-07-10Source ↗

Bunker Hill Mine

ProducingKellogg, Idaho

Silver · Lead · Zinc

Verified 2026-07-10Source ↗

Stibnite Gold Project

Drilling & buildingYellow Pine, Idaho

Gold · Antimony

Verified 2026-07-10Source ↗

Freeze (Kismet target)

Exploring & permittingAdams–Washington counties, Idaho

Copper · Molybdenum · Tungsten

Verified 2026-07-11Source ↗

Golden Chest Mine

ProducingMurray, Idaho

Gold

Verified 2026-07-28Source ↗

DeLamar

Drilling & buildingSilver City, Idaho

Gold · Silver

Verified 2026-07-28Source ↗

Beartrack-Arnett

Drilling & buildingSalmon, Idaho

Gold

Verified 2026-07-28Source ↗

Black Pine

Exploring & permittingCassia County, Idaho

Gold

Verified 2026-09-08Source ↗

CuMo

Exploring & permittingIdaho City, Idaho

Copper · Molybdenum · Silver

Verified 2026-07-28Source ↗

IMA Mine

Drilling & buildingPatterson, Idaho

Tungsten · Molybdenum · Silver

Verified 2026-07-28Source ↗

South Mountain

Drilling & buildingOwyhee County, Idaho

Zinc · Silver · Gold · Copper

Verified 2026-07-28Source ↗

Kilgore

Exploring & permittingClark County, Idaho

Gold

Verified 2026-07-28Source ↗

Silver Strand

Exploring & permittingCoeur d’Alene District · Kootenai County, Idaho

Silver · Gold

Verified 2026-09-14Source ↗

Montana · 9 projects

Continental Pit

ProducingButte, Montana

Copper · Molybdenum

Verified 2026-07-10Source ↗

Rainbow Block

Drilling & buildingWalkerville / North Butte, Montana

Silver · Zinc · Gold · Lead

Verified 2026-09-12Source ↗

Calvert Tungsten

Exploring & permittingBeaverhead County / Wise River area, Montana

Tungsten

Verified 2026-09-16Source ↗

Stillwater Mine

ProducingNye, Montana

Platinum · Palladium

Verified 2026-07-10Source ↗

Stillwater West

Drilling & buildingStillwater district / Chrome Mountain, Montana

Nickel · PGE · Copper · Cobalt · Gold

Verified 2026-09-12Source ↗

Black Butte

Exploring & permittingMeagher County, Montana

Copper

Verified 2026-07-10Source ↗

Yellowstone Mine

ProducingCameron, Montana

Talc

Verified 2026-07-28Source ↗

Thompson Falls antimony smelter

ProducingThompson Falls, Montana

Antimony

Verified 2026-09-16Source ↗

Sheep Creek

Exploring & permittingRavalli County, Montana

Rare earths · Gallium · Niobium

Verified 2026-07-28Source ↗

Wyoming · 8 projects

Lost Creek ISR

ProducingSweetwater County, Wyoming

Uranium

Verified 2026-07-10Source ↗

Smith Ranch-Highland

ProducingConverse County, Wyoming

Uranium

Verified 2026-07-10Source ↗

Halleck Creek

Drilling & buildingAlbany County, Wyoming

Rare earths

Verified 2026-07-10Source ↗

Bear Lodge

Drilling & buildingCrook County, Wyoming

Rare earths

Verified 2026-07-10Source ↗

Brook Mine

Drilling & buildingSheridan, Wyoming

Coal-hosted rare earths

Verified 2026-07-10Source ↗

Shirley Basin ISR

ProducingShirley Basin, Wyoming

Uranium

Verified 2026-07-28Source ↗

Westvaco and Granger trona operations

ProducingGreen River, Wyoming

Trona · Soda ash

Verified 2026-07-28Source ↗

Tin Cup · King Solomon

Exploring & permittingJeffrey City, Wyoming

Nickel · Copper

Verified 2026-07-28Source ↗

Nevada · 15 projects

Carlin Complex

ProducingCarlin, Nevada

Gold

Verified 2026-07-10Source ↗

Silver Peak

ProducingClayton Valley, Nevada

Lithium

Verified 2026-07-10Source ↗

Thacker Pass

Drilling & buildingHumboldt County, Nevada

Lithium

Verified 2026-07-10Source ↗

Hycroft Mine

Drilling & buildingWinnemucca, Nevada

Gold · Silver

Verified 2026-09-07Source ↗

Granite Creek

Drilling & buildingHumboldt County, Nevada

Gold

Verified 2026-09-07Source ↗

Ruby Hill

Drilling & buildingEureka, Nevada

Gold · Silver

Verified 2026-09-07Source ↗

Pilot Mountain

Drilling & buildingMina, Nevada

Tungsten · Silver · Copper · Zinc

Verified 2026-07-28Source ↗

Aura (Doby George · Gravel Creek)

Drilling & buildingMountain City, Nevada

Gold · Silver

Verified 2026-07-28Source ↗

Spring Peak

Drilling & buildingAurora district, Nevada

Gold · Silver

Verified 2026-07-28Source ↗

Jericho

Exploring & permittingStateline district · Lincoln County, Nevada

Gold · Silver

Verified 2026-09-07Source ↗

Gator

Exploring & permittingPershing · Lander Counties, Nevada

Gold · Silver

Verified 2026-10-20Source ↗

Comstock Lode / Big Bonanza

Drilling & buildingVirginia City / Storey & Lyon Counties, Nevada

Gold · Silver

Verified 2026-09-13Source ↗

Santa Fe Mine

Drilling & buildingMineral County, Nevada

Gold · Silver

Verified 2026-09-16Source ↗

Wildhorse (Glenstar Minerals)

Drilling & buildingMineral County, Nevada

Gold · Copper · Antimony · Silver · Tungsten

Verified 2026-09-29Source ↗

Cortez Summit (Carlin Gold)

Exploring & permittingCortez Gold District, Nevada

Gold · Silver

Verified 2026-09-29Source ↗

California · 2 projects

Hayden Hill

Drilling & buildingLassen County, California

Gold · Silver

Verified 2026-09-08Source ↗

Mojave Project

Drilling & buildingInyo County, California

Gold · Copper · Silver

Verified 2026-09-16Source ↗

Utah · 7 projects

Bingham Canyon

ProducingSalt Lake County, Utah

Copper · Molybdenum · Tellurium

Verified 2026-07-10Source ↗

Spor Mountain

ProducingJuab County, Utah

Beryllium

Verified 2026-07-10Source ↗

White Mesa Mill

ProducingBlanding, Utah

Uranium · Rare earth processing

Verified 2026-07-10Source ↗

Big Indian Project

Exploring & permittingLisbon Valley, Utah

Uranium

Verified 2026-10-22Source ↗

Goldstrike

Exploring & permittingWashington County, Utah

Gold · Antimony

Verified 2026-07-28Source ↗

Redmond Salt Mine

ProducingRedmond, Utah

Salt

Verified 2026-07-28Source ↗

Halloysite Hills (Ionic Mineral Technologies)

Drilling & buildingEureka, Utah

Rare earths · Gallium · Germanium · Tungsten

Verified 2026-09-29Source ↗

Arizona · 12 projects

Morenci

ProducingMorenci, Arizona

Copper

Verified 2026-07-10Source ↗

Resolution

Exploring & permittingSuperior, Arizona

Copper

Verified 2026-07-10Source ↗

Johnson Camp Mine

ProducingDragoon, Arizona

Copper

Verified 2026-07-28Source ↗

Florence Copper

ProducingFlorence, Arizona

Copper

Verified 2026-07-28Source ↗

Copper Creek

Drilling & buildingMammoth, Arizona

Copper

Verified 2026-07-28Source ↗

Cactus Project

Drilling & buildingCasa Grande, Arizona

Copper

Verified 2026-07-28Source ↗

Big Sandy

Drilling & buildingWikieup, Arizona

Copper · Molybdenum · Silver

Verified 2026-07-28Source ↗

Crown King Road

Exploring & permittingYavapai County / Bradshaw Mountains, Arizona

Copper · Gold · Silver · Zinc

Verified 2026-09-12Source ↗

Copper World

Exploring & permittingPima County / Helvetia district, Arizona

Copper

Verified 2026-09-14Source ↗

Santa Cruz Copper

Exploring & permittingCasa Grande, Arizona

Copper

Verified 2026-09-14Source ↗

Buckeye Mine

Exploring & permittingGlobe Hills / Gila County, Arizona

Silver · Copper

Verified 2026-09-16Source ↗

Hot Breccia (Blade Resources)

Exploring & permittingHayden area, Arizona

Copper · Gold

Verified 2026-09-29Source ↗

New Mexico · 10 projects

Summit Mine

ProducingSteeple Rock · Grant County, New Mexico

Gold · Silver

Verified 2026-09-07Source ↗

Chino Mine (Santa Rita)

ProducingSanta Rita / Bayard area · Grant County, New Mexico

Copper · Molybdenum

Verified 2026-09-07Source ↗

Tyrone Mine

ProducingTyrone · Grant County, New Mexico

Copper

Verified 2026-09-07Source ↗

Copper Flat

Exploring & permittingHillsboro · Sierra County, New Mexico

Copper · Molybdenum · Gold · Silver

Verified 2026-09-07Source ↗

Mogollon

Drilling & buildingMogollon · Catron County, New Mexico

Silver · Gold

Verified 2026-09-07Source ↗

Oro

Exploring & permittingEureka Mining District / Hachita area · Grant County, New Mexico

Copper · Molybdenum · Gold · Silver · Lead · Zinc

Verified 2026-09-07Source ↗

Hermanas

Exploring & permittingHermanas area · Luna County, New Mexico

Gold · Silver

Verified 2026-09-07Source ↗

Cebolleta

Drilling & buildingNear Laguna / Seboyeta · Cibola County, New Mexico

Uranium

Verified 2026-09-07Source ↗

Roca Honda

Exploring & permittingNear San Mateo / Grants · McKinley County, New Mexico

Uranium

Verified 2026-09-07Source ↗

Churchrock–Crownpoint

Exploring & permittingNear Church Rock · McKinley County, New Mexico

Uranium

Verified 2026-09-07Source ↗

South Dakota · 1 project

Richmond Hill Gold Project (Dakota Gold)

Drilling & buildingLead, South Dakota

Gold · Silver

Verified 2026-10-13Source ↗

Colorado · 2 projects

La Plata (Metallic Minerals)

Exploring & permittingLa Plata district · north of Mancos, Colorado

Copper · Silver · Gold · PGE

Verified 2026-10-13Source ↗

Dawson Gold Project (Zephyr Minerals)

Exploring & permittingFremont County, Colorado

Gold

Verified 2026-10-13Source ↗

ProducingDrilling & buildingExploring & permitting

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