and the Garnet Preservation Association (GPA). The day’s events are designed to give families a fun, wild-west experience in one of Montana’s most intact ghost towns, located 35 miles east of ...

But in the 1890's, Garnet sprung up to accommodate hard rock gold mining. Unlike many of Montana's mining towns Garnet was not a company town. "You didn't have large companies owning a lot of the ...

The Garnet mining district was one of the earliest to be established in the Montana Territory. "Mining is resurging in Montana and it's all connected to metals prices," said Charlton, whose ...

Montana. Established in the late 19th century by miners scouring the hills for gold and other precious stones (including garnet), the population boomed and dwindled with the success of the mines.

Twenty mines were in operation ... As a result of their hard work, today Garnet is Montana’s best-preserved ghost town. For more information contact the BLM Missoula office at 406-329-3914.

(CN) — The approval of a massive logging operation in west central Montana triggered ... hotspot for heavy logging and mining starting in the late 1800’s has since been reclaimed by wildlife, aside ...

This habitat fragmentation would occur in a region already compromised by decades of intensive logging and mining, putting significant ... for species recovery. The Garnet Range is an important ...