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Coloma, Montana

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Country
  
United States

County
  
Missoula

Abandoned
  
1930s

Local time
  
Wednesday 10:37 PM

State
  
Established
  
1893

Elevation
  
1,807 m

Coloma, Montana

Weather
  
-4°C, Wind NW at 3 km/h, 92% Humidity

Coloma is a ghost town located in the area of the Garnet Range in Missoula County, Montana. Not much is known about the settlement, which appears to have been founded in 1893. Records of the period indicate high gold mining activity from 1896 onwards, with an estimated $200,000 to $250,000 in gold being extracted. 1916 saw additional activity when a mill was built on the site and additional surveys on the ore veins were conducted, apparently without success. Additional prospecting activity occurred between 1932 and 1950.

Map of Coloma, MT 59823, USA

As of 2009, the site was under archeological study by Dr. Kelly Dixon and a group of graduate students from the University of Montana.

References

Coloma, Montana Wikipedia


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