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Walkerville, Silver Bow County, Montana, United States

Alternative Names:	Rainbow, Walkersville, Walkerville
Type:	Populated place - a city, town, village, or other agglomeration of buildings where people live and work
Mindat Locality:	Walkerville, Butte Mining District (Summit Valley Mining District), Silver Bow County, Montana, USA
Mindat.org Region:	Walkerville, Butte Mining District (Summit Valley Mining District), Silver Bow County, Montana, USA
Region:	Silver Bow County, Montana, United States
Latitude:	46° 2' 2" N
Longitude:	112° 32' 9" W
Lat/Long (dec):	46.03409,-112.53586
Köppen climate type:	Dfb : Warm-summer humid continental climate
Elevation:	1,923m
Population:	700 (2017)
Mindat Feature ID:	5684758
Long-form Identifier:	mindat:2:6:5684758:7
GUID:	303e6441-1b21-485e-bb65-e9d9bc126cc0

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Mindat.org localities near to this feature

Locality	Latitude	Longitude	Distance
Clark's Fraction Mine, Butte Mining District (Summit Valley Mining District), Silver Bow County, Montana, USA	46° 2' 0" N	112° 32' 5" W	0.1km (0.1 miles)
Rainbow Project (Alice Mine), Walkerville, Butte Mining District (Summit Valley Mining District), Silver Bow County, Montana, USA	46° 1' 58" N	112° 32' 9" W	0.1km (0.1 miles)
Alice Mine, Walkerville, Butte Mining District (Summit Valley Mining District), Silver Bow County, Montana, USA	46° 1' 58" N	112° 32' 13" W	0.2km (0.1 miles)
Silver Smith Mine, Walkerville, Butte Mining District (Summit Valley Mining District), Silver Bow County, Montana, USA	46° 2' 10" N	112° 32' 9" W	0.2km (0.2 miles)
Belle of Butte Mine, Walkerville, Butte Mining District (Summit Valley Mining District), Silver Bow County, Montana, USA	46° 1' 53" N	112° 32' 5" W	0.3km (0.2 miles)
Magna Charta Mine, Walkerville, Butte Mining District (Summit Valley Mining District), Silver Bow County, Montana, USA	46° 2' 1" N	112° 31' 55" W	0.3km (0.2 miles)
Moulton Mine, Walkerville, Butte Mining District (Summit Valley Mining District), Silver Bow County, Montana, USA	46° 1' 55" N	112° 32' 26" W	0.4km (0.3 miles)
Sun Doro prospect, Walkerville, Butte Mining District (Summit Valley Mining District), Silver Bow County, Montana, USA	46° 2' 18" N	112° 32' 9" W	0.5km (0.3 miles)
Blue Wing Mine, Butte Mining District (Summit Valley Mining District), Silver Bow County, Montana, USA	46° 1' 46" N	112° 32' 11" W	0.5km (0.3 miles)
Bland prospect, Walkerville, Butte Mining District (Summit Valley Mining District), Silver Bow County, Montana, USA	46° 2' 13" N	112° 31' 49" W	0.5km (0.3 miles)
Valdemere Mine, Walkerville, Butte Mining District (Summit Valley Mining District), Silver Bow County, Montana, USA	46° 1' 59" N	112° 31' 44" W	0.5km (0.3 miles)
Amy Silversmith Mine, Walkerville, Butte Mining District (Summit Valley Mining District), Silver Bow County, Montana, USA	46° 1' 57" N	112° 32' 34" W	0.6km (0.4 miles)
Marget Ann Mine, Walkerville, Butte Mining District (Summit Valley Mining District), Silver Bow County, Montana, USA	46° 2' 13" N	112° 32' 32" W	0.6km (0.4 miles)
Snow Flake prospect, Walkerville, Butte Mining District (Summit Valley Mining District), Silver Bow County, Montana, USA	46° 2' 19" N	112° 31' 54" W	0.6km (0.4 miles)
Lexington Mine, Walkerville, Butte Mining District (Summit Valley Mining District), Silver Bow County, Montana, USA	46° 1' 40" N	112° 32' 6" W	0.7km (0.4 miles)
Moose Mine, Walkerville, Butte Mining District (Summit Valley Mining District), Silver Bow County, Montana, USA	46° 1' 54" N	112° 31' 37" W	0.7km (0.4 miles)
Poser Mine, Butte Mining District (Summit Valley Mining District), Silver Bow County, Montana, USA	46° 1' 59" N	112° 31' 31" W	0.8km (0.5 miles)
Silver Lick Mine, Walkerville, Butte Mining District (Summit Valley Mining District), Silver Bow County, Montana, USA	46° 2' 17" N	112° 32' 42" W	0.8km (0.5 miles)
Niagra Mine, Boulder Mountains Area, Silver Bow County, Montana, USA	46° 1' 59" N	112° 31' 30" W	0.8km (0.5 miles)
Silver Safe prospect, Walkerville, Butte Mining District (Summit Valley Mining District), Silver Bow County, Montana, USA	46° 1' 53" N	112° 32' 46" W	0.9km (0.5 miles)
Rising Star Mine, Walkerville, Butte Mining District (Summit Valley Mining District), Silver Bow County, Montana, USA	46° 1' 51" N	112° 32' 46" W	0.9km (0.5 miles)
Maria prospect, Walkerville, Butte Mining District (Summit Valley Mining District), Silver Bow County, Montana, USA	46° 2' 25" N	112° 32' 35" W	0.9km (0.5 miles)
Goldsmith Mine, Walkerville, Butte Mining District (Summit Valley Mining District), Silver Bow County, Montana, USA	46° 1' 57" N	112° 32' 50" W	0.9km (0.6 miles)
Tiger Lily Prospect, Walkerville, Butte Mining District (Summit Valley Mining District), Silver Bow County, Montana, USA	46° 2' 0" N	112° 32' 54" W	1.0km (0.6 miles)
Corra Mine, Walkerville, Butte Mining District (Summit Valley Mining District), Silver Bow County, Montana, USA	46° 1' 39" N	112° 31' 37" W	1.0km (0.6 miles)
Badger Mine, Butte Mining District (Summit Valley Mining District), Silver Bow County, Montana, USA	46° 1' 50" N	112° 31' 24" W	1.0km (0.6 miles)
West Gray Rock Mine, Walkerville, Butte Mining District (Summit Valley Mining District), Silver Bow County, Montana, USA	46° 1' 34" N	112° 31' 43" W	1.0km (0.6 miles)
Missoula Mine, Butte Mining District (Summit Valley Mining District), Silver Bow County, Montana, USA	46° 1' 31" N	112° 32' 28" W	1.0km (0.7 miles)
Elm-Orlu Mine, Butte Mining District (Summit Valley Mining District), Silver Bow County, Montana, USA	46° 2' 1" N	112° 31' 20" W	1.0km (0.7 miles)
Snow Drift Mine, Walkerville, Butte Mining District (Summit Valley Mining District), Silver Bow County, Montana, USA	46° 2' 17" N	112° 32' 54" W	1.1km (0.7 miles)

View of the Butte copper-silver mining area, ca. 1910.

Corra Mine, Walkerville, Butte Mining District, Silver Bow County, Montana, USA

View of the Butte copper-silver mining area, in 1908.

Corra Mine, Walkerville, Butte Mining District, Silver Bow County, Montana, USA

View of the Butte copper-silver mining area, ca. 1905.

Badger Mine, Butte Mining District, Silver Bow County, Montana, USA

View of the Butte copper-silver mining area, ca. 1910.

Corra Mine, Walkerville, Butte Mining District, Silver Bow County, Montana, USA

View of the Butte copper-silver mining area, in 1908.

Corra Mine, Walkerville, Butte Mining District, Silver Bow County, Montana, USA

View of the Butte copper-silver mining area, ca. 1905.

Badger Mine, Butte Mining District, Silver Bow County, Montana, USA

View of the Butte copper-silver mining area, ca. 1910.

Corra Mine, Walkerville, Butte Mining District, Silver Bow County, Montana, USA

View of the Butte copper-silver mining area, in 1908.

Corra Mine, Walkerville, Butte Mining District, Silver Bow County, Montana, USA

Minerals recorded nearby (within 1.1 km)

ⓘ var: Manganese-bearing Calcite

ⓘ 'Heulandite Subgroup'

ⓘ 'Hornblende Root Name Group'

ⓘ 'Stilbite Subgroup'

ⓘ 'Tennantite Subgroup'

ⓘ 'Tetrahedrite Subgroup'

Rock types recorded nearby (within 1.1 km)

ⓘ Quartz-monzonite

Regions in mindat.org that contain this locality

Region	Type

North America Plate	Tectonic Plate
Great Falls Domain, North America Plate	Domain
Rocky Mountains, North America	Mountain Range
USA	Country
Montana, USA	State
Silver Bow County, Montana, USA	County
Butte Mining District (Summit Valley Mining District), Silver Bow County, Montana, USA	Mining District
Walkerville, Butte Mining District (Summit Valley Mining District), Silver Bow County, Montana, USA	Town

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