About this guide
About the Montana Gold Exploration Guide
Published by Lannister Mining Last updated November 2026
The Montana Gold Exploration Guide is published by Lannister Mining, a mineral exploration company exploring the Basin Gulch Property for gold and silver in west-central Montana.
Lannister Mining publishes this guide to explain gold exploration in Montana to investors and exploration partners in plain language, using its own Basin Gulch Property as the working example. It is not an independent publication, and it is one of a small number of websites the company publishes.
Who publishes this site?
This site is published by Lannister Mining. The company's main website is lannistermining.com, where it publishes its property details, team, and investor presentations.
Because Lannister Mining owns the Basin Gulch Property, readers should treat statements about Basin Gulch as the company's own published information rather than independent analysis.
What Lannister Mining does
Lannister Mining is focused on the Basin Gulch Property in the historic Philipsburg Mining District. The property includes 11 patented and 53 unpatented claims across 1,107 hectares, with more than 320 historical drill holes. The company plans further exploration and resource development, working toward a future Maiden Mineral Resource Estimate.
The company states it is driven by a team with many of the same co-founders or senior executives as K92 Mining, Fosterville South Exploration, Arena Minerals, and Thesis Gold.
Why this guide exists
Investors and exploration partners searching for gold exploration in Montana find scattered information: historical mining stories, lease listings, and news about properties that are not in Montana at all. This guide puts the core facts in one place, explains the stages of mineral exploration, and shows how one Montana property fits that process.
See how facts are chosen on the methodology page.
Full project details live on the Lannister Mining website
Property maps, team biographies, and the June 2026 USA Investor Presentation for the Basin Gulch Project.
Common questions
Short answers from the full gold exploration FAQ.
What does a gold exploration company do?
A gold exploration company acquires mineral rights, then tests them for gold through sampling, trenching, and drilling. Its goal is usually to define a mineral resource that can be reported under a recognized standard. Lannister Mining, which publishes this guide, holds the Basin Gulch Property in west-central Montana and plans further exploration and resource development there.
Who leads Lannister Mining?
Jim Greig is CEO and Director, with more than 25 years of experience advancing and developing projects. Kelvin Lee is CFO, with over 15 years of financial management experience at publicly traded companies. The company states many of its co-founders or senior executives were also behind K92 Mining, Fosterville South Exploration, Arena Minerals, and Thesis Gold.
Where can I find the Lannister Mining investor presentation?
Lannister Mining publishes its investor presentations on the Invest page of its main website, lannistermining.com, including a USA Investor Presentation dated June 2026. The presentation is the company's own summary of the Basin Gulch Project and its plans. Read it alongside any regulatory filings the company makes.
Where is the Basin Gulch Property?
The Basin Gulch Property is in west-central Montana, in the historic Philipsburg Mining District. Lannister Mining states it has year-round access from Philipsburg, Montana, on paved and well-maintained gravel roads, and it is about one hour from Butte. That access matters for drilling programs, because crews and equipment can reach the site through the seasons.
What is mineral exploration?
Mineral exploration is the search for economic concentrations of metals or minerals, such as gold, silver, or copper. Geologists use maps, rock and soil samples, geophysics, trenches, and drill holes to decide whether a deposit exists and how large it might be. Most exploration projects never become mines, which is why each stage is designed to reduce uncertainty before more money is spent.