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The BLM's National Operation Center provides most publicly available forms electronically through the links below. We update these forms regularly. Please check back often to ensure that you are using the most recent version of a form.
- 2022 Mining Claims Packet
encourage submission of mining claims by mail or mining...
- Mining Claims
A mining claim is a parcel of land for which the claimant...
- Mining Claim Packet
Anyone wanting to locate mining claims must determine if the...
- 2022 Mining Claims Packet
Find out how to file and pay for mining claims and sites on federal lands in California. Download the official document with fees, deadlines, forms, and instructions for 2022.
Learn about the types, fees, and requirements of mining claims on federal lands. Find out how to stake lode, placer, mill, and tunnel claims and check state laws for more details.
1 lip 2018 · Anyone wanting to locate mining claims must determine if the land they wish to claim is open to location under the mining laws. Visit the local BLM Field Office, or the BLM State Office, and check maps, Master Title Plates, and mining claim records. Mining claim information may be obtained from both the BLM State Office and County Recorders Office.
mining claims and mineral extraction. You can file mining claims on any public lands that are open to mineral entry, and the law encourages you to explore and develop minerals in those areas. Congress designated some lands in Arkansas, Florida, Louisiana, and Mississippi open to mineral entry (mining claims).
The BLM administers subsurface mineral mining claims on all federal lands. This includes adjudication of mining claims, maintaining mining claim files, documentation, location, and fee collection. For federal mining claim information, contact the local Public Information Center (see front page for locations
Find information on how to research, file, or maintain mining claims or sites in Nevada. Download forms for new and existing claims, and access the interactive map of active mining claims.