Mineral Resources On-Line Spatial Data

Numerical summary of mining claim activity on US Federal lands by section during the years 1976 through 2010 (through 2007 in Alaska). Compiled from data provided by the U.S. Bureau of Land Management.

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USGS Data Series DS-290

Mining Claim Activity on Federal Land in the United States

http://pubs.usgs.gov/ds/2007/290/

BLM LR2000

Land & Mineral Legacy Rehost 2000 System - LR2000

http://www.blm.gov/lr2000/

Alaskan data from the state's department of natural resources

• Federal mining claim data
• State mining claim data

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