Mining Claims and Federal Land in Elko County, Nevada
Elko County has 30,073 active BLM mining claims, 75 federal oil and gas leases and 840 BLM rights-of-way. Search any of its 17,248 PLSS sections for a section-level screen.
Public counts, always visible
30,073
Active mining claims
Free75
Federal O&G leases
Free840
BLM rights-of-way
Free4
Orphaned wells
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What the Federal Land pack answers
Yes. 30,073 BLM mining claims are active in Elko County, and 9,107 more are filed or under review. The Federal Land pack shows which claims fall on the section you search.
Full answer · Federal Land packThis page counts BLM case records, not surface acreage. 75 authorized BLM oil and gas leases list Elko County as the county of record (125,307 acres), and 840 authorized rights-of-way sit in the county. The Federal Land pack names the surface managing agency (BLM, Forest Service, state or private) for each section you search.
Full answer · Federal Land packUSGS documents 4 orphaned wells in Elko County. The Federal Land report flags any that sit on the section you search, next to flood, wetland and habitat layers where Nevada data exists.
Full answer · Federal Land packWhat BLM and USGS record in Elko County
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Records by type
County counts
| Active mining claims | 30,073 |
| Claims filed or under review | 9,107 |
| Authorized O&G leases (county of record) | 75 |
| O&G lease acres (county of record) | 125,307 |
| Geothermal leases | 30 |
| Rights-of-way | 840 |
| Orphaned wells (USGS) | 4 |
| PLSS sections | 17,248 |
Record mix
Share of active BLM records
Screen a Elko County section for federal land
Search any Elko County PLSS section and get its mining claims, BLM leases, rights-of-way, orphaned wells and environmental layers in one Federal Land report, with a PDF you can file.