Mining Claims and Federal Land in Fall River County, South Dakota
Fall River County has 348 active BLM mining claims, 64 federal oil and gas leases and 29 BLM rights-of-way. Search any of its 1,782 PLSS sections for a section-level screen.
Public counts, always visible
348
Active mining claims
Free64
Federal O&G leases
Free29
BLM rights-of-way
Free0
Orphaned wells
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What the Federal Land pack answers
Yes. 348 BLM mining claims are active in Fall River County, and 0 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. 64 authorized BLM oil and gas leases list Fall River County as the county of record (23,734 acres), and 29 authorized rights-of-way sit in the county. The Federal Land pack shows which leases and rights-of-way touch the section you search.
Full answer · Federal Land packThe report has South Dakota data for 9 of its 15 layers, including FEMA flood zones, USFWS critical habitat, wildfire risk (USFS) and USDA crop history. USGS documents no orphaned wells in this county.
Full answer · Federal Land packWhat BLM and USGS record in Fall River County
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Records by type
County counts
| Active mining claims | 348 |
| Claims filed or under review | 0 |
| Authorized O&G leases (county of record) | 64 |
| O&G lease acres (county of record) | 23,734 |
| Geothermal leases | 0 |
| Rights-of-way | 29 |
| Orphaned wells (USGS) | 0 |
| PLSS sections | 1,782 |
Record mix
Share of active BLM records
Screen a Fall River County section for federal land
Search any Fall River 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.