[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"pseo-record-land-county-fergus-county-mt":3},{"family":4,"bundle":5,"slug":6,"title":7,"subtitle":8,"hero_description":9,"meta_description":10,"cta_title":11,"cta_body":12,"county_name":13,"state_name":14,"abbr":15,"geoid":16,"active_claims":17,"federal_leases":18,"rights_of_way":19,"orphaned_wells":20,"plss_sections":21,"headline_stats":22,"locked_metrics":35,"questions":52,"related":62,"rollup":88,"last_data_refresh":124,"quality":125,"isSeed":127,"card_stat":128,"card_stat_label":129},"land-county","land","fergus-county-mt","Mining Claims and Federal Land in Fergus County, Montana","Federal Land pack · Montana","Fergus County has 81 active BLM mining claims, 4 federal oil and gas leases and 120 BLM rights-of-way. Search any of its 4,343 PLSS sections for a section-level screen.","Federal land in Fergus County, MT: 81 active mining claims, 4 BLM oil and gas leases, 120 rights-of-way and 1 orphaned wells. Screen any section with the Federal Land pack.","Screen a Fergus County section for federal land","Search any Fergus 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.","Fergus County","Montana","MT","30027",81,4,120,1,4343,[23,26,29,32],{"label":24,"value":25},"Active mining claims","81",{"label":27,"value":28},"Federal O&G leases","4",{"label":30,"value":31},"BLM rights-of-way","120",{"label":33,"value":34},"Orphaned wells","1",[36,39,42,44,46,48,50],{"label":37,"value":38},"Report layers with Montana data","14 of 15",{"label":40,"value":41},"FEMA flood zones","",{"label":43,"value":41},"USFWS wetlands",{"label":45,"value":41},"USFWS critical habitat",{"label":47,"value":41},"Wildfire risk (USFS)",{"label":49,"value":41},"NRCS soils",{"label":51,"value":41},"USDA crop history",[53,56,59],{"q":54,"partial_answer":55},"Are there mining claims in Fergus County, MT?","Yes. 81 BLM mining claims are active in Fergus County, and 0 more are filed or under review. The Federal Land pack shows which claims fall on the section you search.",{"q":57,"partial_answer":58},"Is there BLM land in Fergus County, MT?","This page counts BLM case records, not surface acreage. 4 authorized BLM oil and gas leases list Fergus County as the county of record (6,251 acres), and 120 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.",{"q":60,"partial_answer":61},"Are there orphaned wells in Fergus County, MT?","USGS documents 1 orphaned well in Fergus County. The Federal Land report flags any that sit on the section you search, next to flood, wetland and habitat layers where Montana data exists.",[63,69,73,76,79,82,85],{"family":64,"slug":65,"label":66,"exists":67,"group":68},"land-state","montana","Montana federal land",true,"State",{"family":4,"slug":70,"label":71,"exists":67,"group":72},"beaverhead-county-mt","Beaverhead County","Other Montana counties",{"family":4,"slug":74,"label":75,"exists":67,"group":72},"madison-county-mt","Madison County",{"family":4,"slug":77,"label":78,"exists":67,"group":72},"lincoln-county-mt","Lincoln County",{"family":4,"slug":80,"label":81,"exists":67,"group":72},"granite-county-mt","Granite County",{"family":4,"slug":83,"label":84,"exists":67,"group":72},"sweet-grass-county-mt","Sweet Grass County",{"family":4,"slug":86,"label":87,"exists":67,"group":72},"jefferson-county-mt","Jefferson County",{"label":89,"head":90,"a":91,"b":113},"Federal land activity","What BLM and USGS record in Fergus County",{"title":92,"cap":93,"rows":94},"Records by type","County counts",[95,96,99,101,104,106,108,110],[24,25],[97,98],"Claims filed or under review","0",[100,28],"Authorized O&G leases (county of record)",[102,103],"O&G lease acres (county of record)","6,251",[105,98],"Geothermal leases",[107,31],"Rights-of-way",[109,34],"Orphaned wells (USGS)",[111,112],"PLSS sections","4,343",{"title":114,"cap":115,"bars":116},"Record mix","Share of active BLM records",[117,119,122],{"label":24,"val":25,"pct":118},40,{"label":120,"val":28,"pct":121},"O&G leases",2,{"label":107,"val":31,"pct":123},59,"2026-10-30",{"passed":67,"score":126},206,false,205,"active BLM records"]