[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"pseo-record-land-county-hidalgo-county-nm":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":18,"plss_sections":20,"headline_stats":21,"locked_metrics":33,"questions":50,"related":60,"rollup":86,"last_data_refresh":120,"quality":121,"isSeed":123,"card_stat":122,"card_stat_label":124},"land-county","land","hidalgo-county-nm","Mining Claims and Federal Land in Hidalgo County, New Mexico","Federal Land pack · New Mexico","Hidalgo County has 2,288 active BLM mining claims, 0 federal oil and gas leases and 205 BLM rights-of-way. Search any of its 3,554 PLSS sections for a section-level screen.","Federal land in Hidalgo County, NM: 2,288 active mining claims, 0 BLM oil and gas leases, 205 rights-of-way and 0 orphaned wells. Screen any section with the Federal Land pack.","Screen a Hidalgo County section for federal land","Search any Hidalgo 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.","Hidalgo County","New Mexico","NM","35023",2288,0,205,3554,[22,25,28,31],{"label":23,"value":24},"Active mining claims","2,288",{"label":26,"value":27},"Federal O&G leases","0",{"label":29,"value":30},"BLM rights-of-way","205",{"label":32,"value":27},"Orphaned wells",[34,37,40,42,44,46,48],{"label":35,"value":36},"Report layers with New Mexico data","15 of 15",{"label":38,"value":39},"FEMA flood zones","",{"label":41,"value":39},"USFWS wetlands",{"label":43,"value":39},"USFWS critical habitat",{"label":45,"value":39},"Wildfire risk (USFS)",{"label":47,"value":39},"NRCS soils",{"label":49,"value":39},"USDA crop history",[51,54,57],{"q":52,"partial_answer":53},"Are there mining claims in Hidalgo County, NM?","Yes. 2,288 BLM mining claims are active in Hidalgo County, and 326 more are filed or under review. The Federal Land pack shows which claims fall on the section you search.",{"q":55,"partial_answer":56},"Is there BLM land in Hidalgo County, NM?","This page counts BLM case records, not surface acreage. 0 authorized BLM oil and gas leases list Hidalgo County as the county of record, and 205 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":58,"partial_answer":59},"What does a Federal Land screen of a Hidalgo County section cover?","The report has New Mexico data for 15 of its 15 layers, including FEMA flood zones, USFWS wetlands, USFWS critical habitat and wildfire risk (USFS). USGS documents no orphaned wells in this county.",[61,67,71,74,77,80,83],{"family":62,"slug":63,"label":64,"exists":65,"group":66},"land-state","new-mexico","New Mexico federal land",true,"State",{"family":4,"slug":68,"label":69,"exists":65,"group":70},"eddy-county-nm","Eddy County","Other New Mexico counties",{"family":4,"slug":72,"label":73,"exists":65,"group":70},"san-juan-county-nm","San Juan County",{"family":4,"slug":75,"label":76,"exists":65,"group":70},"lea-county-nm","Lea County",{"family":4,"slug":78,"label":79,"exists":65,"group":70},"rio-arriba-county-nm","Rio Arriba County",{"family":4,"slug":81,"label":82,"exists":65,"group":70},"grant-county-nm","Grant County",{"family":4,"slug":84,"label":85,"exists":65,"group":70},"chaves-county-nm","Chaves County",{"label":87,"head":88,"a":89,"b":111},"Federal land activity","What BLM and USGS record in Hidalgo County",{"title":90,"cap":91,"rows":92},"Records by type","County counts",[93,94,97,99,101,104,106,108],[23,24],[95,96],"Claims filed or under review","326",[98,27],"Authorized O&G leases (county of record)",[100,27],"O&G lease acres (county of record)",[102,103],"Geothermal leases","8",[105,30],"Rights-of-way",[107,27],"Orphaned wells (USGS)",[109,110],"PLSS sections","3,554",{"title":112,"cap":113,"bars":114},"Record mix","Share of active BLM records",[115,117,118],{"label":23,"val":24,"pct":116},91,{"label":102,"val":103,"pct":18},{"label":105,"val":30,"pct":119},8,"2026-10-30",{"passed":65,"score":122},2501,false,"active BLM records"]