Mining Claims and Federal Land in Malheur County, Oregon
Malheur County has 2,699 active BLM mining claims, 104 federal oil and gas leases and 380 BLM rights-of-way. Search any of its 10,188 PLSS sections for a section-level screen.
Public counts, always visible
2,699
Active mining claims
Free104
Federal O&G leases
Free380
BLM rights-of-way
Free0
Orphaned wells
FreeThe figures that drive the decision
Labelled here, shown in the live report, plus every parcel you search.
Report layers with Oregon data
What the Federal Land pack answers
Yes. 2,699 BLM mining claims are active in Malheur County, and 1,451 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. 104 authorized BLM oil and gas leases list Malheur County as the county of record (172,559 acres), and 380 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 packThe report has Oregon data for 12 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 Malheur County
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Records by type
County counts
| Active mining claims | 2,699 |
| Claims filed or under review | 1,451 |
| Authorized O&G leases (county of record) | 104 |
| O&G lease acres (county of record) | 172,559 |
| Geothermal leases | 2 |
| Rights-of-way | 380 |
| Orphaned wells (USGS) | 0 |
| PLSS sections | 10,188 |
Record mix
Share of active BLM records
Screen a Malheur County section for federal land
Search any Malheur 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.