[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"pseo-record-land-county-rio-blanco-county-co":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":99,"last_data_refresh":136,"quality":137,"isSeed":139,"card_stat":140,"card_stat_label":141},"land-county","land","rio-blanco-county-co","Mining Claims and Federal Land in Rio Blanco County, Colorado","Federal Land pack · Colorado","Rio Blanco County has 747 active BLM mining claims, 812 federal oil and gas leases and 1,697 BLM rights-of-way. Search any of its 3,250 PLSS sections for a section-level screen.","Federal land in Rio Blanco County, CO: 747 active mining claims, 812 BLM oil and gas leases, 1,697 rights-of-way and 19 orphaned wells. Screen any section with the Federal Land pack.","Screen a Rio Blanco County section for federal land","Search any Rio Blanco 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.","Rio Blanco County","Colorado","CO","08103",747,812,1697,19,3250,[23,26,29,32],{"label":24,"value":25},"Active mining claims","747",{"label":27,"value":28},"Federal O&G leases","812",{"label":30,"value":31},"BLM rights-of-way","1,697",{"label":33,"value":34},"Orphaned wells","19",[36,39,42,44,46,48,50],{"label":37,"value":38},"Report layers with Colorado 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 Rio Blanco County, CO?","Yes. 747 BLM mining claims are active in Rio Blanco County, and 16 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 Rio Blanco County, CO?","This page counts BLM case records, not surface acreage. 812 authorized BLM oil and gas leases list Rio Blanco County as the county of record (673,734 acres), and 1,697 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 Rio Blanco County, CO?","USGS documents 19 orphaned wells in Rio Blanco County. The Federal Land report flags any that sit on the section you search, next to flood, wetland and habitat layers where Colorado data exists.",[63,69,73,76,79,82,85,88,93,96],{"family":64,"slug":65,"label":66,"exists":67,"group":68},"land-state","colorado","Colorado federal land",true,"State",{"family":4,"slug":70,"label":71,"exists":67,"group":72},"gunnison-county-co","Gunnison County","Other Colorado counties",{"family":4,"slug":74,"label":75,"exists":67,"group":72},"moffat-county-co","Moffat County",{"family":4,"slug":77,"label":78,"exists":67,"group":72},"montrose-county-co","Montrose County",{"family":4,"slug":80,"label":81,"exists":67,"group":72},"san-miguel-county-co","San Miguel County",{"family":4,"slug":83,"label":84,"exists":67,"group":72},"garfield-county-co","Garfield County",{"family":4,"slug":86,"label":87,"exists":67,"group":72},"mesa-county-co","Mesa County",{"family":89,"slug":90,"label":91,"exists":67,"group":92,"cross":67},"plss-township","co-6th-pm-t2n-r102w","T2N R102W","Townships",{"family":89,"slug":94,"label":95,"exists":67,"group":92,"cross":67},"co-6th-pm-t2n-r103w","T2N R103W",{"family":89,"slug":97,"label":98,"exists":67,"group":92,"cross":67},"co-6th-pm-t1n-r102w","T1N R102W",{"label":100,"head":101,"a":102,"b":125},"Federal land activity","What BLM and USGS record in Rio Blanco County",{"title":103,"cap":104,"rows":105},"Records by type","County counts",[106,107,110,112,115,118,120,122],[24,25],[108,109],"Claims filed or under review","16",[111,28],"Authorized O&G leases (county of record)",[113,114],"O&G lease acres (county of record)","673,734",[116,117],"Geothermal leases","0",[119,31],"Rights-of-way",[121,34],"Orphaned wells (USGS)",[123,124],"PLSS sections","3,250",{"title":126,"cap":127,"bars":128},"Record mix","Share of active BLM records",[129,131,134],{"label":24,"val":25,"pct":130},23,{"label":132,"val":28,"pct":133},"O&G leases",25,{"label":119,"val":31,"pct":135},52,"2026-10-30",{"passed":67,"score":138},3275,false,3256,"active BLM records"]