Mining Claims and Federal Land in Sweetwater County, Wyoming
Sweetwater County has 5,198 active BLM mining claims, 1,487 federal oil and gas leases and 4,446 BLM rights-of-way. Search any of its 10,650 PLSS sections for a section-level screen.
Public counts, always visible
5,198
Active mining claims
Free1,487
Federal O&G leases
Free4,446
BLM rights-of-way
Free9
Orphaned wells
FreeThe figures that drive the decision
Labelled here, shown in the live report, plus every parcel you search.
Report layers with Wyoming data
What the Federal Land pack answers
Yes. 5,198 BLM mining claims are active in Sweetwater County, and 2,503 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. 1,487 authorized BLM oil and gas leases list Sweetwater County as the county of record (1,414,587 acres), and 4,446 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 packUSGS documents 9 orphaned wells in Sweetwater County. The Federal Land report flags any that sit on the section you search, next to flood, wetland and habitat layers where Wyoming data exists.
Full answer · Federal Land packWhat BLM and USGS record in Sweetwater County
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Records by type
County counts
| Active mining claims | 5,198 |
| Claims filed or under review | 2,503 |
| Authorized O&G leases (county of record) | 1,487 |
| O&G lease acres (county of record) | 1,414,587 |
| Geothermal leases | 0 |
| Rights-of-way | 4,446 |
| Orphaned wells (USGS) | 9 |
| PLSS sections | 10,650 |
Record mix
Share of active BLM records
Screen a Sweetwater County section for federal land
Search any Sweetwater 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.