[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"pseo-record-land-county-valley-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","valley-county-mt","Mining Claims and Federal Land in Valley County, Montana","Federal Land pack · Montana","Valley County has 350 active BLM mining claims, 58 federal oil and gas leases and 115 BLM rights-of-way. Search any of its 5,085 PLSS sections for a section-level screen.","Federal land in Valley County, MT: 350 active mining claims, 58 BLM oil and gas leases, 115 rights-of-way and 3 orphaned wells. Screen any section with the Federal Land pack.","Screen a Valley County section for federal land","Search any Valley 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.","Valley County","Montana","MT","30105",350,58,115,3,5085,[23,26,29,32],{"label":24,"value":25},"Active mining claims","350",{"label":27,"value":28},"Federal O&G leases","58",{"label":30,"value":31},"BLM rights-of-way","115",{"label":33,"value":34},"Orphaned wells","3",[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 Valley County, MT?","Yes. 350 BLM mining claims are active in Valley 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 Valley County, MT?","This page counts BLM case records, not surface acreage. 58 authorized BLM oil and gas leases list Valley County as the county of record (22,754 acres), and 115 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 Valley County, MT?","USGS documents 3 orphaned wells in Valley 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 Valley 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)","22,754",[105,98],"Geothermal leases",[107,31],"Rights-of-way",[109,34],"Orphaned wells (USGS)",[111,112],"PLSS sections","5,085",{"title":114,"cap":115,"bars":116},"Record mix","Share of active BLM records",[117,119,122],{"label":24,"val":25,"pct":118},67,{"label":120,"val":28,"pct":121},"O&G leases",11,{"label":107,"val":31,"pct":123},22,"2026-10-30",{"passed":67,"score":126},526,false,523,"active BLM records"]