Washington has 58,272 records of mining claims on public land managed by the Bureau of Land Management and 4,995 records of mining mines listed by the United States Geological Survey (USGS).
Quick Facts
- 58,272 records of mining claims on public land managed by the Bureau of Land Management.
- 2,862 active mining claims
- 55,410 closed mining claims
- 4,995 USGS records of mining mines in Washington.
- Gold , Silver , Copper , Lead , and Zinc mines located in Washington. See All
Top Counties
by Active mining claims
- Ferry (640 Active Claims)
- Pend Oreille (598 Active Claims)
- Okanogan (476 Active Claims)
- Skamania (292 Active Claims)
- Kittitas (205 Active Claims)
Top Counties
by Total Mines
- Okanogan (878 Total Mines)
- Stevens (852 Total Mines)
- Chelan (588 Total Mines)
- Snohomish (524 Total Mines)
- Pend Oreille (335 Total Mines)
Recently Updated Mining Claims
Most recently updated claims in Washington.
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POOR BOY
- $165 fee 20.66 acres Active disposition
- Skagit, Washington
- Nathaniel C. Cook et al.
- Lode Claim
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PUFFBALL
- $165 fee 20.66 acres Active disposition
- King, Washington
- Michael Yaeger et al.
- Lode Claim
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WHITEHORSE MINE 1-9
- $165 fee 20.66 acres Active disposition
- Stevens, Washington
- Robert Goodall
- Lode Claim
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CARBONITE
- $165 fee 7 acres Active disposition
- Chelan, Washington
- Shawn Cosgrove et al.
- Placer Claim
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RAELL MINE
- $165 fee 20.66 acres Active disposition
- Skamania, Washington
- James Sharples
- Lode Claim
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Mining Claims (BLM)
Washington has 58,272 mining claims on public land listed in The Diggings™. Of these claims, 4.91% are active while 95.09% are now closed. Ferry, Pend Oreille, and Okanogan are the most active counties in Washington.
Quick BLM Facts
- 58,272 records of mining claims on public land managed by the Bureau of Land Management.
- 2,862 records of active mining claims
- 55,410 records of closed mining claims
Active Mines By County
In Washington
Counties | Active Mines |
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Ferry | 22.36% (640 Active Mines) |
Pend Oreille | 20.89% (598 Active Mines) |
Okanogan | 16.63% (476 Active Mines) |
Skamania | 10.2% (292 Active Mines) |
Other | 29.91% (856 Active Mines) |
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Historic Mining Records (USGS)
Washington has 4,995 identified mines listed in The Diggings™. The most commonly listed primary commodities in Washington mines are Gold , Silver , and Copper . At the time these mines were surveyed, 1,737 mines in Washington were observed to have ore mineralization in an outcrop, shallow pit, or isolated drill hole—known as an occurance mine.1 Washington has 1,591 prospect mines.2 1,625 mines were in production at the time the data was entered into USGS records. Okanogan, Stevens, and Chelan are the counties with the most mines.
Quick USGS Facts
- 4,995 records of mining mines in Washington.
- 1,591 records of prospects
- 1,737 records of mineral occurrences of observable ore mineralization.
- 42 records of mining plants
- 1,625 records of mineral producers
Mines By County
In Washington
Counties | Mines |
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Okanogan | 17.58% (878 Mines) |
Stevens | 17.06% (852 Mines) |
Chelan | 11.77% (588 Mines) |
Snohomish | 10.49% (524 Mines) |
Other | 43.1% (2,153 Mines) |
1 Grade, tonnage, and extent of mineralization for such mines are unspecified.
2 Such mines have some degree of development such as surface trenching, adits, shafts, drill holes, geophysics, geochemistry, or geological mapping to estimate grade and tonnage.
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Mining Claim News From The Diggings™
Learn more about the Bureau of Land Management, Public Land Survey System, and mining claims.
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Understanding Claim Ownership
We receive lots of emails from people who find their name or a relative’s name on our site and want to know if this means they have some right to the land listed under that name.
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Understanding BLM Administrative Areas
Whether it is filing a mine or researching one, the administering BLM office is going to be the definitive source.
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Understanding Location Data
Mine handled by the Bureau of Land Management are not mapped by latitude and longitude, instead, these mines harken back to the Public Land Survey System.
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Understanding Townships
A “township” can refer to two different things. Both are part of the PLSS measurement system but have different uses.
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