GUIDES & RESOURCES

Keep your claim
in good standing.

State-by-state filing guides, maintenance-fee deadlines, claimant lookup, and open-land tools grounded in the public record. Always confirm a filing with the responsible agency.

19
States Covered
…
Days to Sept 1 Fee Deadline
6
Live Districts
2026-04-16
Process Content Reviewed
BLM maintenance fees due September 1: … days left. Confirm payment or waiver requirements directly with BLM. Check your claims →

How It Works

01
Verify land status
Check BLM MLRS for open land
~30 min
02
Choose claim type
Lode, placer, mill, or tunnel site
–
03
Stake the ground
Place monuments with GPS coordinates
1 day
04
File paperwork
County recorder + BLM state office
30–90 days
05
Pay fees
$274 initial filing per claim
–
06
Renew annually
$200 before September 1 each year
Yearly

State Staking Guides

19 states

Active Mineral Districts

Uranium

Athabasca Basin

5,664
Claims
95
Companies
View district →
Gold

Nevada Gold Belt

292,547
Claims
207
Companies
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All Minerals

US National

584,958
Claims
163
Companies
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All Minerals

Canada

940,618
Claims
1,648
Companies
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All Minerals

Australia

67,444
Claims
298
Companies
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All Minerals

Brazil

259,673
Claims
26
Companies
View district →

Open Land Finder

INTERACTIVE MAP

Nevada Open Land

PLSS sections near USGS deposits, colored by claim density. Find unclaimed ground near known mineralization.

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Essential Resources

BLM MLRS Portal
Official claim records and land status verification
reports.blm.gov ↗
USGS MRDS
Mineral Resources Data System: deposit locations
mrdata.usgs.gov ↗
43 CFR 3833
Federal regulation covering recording requirements
ecfr.gov ↗

Company Profiles

2,179 public mining companies with attributed claim portfolios and financial data.

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