Fact mine-004
Querying both BLM layers for Utah serial numbers created on or after 29 September 2025 returned 7,139 open and 186 closed claims (7,325). Of the open ones 5,872 are lode, 1,260 placer and 7 mill sites; their dispositions are 'Filed' (7,089), 'Under Review' (27), 'Active' (12) and 'Draft' (11); all 186 closed ones are lode. Assigning each claim's mapped centroid to a county: lode claims are most numerous in Beaver (1,570), Millard (944), Washington (812), Tooele (670), Box Elder (590), Juab (419), Iron (250) and San Juan (196); Emery has 76 (all lode) and Carbon has none (its one new claim is a placer). 73 open claims have no mapped geometry. Emery's 76 are the BH (43, February 2026), BIG BODY (31, February-March 2026) and WF (2, March 2026) blocks; its 53 closed ones (GV 36 and WHEAL ANNE 16, filed October 2025, and FT 1, January 2026) were filed and closed within the year. The 38 labelled 'Draft' or 'Under Review' are in Garfield (11 Draft), Tooele (8), Iron, Piute, Utah and Wasatch counties, or not yet located (15); none is in Carbon or Emery. No new Utah claim carries a Valar-related name (mine-005).
- BLM Natl MLRS Mining Claims - Not Closed (feature layer and query results) (Bureau of Land Management (MLRS)) primary filing
- BLM Natl MLRS Mining Claims - Closed (feature layer and query results) (Bureau of Land Management (MLRS)) primary filing
- BOC National County Boundaries Map Service (Census county boundaries served by BLM) (Bureau of Land Management) primary government
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