Mining
BLM
The Bureau of Land Management, the federal agency that administers public lands including mining claim filings and maintenance.
Detailed Definition
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is an agency within the U.S. Department of the Interior responsible for managing approximately 245 million acres of public lands, primarily in the western United States.
BLM responsibilities related to mining: - Administering the Mining Law of 1872 - Processing and recording mining claim filings - Maintaining the LR2000 mining claims database - Collecting annual maintenance fees - Enforcing mining regulations and reclamation requirements
- LR2000: Legacy Rehost 2000 system containing mining claims records
- GeoCommunicator: Geographic data access portal
- MLRS: Mining Law Administration System
All mining claims on federal lands must be filed with and maintained through the BLM state office with jurisdiction over the claim location.