Alaska Mining Claims & Land Ownership Map
Current BLM claim data, land ownership layers, and rockhounding-ready backcountry navigation for Alaska — built for the field.
Alaska presents a mineral landscape unmatched anywhere else in North America, defined by immense scale, deep gold rush history, and a unique regulatory environment. Unlike the contiguous lower 48 states where federal land rules dominate, prospectors and rockhounds in Alaska must navigate a dual claim management system. The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) oversees federal public domain lands, while the Alaska Department of Natural Resources (DNR) Division of Mining, Land and Water administers millions of acres of state-selected and state-owned mineral rights. Determining whether a creek falls under federal unpatented claim rules or Alaska DNR state location notices is the critical first step for any field explorer.
From the remote gravel bars of the Interior to the storm-swept beaches of the Seward Peninsula, Alaska yields exceptional alluvial placer gold, high-grade lode quartz veins, and rare gem specimens. Heavy gravel deposits along ancestral river systems continue to produce coarse nuggets, while glacially carved mountain passes expose quartz veins bearing native gold, tellurides, and copper sulfides. Beyond gold, rockhounds venture into Alaska's rugged backcountry to discover platinum group metals, deep red pyrope garnets, nephrite jade, rhodonite, agates, and quartz crystals. Whether setting up a suction dredge along historic river cuts or hand-panning glacial gravels, success in the Last Frontier requires precise mapping data to identify open ground, active claim boundaries, and public recreational panning reserves.
45,771
Active Alaska Claims
199,358
Historical Alaska Claims
11,386
Alaska Rockhound Hotspots
256,515
Total Alaska Claims & Hotspots
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Save any map area while you have cell service, then navigate active BLM mining claims, land ownership boundaries, and optional layers like elevation contours, roads, and creeks — with zero connectivity out in the field. Offline downloads are included on every paid plan. See plans below →
Official Prospecting Resources for Alaska
What it is: The official state agency governing state-owned land mineral rights, location notices, state claim rentals, and mining permits.
Use case: Researching state mining claim laws, submitting state location certificates, checking state land status, and applying for APMA permits.
What it is: The federal management portal for unpatented mining claims, MLRS records, and public domain land status in Alaska.
Use case: Verifying federal claim ownership, filing federal notices of location, paying annual maintenance fees, and submitting small miner waivers.
What it is: The principal state geological survey agency providing mineral maps, historical reports, and geochemical sampling data.
Use case: Downloading geologic quadrangle maps, reviewing historical mining district reports, and identifying mineralized rock formations.
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$0/mo
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$29.99/yr
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$49.99/yr
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Rockhound Enthusiast
$29.99/yr
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Pro Prospector
$99.99/yr
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Staked Maps isn't crowd-sourced guesswork. Active and historical claim boundaries are parsed directly from the Bureau of Land Management's own MLRS/LR2000 case-recordation system — the same records BLM state offices use internally — and kept in sync with our database on a regular schedule. Rockhound Hotspots draw from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), cross-referenced by material so you can see exactly what's been found at a given site. For legal filings, always confirm current status directly with your BLM state office of record; Staked Maps is a research and navigation tool, not a substitute for the official record.
Directly from the Bureau of Land Management's official MLRS/LR2000 case-recordation records, synced into our database on a regular schedule — not scraped or crowd-sourced.
Yes. The free tier gives you the interactive claims map, land ownership overlays, and basemap layers for your current state, auto-detected via GPS — no subscription required. Paid plans add more states plus premium data like full legal descriptions, historical claims, offline downloads, and Rockhound Hotspots.
Active claims currently have valid, in-good-standing filings with the BLM. Historical claims are expired or closed filings — still useful for understanding an area's mining history and past activity.
Free users can search by county. Paid plans add search by claim serial number, plus each claim's full legal (aliquot) description and BLM records link.
A premium map layer of known mineral and gem collecting sites — sourced from USGS records and labeled by material where available (e.g. turquoise, opal, jasper) — for rockhounds looking for their next find.
Staked Maps currently tracks 45,771 active and 199,358 historical mining claims in Alaska, plus 11,386 Rockhound Hotspots — combining the BLM's federal MLRS records with the Alaska DNR's state mining-claim records, synced on a regular schedule.
Yes — the Alaska claims map covers the entire state today, including Fairbanks & Circle District, Nome & Seward Peninsula, Fortymile River & Chicken, Mat-Su Valley and Kenai Peninsula. Dedicated pages for each are coming soon.
Alaska DNR Division of Mining, Land and Water is Alaska's primary office for filing and researching mining claims — see the Official Filing & Information Links section above for the direct link and more resources.
Information hosted on Staked Maps is compiled from publicly available data streams provided by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and relevant state geographic clearinghouses. Staked Maps accepts no liability for the content of this geospatial data, or for the consequences of any real-world exploration, land entry, or staking actions taken on the basis of the information provided via this application interface.
Staked Maps makes no warranty, expressed or implied, including the warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose, nor assumes any legal liability or responsibility for the pinpoint accuracy, reliability, completeness, latency, or programmatic utility of these geospatial data layers, or for the improper interpretation of these data grids.
These mapping layers and related graphics are visual convenience aids only; they are not legal documents and must never be used as such. The data may not be used to legally determine title, mineral ownership, valid description boundaries, jurisdictional authorities, or land restrictions in place on public or private land. Natural backcountry hazards may or may not be depicted on topographies, and land users are strictly mandated to exercise caution. Federal records are dynamic and change constantly. The end-user is exclusively responsible for validating current land classifications with local BLM field offices and managing compliance accordingly.