Cochise County, AZ Mining Claims & Land Ownership Map
Current BLM claim data, land ownership layers, and rockhounding-ready backcountry navigation for Cochise County, AZ — built for the field.
Cochise County, AZ Mining Claims & Land Ownership Map
Current BLM claim data, land ownership layers, and rockhounding-ready backcountry navigation for Cochise County, AZ — built for the field.
Southeastern Arizona’s Cochise County features a legendary mineral landscape shaped by historic boomtowns, deep hard-rock mines, and extensive public domain acreage. From the rich placer gravels of the Dos Cabezas and Teviston districts to the mountainous gulches of the Dragoon, Huachuca, and Chiricahua ranges, prospectors and rockhounds explore diverse public ground managed by the BLM Tucson Field Office and Coronado National Forest.
Geologically, Cochise County occupies a complex tectonic transition zone within the Basin and Range province. Laramide-age porphyry copper intrusions and mid-Tertiary magmatic activity injected mineralizing fluids into Paleozoic limestone and intrusive host rocks. This extensive hydrothermal action formed world-famous copper, silver, and gold deposits around Bisbee and Tombstone, while secondary erosion deposited heavy placer gold throughout alluvial desert washes and bench gravels.
Beyond gold panning and dry washing, Cochise County offers exceptional lapidary collecting. Public domain lands yield prized copper-bearing gemstones and minerals, including Bisbee turquoise, azurite, malachite, chrysocolla, fire agate, quartz crystals, and chalcedony.
Because active unpatented lode and placer claims cover proven mineral belts alongside private patented ground and Arizona State Trust land, verifying accurate property boundaries is crucial before entering the field. Referencing an active Cochise County mining claims map allows panners, detectorists, and rockhounds to check live federal records, verify open BLM public land, and navigate backcountry access routes safely.
3,723
Current / Not-Closed Cochise County, AZ Claim Records
20,151
Historical Cochise County, AZ Claims
921
Cochise County, AZ Rockhound Hotspots
24,795
Total Cochise County, AZ Claims & Hotspots
896
Metallic Sites
25
Non-Metallic Sites
Notable finds: Semiprecious gemstone · Fluorine-Fluorite · Silica · Kyanite · Gemstone · Quartz
Source records sometimes use broad or overlapping commodity labels; counts above preserve the underlying record classifications.
| Material | Sites Recorded |
|---|---|
| Gemstone, Semiprecious | 4 |
| Fluorine-Fluorite | 2 |
| Silica | 2 |
| Kyanite | 2 |
| Gemstone | 1 |
| Quartz | 1 |
3,533
Lode Claims
181
Placer Claims
| Claim Type | Current Claims |
|---|---|
| Lode Claims | 3,533 (95.1%) |
| Placer Claims | 181 (4.9%) |
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Official Prospecting Resources for Cochise County, AZ
Cochise County Recorder's Office
What it is: The official county recording portal and public land document archive for Cochise County (located in Bisbee, AZ).
Use case: Filing local Mining Claim Location Notices, recording annual Affidavits of Performance of Annual Work (Proof of Labor), and researching recorded land documents at the county courthouse.
BLM Tucson Field Office / Mining & Minerals
What it is: The official Bureau of Land Management field office portal managing public domain land and mineral entry across Cochise County and southeastern Arizona.
Use case: Reviewing federal surface management rules, checking public domain land availability around the Dos Cabezas and Dragoon mountains, submitting 3809 notices for equipment use, and inquiring about federal mining claims.
Arizona Geological Survey Mineral Rights & Claim Resources
Link: Arizona Geological Survey Mineral Rights & Claim Resources
What it is: The University of Arizona's state geological agency portal providing official guidance on land status, mineral ownership, geological maps, and statutory claim forms.
Use case: Downloading standardized Arizona lode and placer claim location notices, accessing Cochise County digital geological map publications, and researching historical mining district records.
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Staked Maps isn't crowd-sourced guesswork. Current and historical claim boundaries are parsed directly from the Bureau of Land Management's Mineral & Land Records System (MLRS), which replaced the legacy LR2000 mining claim system in 2021, 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 (Mineral & Land Records System) case-recordation records, synced into our database on a regular schedule — not scraped or crowd-sourced.
Staked Maps displays the status reported by BLM. Records with a case disposition of Active are labeled Active; historical records come from BLM's closed-claims dataset. These statuses are research information, not a Staked Maps legal determination of claim validity, discovery, ownership or compliance. Verify the current record through MLRS before acting on it.
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.
Staked Maps currently tracks 3,723 current federal mining claim/site records and 20,151 historical claim records from BLM MLRS, plus 921 Cochise County, AZ mineral-occurrence records derived from USGS MRDS.
A premium map layer of documented mineral occurrences, prospects and mines sourced from USGS MRDS and labeled by material where available. These records are research leads, not a directory of verified public collecting sites.
Yes — the live map covers all of Arizona, not just Cochise County. Other Arizona counties with a dedicated page: Yavapai County, Mohave County, La Paz County and Pinal County.
Cochise County Recorder's Office is Cochise County, AZ's primary office for filing and researching mining claims — see the Official Filing & Information Links section above for the direct link and more resources.
Regulatory and editorial content last reviewed against official records · Source: Cochise County Recorder's Office · USGS MRDS
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