Teller County, CO Mining Claims & Land Ownership Map
Current BLM claim data, land ownership layers, and rockhounding-ready backcountry navigation for Teller County, CO — built for the field.
Teller County encompasses one of the most productive gold-producing districts in North American history, centered on the high-altitude volcanic caldera of Cripple Creek and Victor on the western slope of Pikes Peak. Modern prospectors, metal detectorists, and rockhounds explore this rugged mountain terrain for lode gold deposits, dry placer gravels, and world-famous gemstone specimens. Public lands managed by the BLM Royal Gorge Field Office and the Pike National Forest offer regulated access for field collectors and small-scale miners outside active claim boundaries.
Geologically, Teller County is defined by an Oligocene-age alkaline volcanic complex that intruded older Precambrian Pikes Peak Granite. Hydrothermal solutions deposited gold-bearing telluride minerals—such as calaverite and sylvanite—within brecciated rock zones, fractures, and quartz-carbonate veins. Erosion weathered these hard-rock lodes into localized placer gravels in surrounding gulches. For lapidary collectors, the region’s granitic pegmatites yield world-renowned mineral specimens, including vibrant blue-green amazonite crystals, deep smoky quartz, fluorite, and phenakite.
Navigating Teller County’s mineralized country demands strict boundary awareness. High-grade gold belts and famous crystal pegmatites feature dense clusters of active unpatented lode and placer claims, intermingling with patented mining properties, private land, and municipal watersheds. Referencing an active Teller County mining claims map allows prospectors and rockhounds to inspect live federal MLRS records, differentiate between placer and lode boundaries, and identify open public domain ground before stepping into the field.
287
Active Teller County, CO Claims
2,965
Historical Teller County, CO Claims
560
Teller County, CO Rockhound Hotspots
3,812
Total Teller County, CO Claims & Hotspots
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Official Prospecting Resources for Teller County, CO
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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 287 active and 2,965 historical mining claims in Teller County, CO, plus 560 Rockhound Hotspots — synced on a regular schedule directly from the BLM's own MLRS records.
Yes — the live map covers all of Colorado, not just Teller County. Other Colorado counties with a dedicated page: Chaffee County, Clear Creek County, Gilpin County and Park County.
Teller County Clerk & Recorder's Office is Teller County, CO'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.