Utah Mining Claims & Land Ownership Map
Current BLM claim data, land ownership layers, and rockhounding-ready backcountry navigation for Utah — built for the field.
Utah features an extraordinary mineral landscape spanning the Colorado Plateau, the Great Basin, and the Wasatch and Uinta mountain ranges. From historic hard-rock silver and gold districts in the Oquirrh and Tintic mountains to world-famous topaz, red beryl, and geode collecting grounds, public domain lands administered by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM Utah State Office) and the U.S. Forest Service host active unpatented mining claims and premier rockhounding locations.
Geologically, Utah’s mineral wealth stems from Tertiary igneous intrusions, volcanic caldera eruptions, and ancient Lake Bonneville lacustrine deposits. Hydrothermal solutions injected gold, silver, copper, and lead into faulted Paleozoic limestones, giving rise to legendary mining camps like Park City, Bingham Canyon, and Tintic. Meanwhile, widespread volcanic activity formed gem-bearing rhyolites yielding amber topaz at Topaz Mountain, red beryl in the Thomas and Wah Wah ranges, and Dugway geodes.
Navigating Utah prospecting requires clear land status verification. Unpatented placer and lode claims line active mineral belts and desert washes, tightly interlocking with Utah School and Institutional Trust Lands (SITLA), private property, and national parks or monuments where collecting is strictly prohibited. Utilizing an active Utah BLM mining claims map enables panners, detectorists, and rockhounds to examine live federal MLRS records, differentiate active claim lines from open public domain ground, and navigate backcountry mining districts safely.
34,225
Active Utah Claims
446,650
Historical Utah Claims
12,635
Utah Rockhound Hotspots
493,510
Total Utah 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 Utah
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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 34,225 active and 446,650 historical mining claims in Utah, plus 12,635 Rockhound Hotspots — synced on a regular schedule directly from the BLM's own MLRS records.
Yes — the Utah claims map covers the entire state today, including Juab County, Beaver County, Tooele County, Millard County and Iron County. Dedicated pages for each are coming soon.
BLM Utah State Office Mining & Minerals is Utah'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.