Owners Overview
The Diggings lists 10,000 mining claim owners in Idaho—2,250 in Boise, 514 in Coeur Dalene, 384 in Caldwell, and 222 in Grangeville. Of the 10,000 owners, 5 do not have a city specified in their records and therefore are not included in the table breakdown.
Quick Facts
- 10,000 total owners.
- 12,095 private owners.
- 1,397 corporation owners.
- 10 agency owners.
- 3 unknown owners.
TotalPrivateCorporationAgencyUnknown
Aberdeen
6
6
0
0
0
Ahsahka
4
3
1
0
0
Albion
7
7
0
0
0
Almo
24
22
2
0
0
American Falls
26
25
1
0
0
Ammon
14
14
0
0
0
Arco
27
25
2
0
0
Arimo
1
1
0
0
0
Ashton
9
9
0
0
0
Athol
48
46
2
0
0
Atlanta
31
30
1
0
0
Ball Run Lake
1
1
0
0
0
Bancroft
3
3
0
0
0
Banks
4
4
0
0
0
Bayview
15
13
1
1
0
Bellevue
65
59
6
0
0
Blackfoot
74
73
1
0
0
Blanchard
4
4
0
0
0
Bliss
10
9
1
0
0
Bloomington
1
1
0
0
0
Boise
2,250
1,974
276
0
0
Bonners Ferry
63
60
3
0
0
Bovill
1
1
0
0
0
Bruneau
16
14
2
0
0
Buhl
57
53
4
0
0
Burgdorf
2
2
0
0
0
Burley
94
91
3
0
0
Calder
5
5
0
0
0
Caldwell
384
371
13
0
0
Cambridge
12
11
1
0
0
Carey
12
12
0
0
0
Carmen
23
23
0
0
0
Cascade
61
60
1
0
0
Castleford
2
2
0
0
0
Cataldo
29
27
2
0
0
Centerville
15
15
0
0
0
Challis
144
138
6
0
0
Chester
4
4
0
0
0
Chubbock
2
2
0
0
0
Chubbuck
16
15
1
0
0
Clark Fork
45
39
6
0
0
Clayton
76
57
19
0
0
Clearwater
10
10
0
0
0
Clifton
1
1
0
0
0
Cobalt
1
1
0
0
0
Cocolalla
3
3
0
0
0
Coeur Dalene
514
340
173
0
1
Colburn
1
1
0
0
0
Conda
2
0
2
0
0
Corral
6
6
0
0
0
Cottonwood
66
56
10
0
0
Council
37
36
1
0
0
Craigmont
8
8
0
0
0
Crouch
1
1
0
0
0
Culdesac
14
12
2
0
0
Dalton Gardens
19
12
7
0
0
Darlington
5
4
1
0
0
Deary
18
18
0
0
0
Declo
6
6
0
0
0
Desmet
1
1
0
0
0
Dietrich
7
7
0
0
0
Dixie
15
14
1
0
0
Donnelly
39
37
2
0
0
Dover
3
3
0
0
0
Downey
5
5
0
0
0
Driggs
4
4
0
0
0
Dubois
17
14
3
0
0
Eagle
135
125
10
0
0
Eden
7
6
1
0
0
Elba
14
12
2
0
0
Elk City
100
93
7
0
0
Elk River
3
3
0
0
0
Ellis
6
6
0
0
0
Emmett
163
159
4
0
0
Fairfield
56
49
7
0
0
Featherville
2
1
1
0
0
Fenn
1
1
0
0
0
Ferdinand
5
5
0
0
0
Fernwood
18
17
1
0
0
Filer
39
37
2
0
0
Firth
9
8
1
0
0
Franklin
1
1
0
0
0
Fruitland
38
37
1
0
0
Fruitvale
2
2
0
0
0
Gannett
2
2
0
0
0
Garden City
51
45
6
0
0
Garden Valley
76
71
5
0
0
Genesee
13
13
0
0
0
Gibbonsville
24
24
0
0
0
Glenns Ferry
19
17
2
0
0
Gooding
44
42
2
0
0
Grace
8
8
0
0
0
Grand View
21
19
2
0
0
Grandview
2
2
0
0
0
Grangeville
222
210
10
0
2
Greenleaf
14
14
0
0
0
Hagerman
21
20
1
0
0
Hailey
86
74
12
0
0
Hamer
4
4
0
0
0
Hammett
20
19
1
0
0
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