Owners Overview
The Diggings lists 4,665 mining claim owners in Wyoming—525 in Casper, 413 in Cheyenne, 294 in Lander, and 205 in Laramie. Of the 4,665 owners, 3 do not have a city specified in their records and therefore are not included in the table breakdown.
Quick Facts
- 4,665 total owners.
- 4,137 private owners.
- 524 corporation owners.
- 3 agency owners.
- 1 unknown owners.
TotalPrivateCorporationAgencyUnknown
Afton
19
15
4
0
0
Aladdin
8
8
0
0
0
Alcova
1
1
0
0
0
Alpine
16
16
0
0
0
Alta
1
1
0
0
0
Alva
1
1
0
0
0
Arapahoe
7
7
0
0
0
Arminto
3
3
0
0
0
Atlantic City
14
12
2
0
0
Auburn
1
1
0
0
0
Baggs
13
10
3
0
0
Bairoil
3
3
0
0
0
Banner
1
1
0
0
0
Bar Nunn
11
11
0
0
0
Basin
24
24
0
0
0
Bear River
1
1
0
0
0
Bedford
5
5
0
0
0
Beulah
3
3
0
0
0
Big Horn
5
5
0
0
0
Big Piney
6
6
0
0
0
Bosler
6
6
0
0
0
Boulder
12
11
1
0
0
Buffalo
43
40
3
0
0
Burlington
10
10
0
0
0
Burns
3
3
0
0
0
Byron
2
2
0
0
0
Carlile
6
6
0
0
0
Carpenter
17
17
0
0
0
Casper
525
423
102
0
0
Centennial
12
11
1
0
0
Cheyenne
413
342
70
1
0
Clearmont
1
1
0
0
0
Cody
98
87
11
0
0
Cokeville
1
0
1
0
0
Cora
4
4
0
0
0
Cowley
20
18
2
0
0
Crowheart
2
2
0
0
0
Daniel
2
2
0
0
0
Dayton
7
7
0
0
0
Deaver
4
4
0
0
0
Devils Tower
3
3
0
0
0
Diamondville
2
2
0
0
0
Douglas
49
45
4
0
0
Dubois
46
33
13
0
0
Eden
4
4
0
0
0
Edgerton
1
0
1
0
0
Elk Mountain
2
0
2
0
0
Encampment
21
20
1
0
0
Evanston
91
86
5
0
0
Evansville
21
21
0
0
0
Fairview
3
3
0
0
0
Farson
9
9
0
0
0
Fort Bridger
3
2
1
0
0
Fort Laramie
1
1
0
0
0
Fort Washakie
2
2
0
0
0
Four Corners
19
17
2
0
0
Foxpark
2
2
0
0
0
Frannie
4
3
1
0
0
Freedom
2
2
0
0
0
Frontier
3
1
2
0
0
Garrett
2
2
0
0
0
Gillette
154
144
10
0
0
Glendo
6
5
1
0
0
Glenrock
47
39
8
0
0
Granite Canon
2
0
2
0
0
Granite Canyon
1
0
1
0
0
Green River
66
66
0
0
0
Greybull
35
32
3
0
0
Guernsey
25
23
2
0
0
Hamilton Dome
1
1
0
0
0
Hanna
8
8
0
0
0
Hartville
2
2
0
0
0
Hillsdale
1
1
0
0
0
Hudson
16
15
1
0
0
Hulett
47
47
0
0
0
Jackson
66
59
7
0
0
Jay Em
13
11
2
0
0
Jeffrey City
1
1
0
0
0
Jelm
4
3
1
0
0
Kaycee
36
32
4
0
0
Kemmerer
49
48
1
0
0
Kinnear
7
3
4
0
0
La Barge
8
8
0
0
0
Lander
294
281
13
0
0
Laramie
205
180
25
0
0
Lingle
4
4
0
0
0
Lovell
170
165
5
0
0
Lusk
9
8
1
0
0
Lyman
27
27
0
0
0
Lysite
1
0
1
0
0
Manderson
1
1
0
0
0
Manville
2
1
1
0
0
Medicine Bow
3
3
0
0
0
Meeteetse
1
1
0
0
0
Midwest
22
22
0
0
0
Mills
64
54
10
0
0
Moorcroft
28
26
2
0
0
Moose
2
2
0
0
0
Mountain View
11
11
0
0
0
Natrona
2
2
0
0
0
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