Gila County, Arizona has 35,911 records of mining claims on public land managed by the Bureau of Land Management and 687 records of mines listed by the United States Geological Survey (USGS).
Quick Facts
- 35,911 records of mining claims on public land managed by the Bureau of Land Management.
- 5,918 active mining claims
- 29,993 closed mining claims
- 687 USGS records of mines in Gila County, Arizona.
- Copper , Silver , Gold , Asbestos , and Lead mines located in Gila County, Arizona. See All
Mines Summary
in Gila County, Arizona
- 687 Total
- 90 Occurrences
- 204 Prospects
- 16 Plants
- 377 Producers
Gila County Mine Locations
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Recently Updated Mining Claims
Most recently updated claims in Gila.
Mining Claims (BLM)
Gila County, Arizona has 35,911 mining claims on public land listed in The Diggings™. Of these claims, 16.48% are active while 83.52% are now closed.
Quick BLM Facts
- 35,911 records of mining claims on public land managed by the Bureau of Land Management.
- 5,918 records of active mining claims
- 29,993 records of closed mining claims
Mine By Disposition
In Gila
| COUNTY | Authorized mines |
|---|---|
| closed | 29993 |
| active | 5918 |
Gila County, Arizona Trends Overview
January 2021 vs. January 2020
January 2021
January 2020
Net
Change
Opened Claims
0
162
162
100%
Opened Acres
0
3,039
3,039.07
100%
Located Claims
0
162
162
100%
Located Acres
0
3,039
3,039.07
100%
Mining Trends
Historic Mining Records (USGS)
Gila has 687 identified mines listed in The Diggings™. The most commonly listed primary commodities in Gila mines are Copper , Silver , and Gold . At the time these mines were surveyed, 90 mines in Gila were observed to have ore mineralization in an outcrop, shallow pit, or isolated drill hole—known as an occurance mine.1 Gila has 204 prospect mines.2 377 mines were in production at the time the data was entered into USGS records.
Quick USGS Facts
- 687 records of mines in Gila County, Arizona.
- 204 records of prospects
- 90 records of mineral occurrences of observable ore mineralization.
- 16 records of mining plants
- 377 records of mineral producers
Mine By Disposition
In Gila
| COUNTY | Authorized mines |
|---|---|
| Producers | 377 |
| Prospects | 204 |
| Occurrences | 90 |
| Other | 16 |
1 Grade, tonnage, and extent of mineralization for such mines are unspecified.
2 Such mines have some degree of development such as surface trenching, adits, shafts, drill holes, geophysics, geochemistry, or geological mapping to estimate grade and tonnage.
Popular Public Lands & Regions
in Gila County, Arizona
Land TypeTotal ClaimsActive ClaimsClosed ClaimsActive AcresTotal MinesProspectsOccurrencesPlantsProducers
Tonto National Forest
National Forests
27,136
3,691
23,445
67,290.45
411
163
39
4
205
San Carlos Reservation
Indian Lands
216
55
161
922.85
57
18
19
0
20
Needle's Eye Wilderness
Wilderness Areas
52
2
50
41.32
0
0
0
0
0
Sierra Ancha Wilderness
Wilderness Areas
556
0
556
0
12
9
0
0
3
Mazatzal Wilderness
Wilderness Areas
126
0
126
0
6
4
0
0
2
Fort Apache Reservation
Indian Lands
98
0
98
0
33
6
7
0
20
Superstition Wilderness
Wilderness Areas
70
0
70
0
0
0
0
0
0
Salome Wilderness
Wilderness Areas
47
0
47
0
1
1
0
0
0
Salt River Canyon Wilderness
Wilderness Areas
14
0
14
0
1
0
0
0
1
Hellsgate Wilderness
Wilderness Areas
13
0
13
0
0
0
0
0
0
Top Mining Districts
in Gila County, Arizona
StateTotal ClaimsActive ClaimsClosed ClaimsActive AcresTotal MinesProspectsOccurrencesPlantsProducers
Miami-Inspiration Mining District
Arizona
1,759
1,705
54
26,155.64
70
17
7
7
39
Globe Hills Mining District
Arizona
1,077
782
295
14,872.00
80
5
3
2
70
Banner Mining District
Arizona
807
716
91
14,061.18
23
2
1
3
17
Richmond Basin Mining District
Arizona
463
460
3
9,569.99
13
1
1
0
11
Sierra Ancha Mining District
Arizona
266
242
24
4,958.80
106
47
10
0
49
Summit Mining District
Arizona
270
225
45
4,222.44
12
3
1
0
8
Dripping Springs Mining District
Arizona
221
200
21
4,018.34
12
1
0
0
11
Green Valley Mining District
Arizona
428
191
237
3,828.97
83
43
9
0
31
Pinal Mountains Mining District
Arizona
131
88
43
1,818.08
33
10
3
0
20
El Capitan Mining District
Arizona
89
75
14
1,549.50
11
4
1
0
6
Top Owners
in Gila County, Arizona
CityStateCategoryInterest RelationshipTotal ClaimsActive ClaimsClosed ClaimsActive Acres
Bronco Creek Exploration Inc.
Tucson
Arizona
Corporation
Claimant
1,033
790
243
15,798.5
Freeport Mcmoran Miami Inc.
Phoenix
Arizona
Corporation
Claimant
930
849
81
11,589.92
King-Fisher Land Co.
Glendale
Arizona
Corporation
Claimant
508
416
92
7,670.98
ASARCO LLC
Sahuarita
Arizona
Corporation
Claimant
1,122
365
757
7,527.24
Pinto Valley Mining Co.
Miami
Arizona
Corporation
Claimant
468
467
1
6,417.67
Popular Towns, Cities, Etc.
in Gila County, Arizona
CountyStateTotal ClaimsActive ClaimsClosed ClaimsActive AcresTotal MinesProspectsOccurrencesPlantsProducers
Miami
Gila
Arizona
29,720
9,860
19,860
186,137.96
453
106
42
15
290
Claypool
Gila
Arizona
27,779
9,332
18,447
175,365.35
437
102
38
15
282
Midland City
Gila
Arizona
26,656
9,091
17,565
170,623.95
431
99
37
15
280
Central Heights
Gila
Arizona
26,058
8,841
17,217
166,255.67
431
100
37
15
279
Globe
Gila
Arizona
24,229
8,562
15,667
160,298.32
427
98
38
15
276
Cutter
Gila
Arizona
17,210
5,760
11,450
105,827.03
350
74
32
9
235
Christmas
Gila
Arizona
19,496
4,254
15,242
85,591.82
315
79
49
12
175
Hayden
Gila
Arizona
19,023
3,951
15,072
80,769.75
300
79
49
10
162
Winkelman
Gila
Arizona
18,178
3,676
14,502
75,276.42
291
72
50
10
159
Roosevelt
Gila
Arizona
18,823
4,212
14,611
75,181.00
228
92
28
6
102
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