Yavapai County, Arizona has 74,829 records of mining claims on public land managed by the Bureau of Land Management and 1,270 records of mines listed by the United States Geological Survey (USGS).
Quick Facts
- 74,829 records of mining claims on public land managed by the Bureau of Land Management.
- 6,769 active mining claims
- 68,060 closed mining claims
- 1,270 USGS records of mines in Yavapai County, Arizona.
- Gold , Copper , Silver , Lead , and Zinc mines located in Yavapai County, Arizona. See All
Mines Summary
in Yavapai County, Arizona
- 1,270 Total
- 144 Occurrences
- 397 Prospects
- 11 Plants
- 718 Producers
Yavapai County Mine Locations
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Recently Updated Mining Claims
Most recently updated claims in Yavapai.
Mining Claims (BLM)
Yavapai County, Arizona has 74,829 mining claims on public land listed in The Diggings™. Of these claims, 9.05% are active while 90.95% are now closed.
Quick BLM Facts
- 74,829 records of mining claims on public land managed by the Bureau of Land Management.
- 6,769 records of active mining claims
- 68,060 records of closed mining claims
Mine By Disposition
In Yavapai
| COUNTY | Authorized mines |
|---|---|
| closed | 68060 |
| active | 6769 |
Yavapai County, Arizona Trends Overview
January 2021 vs. January 2020
January 2021
January 2020
Net
Change
Opened Claims
3
60
57
95%
Opened Acres
60
1,480
1,420.63
95.94%
Transfered Claims
1
5
4
80%
Transfered Acres
20
118
98.84
83.17%
Closed Claims
0
4
4
100%
Closed Acres
0
149
149.57
100%
Located Claims
3
59
56
94.91%
Located Acres
60
1,460
1,400.63
95.89%
Rejected Claims
0
4
4
100%
Rejected Acres
0
149
149.57
100%
Mining Trends
Historic Mining Records (USGS)
Yavapai has 1,270 identified mines listed in The Diggings™. The most commonly listed primary commodities in Yavapai mines are Gold , Copper , and Silver . At the time these mines were surveyed, 144 mines in Yavapai were observed to have ore mineralization in an outcrop, shallow pit, or isolated drill hole—known as an occurance mine.1 Yavapai has 397 prospect mines.2 718 mines were in production at the time the data was entered into USGS records.
Quick USGS Facts
- 1,270 records of mines in Yavapai County, Arizona.
- 397 records of prospects
- 144 records of mineral occurrences of observable ore mineralization.
- 11 records of mining plants
- 718 records of mineral producers
Mine By Disposition
In Yavapai
| COUNTY | Authorized mines |
|---|---|
| Producers | 718 |
| Prospects | 397 |
| Occurrences | 144 |
| Other | 11 |
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 Yavapai County, Arizona
Land TypeTotal ClaimsActive ClaimsClosed ClaimsActive AcresTotal MinesProspectsOccurrencesPlantsProducers
Prescott National Forest
National Forests
22,325
1,745
20,580
36,619.32
568
161
47
3
357
Coconino National Forest
National Forests
1,544
99
1,445
2,253.39
3
3
0
0
0
Arrastra Mountain Wilderness
Wilderness Areas
152
42
110
867.72
1
0
0
0
1
Tonto National Forest
National Forests
2,232
31
2,201
609.14
11
4
1
0
6
Hassayampa River Canyon Wilderness
Wilderness Areas
577
16
561
320.65
0
0
0
0
0
Castle Creek Wilderness
Wilderness Areas
328
6
322
120
5
3
0
0
2
Hells Canyon Wilderness
Wilderness Areas
163
5
158
103.3
1
0
0
0
1
Tres Alamos Wilderness
Wilderness Areas
309
0
309
0
0
0
0
0
0
Mazatzal Wilderness
Wilderness Areas
241
0
241
0
3
2
0
0
1
Kaibab National Forest
National Forests
124
0
124
0
2
1
0
0
1
Top Mining Districts
in Yavapai County, Arizona
StateTotal ClaimsActive ClaimsClosed ClaimsActive AcresTotal MinesProspectsOccurrencesPlantsProducers
Black Canyon-Kay Mining District
Arizona
643
475
168
9,643.02
75
31
6
2
36
Old Dick Mining District
Arizona
758
714
44
7,837.91
19
6
2
0
11
Rich Hill Mining District
Arizona
432
328
104
7,332.83
63
22
8
0
33
Crosby Mining District
Arizona
416
347
69
7,146.76
31
13
4
1
13
Jerome-Verde Mining District
Arizona
336
316
20
6,395.14
54
10
1
0
43
Prescott-Paulden Area
Arizona
328
328
0
6,033.77
8
3
2
0
3
Walnut Grove-Zonia Mining District
Arizona
420
252
168
4,849.50
25
11
2
1
11
Eureka-Bagdad Mining District
Arizona
389
389
0
4,572.61
22
4
3
3
12
White Picacho Mining District
Arizona
400
194
206
3,978.50
30
13
4
0
13
Bullard-Harris Mining District
Arizona
175
175
0
3,615.50
10
3
1
0
6
Top Owners
in Yavapai County, Arizona
CityStateCategoryInterest RelationshipTotal ClaimsActive ClaimsClosed ClaimsActive Acres
Uranium Energy Co.
Corpus Christi
Texas
Corporation
Claimant
394
386
8
7,968.82
Silver Mountain Mining LLC
Tucson
Arizona
Corporation
Claimant
431
419
12
7,353.48
Drake Cement LLC
Scottsdale
Arizona
Corporation
Claimant
551
388
163
7,157.40
Freeport Mcmoran Bagdad Inc.
Phoenix
Arizona
Corporation
Claimant
672
617
55
6,655.48
Bitter Creek Exploration Inc.
Phoenix
Arizona
Corporation
Claimant
285
285
0
5,816
Popular Towns, Cities, Etc.
in Yavapai County, Arizona
CountyStateTotal ClaimsActive ClaimsClosed ClaimsActive AcresTotal MinesProspectsOccurrencesPlantsProducers
Wagoner
Yavapai
Arizona
43,838
3,450
40,388
76,193.28
832
247
97
4
484
Cleator
Yavapai
Arizona
31,530
2,334
29,196
49,303.12
691
219
58
6
408
Yarnell
Yavapai
Arizona
28,240
2,082
26,158
47,178.12
443
137
72
3
231
Black Canyon City
Yavapai
Arizona
27,778
2,215
25,563
45,087.84
419
139
50
4
226
Bumble Bee
Yavapai
Arizona
27,285
2,150
25,135
45,072.24
567
178
50
5
334
Peeples Valley
Yavapai
Arizona
26,132
1,971
24,161
44,772.35
472
139
71
3
259
Rock Springs
Yavapai
Arizona
26,860
2,145
24,715
43,650.85
410
137
48
4
221
Kirkland Junction
Yavapai
Arizona
26,423
1,879
24,544
42,622.88
536
142
67
3
324
Spring Valley
Yavapai
Arizona
27,769
1,956
25,813
41,587.01
673
207
53
5
408
Mayer
Yavapai
Arizona
28,004
1,935
26,069
41,492.14
706
219
56
5
426
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