Missoula Field Office Mining Claims Overview
Bureau of Land Management Missoula Field Office oversees 65,906 mining claims under the Western Montana District Office. Of the claim records managed by the Missoula Field Office, 6.97% are active and 93.02% are closed.
Missoula Field Office
3255 Fort Missoula Road
Missoula, MT 59804
Missoula, MT 59804
- Hours of operation
- Office hours: 8:00 a.m.- 4:30 p.m. M-F
- Phone
- 406-329-3914
- Fax
- 406-329-3721
- [email protected]
- Website
- http://www.blm.gov/mt/st/en/fo/missoula_field_office.html
- Field Office Manager
- Joe Ashor
- Total Claims
- 65,906
- Active Claims
- 4,600
- Closed Claims
- 61,306
Mines By Disposition
In Missoula Field Office
| Total | Authorized s |
|---|---|
| closed | 61306 |
| active | 4600 |
Mining Claim News From The Diggings™
Learn more about the Bureau of Land Management, Public Land Survey System, and mining claims.
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Understanding Claim Ownership
We receive lots of emails from people who find their name or a relative’s name on our site and want to know if this means they have some right to the land listed under that name.
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Understanding BLM Administrative Areas
Whether it is filing a mine or researching one, the administering BLM office is going to be the definitive source.
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Understanding Location Data
Mine handled by the Bureau of Land Management are not mapped by latitude and longitude, instead, these mines harken back to the Public Land Survey System.
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Understanding Townships
A “township” can refer to two different things. Both are part of the PLSS measurement system but have different uses.
