Tonopah Field Office Mining Claims Overview
Bureau of Land Management Tonopah Field Office oversees 187,232 mining claims under the Battle Mountain District Office. Of the claim records managed by the Tonopah Field Office, 18.86% are active and 81.13% are closed.
Tonopah Field Office
1553 South Main Street P.O. Box 911
Tonopah, NV 89049
Tonopah, NV 89049
- Hours of operation
- Office hours: 7:30 am-4:30 pm, M-F
- Phone
- 775-482-7800
- Fax
- 775-482-7810
- Website
- http://www.blm.gov/nv/st/en/fo/battle_mountain_field.html
- Total Claims
- 187,232
- Active Claims
- 35,317
- Closed Claims
- 151,915
Mines By Disposition
In Tonopah Field Office
| Total | Authorized s |
|---|---|
| closed | 151915 |
| active | 35317 |
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.
