Imperial County, California has 24,075 records of mining claims on public land managed by the Bureau of Land Management and 294 records of mines listed by the United States Geological Survey (USGS).
Quick Facts
- 24,075 records of mining claims on public land managed by the Bureau of Land Management.
- 2,635 active mining claims
- 21,440 closed mining claims
- 294 USGS records of mines in Imperial County, California.
- Gold , Silver , Copper , Manganese , and Tungsten mines located in Imperial County, California. See All
Claims Summary
in Imperial County, California
- 24,075 Total
- 2,635 Active
- 21,440 Closed
Mines Summary
in Imperial County, California
- 294 Total
- 114 Occurrences
- 68 Prospects
- 4 Plants
- 108 Producers
Imperial County Mine Locations
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Recently Updated Mining Claims
Most recently updated claims in Imperial.
Mining Claims (BLM)
Imperial County, California has 24,075 mining claims on public land listed in The Diggings™. Of these claims, 10.94% are active while 89.06% are now closed.
Quick BLM Facts
- 24,075 records of mining claims on public land managed by the Bureau of Land Management.
- 2,635 records of active mining claims
- 21,440 records of closed mining claims
Mine By Disposition
In Imperial
| COUNTY | Authorized mines |
|---|---|
| closed | 21440 |
| active | 2635 |
Imperial County, California Mining Image Gallery
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Picacho Mine Mike Silva, DMG Courtesy of California Geological Survey -
Golden Cross Mine, 1900 Courtesy of California Geological Survey -
Golden Cross Mine, 1900 Courtesy of California Geological Survey -
Blossom Gold Mine, 1900 Courtesy of California Geological Survey -
Blossom Gold Mine, 1900 Courtesy of California Geological Survey -
Mesquite Mine Chris Higgins, DMG Courtesy of California Geological Survey
Historic Mining Records (USGS)
Imperial has 294 identified mines listed in The Diggings™. The most commonly listed primary commodities in Imperial mines are Gold , Silver , and Copper . At the time these mines were surveyed, 114 mines in Imperial were observed to have ore mineralization in an outcrop, shallow pit, or isolated drill hole—known as an occurance mine.1 Imperial has 68 prospect mines.2 108 mines were in production at the time the data was entered into USGS records.
Quick USGS Facts
- 294 records of mines in Imperial County, California.
- 68 records of prospects
- 114 records of mineral occurrences of observable ore mineralization.
- 4 records of mining plants
- 108 records of mineral producers
Mine By Disposition
In Imperial
| COUNTY | Authorized mines |
|---|---|
| Occurrences | 114 |
| Producers | 108 |
| Prospects | 68 |
| Other | 4 |
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 Imperial County, California
Land TypeTotal ClaimsActive ClaimsClosed ClaimsActive AcresTotal MinesProspectsOccurrencesPlantsProducers
Picacho Peak Wilderness
Wilderness Areas
608
41
567
846.40
11
5
6
0
0
Indian Pass Wilderness
Wilderness Areas
585
31
554
639.8
10
5
4
0
1
Coyote Mountains Wilderness
Wilderness Areas
177
12
165
520.66
2
2
0
0
0
Fish Creek Mountains Wilderness
Wilderness Areas
48
8
40
165.28
3
1
1
0
1
Fort Yuma Indian Reservation
Indian Lands
30
1
29
160
2
1
0
0
1
Little Picacho Wilderness
Wilderness Areas
809
0
809
0
8
0
7
0
1
Palo Verde Mountains Wilderness
Wilderness Areas
265
0
265
0
11
4
4
0
3
Little Chuckwalla Mountains Wilderness
Wilderness Areas
189
0
189
0
0
0
0
0
0
Jacumba Wilderness
Wilderness Areas
134
0
134
0
23
13
7
0
3
Chuckwalla Mountains Wilderness
Wilderness Areas
54
0
54
0
0
0
0
0
0
Top Mining Districts
in Imperial County, California
StateTotal ClaimsActive ClaimsClosed ClaimsActive AcresTotal MinesProspectsOccurrencesPlantsProducers
Chocolate Mountains-Mesquite Mining District
California
1,011
948
63
18,096.92
33
5
11
0
17
Cargo Muchacho-Tumco Mining District
California
358
320
38
9,170.87
49
6
21
1
21
Imperial Mining District
California
532
524
8
7,286.68
3
1
0
1
1
Picacho Mining District
California
505
217
288
4,483.22
36
2
23
1
10
Paymaster Mining District
California
394
39
355
805.08
56
19
22
0
15
Potholes Mining District
California
16
6
10
620
8
0
2
0
6
Fish Creek Mountains Mining District
California
15
8
7
40
7
2
3
0
2
Bagby Mining District
California
1
1
0
20.66
0
0
0
0
0
Palo Verde Mountains Mining District
California
57
0
57
0
24
6
7
0
11
Jacumba Mining District
California
53
0
53
0
27
14
8
0
5
Top Owners
in Imperial County, California
CityStateCategoryInterest RelationshipTotal ClaimsActive ClaimsClosed ClaimsActive Acres
Imperial USA Co.
Roseville
California
Corporation
Claimant
1,005
1,005
0
20,763.3
Western Mesquite Mines Inc.
Brawley
California
Corporation
Claimant
317
317
0
5,373.66
Glamis Imperial Co.
Winterhaven
California
Corporation
Claimant
559
468
91
5,268.42
Lincoln Gold Co.
Carson City
Nevada
Corporation
Claimant
254
254
0
5,167.78
Imperial USA Co.
Reno
Nevada
Corporation
Claimant
609
186
423
3,880.78
Popular Towns, Cities, Etc.
in Imperial County, California
CountyStateTotal ClaimsActive ClaimsClosed ClaimsActive AcresTotal MinesProspectsOccurrencesPlantsProducers
Ogilby
Imperial
California
19,093
2,378
16,715
46,378.72
162
31
69
3
59
Glamis
Imperial
California
15,207
2,138
13,069
40,648.24
136
28
55
2
51
Winterhaven
Imperial
California
15,612
1,781
13,831
36,250.41
158
24
67
4
63
Palo Verde
Imperial
California
5,851
152
5,699
3,274.20
148
26
48
0
74
Ocotillo
Imperial
California
1,513
101
1,412
2,790.74
89
32
33
1
23
Coyote Wells
Imperial
California
1,513
101
1,412
2,790.74
88
32
32
1
23
Plaster City
Imperial
California
1,426
93
1,333
2,625.46
60
26
21
0
13
Seeley
Imperial
California
945
56
889
2,097.26
33
14
12
1
6
Salton City
Imperial
California
1,155
35
1,120
488.2
18
4
10
0
4
Bombay Beach
Imperial
California
1,139
5
1,134
241.98
42
15
9
1
17
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