Mesa County, Colorado has 9,306 records of mining claims on public land managed by the Bureau of Land Management and 347 records of mines listed by the United States Geological Survey (USGS).
Quick Facts
- 9,306 records of mining claims on public land managed by the Bureau of Land Management.
- 182 active mining claims
- 9,124 closed mining claims
- 347 USGS records of mines in Mesa County, Colorado.
- Uranium , Vanadium , Molybdenum , Copper , and Gemstone mines located in Mesa County, Colorado. See All
Mines Summary
in Mesa County, Colorado
- 347 Total
- 43 Occurrences
- 5 Prospects
- 3 Plants
- 296 Producers
Mesa County Mine Locations
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Recently Updated Mining Claims
Most recently updated claims in Mesa.
Mining Claims (BLM)
Mesa County, Colorado has 9,306 mining claims on public land listed in The Diggings™. Of these claims, 1.96% are active while 98.04% are now closed.
Quick BLM Facts
- 9,306 records of mining claims on public land managed by the Bureau of Land Management.
- 182 records of active mining claims
- 9,124 records of closed mining claims
Mine By Disposition
In Mesa
| COUNTY | Authorized mines |
|---|---|
| closed | 9124 |
| Other | 182 |
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Mesa County, Colorado Trends Overview
January 2021 vs. January 2020
January 2021
January 2020
Net
Change
Transfered Claims
0
1
1
100%
Transfered Acres
0
60
60
100%
Mining Trends
Historic Mining Records (USGS)
Mesa has 347 identified mines listed in The Diggings™. The most commonly listed primary commodities in Mesa mines are Uranium , Vanadium , and Molybdenum . At the time these mines were surveyed, 43 mines in Mesa were observed to have ore mineralization in an outcrop, shallow pit, or isolated drill hole—known as an occurance mine.1 Mesa has 5 prospect mines.2 296 mines were in production at the time the data was entered into USGS records.
Quick USGS Facts
- 347 records of mines in Mesa County, Colorado.
- 5 records of prospects
- 43 records of mineral occurrences of observable ore mineralization.
- 3 records of mining plants
- 296 records of mineral producers
Mine By Disposition
In Mesa
| COUNTY | Authorized mines |
|---|---|
| Producers | 296 |
| Occurrences | 43 |
| Other | 8 |
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 Mesa County, Colorado
Land TypeTotal ClaimsActive ClaimsClosed ClaimsActive AcresTotal MinesProspectsOccurrencesPlantsProducers
Black Ridge Canyons Wilderness
Wilderness Areas
442
0
442
0
0
0
0
0
0
Grand Mesa National Forest
National Forests
194
0
194
0
2
0
0
0
2
Manti-La Sal National Forest
National Forests
139
0
139
0
2
0
0
0
2
Dominguez Canyon Wilderness
Wilderness Areas
77
0
77
0
0
0
0
0
0
Uncompahgre National Forest
National Forests
53
0
53
0
12
0
2
0
10
Colorado National Monument
National Parks
19
0
19
0
0
0
0
0
0
White River National Forest
National Forests
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
Top Mining Districts
in Mesa County, Colorado
StateTotal ClaimsActive ClaimsClosed ClaimsActive AcresTotal MinesProspectsOccurrencesPlantsProducers
Gateway Mining District
Colorado
4,349
151
4,198
3,447.96
284
5
37
0
242
Sinbad Mining District
Colorado
204
3
201
61.98
6
0
1
0
5
Unaweep Canyon Area
Colorado
39
1
38
4
12
0
1
0
11
Grand Junction Area
Colorado
205
0
205
0
7
1
1
2
3
Book Cliffs Area
Colorado
21
0
21
0
9
0
1
0
8
Palisade Area
Colorado
15
0
15
0
11
0
1
0
10
Top Owners
in Mesa County, Colorado
CityStateCategoryInterest RelationshipTotal ClaimsActive ClaimsClosed ClaimsActive Acres
Little Maverick Mining Co.
Naturita
Colorado
Corporation
Claimant
78
71
7
1,637.14
S & S Mining Co.
Naturita
Colorado
Corporation
Claimant
117
28
89
578.48
Liberty Mining LLC
Moab
Utah
Corporation
Claimant
16
16
0
330.56
Nuvemco LLC
Broomfield
Colorado
Corporation
Claimant
59
6
53
123.96
EFR Colorado Plateau LLC
Lakewood
Colorado
Corporation
Claimant
5
5
0
103.3
Popular Towns, Cities, Etc.
in Mesa County, Colorado
CountyStateTotal ClaimsActive ClaimsClosed ClaimsActive AcresTotal MinesProspectsOccurrencesPlantsProducers
Gateway
Mesa
Colorado
19,588
528
19,060
13,525.54
840
18
195
0
627
Mack
Mesa
Colorado
5,218
12
5,206
859.85
16
1
1
2
12
Loma
Mesa
Colorado
4,789
12
4,777
859.85
19
1
2
2
14
Fruita
Mesa
Colorado
3,433
2
3,431
24.66
22
1
3
3
15
Redlands
Mesa
Colorado
2,361
2
2,359
24.66
43
1
4
3
35
Clifton
Mesa
Colorado
2,314
2
2,312
24.66
36
1
5
3
27
Fruitvale
Mesa
Colorado
2,296
2
2,294
24.66
37
1
4
3
29
Whitewater
Mesa
Colorado
2,265
2
2,263
24.66
39
1
4
3
31
Grand Junction
Mesa
Colorado
2,199
2
2,197
24.66
44
1
4
3
36
Orchard Mesa
Mesa
Colorado
2,185
2
2,183
24.66
43
1
4
3
35
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