Lincoln County, Nevada has 35,882 records of mining claims on public land managed by the Bureau of Land Management and 489 records of mines listed by the United States Geological Survey (USGS).
Quick Facts
- 35,882 records of mining claims on public land managed by the Bureau of Land Management.
- 4,278 active mining claims
- 31,604 closed mining claims
- 489 USGS records of mines in Lincoln County, Nevada.
- Silver , Lead , Gold , Copper , and Zinc mines located in Lincoln County, Nevada. See All
Mines Summary
in Lincoln County, Nevada
- 489 Total
- 80 Occurrences
- 163 Prospects
- 13 Plants
- 233 Producers
Lincoln County Mine Locations
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Recently Updated Mining Claims
Most recently updated claims in Lincoln.
Mining Claims (BLM)
Lincoln County, Nevada has 35,882 mining claims on public land listed in The Diggings™. Of these claims, 11.92% are active while 88.08% are now closed.
Quick BLM Facts
- 35,882 records of mining claims on public land managed by the Bureau of Land Management.
- 4,278 records of active mining claims
- 31,604 records of closed mining claims
Mine By Disposition
In Lincoln
| COUNTY | Authorized mines |
|---|---|
| closed | 31604 |
| active | 4278 |
Lincoln County, Nevada Trends Overview
January 2021 vs. January 2020
January 2021
January 2020
Net
Change
Opened Claims
0
7
7
100%
Opened Acres
0
144
144.61
100%
Transfered Claims
0
1
1
100%
Transfered Acres
0
80
80
100%
Located Claims
0
7
7
100%
Located Acres
0
144
144.61
100%
Mining Trends
Historic Mining Records (USGS)
Lincoln has 489 identified mines listed in The Diggings™. The most commonly listed primary commodities in Lincoln mines are Silver , Lead , and Gold . At the time these mines were surveyed, 80 mines in Lincoln were observed to have ore mineralization in an outcrop, shallow pit, or isolated drill hole—known as an occurance mine.1 Lincoln has 163 prospect mines.2 233 mines were in production at the time the data was entered into USGS records.
Quick USGS Facts
- 489 records of mines in Lincoln County, Nevada.
- 163 records of prospects
- 80 records of mineral occurrences of observable ore mineralization.
- 13 records of mining plants
- 233 records of mineral producers
Mine By Disposition
In Lincoln
| COUNTY | Authorized mines |
|---|---|
| Producers | 233 |
| Prospects | 163 |
| Occurrences | 80 |
| Other | 13 |
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 Lincoln County, Nevada
Land TypeTotal ClaimsActive ClaimsClosed ClaimsActive AcresTotal MinesProspectsOccurrencesPlantsProducers
Clover Mountains Wilderness
Wilderness Areas
346
57
289
1,177.62
7
4
3
0
0
South Pahroc Range Wilderness
Wilderness Areas
15
2
13
320
0
0
0
0
0
Parsnip Peak Wilderness
Wilderness Areas
11
4
7
72.72
1
1
0
0
0
Humboldt National Forest
National Forests
11
1
10
20.66
5
1
3
0
1
Fortification Range Wilderness
Wilderness Areas
1
1
0
20.66
0
0
0
0
0
Mount Grafton Wilderness
Wilderness Areas
223
0
223
0
4
1
1
0
2
Mormon Mountains Wilderness
Wilderness Areas
213
0
213
0
6
5
0
0
1
Meadow Valley Range Wilderness
Wilderness Areas
196
0
196
0
1
1
0
0
0
Mt. Irish Wilderness
Wilderness Areas
68
0
68
0
0
0
0
0
0
Worthington Mountains Wilderness
Wilderness Areas
33
0
33
0
1
1
0
0
0
Top Mining Districts
in Lincoln County, Nevada
StateTotal ClaimsActive ClaimsClosed ClaimsActive AcresTotal MinesProspectsOccurrencesPlantsProducers
Eagle Valley Mining District
Nevada
870
850
20
17,414.42
44
14
6
0
24
Viola Mining District
Nevada
677
677
0
13,986.81
21
8
8
0
5
Atlanta Mining District
Nevada
607
597
10
12,320.23
11
2
1
1
7
Highland Mining District
Nevada
372
293
79
6,019.23
34
8
9
0
17
Vigo Mining District
Nevada
257
240
17
4,927.40
12
6
6
0
0
Silverhorn Mining District
Nevada
146
135
11
2,773.59
5
0
1
0
4
Comet Mining District
Nevada
191
113
78
2,308.37
23
18
1
0
4
Pioche Mining District
Nevada
314
123
191
2,077.67
72
15
7
3
47
Panaca Area
Nevada
16
11
5
1,707
4
1
3
0
0
Bristol-Jackrabbit Mining District
Nevada
68
62
6
1,280.92
29
4
2
0
23
Top Owners
in Lincoln County, Nevada
CityStateCategoryInterest RelationshipTotal ClaimsActive ClaimsClosed ClaimsActive Acres
Silver One Resources USA Inc.
Vancouver
British Columbia
Corporation
Claimant
847
842
5
17,380.22
Gold Springs LLC
Denver
Colorado
Corporation
Claimant
698
667
31
13,648.12
Desert Hawk Resources Inc.
Pioche
Nevada
Corporation
Claimant
705
384
321
7,917.78
Phoenix Cement Co.
Scottsdale
Arizona
Corporation
Claimant
475
375
100
7,477.96
Big Casino Co.
Dover
Delaware
Corporation
Claimant
255
255
0
5,254.52
Popular Towns, Cities, Etc.
in Lincoln County, Nevada
CountyStateTotal ClaimsActive ClaimsClosed ClaimsActive AcresTotal MinesProspectsOccurrencesPlantsProducers
Crestline
Lincoln
Nevada
9,308
2,286
7,022
48,472.13
171
24
88
0
59
Acoma
Lincoln
Nevada
9,235
2,116
7,119
45,299.33
99
27
52
1
19
Panaca
Lincoln
Nevada
11,018
2,044
8,974
41,372.19
220
65
35
3
117
Ursine
Lincoln
Nevada
10,682
2,061
8,621
41,356.28
233
34
84
3
112
Pioche
Lincoln
Nevada
11,428
1,783
9,645
36,262.62
207
60
29
3
115
Islen
Lincoln
Nevada
6,785
1,571
5,214
34,112.51
88
28
34
1
25
Caselton
Lincoln
Nevada
10,903
1,473
9,430
29,889.01
205
59
28
3
115
Caliente
Lincoln
Nevada
11,512
1,148
10,364
23,277.28
208
66
32
4
106
Elgin
Lincoln
Nevada
6,173
803
5,370
16,589.97
91
33
21
1
36
Carp
Lincoln
Nevada
8,076
737
7,339
15,205.93
53
23
14
1
15
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