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The United States Mining Trends

The United States Trends Overview

January 2021 vs. January 2020

Trends across 10,000 The United States mining claim records on public land managed by the Bureau of Land Management from 2021 to 1947. Between January 2020 and January 2021, active mining claims have decreased by 3,941—from 4,034 to 93 claims.

Annual The United States Mining Claim Trends

Annual breakdown of The United States mining claim records between 2021 and 1947.

1947 1,374 opened claims1948 1,874 opened claims1949 1,662 opened claims1950 1,962 opened claims1951 4,041 opened claims 1 closed claim1952 2,988 opened claims 2 transfered claims1953 5,558 opened claims1954 11,228 opened claims 3 transfered claims1955 11,130 opened claims 1 transfered claim 2 closed claims1956 7,789 opened claims 2 transfered claims1957 6,806 opened claims 1 transfered claim1958 5,743 opened claims1959 4,625 opened claims 1 transfered claim 6 closed claims1960 4,958 opened claims 2 transfered claims 1 closed claim1961 5,704 opened claims 5 transfered claims1962 4,963 opened claims 3 transfered claims1963 6,421 opened claims 14 transfered claims1964 6,987 opened claims 6 transfered claims1965 9,699 opened claims 18 transfered claims 5 closed claims1966 28,755 opened claims 11 transfered claims1967 52,605 opened claims 122 transfered claims1968 52,891 opened claims 40 transfered claims 2 closed claims1969 43,651 opened claims 67 transfered claims 1 closed claim1970 38,034 opened claims 48 transfered claims1971 22,161 opened claims 17 transfered claims 1 closed claim1972 17,119 opened claims 16 transfered claims 2 closed claims1973 25,989 opened claims 48 transfered claims 1 closed claim1974 52,332 opened claims 22 transfered claims1975 59,116 opened claims 271 transfered claims1976 87,239 opened claims 1,970 transfered claims 1 closed claim1977 141,005 opened claims 2,190 transfered claims 1,186 closed claims1978 156,150 opened claims 8,307 transfered claims 9,075 closed claims1979 167,700 opened claims 27,144 transfered claims 26,043 closed claims1980 187,813 opened claims 27,246 transfered claims 39,393 closed claims1981 201,672 opened claims 43,513 transfered claims 94,318 closed claims1982 129,555 opened claims 38,968 transfered claims 108,018 closed claims1983 152,822 opened claims 49,646 transfered claims 173,838 closed claims1984 121,286 opened claims 44,144 transfered claims 94,160 closed claims1985 87,135 opened claims 36,963 transfered claims 164,840 closed claims1986 114,140 opened claims 39,306 transfered claims 209,837 closed claims1987 159,825 opened claims 41,589 transfered claims 105,969 closed claims1988 179,339 opened claims 48,291 transfered claims 169,918 closed claims1989 118,595 opened claims 29,270 transfered claims 146,490 closed claims1990 86,955 opened claims 28,364 transfered claims 147,042 closed claims1991 73,111 opened claims 26,370 transfered claims 129,688 closed claims1992 75,024 opened claims 18,557 transfered claims 197,795 closed claims1993 37,464 opened claims 24,546 transfered claims 595,349 closed claims1994 34,637 opened claims 10,558 transfered claims 116,464 closed claims1995 41,037 opened claims 8,531 transfered claims 51,899 closed claims1996 55,491 opened claims 9,372 transfered claims 40,645 closed claims1997 38,117 opened claims 10,325 transfered claims 41,994 closed claims1998 24,075 opened claims 8,394 transfered claims 64,339 closed claims1999 21,034 opened claims 12,077 transfered claims 50,015 closed claims2000 19,750 opened claims 9,324 transfered claims 38,633 closed claims2001 11,609 opened claims 4,823 transfered claims 39,093 closed claims2002 23,445 opened claims 6,717 transfered claims 19,623 closed claims2003 28,854 opened claims 3,950 transfered claims 21,956 closed claims2004 45,935 opened claims 5,181 transfered claims 13,495 closed claims2005 66,251 opened claims 10,089 transfered claims 17,187 closed claims2006 67,011 opened claims 11,772 transfered claims 18,589 closed claims2007 102,200 opened claims 17,516 transfered claims 21,642 closed claims2008 51,835 opened claims 23,123 transfered claims 46,652 closed claims2009 32,303 opened claims 16,245 transfered claims 69,740 closed claims2010 39,088 opened claims 21,269 transfered claims 51,283 closed claims2011 65,183 opened claims 13,526 transfered claims 24,103 closed claims2012 49,103 opened claims 15,743 transfered claims 48,616 closed claims2013 28,937 opened claims 19,087 transfered claims 63,278 closed claims2014 22,954 opened claims 15,006 transfered claims 41,630 closed claims2015 24,061 opened claims 18,733 transfered claims 44,119 closed claims2016 42,622 opened claims 29,864 transfered claims 30,726 closed claims2017 52,053 opened claims 21,917 transfered claims 29,998 closed claims2018 46,193 opened claims 18,690 transfered claims 28,677 closed claims2019 32,083 opened claims 43,855 transfered claims 27,561 closed claims2020 37,183 opened claims 13,158 transfered claims 20,491 closed claims2021 93 opened claims 477 transfered claims 14 closed claimsOpened1947 1,374 opened claims1948 1,874 opened claims1949 1,662 opened claims1950 1,962 opened claims1951 4,041 opened claims 1 closed claim1952 2,988 opened claims 2 transfered claims1953 5,558 opened claims1954 11,228 opened claims 3 transfered claims1955 11,130 opened claims 1 transfered claim 2 closed claims1956 7,789 opened claims 2 transfered claims1957 6,806 opened claims 1 transfered claim1958 5,743 opened claims1959 4,625 opened claims 1 transfered claim 6 closed claims1960 4,958 opened claims 2 transfered claims 1 closed claim1961 5,704 opened claims 5 transfered claims1962 4,963 opened claims 3 transfered claims1963 6,421 opened claims 14 transfered claims1964 6,987 opened claims 6 transfered claims1965 9,699 opened claims 18 transfered claims 5 closed claims1966 28,755 opened claims 11 transfered claims1967 52,605 opened claims 122 transfered claims1968 52,891 opened claims 40 transfered claims 2 closed claims1969 43,651 opened claims 67 transfered claims 1 closed claim1970 38,034 opened claims 48 transfered claims1971 22,161 opened claims 17 transfered claims 1 closed claim1972 17,119 opened claims 16 transfered claims 2 closed claims1973 25,989 opened claims 48 transfered claims 1 closed claim1974 52,332 opened claims 22 transfered claims1975 59,116 opened claims 271 transfered claims1976 87,239 opened claims 1,970 transfered claims 1 closed claim1977 141,005 opened claims 2,190 transfered claims 1,186 closed claims1978 156,150 opened claims 8,307 transfered claims 9,075 closed claims1979 167,700 opened claims 27,144 transfered claims 26,043 closed claims1980 187,813 opened claims 27,246 transfered claims 39,393 closed claims1981 201,672 opened claims 43,513 transfered claims 94,318 closed claims1982 129,555 opened claims 38,968 transfered claims 108,018 closed claims1983 152,822 opened claims 49,646 transfered claims 173,838 closed claims1984 121,286 opened claims 44,144 transfered claims 94,160 closed claims1985 87,135 opened claims 36,963 transfered claims 164,840 closed claims1986 114,140 opened claims 39,306 transfered claims 209,837 closed claims1987 159,825 opened claims 41,589 transfered claims 105,969 closed claims1988 179,339 opened claims 48,291 transfered claims 169,918 closed claims1989 118,595 opened claims 29,270 transfered claims 146,490 closed claims1990 86,955 opened claims 28,364 transfered claims 147,042 closed claims1991 73,111 opened claims 26,370 transfered claims 129,688 closed claims1992 75,024 opened claims 18,557 transfered claims 197,795 closed claims1993 37,464 opened claims 24,546 transfered claims 595,349 closed claims1994 34,637 opened claims 10,558 transfered claims 116,464 closed claims1995 41,037 opened claims 8,531 transfered claims 51,899 closed claims1996 55,491 opened claims 9,372 transfered claims 40,645 closed claims1997 38,117 opened claims 10,325 transfered claims 41,994 closed claims1998 24,075 opened claims 8,394 transfered claims 64,339 closed claims1999 21,034 opened claims 12,077 transfered claims 50,015 closed claims2000 19,750 opened claims 9,324 transfered claims 38,633 closed claims2001 11,609 opened claims 4,823 transfered claims 39,093 closed claims2002 23,445 opened claims 6,717 transfered claims 19,623 closed claims2003 28,854 opened claims 3,950 transfered claims 21,956 closed claims2004 45,935 opened claims 5,181 transfered claims 13,495 closed claims2005 66,251 opened claims 10,089 transfered claims 17,187 closed claims2006 67,011 opened claims 11,772 transfered claims 18,589 closed claims2007 102,200 opened claims 17,516 transfered claims 21,642 closed claims2008 51,835 opened claims 23,123 transfered claims 46,652 closed claims2009 32,303 opened claims 16,245 transfered claims 69,740 closed claims2010 39,088 opened claims 21,269 transfered claims 51,283 closed claims2011 65,183 opened claims 13,526 transfered claims 24,103 closed claims2012 49,103 opened claims 15,743 transfered claims 48,616 closed claims2013 28,937 opened claims 19,087 transfered claims 63,278 closed claims2014 22,954 opened claims 15,006 transfered claims 41,630 closed claims2015 24,061 opened claims 18,733 transfered claims 44,119 closed claims2016 42,622 opened claims 29,864 transfered claims 30,726 closed claims2017 52,053 opened claims 21,917 transfered claims 29,998 closed claims2018 46,193 opened claims 18,690 transfered claims 28,677 closed claims2019 32,083 opened claims 43,855 transfered claims 27,561 closed claims2020 37,183 opened claims 13,158 transfered claims 20,491 closed claims2021 93 opened claims 477 transfered claims 14 closed claimsTransfered1947 1,374 opened claims1948 1,874 opened claims1949 1,662 opened claims1950 1,962 opened claims1951 4,041 opened claims 1 closed claim1952 2,988 opened claims 2 transfered claims1953 5,558 opened claims1954 11,228 opened claims 3 transfered claims1955 11,130 opened claims 1 transfered claim 2 closed claims1956 7,789 opened claims 2 transfered claims1957 6,806 opened claims 1 transfered claim1958 5,743 opened claims1959 4,625 opened claims 1 transfered claim 6 closed claims1960 4,958 opened claims 2 transfered claims 1 closed claim1961 5,704 opened claims 5 transfered claims1962 4,963 opened claims 3 transfered claims1963 6,421 opened claims 14 transfered claims1964 6,987 opened claims 6 transfered claims1965 9,699 opened claims 18 transfered claims 5 closed claims1966 28,755 opened claims 11 transfered claims1967 52,605 opened claims 122 transfered claims1968 52,891 opened claims 40 transfered claims 2 closed claims1969 43,651 opened claims 67 transfered claims 1 closed claim1970 38,034 opened claims 48 transfered claims1971 22,161 opened claims 17 transfered claims 1 closed claim1972 17,119 opened claims 16 transfered claims 2 closed claims1973 25,989 opened claims 48 transfered claims 1 closed claim1974 52,332 opened claims 22 transfered claims1975 59,116 opened claims 271 transfered claims1976 87,239 opened claims 1,970 transfered claims 1 closed claim1977 141,005 opened claims 2,190 transfered claims 1,186 closed claims1978 156,150 opened claims 8,307 transfered claims 9,075 closed claims1979 167,700 opened claims 27,144 transfered claims 26,043 closed claims1980 187,813 opened claims 27,246 transfered claims 39,393 closed claims1981 201,672 opened claims 43,513 transfered claims 94,318 closed claims1982 129,555 opened claims 38,968 transfered claims 108,018 closed claims1983 152,822 opened claims 49,646 transfered claims 173,838 closed claims1984 121,286 opened claims 44,144 transfered claims 94,160 closed claims1985 87,135 opened claims 36,963 transfered claims 164,840 closed claims1986 114,140 opened claims 39,306 transfered claims 209,837 closed claims1987 159,825 opened claims 41,589 transfered claims 105,969 closed claims1988 179,339 opened claims 48,291 transfered claims 169,918 closed claims1989 118,595 opened claims 29,270 transfered claims 146,490 closed claims1990 86,955 opened claims 28,364 transfered claims 147,042 closed claims1991 73,111 opened claims 26,370 transfered claims 129,688 closed claims1992 75,024 opened claims 18,557 transfered claims 197,795 closed claims1993 37,464 opened claims 24,546 transfered claims 595,349 closed claims1994 34,637 opened claims 10,558 transfered claims 116,464 closed claims1995 41,037 opened claims 8,531 transfered claims 51,899 closed claims1996 55,491 opened claims 9,372 transfered claims 40,645 closed claims1997 38,117 opened claims 10,325 transfered claims 41,994 closed claims1998 24,075 opened claims 8,394 transfered claims 64,339 closed claims1999 21,034 opened claims 12,077 transfered claims 50,015 closed claims2000 19,750 opened claims 9,324 transfered claims 38,633 closed claims2001 11,609 opened claims 4,823 transfered claims 39,093 closed claims2002 23,445 opened claims 6,717 transfered claims 19,623 closed claims2003 28,854 opened claims 3,950 transfered claims 21,956 closed claims2004 45,935 opened claims 5,181 transfered claims 13,495 closed claims2005 66,251 opened claims 10,089 transfered claims 17,187 closed claims2006 67,011 opened claims 11,772 transfered claims 18,589 closed claims2007 102,200 opened claims 17,516 transfered claims 21,642 closed claims2008 51,835 opened claims 23,123 transfered claims 46,652 closed claims2009 32,303 opened claims 16,245 transfered claims 69,740 closed claims2010 39,088 opened claims 21,269 transfered claims 51,283 closed claims2011 65,183 opened claims 13,526 transfered claims 24,103 closed claims2012 49,103 opened claims 15,743 transfered claims 48,616 closed claims2013 28,937 opened claims 19,087 transfered claims 63,278 closed claims2014 22,954 opened claims 15,006 transfered claims 41,630 closed claims2015 24,061 opened claims 18,733 transfered claims 44,119 closed claims2016 42,622 opened claims 29,864 transfered claims 30,726 closed claims2017 52,053 opened claims 21,917 transfered claims 29,998 closed claims2018 46,193 opened claims 18,690 transfered claims 28,677 closed claims2019 32,083 opened claims 43,855 transfered claims 27,561 closed claims2020 37,183 opened claims 13,158 transfered claims 20,491 closed claims2021 93 opened claims 477 transfered claims 14 closed claimsClosed1950195519601965197019751980198519901995200020052010201520200k50k100k150k200k250k300k350k400k450k500k550kClaimsAnnual Claim Actions In The United StatesJanuary, 2023thediggings.com

The United States Annual Trends

From 2021 to 1947

OpenedTransferedClosedAbandonedLocatedRejected
2021 93 477 14 5 93 5 2020 37,183 13,158 20,491 18,659 37,355 231 2019 32,083 43,855 27,561 25,293 31,964 506 2018 46,193 18,690 28,677 23,012 46,497 1,058 2017 52,053 21,917 29,998 25,263 52,402 2,426 2016 42,622 29,864 30,726 26,528 42,104 321 2015 24,061 18,733 44,119 41,755 24,024 299 2014 22,954 15,006 41,630 38,497 22,878 31 2013 28,937 19,087 63,278 52,302 29,033 2 2012 49,103 15,743 48,616 44,570 49,059 0 2011 65,183 13,526 24,103 20,777 65,325 0 2010 39,088 21,269 51,283 48,233 38,990 0 2009 32,303 16,245 69,740 66,414 32,245 2 2008 51,835 23,123 46,652 40,871 52,068 0 2007 102,200 17,516 21,642 19,506 102,408 0 2006 67,011 11,772 18,589 13,256 67,057 0 2005 66,251 10,089 17,187 13,961 66,223 0 2004 45,935 5,181 13,495 12,036 45,626 0 2003 28,854 3,950 21,956 17,964 28,982 0 2002 23,445 6,717 19,623 14,648 23,443 0 2001 11,609 4,823 39,093 32,459 11,518 1 2000 19,750 9,324 38,633 31,035 19,479 0 1999 21,034 12,077 50,015 44,180 21,057 0 1998 24,075 8,394 64,339 56,987 24,259 0 1997 38,117 10,325 41,994 34,376 38,360 5 1996 55,491 9,372 40,645 33,619 55,772 2 1995 41,037 8,531 51,899 45,688 41,003 0 1994 34,637 10,558 116,464 101,259 35,782 5 1993 37,464 24,546 595,349 514,740 36,197 64 1992 75,024 18,557 197,795 167,497 75,354 317 1991 73,111 26,370 129,688 111,264 72,889 335 1990 86,955 28,364 147,042 106,949 86,956 77 1989 118,595 29,270 146,490 112,665 119,442 234 1988 179,339 48,291 169,918 140,992 179,028 182 1987 159,825 41,589 105,969 89,342 159,796 74 1986 114,140 39,306 209,837 159,146 114,713 16 1985 87,135 36,963 164,840 77,775 87,361 17 1984 121,286 44,144 94,160 19,769 122,045 29 1983 152,822 49,646 173,838 45,034 152,510 69 1982 129,555 38,968 108,018 22,016 130,621 220 1981 201,672 43,513 94,318 22,809 201,588 478 1980 187,813 27,246 39,393 12,278 186,571 242 1979 167,700 27,144 26,043 13,539 167,353 597 1978 156,150 8,307 9,075 3,485 156,673 838 1977 141,005 2,190 1,186 310 142,387 279 1976 87,239 1,970 1 36 87,129 0 1975 59,116 271 0 10 59,241 0 1974 52,332 22 0 13 52,337 0 1973 25,989 48 1 9 26,030 0 1972 17,119 16 2 2 17,106 0 1971 22,161 17 1 6 22,136 1 1970 38,034 48 0 12 38,148 0 1969 43,651 67 1 13 43,631 1 1968 52,891 40 2 12 52,901 1 1967 52,605 122 0 11 52,546 1 1966 28,755 11 0 9 28,732 0 1965 9,699 18 5 2 9,715 0 1964 6,987 6 0 1 6,943 0 1963 6,421 14 0 1 6,337 0 1962 4,963 3 0 1 4,956 0 1961 5,704 5 0 0 5,689 0 1960 4,958 2 1 4 4,971 0 1959 4,625 1 6 8 4,605 0 1958 5,743 0 0 1 5,729 0 1957 6,806 1 0 4 6,745 0 1956 7,789 2 0 4 7,765 0 1955 11,130 1 2 4 10,983 0 1954 11,228 3 0 0 11,228 0 1953 5,558 0 0 2 5,519 0 1952 2,988 2 0 1 2,989 0 1951 4,041 0 1 0 4,024 0 1950 1,962 0 0 0 1,947 0 1949 1,662 0 0 0 1,674 0 1948 1,874 0 0 0 1,876 0 1947 1,374 0 0 0 1,370 0

Monthly The United States Mining Claim Trends

Monthly breakdown of The United States mining claim records between January 2021 and January 2016.

January 2016 1,780 opened claims 7,391 transfered claims 138 closed claimsFebruary 2016 2,602 opened claims 3,283 transfered claims 49 closed claimsMarch 2016 3,525 opened claims 2,233 transfered claims 123 closed claimsApril 2016 2,965 opened claims 3,057 transfered claims 262 closed claimsMay 2016 2,130 opened claims 851 transfered claims 544 closed claimsJune 2016 2,880 opened claims 3,081 transfered claims 541 closed claimsJuly 2016 2,018 opened claims 1,173 transfered claims 94 closed claimsAugust 2016 1,137 opened claims 3,885 transfered claims 1,126 closed claimsSeptember 2016 11,578 opened claims 1,828 transfered claims 26,709 closed claimsOctober 2016 5,801 opened claims 858 transfered claims 302 closed claimsNovember 2016 3,676 opened claims 1,391 transfered claims 42 closed claimsDecember 2016 2,530 opened claims 833 transfered claims 796 closed claimsJanuary 2017 2,622 opened claims 1,086 transfered claims 1,284 closed claimsFebruary 2017 3,112 opened claims 3,049 transfered claims 142 closed claimsMarch 2017 5,468 opened claims 2,886 transfered claims 231 closed claimsApril 2017 3,249 opened claims 675 transfered claims 219 closed claimsMay 2017 4,157 opened claims 464 transfered claims 161 closed claimsJune 2017 1,592 opened claims 2,102 transfered claims 425 closed claimsJuly 2017 3,954 opened claims 1,208 transfered claims 493 closed claimsAugust 2017 793 opened claims 3,226 transfered claims 1,094 closed claimsSeptember 2017 13,048 opened claims 1,437 transfered claims 24,743 closed claimsOctober 2017 6,053 opened claims 482 transfered claims 190 closed claimsNovember 2017 4,931 opened claims 1,276 transfered claims 169 closed claimsDecember 2017 3,074 opened claims 4,026 transfered claims 847 closed claimsJanuary 2018 4,428 opened claims 1,117 transfered claims 245 closed claimsFebruary 2018 4,278 opened claims 262 transfered claims 311 closed claimsMarch 2018 4,207 opened claims 2,900 transfered claims 767 closed claimsApril 2018 4,920 opened claims 534 transfered claims 61 closed claimsMay 2018 3,702 opened claims 2,346 transfered claims 224 closed claimsJune 2018 2,411 opened claims 799 transfered claims 92 closed claimsJuly 2018 1,458 opened claims 941 transfered claims 733 closed claimsAugust 2018 1,527 opened claims 2,168 transfered claims 539 closed claimsSeptember 2018 8,347 opened claims 1,617 transfered claims 24,808 closed claimsOctober 2018 5,078 opened claims 2,088 transfered claims 79 closed claimsNovember 2018 3,339 opened claims 829 transfered claims 82 closed claimsDecember 2018 2,498 opened claims 3,089 transfered claims 736 closed claimsJanuary 2019 3,063 opened claims 114 transfered claims 19 closed claimsFebruary 2019 1,309 opened claims 1,359 transfered claims 168 closed claimsMarch 2019 2,639 opened claims 2,008 transfered claims 249 closed claimsApril 2019 2,701 opened claims 1,973 transfered claims 111 closed claimsMay 2019 1,657 opened claims 1,163 transfered claims 243 closed claimsJune 2019 1,413 opened claims 437 transfered claims 421 closed claimsJuly 2019 1,445 opened claims 27,996 transfered claims 52 closed claimsAugust 2019 1,291 opened claims 3,485 transfered claims 686 closed claimsSeptember 2019 8,674 opened claims 1,638 transfered claims 24,824 closed claimsOctober 2019 3,154 opened claims 1,045 transfered claims 173 closed claimsNovember 2019 2,972 opened claims 498 transfered claims 113 closed claimsDecember 2019 1,765 opened claims 2,139 transfered claims 502 closed claimsJanuary 2020 4,034 opened claims 401 transfered claims 176 closed claimsFebruary 2020 1,855 opened claims 1,256 transfered claims 206 closed claimsMarch 2020 1,738 opened claims 419 transfered claims 87 closed claimsApril 2020 1,621 opened claims 265 transfered claims 40 closed claimsMay 2020 2,100 opened claims 445 transfered claims 107 closed claimsJune 2020 2,833 opened claims 1,752 transfered claims 152 closed claimsJuly 2020 1,666 opened claims 2,722 transfered claims 409 closed claimsAugust 2020 1,222 opened claims 1,984 transfered claims 664 closed claimsSeptember 2020 11,018 opened claims 844 transfered claims 18,507 closed claimsOctober 2020 6,366 opened claims 1,268 transfered claims 61 closed claimsNovember 2020 2,095 opened claims 925 transfered claims 66 closed claimsDecember 2020 635 opened claims 877 transfered claims 16 closed claimsJanuary 2021 93 opened claims 477 transfered claims 14 closed claimsOpenedJanuary 2016 1,780 opened claims 7,391 transfered claims 138 closed claimsFebruary 2016 2,602 opened claims 3,283 transfered claims 49 closed claimsMarch 2016 3,525 opened claims 2,233 transfered claims 123 closed claimsApril 2016 2,965 opened claims 3,057 transfered claims 262 closed claimsMay 2016 2,130 opened claims 851 transfered claims 544 closed claimsJune 2016 2,880 opened claims 3,081 transfered claims 541 closed claimsJuly 2016 2,018 opened claims 1,173 transfered claims 94 closed claimsAugust 2016 1,137 opened claims 3,885 transfered claims 1,126 closed claimsSeptember 2016 11,578 opened claims 1,828 transfered claims 26,709 closed claimsOctober 2016 5,801 opened claims 858 transfered claims 302 closed claimsNovember 2016 3,676 opened claims 1,391 transfered claims 42 closed claimsDecember 2016 2,530 opened claims 833 transfered claims 796 closed claimsJanuary 2017 2,622 opened claims 1,086 transfered claims 1,284 closed claimsFebruary 2017 3,112 opened claims 3,049 transfered claims 142 closed claimsMarch 2017 5,468 opened claims 2,886 transfered claims 231 closed claimsApril 2017 3,249 opened claims 675 transfered claims 219 closed claimsMay 2017 4,157 opened claims 464 transfered claims 161 closed claimsJune 2017 1,592 opened claims 2,102 transfered claims 425 closed claimsJuly 2017 3,954 opened claims 1,208 transfered claims 493 closed claimsAugust 2017 793 opened claims 3,226 transfered claims 1,094 closed claimsSeptember 2017 13,048 opened claims 1,437 transfered claims 24,743 closed claimsOctober 2017 6,053 opened claims 482 transfered claims 190 closed claimsNovember 2017 4,931 opened claims 1,276 transfered claims 169 closed claimsDecember 2017 3,074 opened claims 4,026 transfered claims 847 closed claimsJanuary 2018 4,428 opened claims 1,117 transfered claims 245 closed claimsFebruary 2018 4,278 opened claims 262 transfered claims 311 closed claimsMarch 2018 4,207 opened claims 2,900 transfered claims 767 closed claimsApril 2018 4,920 opened claims 534 transfered claims 61 closed claimsMay 2018 3,702 opened claims 2,346 transfered claims 224 closed claimsJune 2018 2,411 opened claims 799 transfered claims 92 closed claimsJuly 2018 1,458 opened claims 941 transfered claims 733 closed claimsAugust 2018 1,527 opened claims 2,168 transfered claims 539 closed claimsSeptember 2018 8,347 opened claims 1,617 transfered claims 24,808 closed claimsOctober 2018 5,078 opened claims 2,088 transfered claims 79 closed claimsNovember 2018 3,339 opened claims 829 transfered claims 82 closed claimsDecember 2018 2,498 opened claims 3,089 transfered claims 736 closed claimsJanuary 2019 3,063 opened claims 114 transfered claims 19 closed claimsFebruary 2019 1,309 opened claims 1,359 transfered claims 168 closed claimsMarch 2019 2,639 opened claims 2,008 transfered claims 249 closed claimsApril 2019 2,701 opened claims 1,973 transfered claims 111 closed claimsMay 2019 1,657 opened claims 1,163 transfered claims 243 closed claimsJune 2019 1,413 opened claims 437 transfered claims 421 closed claimsJuly 2019 1,445 opened claims 27,996 transfered claims 52 closed claimsAugust 2019 1,291 opened claims 3,485 transfered claims 686 closed claimsSeptember 2019 8,674 opened claims 1,638 transfered claims 24,824 closed claimsOctober 2019 3,154 opened claims 1,045 transfered claims 173 closed claimsNovember 2019 2,972 opened claims 498 transfered claims 113 closed claimsDecember 2019 1,765 opened claims 2,139 transfered claims 502 closed claimsJanuary 2020 4,034 opened claims 401 transfered claims 176 closed claimsFebruary 2020 1,855 opened claims 1,256 transfered claims 206 closed claimsMarch 2020 1,738 opened claims 419 transfered claims 87 closed claimsApril 2020 1,621 opened claims 265 transfered claims 40 closed claimsMay 2020 2,100 opened claims 445 transfered claims 107 closed claimsJune 2020 2,833 opened claims 1,752 transfered claims 152 closed claimsJuly 2020 1,666 opened claims 2,722 transfered claims 409 closed claimsAugust 2020 1,222 opened claims 1,984 transfered claims 664 closed claimsSeptember 2020 11,018 opened claims 844 transfered claims 18,507 closed claimsOctober 2020 6,366 opened claims 1,268 transfered claims 61 closed claimsNovember 2020 2,095 opened claims 925 transfered claims 66 closed claimsDecember 2020 635 opened claims 877 transfered claims 16 closed claimsJanuary 2021 93 opened claims 477 transfered claims 14 closed claimsTransferedJanuary 2016 1,780 opened claims 7,391 transfered claims 138 closed claimsFebruary 2016 2,602 opened claims 3,283 transfered claims 49 closed claimsMarch 2016 3,525 opened claims 2,233 transfered claims 123 closed claimsApril 2016 2,965 opened claims 3,057 transfered claims 262 closed claimsMay 2016 2,130 opened claims 851 transfered claims 544 closed claimsJune 2016 2,880 opened claims 3,081 transfered claims 541 closed claimsJuly 2016 2,018 opened claims 1,173 transfered claims 94 closed claimsAugust 2016 1,137 opened claims 3,885 transfered claims 1,126 closed claimsSeptember 2016 11,578 opened claims 1,828 transfered claims 26,709 closed claimsOctober 2016 5,801 opened claims 858 transfered claims 302 closed claimsNovember 2016 3,676 opened claims 1,391 transfered claims 42 closed claimsDecember 2016 2,530 opened claims 833 transfered claims 796 closed claimsJanuary 2017 2,622 opened claims 1,086 transfered claims 1,284 closed claimsFebruary 2017 3,112 opened claims 3,049 transfered claims 142 closed claimsMarch 2017 5,468 opened claims 2,886 transfered claims 231 closed claimsApril 2017 3,249 opened claims 675 transfered claims 219 closed claimsMay 2017 4,157 opened claims 464 transfered claims 161 closed claimsJune 2017 1,592 opened claims 2,102 transfered claims 425 closed claimsJuly 2017 3,954 opened claims 1,208 transfered claims 493 closed claimsAugust 2017 793 opened claims 3,226 transfered claims 1,094 closed claimsSeptember 2017 13,048 opened claims 1,437 transfered claims 24,743 closed claimsOctober 2017 6,053 opened claims 482 transfered claims 190 closed claimsNovember 2017 4,931 opened claims 1,276 transfered claims 169 closed claimsDecember 2017 3,074 opened claims 4,026 transfered claims 847 closed claimsJanuary 2018 4,428 opened claims 1,117 transfered claims 245 closed claimsFebruary 2018 4,278 opened claims 262 transfered claims 311 closed claimsMarch 2018 4,207 opened claims 2,900 transfered claims 767 closed claimsApril 2018 4,920 opened claims 534 transfered claims 61 closed claimsMay 2018 3,702 opened claims 2,346 transfered claims 224 closed claimsJune 2018 2,411 opened claims 799 transfered claims 92 closed claimsJuly 2018 1,458 opened claims 941 transfered claims 733 closed claimsAugust 2018 1,527 opened claims 2,168 transfered claims 539 closed claimsSeptember 2018 8,347 opened claims 1,617 transfered claims 24,808 closed claimsOctober 2018 5,078 opened claims 2,088 transfered claims 79 closed claimsNovember 2018 3,339 opened claims 829 transfered claims 82 closed claimsDecember 2018 2,498 opened claims 3,089 transfered claims 736 closed claimsJanuary 2019 3,063 opened claims 114 transfered claims 19 closed claimsFebruary 2019 1,309 opened claims 1,359 transfered claims 168 closed claimsMarch 2019 2,639 opened claims 2,008 transfered claims 249 closed claimsApril 2019 2,701 opened claims 1,973 transfered claims 111 closed claimsMay 2019 1,657 opened claims 1,163 transfered claims 243 closed claimsJune 2019 1,413 opened claims 437 transfered claims 421 closed claimsJuly 2019 1,445 opened claims 27,996 transfered claims 52 closed claimsAugust 2019 1,291 opened claims 3,485 transfered claims 686 closed claimsSeptember 2019 8,674 opened claims 1,638 transfered claims 24,824 closed claimsOctober 2019 3,154 opened claims 1,045 transfered claims 173 closed claimsNovember 2019 2,972 opened claims 498 transfered claims 113 closed claimsDecember 2019 1,765 opened claims 2,139 transfered claims 502 closed claimsJanuary 2020 4,034 opened claims 401 transfered claims 176 closed claimsFebruary 2020 1,855 opened claims 1,256 transfered claims 206 closed claimsMarch 2020 1,738 opened claims 419 transfered claims 87 closed claimsApril 2020 1,621 opened claims 265 transfered claims 40 closed claimsMay 2020 2,100 opened claims 445 transfered claims 107 closed claimsJune 2020 2,833 opened claims 1,752 transfered claims 152 closed claimsJuly 2020 1,666 opened claims 2,722 transfered claims 409 closed claimsAugust 2020 1,222 opened claims 1,984 transfered claims 664 closed claimsSeptember 2020 11,018 opened claims 844 transfered claims 18,507 closed claimsOctober 2020 6,366 opened claims 1,268 transfered claims 61 closed claimsNovember 2020 2,095 opened claims 925 transfered claims 66 closed claimsDecember 2020 635 opened claims 877 transfered claims 16 closed claimsJanuary 2021 93 opened claims 477 transfered claims 14 closed claimsClosedJan '16Feb '16Mar '16Apr '16May '16Jun '16Jul '16Aug '16Sep '16Oct '16Nov '16Dec '16Jan '17Feb '17Mar '17Apr '17May '17Jun '17Jul '17Aug '17Sep '17Oct '17Nov '17Dec '17Jan '18Feb '18Mar '18Apr '18May '18Jun '18Jul '18Aug '18Sep '18Oct '18Nov '18Dec '18Jan '19Feb '19Mar '19Apr '19May '19Jun '19Jul '19Aug '19Sep '19Oct '19Nov '19Dec '19Jan '20Feb '20Mar '20Apr '20May '20Jun '20Jul '20Aug '20Sep '20Oct '20Nov '20Dec '20Jan '210k2k4k6k8k10k12k14k16k18k20k22k24k26kClaimsMonthly Claim Actions In The United StatesJanuary, 2023thediggings.com

The United States Monthly Trends

From January 2021 to January 2016

OpenedTransferedClosedAbandonedLocatedRejected
January 2021 93 477 14 5 93 5 December 2020 635 877 16 1 638 6 November 2020 2,095 925 66 47 2,325 10 October 2020 6,366 1,268 61 7 6,468 38 September 2020 11,018 844 18,507 18,482 11,344 3 August 2020 1,222 1,984 664 34 1,223 33 July 2020 1,666 2,722 409 36 1,666 3 June 2020 2,833 1,752 152 13 2,811 32 May 2020 2,100 445 107 2 1,959 2 April 2020 1,621 265 40 6 1,614 8 March 2020 1,738 419 87 8 1,740 2 February 2020 1,855 1,256 206 11 1,866 40 January 2020 4,034 401 176 12 3,701 54 December 2019 1,765 2,139 502 438 1,667 2 November 2019 2,972 498 113 24 2,970 9 October 2019 3,154 1,045 173 137 3,186 3 September 2019 8,674 1,638 24,824 24,317 8,753 13 August 2019 1,291 3,485 686 22 1,220 127 July 2019 1,445 27,996 52 2 1,611 16 June 2019 1,413 437 421 240 1,462 21 May 2019 1,657 1,163 243 46 1,862 89 April 2019 2,701 1,973 111 7 2,433 8 March 2019 2,639 2,008 249 2 2,576 156 February 2019 1,309 1,359 168 56 1,236 51 January 2019 3,063 114 19 2 2,988 11 December 2018 2,498 3,089 736 655 2,639 28 November 2018 3,339 829 82 18 3,334 22 October 2018 5,078 2,088 79 6 5,036 7 September 2018 8,347 1,617 24,808 22,157 8,273 35 August 2018 1,527 2,168 539 4 1,593 75 July 2018 1,458 941 733 94 1,440 335 June 2018 2,411 799 92 6 2,410 35 May 2018 3,702 2,346 224 10 3,699 105 April 2018 4,920 534 61 18 4,914 24 March 2018 4,207 2,900 767 5 4,199 141 February 2018 4,278 262 311 10 4,287 5 January 2018 4,428 1,117 245 29 4,673 246 December 2017 3,074 4,026 847 779 3,106 44 November 2017 4,931 1,276 169 5 4,918 122 October 2017 6,053 482 190 8 6,060 12 September 2017 13,048 1,437 24,743 24,121 13,143 17 August 2017 793 3,226 1,094 3 836 51 July 2017 3,954 1,208 493 3 3,928 441 June 2017 1,592 2,102 425 8 1,612 325 May 2017 4,157 464 161 25 4,126 77 April 2017 3,249 675 219 6 3,248 160 March 2017 5,468 2,886 231 60 5,574 116 February 2017 3,112 3,049 142 81 3,360 9 January 2017 2,622 1,086 1,284 164 2,491 1,052 December 2016 2,530 833 796 692 2,369 58 November 2016 3,676 1,391 42 16 3,676 14 October 2016 5,801 858 302 5 5,844 114 September 2016 11,578 1,828 26,709 25,265 11,489 25 August 2016 1,137 3,885 1,126 26 1,127 8 July 2016 2,018 1,173 94 13 2,036 34 June 2016 2,880 3,081 541 40 2,833 21 May 2016 2,130 851 544 188 2,131 11 April 2016 2,965 3,057 262 64 2,781 11 March 2016 3,525 2,233 123 76 3,516 6 February 2016 2,602 3,283 49 20 2,594 13 January 2016 1,780 7,391 138 123 1,708 6

State Trends

Monthly breakdown of The United States mining claim records between January 2020 and January 2021 by state. Nevada, Colorado, and Utah have the most mining claims opened on public land in January 2021. 68 claims were opened in Nevada in January 2021, the most in the United States—2,698 less than January 2020 and a 97.54% decrease. In contrast, Montana, Nevada, and Oregon have the most mining claims closed on public land in January 2021. 9 claims were closed in Montana in January 2021, the most in the United States—3 more than January 2020 and a 50% increase.

Opened Mining Claims By States

January 2021 vs. January 2020

States with the most mining claims opened in the United States in January 2021.

Closed Mining Claims By States

January 2021 vs. January 2020

States with the most mining claims closed in the United States in January 2021.

Mining Claim News From The Diggings™

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