Mining & Minerals


Quick Facts
  • 44 million acres subsurface mineral estate underlies federal surface land, 2.5 million acres underlies private lands, and 592,000 acres underlies Native American Tribal lands
  • three producing mines
  • second largest number of mining claims
  • 58,000 ounces of gold produced annually
  • 2.5 million tons of solid leasables; 26 leases with $5 million annual royalties
  • 150 active mineral sales contracts with over a million tons of aggregate for infrastructure and construction

 


 

Mining

Solid Leasable Minerals

Mineral Materials