Mining & Minerals


Spotlight

Mining Claim Markers & Wildlife Dangers



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 land
  • fourth largest number of mining claims
  • 190,000 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, generating $1 million annually in revenues

 


 


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Brochure and Flyer (PDF)

Protecting Wildlife from mining claim marker-related mortality brochure.      Protecting Wildlife From Mining claim marker- related mortality flyer. 
Protecting Wildlife From Mining claim marker-related mortality