San Benito County, California has 1,453 records of mining claims on public land managed by the Bureau of Land Management and 166 records of mining mines listed by the United States Geological Survey (USGS).
Quick Facts
- 1,453 records of mining claims on public land managed by the Bureau of Land Management.
- 22 active mining claims
- 1,431 closed mining claims
- 166 USGS records of mining mines in San Benito County, California.
- Mercury , Chromium , Asbestos , Antimony , and Manganese mines located in San Benito County, California. See All
Claims Summary
in San Benito County, California
- 1,453 Total
- 22 Active
- 1,431 Closed
Mines Summary
in San Benito County, California
- 166 Total
- 44 Occurrences
- 21 Prospects
- 2 Plants
- 99 Producers
Recently Updated Mining Claims
Most recently updated claims in San Benito.
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ANTE MINE
- $165 fee 20 acres Active disposition
- San Benito, California
- Department of Land Transfer Information Inc.
- Placer Claim
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DOGMA
- $165 fee 20 acres Closed disposition
- San Benito, California
- Alexander Carranza et al.
- Placer Claim
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BUTTERWORTH BENITOIT
- $165 fee 20 acres Active disposition
- San Benito, California
- Leo Reynoso
- Placer Claim
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PRIVATE PROPERTY
- $165 fee 20 acres Active disposition
- San Benito, California
- David Lowe et al.
- Placer Claim
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CHAPARRAL OASIS #2
- $165 fee 20.66 acres Active disposition
- San Benito, California
- Zack Kamp et al.
- Lode Claim
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Mining Claims (BLM)
San Benito County, California has 1,453 mining claims on public land listed in The Diggings™. Of these claims, 1.51% are active while 98.49% are now closed.
Quick BLM Facts
- 1,453 records of mining claims on public land managed by the Bureau of Land Management.
- 22 records of active mining claims
- 1,431 records of closed mining claims
Mine By Disposition
In San Benito
mine | Mines |
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Closed | 98.49% (1,431 Mines) |
Active | 1.51% (22 Mines) |
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Historic Mining Records (USGS)
San Benito has 166 identified mines listed in The Diggings™. The most commonly listed primary commodities in San Benito mines are Mercury , Chromium , and Asbestos . At the time these mines were surveyed, 44 mines in San Benito were observed to have ore mineralization in an outcrop, shallow pit, or isolated drill hole—known as an occurance mine.1 San Benito has 21 prospect mines.2 99 mines were in production at the time the data was entered into USGS records.
Quick USGS Facts
- 166 records of mining mines in San Benito County, California.
- 21 records of prospects
- 44 records of mineral occurrences of observable ore mineralization.
- 2 records of mining plants
- 99 records of mineral producers
Mine By Disposition
In San Benito
mine | Mines |
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Producers | 59.64% (99 Mines) |
Occurrences | 26.51% (44 Mines) |
Prospects | 12.65% (21 Mines) |
Plants | 1.2% (2 Mines) |
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.
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Mining Claim News From The Diggings™
Learn more about the Bureau of Land Management, Public Land Survey System, and mining claims.
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Understanding Claim Ownership
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Understanding BLM Administrative Areas
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Understanding Location Data
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Understanding Townships
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