Mining Claim Activity on Federal Land in the United States

Causey, J. Douglas

doi:10.3133/ds290

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“…Causey (2011) and Dicken and San Juan (2016) extracted mining claim data from BLMÕs LR2000 database and summarized the number of mining claims for each meridian, township, range, and section (MTRS) of the Public Land Survey System. CauseyÕs (2011) compilation encompassed the period from 1976 to 2010; Dicken and San Juan (2016) summarize active claims early in 2016.…”

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Spatiotemporal Analysis of Changes in Lode Mining Claims Around the McDermitt Caldera, Northern Nevada and Southern Oregon

2017

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Resource managers and agencies involved with planning for future federal land needs are required to complete an assessment of and forecast for future land use every ten years. Predicting mining activities on federal lands is difficult as current regulations do not require disclosure of exploration results. In these cases, historic mining claims may serve as a useful proxy for determining where mining-related activities may occur. We assess the utility of using a space-time cube (STC) and associated analyses to evaluate and characterize mining claim activities around the McDermitt Caldera in northern Nevada and southern Oregon. The most significant advantage of arranging the mining claim data into a STC is the ability to visualize and compare the data, which allows scientists to better understand patterns and results. Additional analyses of the STC (i.e., Trend, Emerging Hot Spot, Hot Spot, and Cluster and Outlier Analyses) provide extra insights into the data and may aid in predicting future mining claim activities.

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Section: Datamentioning

confidence: 99%

“…As input for analysis, the lode claim data from Causey (2011) were formatted into five columns: MTRS, latitude, longitude, year, and number of active lode mining claims. The dataset was converted into a shape file and imported into ArcGIS Pro for analysis and testing.…”

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Spatiotemporal Analysis of Changes in Lode Mining Claims Around the McDermitt Caldera, Northern Nevada and Southern Oregon

2017

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“…(Dicken and San Juan, 2016). B, Thirty-five year averages of the number of active lode claims by section for mining claims located between 1976 and 2010 (Causey, 2007(Causey, , 2011. (Fernette and others, 2016a).…”

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“…1) and a pending notice for gold exploration (Fernette and others, 2016a). In addition, numerous closed lode claims are in the tract (Causey, 2007(Causey, , 2011fig. 12).…”

Section: Mineral Potential Tracts For Epithermal Gold Silver and Mementioning

confidence: 99%

Geology and mineral resources of the Sheldon-Hart Mountain National Wildlife Refuge Complex (Oregon and Nevada), the Southeastern Oregon and North-Central Nevada, and the Southern Idaho and Northern Nevada (and Utah) Sagebrush Focal Areas: Chapter B in <em>Mineral resources of the Sagebrush Focal Areas of Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, and Wyoming</em>

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Benson²,

Bleiwas³

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For more information on the USGS-the Federal source for science about the Earth, its natural and living resources, natural hazards, and the environment-visit http://www.usgs.gov or call 1-888-ASK-USGS.For an overview of USGS information products, including maps, imagery, and publications, visit http://store.usgs.gov.Any use of trade, firm, or product names is for descriptive purposes only and does not imply endorsement by the U.S. Government.Although this information product, for the most part, is in the public domain, it also may contain copyrighted materials as noted in the text. Permission to reproduce copyrighted items must be secured from the copyright owner.Suggested citation: Vikre, P.G., Benson, M.E., Bleiwas, D.I., Colgan, J.P., Cossette, P.M., DeAngelo, J., Dicken, C.L., Drake, R.M., II, du Bray, E.A., Fernette, G.L., Glen, J.M.G., Haacke, J.E., Hall, S.M., Hofstra, A.H., John, D.A., Ludington, S., Mihalasky, M.J., Rytuba, J.J., Shaffer, B.N., Stillings, L.L., Wallis, J.C., Williams, C. AcknowledgmentsNumerous persons assisted in preparation, accuracy, and completeness of this report. Ian Madin and Bob Houston, Oregon Department of Geology and Mineral Industries, and Ken Krahulec, Utah Geological Survey, participated in assessment tract delineation and rating and were ready sources of information on mineral resources in their respective states. Maps created by the Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology (NBMG) that show areas of high mineral potential in northern Nevada (http://minerals.nv.gov/home/features/Mineral,_ Geothermal_and_Oil___Gas_Potential_Maps_of_Sagebrush_Focal_Areas_-_6/24/2015/), and discussions with James Faulds and John Muntean, NBMG, helped to guide the scope and content of this report. Location and status of Plans of Operation in the Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest of Nevada were provided by Susan Elliott, U.S. Forest Service. Carma San Juan provided geographic information system (GIS), databases services, oversight, and figure construction. Thomas P. Frost, David A. Ponce, Barnaby W. Rockwell, and Steven M. Smith provided management perspective and geophysical and geochemical data and discussion that helped guide assessment tract delineation and rating. Michael L. Zientek provided report templates. Advisory Oversight Committee members Donald I. Bleiwas, Stephen E. Box, Jane M. Hammarstrom, Gilpin R. Robinson, and Michael L. Zientek provided advice on buffering assessment tract boundaries and on delineation and rating of cospatial tracts for different deposit types. Reviews by Charles Thorman, Ryan Taylor, and Kathryn Watts evaluated validity of assessment tracts and improved presentation content and style. Susan M. Hall-Tract delineation, rating, and description for hydroallogenic uranium deposits; locatable mineral commodities not assessed Albert H. Hofstra-Tract delineation, rating, and description for orogenic gold, epithermal gold and silver, volcanogenic massive sulfide copper, Carlin-type gold, black shale vanadium, sedimentary exhalative zinc-lead-silver-gold, Mississippi Vall...

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“…Exploration activity on the Missouri River Breaks diatremes between 1976 and 2010 can be inferred from the compilation of mining claim information (Causey, 2011) …”

Section: Exploration and Mining Activitymentioning

confidence: 99%