Department of the Interior

BLM Locatable Mineral Notice Operations

It details operational notices associated with locatable mineral cases, originating from the Bureau of Land Management's Mineral and Land Record System (MLRS). Each record includes information such as the case ID, notice type, filing date, legal land description (LLD), and geocoded coordinates.

Example records
Namelegal entityAlternate NamebrandStateaddressObjectididentifierIDidentifierGeo StategeographicBlm ProdclassificationCse DispstatusCse Type NrregistrationCse NrregistrationLeg Cse NrregistrationCmmdtyproduct
NEVADA GOLD MINES LLCTHEIANV36611397671392236908500NVSURFACE MANAGEMENT-NOTICEPending380913NVNV106743304GOLD, LODE
Desert Darling, LLCDesert Darling LLC - Drilling NoticeWY36591395488821470146600WYSURFACE MANAGEMENT-NOTICEPending380913WYWY106742026URANIUM AND OTHER MIN
SSR MINING, USA EXPLORATIONHorseshoe Exploration ProjectNV36551394734623895965700NVSURFACE MANAGEMENT-NOTICEPending380913NVNV106741459GOLD, LODE
Use cases

Vendor Due Diligence for Mining Supply Contracts

A procurement officer at an equipment or logistics company evaluating a potential mining client checks whether the company holds active BLM notices, what commodities are involved, and how much acreage is under operation to gauge the scale and legitimacy of the business before signing a supply agreement.

NameCse NrCse DispCmmdtyRcrd Acrs

KYB Screening for Mining-Sector Business Accounts

A bank or fintech onboarding a small mining LLC cross-references the applicant's legal name against BLM notice records to confirm the entity is actively permitted to operate, verify the commodity type aligns with stated business purpose, and flag discrepancies between the registered state and the operational state.

NameStateGeo StateCse DispCmmdty

Critical Mineral Supply Chain Mapping

An analyst at a strategic materials firm or investment fund tracking domestic production of critical minerals such as uranium or gold identifies which companies hold active or pending BLM notices for those commodities, where operations are geographically concentrated, and whether notices are in a producing or non-producing state to assess near-term supply availability.

CmmdtyNameGeo StatePrdcngCse Disp
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