Department of the Interior

BLM Non-Energy Leasable Minerals

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) provides geocoded records of non-energy leasable cases, derived from Legal Land Descriptions (LLD) within their Mineral and Land Record System (MLRS). Each record includes a unique case identifier, the specific type of non-energy leasable activity, and detailed geographic attributes such as meridian, township, range, and section, which are geocoded using the Public Land Survey System (PLSS) and BLM Cadastral data.

Example records
Nameoperating locationAlternate Nameoperating locationStateaddressObjectididentifierIDidentifierAdmin StategeographicBlm ProdclassificationCse DispstatusCse Type NrclassificationCse NrregistrationLeg Cse NrregistrationCmmdtyproduct
MOAB FIELD OFFICETen Mile Known Potash Leasing AreaUT74611374017460629590000UTKNOWN LEASING AREAPending350006UTUT106732678POTASH, POTASSIUM
MOAB FIELD OFFICESeven Mile Known Potash Leasing AreaUT74591373041794291478500UTKNOWN LEASING AREAPending350006UTUT106732673POTASH, POTASSIUM
ITAFOS CONDA LLCID74621380217429275250700IDPHOSPHATE COMPETITIVE LEASEAuthorized351501IDID106735930OTHER LEASABLE MINERALS
Use cases

Mineral Supply Chain Sourcing Exposure

A procurement analyst at a battery or fertilizer manufacturer maps which BLM-administered parcels are actively producing a specific mineral commodity, and whether those leases are in good standing, to assess upstream supply concentration risk before signing long-term offtake agreements.

CmmdtyPrdcngCse DispRcrd AcrsState

Land and Mineral Rights Underwriting

A title insurance underwriter evaluating a property transaction checks whether any non-energy mineral leases encumber the subject parcel, when those leases became effective, and whether they are still pending or have been disposed, to determine what rights may be severed from surface ownership.

Cse NrEff DateExp DateCse DispCse Disp Date

KYB Verification for Mining Operators

A fintech lender extending credit to a mining company verifies that the company holds active, producing BLM mineral leases of sufficient acreage to support the collateral value claimed in the loan application, and checks whether any leases are in a pending or lapsed disposition that would reduce asset coverage.

NameCse NrPrdcngCse DispRcrd Acrs