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Lapsed Mining Claims in Montana

9 claims in Montana have dropped off the active BLM rolls since we began diffing the federal database weekly. Forfeited fees, abandonment, corporate drops — each one is ground somebody once paid to hold, now open again.

ClaimTypeAcresDetected lapsedBLM serial
WILLY NO 3Lode21Aug 3, 2026MT101335687
GOLDEN AGE #1Lode21Aug 3, 2026MT101338260
WILLY NO 2Lode21Aug 3, 2026MT101432752
6 more lapsed claims in Montana — Pro

Pro members see every lapse mapped beside the active-claims layer — name, type, acreage, detection week — updated with every weekly BLM sync.

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Lapse detection reflects removal from the active federal rolls between weekly syncs. Verify current case status and land openness with BLM before staking or collecting. Coordinates are claim-polygon centers.