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Lapsed Mining Claims in New Mexico

4 claims in New Mexico 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
VICX 105Lode21Jul 21, 2026NM106803577
VICX 125Lode21Jul 21, 2026NM106803597
VICX 140Lode21Jul 21, 2026NM106803612
1 more lapsed claims in New Mexico — 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.