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Originally Posted by minusonebit
Thats right, it is all BLM land. You can stake a mining claim on BLM land though. Not sure if one could also put up a fence to protect the "mining company".
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BLM can reject a claim if they don't approve the companies plans. The claim must also be worked within a specified period of time. Not all borderland falls under BLM jurisdiction, some is Forest Service. Land in the Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument can not be claimed.
So trying to play a "mining claim" game wouldn't be too practical, though in some areas of the border it might be workable if there actually was a workable mineral deposit there.