How does one research mining claims? My Uncle Joe had a claim near Nome
To research federal mining claims, one can contact the U.S. Bureau of Land Management. The Fairbanks office [1-907-451-2790] has a volunteer-compiled kardex system that traces federal mining claims statewide back to territorial days.
The Alaska Department of Natural Resources Recorder's offices have a computer that searches state and federal claims from the 1970's to the present. Records for claims of the 1800's through the 1970's are recorded on film. Each Recorder's office keeps the historical records for its own mining district.
Recorder's offices are located in:
| Address | Recording District (Office #) |
|---|---|
| Recorder | Anchorage (301) |
| 3601 "C" Street, Suite 1140 | Aleutian Islands (305) |
| Anchorage, AK 99503-5947 | Cordova (306) |
| 1-907-269-8899 | Bristol Bay (307) |
| 1-907-269-8872 | Bristol Bay (307) |
| Iliamna (320) | |
| Recorder Box 426 Bethel, AK 99559 1-907-543-3391 (Physical Location) Coty Office Building 204 Chief Eddie Hoffman Highway | Bethel (402) |
| Recorder | Kotzebue (215) |
| 1648 S. Cushman, #201 | Fairbanks (401) |
| Fairbanks, AK 99701-6206 | Mt. McKinley (411) |
| 1-907-452-3521 | Manley Hot Springs (412) |
| 1-907-452-2298 | Barrow (413) |
| Nenana (414) | |
| Nulato (415) Rampart (416) Ft. Gibbon (417) | |
| Magistrate/Recorder Box 86 Glennallen, AK 99588 1-907-822-3726 (Physical Location) AHTNA Building Mile 115 Richardson Highway | Chitina (308) |
| Recorder | Homer (309) |
| 195 E. Bunnell Ave., Suite "A" Homer, AK 99603 1-907-235-8136 | Seldovia (313) |
| Recorder 400 Willoughby, 3rd Floor Juneau, AK 99801 1-907-465-3449 1-907-465-3425 | Juneau (101 Haines (106) Skagway (111) |
| Recorder 120 Trading Bay Road, #230 Kenai, AK 99611 1-907-283-3118 | Kenai (302) |
| Recorder 415 Main Street, Room 320 Ketchikan, AK 99901 1-907-225-3142 1-907-225-3143 | Ketchikan (102) Wrangell (104) Petersburg (110) |
| Recorder 204 Mission Road, Room 16 Kodiak, AK 99615 1-907-486-9432 | Kodiak (303) |
| Recorder Box 431 Nome, AK 99672 1-907-443-5178 (Physical location) Front Street, 3rd Floor Old Federal Building | Cape Nome (201) |
| Recorder 836 South Colony Way Palmer, AK 99645 1-907-745-3080 | Palmer (311) Talkeetna (321) |
| Magistrate/Recorder Box 1929 Seward, AK 99664 1-907-224-3075 (Physical Location) 5th and Adams Room 208 | Seward (314) |
| Recorder 210 C Lake Street Sitka, AK 99835 1-907-747-3275 | Sitka (103) |
| Magistrate/Recorder Box 127 Valdez, AK 99686 1-907-224-30075 (Physical Location) 213 Meals Ave. | Valdez (318) |
- Unless otherwise noted, address shown is both mailing and physical location.
- Source : Simon L. Young, State Recorder, 3601 "C" Street, Suite 1180, Anchorage, AK 99503-5947. 1-907-269-8882