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Mineral Leases Help Fund Idaho

The Land Board and IDL have statutory authority to administer minerals leasing on more than 3.4 million acres of state endowment trust land mineral estate, as well as the mineral estates associated with the beds of navigable waters.  IDL also issues and administers leases for mineral estates held by other state agencies, including Fish and Game, Parks and Recreation, and Transportation.

Revenue generated from mineral leasing provides vital funding to the endowment beneficiaries, including Idaho’s public schools. Idaho’s constitution requires IDL to maximize the revenue generated from these lands for their beneficiaries.

Any individual, company or governmental agency that wishes to mine resources associated with state-owned mineral estates must first obtain a mineral lease from IDL.

Program Contacts

Minerals Leasing Program Manager
Boise Staff Office
Mike Murphy
mmurphy@idl.idaho.gov
(208) 334-0290

Eastern Supervisory Area
Jerome, ID
Meribeth Lomkin 
mlomkin@idl.idaho.gov
208-324-2561

Eastern Supervisory Area
Idaho Falls, ID
Gary Billman
gbillman@idl.idaho.gov
208-525-7167

Southwest Supervisory Area
Boise, ID
Mekayla Layne
mlayne@idl.idaho.gov
208-334-3488

Payette Lakes Supervisory Area
McCall, ID
Ryan Waite
rwaite@idl.idaho.gov
208-634-7125

Maggie Creek Supervisory Area
Kamiah, ID
Ian Bridges
ibridges@idl.idaho.gov
208-935-2141

Ponderosa Supervisory Area
Deary, ID
Chris Tretter
ctretter@idl.idaho.gov
208-877-1121

St. Joe Supervisory Area
St. Maries, ID
Tony Brede
tbrede@idl.idaho.gov
208-245-4551

Mica Supervisory Area
Cataldo, ID
Eric Klein
eklein@idl.idaho.gov
208-769-1577

Pend Oreille Supervisory Area
Sandpoint, ID
Chad Ramsay
cramsay@idl.idaho.gov
208-263-5104

Priest Lake Supervisory Area
Coolin, ID
Dan Brown
dbrown@idl.idaho.gov
208-443-2516

Upcoming Mineral Lease Auctions

If you wish to receive an email alert regarding newly posted mineral lease auctions state-wide, please click on the email link below and indicate which auction alert option interests you:

  1. only Salable Minerals Auctions (e.g., sand & gravel, basalt, limestone)
  2. only Metallic (e.g., gold, silver, copper) and Non-metallic Minerals Auctions (e.g., phosphate, gemstones)  
  3. All auctions (regardless of commodity)

  email link:      mineralsleasing@idl.idaho.gov

Please note that auctions will be canceled if only one party registers by the established registration deadline.

Check the auction posting below for updates the week of the scheduled auction for any cancellations.

“No data” will show below if there are no current postings.

Expiring Mineral Leases

Lease Templates, Applications and other Important Information

Make a Payment

Update Your Address

Lease Application - Individual Person

Lease Application - Legal Entity

Salable Minerals Lease Template

Metallic Minerals Lease Template

Expiring Leases
Flow Chart

This flow chart explains how expiring leases are advertised, applications are reviewed, leases are drafted, and auctions are held.

Unleased Lands
Flow Chart

This flow chart explains how unleased state lands are advertised, applications are reviewed, leases are drafted, and auctions are held.

Interactive Leasing
Application

Use this app to find endowment land that is available for leasing. We lease land to generate revenue for the endowment beneficiaries.
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