Nevada State Office
| Contacts: | JoLynn Worley | , 775-861-6515 | , jworley@blm.gov |
BLM Offers Workshop on Filing Mining Claims
Reno, Nev.—Public land mining is big in Nevada. There are more than 212,600 active mining claims on lands managed by Bureau of Land Management in the state. These claims must be filed and paid by annual fees to be valid. Locating, mapping, and filing mining claims correctly will be the focus of a free, public workshop offered by the BLM Nevada State Office on Thursday, July 12.
“Mining is important to the economy of the state,” said BLM Nevada State Director Amy Lueders. “Our goal is to provide the training that will enable miners to accurately file claims within the appropriate timeframes.”
Workshop topics will include using the LR2000 system, bonding, land status, certificates of location, mapping a claim, annual maintenance fees, waivers, notices of intent to hold, and affidavits of assessment work/proofs of labor. To attend the workshop, please RSVP by July 2 to Trish Arnold, 775-861-6498 or email Trish at parnold@blm.gov.
The BLM manages more than 245 million acres of public land, the most of any Federal agency. This land, known as the National System of Public Lands, is primarily located in 12 Western states, including Alaska. The BLM also administers 700 million acres of sub-surface mineral estate throughout the nation. In Fiscal Year (FY) 2011, recreational and other activities on BLM-managed land contributed more than $130 billion to the U.S. economy and supported more than 600,000 American jobs. The Bureau is also one of a handful of agencies that collects more revenue than it spends. In FY 2012, nearly $5.7 billion will be generated on lands managed by the BLM, which operates on a $1.1 billion budget. The BLM's multiple-use mission is to sustain the health and productivity of the public lands for the use and enjoyment of present and future generations. The Bureau accomplishes this by managing such activities as outdoor recreation, livestock grazing, mineral development, and energy production, and by conserving natural, historical, cultural, and other resources on public lands.
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