The Nevada BLM Minerals Program (A Power Point presentation copy.)
The top four gold producing countries in the world are #1 South Africa, #2 Australia, #3 China, and #4 USA. Gold production in Nevada accounts for seventy-two percent of the total gold produced in the United States. Nevada's gold production by itself would make it the fourth largest producer of gold in the world. Sixty-eight percent of the lands within the state are managed by the BLM. The Nevada State Office records 49 percent of all the mining claims filed on public lands in the United States.
The Oil & Gas Program manages 2,094 federal oil and gas leases that encompass 4,471,165 acres. In fiscal year 2006 quarterly oil and gas sales offered 1,262 parcels totaling 2,498,832 acres. As a result of these sales, 420 competitive and 223 noncompetitive oil and gas leases have been issued, for a total of 1,439,557 acres.
Geothermal Energy consists of fifteen power plants with a production capacity of 276.4 Mw annually. There are currently 297 federal geothermal leases, encompassing 427,000 acres in the state. Ninety-two geothermal leases were issued in fiscal 2006 for a total of 138,673 acres.
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evada has the largest mineral materials program in the Bureau in terms of volume and value of mineral materials disposed. The mineral materials most commonly sold are sand and gravel, building stone and rip rap. It is the responsibility of the Hazardous Materials program to effectively manage, mitigate and minimize the impacts of releases of hazardous substances on public lands.
"Stay Out, Stay Alive." Hot Springs are hazardous. Watch the video in YouTube.
The Nevada State Office maintains mining reclamation bonds in the amount of 785 million dollars. In addition, the state office is responsible for oil and gas and geothermal bonding related to drilling on its leases.
With its extensive history in gold and silver mining, Nevada leads the west in abandoned mine lands (AML) challenges requiring remediation.
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