Mining Claims and Federal Land in Nye County, Nevada
Nye County has 32,214 active BLM mining claims, 136 federal oil and gas leases and 870 BLM rights-of-way. Search any of its 18,577 PLSS sections for a section-level screen.
Public counts, always visible
32,214
Active mining claims
Free136
Federal O&G leases
Free870
BLM rights-of-way
Free0
Orphaned wells
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What the Federal Land pack answers
Yes. 32,214 BLM mining claims are active in Nye County, and 7,683 more are filed or under review. The Federal Land pack shows which claims fall on the section you search.
Full answer · Federal Land packThis page counts BLM case records, not surface acreage. 136 authorized BLM oil and gas leases list Nye County as the county of record (200,154 acres), and 870 authorized rights-of-way sit in the county. The Federal Land pack names the surface managing agency (BLM, Forest Service, state or private) for each section you search.
Full answer · Federal Land packThe report has Nevada data for 13 of its 15 layers, including FEMA flood zones, USFWS critical habitat, wildfire risk (USFS) and USDA crop history. USGS documents no orphaned wells in this county.
Full answer · Federal Land packWhat BLM and USGS record in Nye County
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Records by type
County counts
| Active mining claims | 32,214 |
| Claims filed or under review | 7,683 |
| Authorized O&G leases (county of record) | 136 |
| O&G lease acres (county of record) | 200,154 |
| Geothermal leases | 13 |
| Rights-of-way | 870 |
| Orphaned wells (USGS) | 0 |
| PLSS sections | 18,577 |
Record mix
Share of active BLM records
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