Nevada · Area of Critical Environmental Concern
Gold Butte Part A
BLM found a wildlife resource, a scenic value and a historic value here, and its plan calls for special management. BLM's records place at least 5 mining claims BLM lists as Filed and 3 rights of way inside the line today, and four grazing allotments cover part of it. It covers 186,566 acres and was designated November 6, 2002, in the Las Vegas RMP. In the plan's name, RMP stands for resource management plan.
One of the 1,120 places the Bureau of Land Management has designated an Area of Critical Environmental Concern. This page shows its line, what BLM found there and what sits inside it.
The line
Who holds the claims
At least 5 claims sit inside this line: 0 active and 5 filed and pending, 5 with a holder BLM names. BLM lists 5 as Filed. None of the 5 claims was located before the area was designated.
- STREAM METALS LLC5claims
BLM's mining rules list designated ACECs among the places where mining that disturbs the surface beyond casual use needs a plan of operations BLM approves. Exploration of five acres or less can go ahead on a notice instead.
The rights of way
3 rights of way sit inside the line. BLM files 3 under non-energy facilities.
- VIRGIN VALLEY WATER DISTRICT1right of way
- VIRGIN VALLEY WTR DIST1right of way
- CLARK COUNTY (Nevada) - REGIONAL FLOOD CONTROL DISTRICT1right of way
Grazing allotments
4 grazing allotments cover part of this line. Their permittees aren't named here yet.
- Tassi62,204acres
- Mesquite Community48,676acres
- Mosby-Nay47,520acres
- Gold Butte511acres
The nearest areas
- Whitney PocketNevada · 160 acres · nothing placed inside2miles
- Gold Butte Part CNevada · 35,707 acres · 5 rights of way, 4 grazing allotments covering part of it4miles
- Red Rock SpringsNevada · 638 acres · nothing placed inside6miles
- Devil's ThroatNevada · 639 acres · nothing placed inside8miles
- Virgin RiverNevada · 6,184 acres · 2 rights of way13miles
Next to it
Virgin River Area of Critical Environmental Concern touches the line.
More from BLM's Nevada office
Every area BLM's Nevada office holdsThe proposed rule
A proposed rule, RIN 1004-AF53, would change how BLM drafts every land use plan, and how it designates ACECs like Gold Butte Part A. The comment window hasn't opened: the proposed rule wasn't in the Federal Register at our last check. The Watch sends one email the day it prints.
The rule's abstract
The purpose of this rulemaking is to establish in regulations an updated process for the approval of the development, revision, amendment, and maintenance of land use plans, as provided for by the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976, for public lands administered by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM). Additionally, this rulemaking will provide clarification of the process the BLM uses for designating Areas of Critical Environmental Concern.Unified Agenda entry for RIN 1004-AF53, Publication ID 2026, reginfo.gov (OMB OIRA), read Oct 18, 2026