poddar66

Thanks, Jasong. HB 621 introduced by Congressman Chaffetz of Utah is correct. The Guardian online has links to the bill and to a report of the land to be sold. I live and prospect in Central Virginia, but hope to soon visit the wide, open spaces out West, as opposed to the heavily forested and brush-choked ground I normally play in, for some detector prospecting. When I learned of the bill, I wondered how the it might impact the availability of BLM land for prospecting out west. As you suggest, I'll keep watching and hoping that there will be places to detect when I finally get the chance to visit the western US. It sounds like the Land Matters Advantage service might be a useful resource when planning my visit.

Hi, Steve. Is Land Matters aware of or do they care about the 3.3 million acres of public/BLM land that Congress intends to sell to private interests? The majority of the land is in Nevada, New Mexico, Wyoming, and Arizona, although six other western states are impacted as well. I'm wondering to what extent this will impact prospectors since I understand that some of the BLM land out west is open to detecting.