glabelle Posted March 12, 2023 Share Posted March 12, 2023 I'm planning a trip to the Rye Patch in Nevada this year. I have some questions regarding the area and usable detectors. 1) I understand that there is a split of ownership between BLM and a railroad. Is it OK to detect on the railroad's land? 2) I understand some of the BLM land has claims on it which one should respect when detecting. How do you know where the claims are? 3) Is there a readily available map of the area showing the claims and coordinates? 4) How is the mineralization? Do you have to use a PI or can a good VLF be just as effective? Put another way, if you could only bring one detector, which would it be? Thanks! George in Oregon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hawkeye Posted March 12, 2023 Share Posted March 12, 2023 There are no maps you can easily lookup that give you all the active mining claims. Finding where the claims are located requires a bit of research. Land Matters gives you some tools. I think, but I could be wrong, the so called railroad lands mineral right's have been sold or leased to mining companies. Although, I have seen numerous people detecting on these areas. Others may chime in. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Condor Posted March 12, 2023 Share Posted March 12, 2023 The most recognized area of Rye Patch is well claimed and well worked. I saw several new claim markers on my last trip in some areas that were otherwise considered open. Beware of offers to buy a claim out there. A very unscrupulous seller has been preying on the unwitting. VLF's may find some gold, but PI's are the only real solution. The ground is very salty, lots of alkaline in the ground. In the spring it gets cold and windy. Last year I was wearing shorts one day and beset with freezing rain and hail the next. There are decent camping facilities at Rye Patch Reservoir. Send me a PM when you plan on going, I'm out there off and on through the year. 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WesD Posted March 13, 2023 Share Posted March 13, 2023 You can look up the claims here: http://www.mylandmatters.org/Maps/ClaimsNv/GetMap 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glabelle Posted March 13, 2023 Author Share Posted March 13, 2023 1 hour ago, WesD said: You can look up the claims here: http://www.mylandmatters.org/Maps/ClaimsNv/GetMap Excellent! That's what I was looking for. Thanks! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Desert Dawg Posted March 16, 2023 Share Posted March 16, 2023 I use MineCache combined with google earth to keep track of the claims out there. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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