Bureau of Land Management moves auction of 25.6 million tons and 740,000 loose cubic yards of sand and gravel to June 28

LAS VEGAS – The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) will now auction 25,685,000 tons and 740,000 loose cubic yards of sand and gravel from three community pits in the Las Vegas Valley on Friday, June 28 at the BLM Las Vegas Field Office, 4701 North Torrey Pines. Bidding will begin at 10 a.m. The original sale date was June 14 and was rescheduled to allow for an appropriate amount of time for operators and potential bidders to make plans to participate in the competitive sale.

“The original advertisement identified the total quantity of mineral martials located at each contract area and not the projected quantity of mineral materials the BLM anticipates will be produced in a 10-year renewable contract period,” said Bruce Sillitoe, Las Vegas Field Office Manager. “By updating the quantities of mineral materials to be produced in a 10-year renewable contract, the BLM needed to adjust the amount of the required five percent deposit needed to participate in the competitive sale. These revised quantities and deposit values reflect a more reasonable and accurate production and deposit obligation for the competitive sale.”

Mineral materials (sand and gravel) are used in everyday construction, agriculture and decorative applications. Highways, bridges, power plants, dams, high-rise buildings, railroad beds and airport runways, along with their foundations and sidewalks, all use mineral materials of one type or another.

In northern portion of the Las Vegas Valley, two sales contracts are offered at the Speedway Community Pit, with access via North Las Vegas Blvd. through existing access gates and dirt roads within the Speedway Community Pit.

• N-99352 - 77.5 acres, 2,000,000 tons, 10 year, renewable
• N-99606 – 52.5 acres, 2,500,000 tons, 10 year, renewable

In the southern portion Las Vegas Valley, one sales contract is offered for the Duck Creek Community Pit, with access via West Pyle Ave, from South Jones Blvd. or by use of an alternate access from West Cactus Ave. to the contract area along an existing dirt road.

• N-99604 – 40 acres, 740,000 loose cubic yards, 2 year, nonrenewable

In the southern portion of the Las Vegas Valley, one sales contract is offered for the Lone Community Pit, with access via W. Tropical Parkway from N. Shaumber Road along the paved and dirt power line road then proceeding south to the contract area along an existing dirt road.

• N-99869, 60 acres, 2,500,000 tons, 10 year renewable

Bidders must be authorized to transact business in Nevada. Bids will be by the ton except for N-099604 which will be loose cubic yards. The minimum acceptable bid per ton or loose cubic yards for each contract is listed below:

• N-99352 and N-99606: $1.37 per ton
• N-99604: $2.81 per loose cubic yard
• N-99869: $1.68 per ton

To be eligible to take part in the bidding, potential bidders must submit a separate five percent deposit for each contract they wish to bid on. Those interested in bidding should contact 702-515-5000 for additional requirements.

The Las Vegas Field Office manages one of the largest BLM mineral materials programs in the nation featuring five active community pits and dozens of individual use areas that produce several million tons of sand and gravel per year. Last fiscal year, the Las Vegas Field Office sold close to $4.5 million dollars of sand and gravel.

For more information about mineral materials, please visit http://www.blm.gov/nv/st/en/prog/minerals/saleable_minerals.html

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