RENO, Nev. (KOLO) - The Bureau of Land Management has approved a gold mine exploration project for Washoe County.

The Mountain View project will occur on 3,328 acres of public lands around 16 miles north of Gerlach.

Millennial NV LLC will be permitted to explore for gold through up to 400 acres of phased surface disturbing activities and baseline data collection to assess mineral development potential.

BLM says any future mining would include further environmental review.

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