The Bureau of Land Management has approved a gold exploration project in the Seven Troughs Range, opening the door for expanded mineral exploration activity in Pershing County.
The project, known as the Wildcat Exploration Project, was proposed by Millennial NV, LLC and covers more than 12,000 acres of a mix of public and private land. According to the Final Environmental Assessment, the plan includes an estimated 400 acres of surface disturbance, with approximately 365 acres located on public lands.
Millennial NV LLC is a subsidiary of Integra Resources, which also received approval in December 2025 for its Mountain View gold exploration project in Washoe County, Nevada, allowing for up to 400 acres of phased surface disturbance, drilling, road construction, and sampling.
Approved activities at the Wildcat project include the construction of drilling pads, improvements to existing access roads, and installation of monitoring and water production wells. The project will also involve trenching, test pits, and borehole drilling to collect geologic and geotechnical data, along with the use of laydown yards to support operations.
BLM officials said the approval allows the company to move forward with exploratory work to assess the area’s gold mining potential but does not authorize full-scale mining at this stage.
As part of the approval, Millennial NV will be required to reclaim disturbed areas once exploration activities are complete, in accordance with federal land management standards.
The Seven Troughs Range has a long history of mining activity, and the project represents a continuation of ongoing interest in the region’s mineral resources.
Project documents, including the full environmental analysis, are available through the BLM’s National NEPA Register.
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