The Sustainable Development Committee is a unique animal. Born from a public-private partnership it was first tasked to discover which abandoned or soon to be vacated mine sites would make the best location for renewable energy or other industrial use. With a ready made set of infrastructure, including roads and power lines, the mine sites could live on as future job centers.

As you will see, it's grown from there.

Partner Members
University of Nevada Cooperative Extension - unce.unr.edu
Barrick Gold Corporation - barrick.com
Newmont Mining - newmont.com
Goldcorp - goldcorp.com
U.S. Bureau of Land Management - blm.gov
Lander County Board of Commissioners - landercountynv.org
Lander County Economic Development Authority - landeropportunity.org

About Lander County Nevada

Lander County is located in central Nevada. The community of Battle Mountain is the county seat and population center for Lander County. Battle Mountain in the heart of one of the world's richest gold-producing regions and is home to a lot of ranching and agriculture activity.

Over 85 percent of the County is currently public land managed by federal agencies. Interstate 80 traverses the County in an east-west fashion on the northern end, as does Highway 50 on the southern end. State Highway 305, which runs north and south, bisects the center of Lander County. This highway links the cities of Battle Mountain and Austin. The town of Kingston is located in the southern part of Lander County on Highway 376.

According to Lander County Census 2010 results, the population of the area was approximately 5,775 people. 27.6% of the Lander County residents were under 18 years of age. From 2000 to 2010, the Lander County population growth percentage was -0.3% (or from 5,794 people to 5,775 people). The population density is relatively .99 persons per square mile. Approximately 85 percent of Lander County residents live in the northern portion of the County.

In 2009 Lander had a per capita personal income (PCPI) of $44,272. This PCPI ranked 3rd in the state and was 118 percent of the state average, $37,670, and 112 percent of the national average, $39,635. The 2009 PCPI reflected an increase of 7.4 percent from 2008. The 2008-2009 state change was -5.9 percent and the national change was -2.6 percent. In 1999 the PCPI of Lander was $24,562 and ranked 7th in the state. The 1999-2009 average annual growth rate of PCPI was 6.1 percent. The average annual growth rate for the state was 2.4 percent and for the nation was 3.4 percent.

In recent years, Lander County's economy has been dominated by mining. Agriculture also plays a significant role in the local economy. High quality alfalfa and alfalfa seed is produced by local ranchers.

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