Ranch Property
For Sale:

R O Ranch headquarters is situated on the valley floor between the Toiyabe and Toquima mountains of Central Nevada. The Big Smokey Valley runs in a north south direction stretching for over 100 miles of which about 60 miles encompasses the R O deeded, BLM and USFS leases. The communities of Carvers and Hadley are within 8 miles and 15 miles respectively. Tonopah is basically the south eastern border of the ranching operation. State highways 376, as well as quality county roads, provide easy accessibility throughout the entire area. Las Vegas is approximately 250 miles south…Reno, approximately 150 miles west.

Mountain peaks on both the Toiyabe Range and the Toquima Range rise 11,700’ ASL. The valley floor ranges between 5,000’ to 6,000’. The area is steeped in mining history which was soon followed by ranching and farming to feed the areas miners. Round Mountain Gold, Smokey Valley Common Operation, is only a few short miles to the south east of HQ’s and is reportedly the largest gold mine of its type in the world.

• Approximately 6,916 total deeded acres.
• Approximately 718 irrigated farm/hay Approximately 1,450 irrigated/sub irrigated pasture
• Approximately 27,528 AUMs BLM
• Approximately 18,176 AUMs – 11/1/ - 6/30, (Section 3 Leases)
• Approximately 9,528 AUMs – 11/15 – 6/10, (Section 15 Leases)
• Approximately 1,025 AUMs USFS – 11/1 – 6/30

TOTAL LEASE AUMs – 28,553 / 8 months = approximately 3,500 HD

ESTIMATED CAPACITY:
 As mentioned above the R O lends itself to several combinations of operation ranging from a total cattle unit to a cattle/farming mix. The R O is long on fall – winter – spring feed with the limiting factor being summer pasture. The owners are currently increasing summer AUMs via updated irrigation improvement. Again; discussion with the listing agent is necessary to inform a prospect of the various options. The ranch has the resources to rate at +/- 2,500 – 2,000 head year long while still having excess 8 month grazing for +/- 1,500 – 1,000 head. Fewer inside numbers will allow for greater hay sales while increasing proportional outside AUMs.

Current total operating cost on Federal leases is +/- $8/AUM.  This includes BLM fees, supplement, labor, vehicle, fuel, repairs and taxes.

R O summer and winter grazing is one contiguous block, allowing for an easy organized drift of cattle.

The ranch currently employs 3 fulltime people plus additional seasonal and day help when needed.  White sage (winter fat), 4 wing, shadscale and bud sage are the predominant winter forage with Indian rice grass and galleta making up the majority of native grasses

Cows Are Bred To Begin Calving March 1St. – Weaning October 1St.

2007 Weaning Weights Averaged 440# Both Steers & Heifers.

IRRIGATION – WATER
The majority of irrigation water for R O headquarters is supplied from North and South Twin Rivers via buried steel pipe headed at concrete diversions approximately 4 miles east of usage. Gravity flow water currently feeds and pressurizes 4 low pressure pivots and 8 wheel lines with excess water applied to flood meadows and sub pastures. This water will generally hold through late July to early August at which time croplands receive water from 6 supplemental irrigation wells all tied to the system and flood ditches.

Plans are to install 4 new pivots, 2 of which will replace current wheel lines and 2 for development of additional crop land. Application for a Farm Service Agency cost share program, approximately 70%, has been approved for one of the pivots.

Additional information will be further discussed with interested prospects...

In addition to irrigation water there are numerous springs, seeps, seasonal streams, and wells which provide stock water throughout the permits. 4 new stock wells are approved for drilling on the BLM with all expenses to be paid by Round Mountain Gold. A short, once a week, winter water haul for 3 troughs is currently accessed via paved highway 376.

IMPROVEMENTS
Seven modular homes and an office dating between 1989 and 1991 comprise the ranch housing. Two double wide in good condition. One double wide in need of update and the balance of singlewides rating from good to fair condition. Excess housing is currently rented and maintained by mine employees.

Shop: newer steel frame construction with 14’X14’ and 15’X18’ overhead doors, parts room, storage deck, oil furnace – one older shop in fair condition. Two airplane hangers currently used for storage.

Warm-up/weaning lot (+/- 1,400 LF concrete manger), steel pipe – sucker rod – cable, working and sorting corrals, metal tub, hydraulic squeeze, steel loading chute, 50 ton Cardinal scale, scale house/tack room, automatic stock water troughs and other miscellaneous. Most appear in good condition and well planned for cattle flow with minimal labor.

Above ground fuel storage of 5,000 and 8,000 gallons set on metal frames.

Two sets of pipe working and shipping corrals, miscellaneous other corrals, traps and marginal outbuildings found on satellite deeded parcels throughout the permits

WILDLIFE/RECREATION

Elk, Mule Deer, antelope, Big Horn Sheep, upland game birds and the usual assortment of predators and varmints associated with western ranching.

TAXES:  Approximately $11,000

PURCHASE PRICE: $8,000,000

The R O provides an excellent opportunity for anyone wishing a legitimate working livestock operation. Current management has been upgrading the ranch to where a new buyer, with some additional capital outlay and labor, will then own bragging rights to one of Nevada’s old time reputation outfits. With proper management, and cooperation from Mother Nature, the R O will provide excellent return on hard asset investment plus the bonus of a western lifestyle associated such holding. All mineral, gas, oil, geothermal, etc. have been retained by previous owners.

At the time of this writing, two adjacent properties are available that would tie in with the R O. The Triple T (TTT) would add +/- 600 AU’s year long to the above. Asking price - $3,000,000.

The Wineglass would add +/- 400 HD summer pasture (irrigated meadow) and includes a large hot spring with commercial and/or recreational potential. Asking price - $2,500,000.