48% of blm land in Nevada has mining claims on it. Yes you can build on blm that you have a mining claim on. Look at the silver mines in Nevada today and you can see what is built on them. File a plan of operations to build such. Only those persons working on a continuous mining or exploration operation will be allowed to live on the claim beyond the 14-day per calendar year camping limit. A continuous mining or exploration operation is defined as an operation necessitating at least 40 hours of work
