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September 7, 2021

UPCOMING TALKS AND MEETINGS

The dates for Nevada Mineral Exploration Coalition’s (NMEC’s) 2021 Great Basin Rendezvous (GBR) are right around the corner – September 10th through 12th! The GBR will be hosted by NMEC at the Royal Peacock Opal Mine in the beautiful Virgin Valley adjacent to the Sheldon National Wildlife Refuge south and west of Denio, Nevada.

May 21, 2021

EDUCATIONAL OUTREACH

Join us June 22-23 for the 2021 Northern Nevada Mineral Workshop. We are offering two fun-filled days of rocks, minerals, and mining. This workshop will be our 36th Annual Workshop in Northern Nevada. The workshop is provided FREE to teachers, everything is provided by the Nevada Mining Association members and Nevada Division of Minerals.

May 21, 2021

NEW GEOLOGIC MAP

The Sloan NE 7.5-minute quadrangle is located just south of Las Vegas, NV and includes housing developments in the City of Henderson, as well as a large part of the Sloan Canyon National Conservation Area. The map area straddles the crest of the northern McCullough Range including Black Mountain, the highest peak in the range. This ridgeline is part of the northwestern segment of the drainage divide between the hydrologically closed Eldorado Valley and Las Vegas Valley, which is part of the Colorado River watershed.

May 21, 2021

NEW NBMG PUBLICATION

The Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology (NBMG) carried out its biennial online survey of companies exploring for new metal, industrial mineral, geothermal, and hydrocarbon resources in Nevada. The Nevada Commission on Mineral Resources and the Nevada Division of Minerals supported the survey.

May 21, 2021

NBMG Job Announcement

The Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology (NBMG) at the University of Nevada, Reno (UNR) invites applications for a Geologic Information Specialist. The NBMG is a public service unit of the University of Nevada, Reno, and serves as the state geological survey for Nevada.

May 11, 2021

NEW NBMG PUBLICATION

Surface Rupture Map of the 2020 M6.5 Monte Cristo Range Earthquake, Esmeralda and Mineral Counties, Nevada by Seth Dee, Rich D. Koehler, Austin J. Elliott, Alexandra E....

May 4, 2021

UPCOMING TALKS AND MEETINGS

NPGS Monthly Meeting—Thursday, May 6 at 7 PM, PDT The Exploration History and Conceptual Model of the Gerlach Geothermal System by Robert Selwood, Ormat Technologies,...

May 3, 2021

NEW GEOLOGIC MAPS

Geologic Map of the Secret Valley Quadrangle, Elko County, Nevada by Arthur W. Snoke, Keith A. Howard, and Seth Dee Year: 2021Series: Map 189Format: plate: 33...

May 3, 2021

The Great Basin Center for Geothermal Energy: Two Decades of Putting Renewable Energy Research to Work for Nevada and the World

By Caddie Dufurrena ’00, Nevada Silver & Blue Magazine, Winter 2021 The Great Basin Center for Geothermal Energy was recently featured in UNR’s alumni magazine ‘Silver...

May 3, 2021

Geological Controls on Geothermal Resources for Power Generation

by Egbert Jolie, Samuel Scott, James Faulds, Isabelle Chambefort, Guðni Axelsson, Luis Carlos Gutiérrez-Negrín, Simona Regenspurg, Moritz Ziegler, Bridget Ayling, Alexander Richter & Meseret Teklemariam Zemedkun This...

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Category: Uncategorized

UPCOMING TALKS AND MEETINGS

EDUCATIONAL OUTREACH

NEW GEOLOGIC MAP

NEW NBMG PUBLICATION

NBMG Job Announcement

NEW NBMG PUBLICATION

UPCOMING TALKS AND MEETINGS

NEW GEOLOGIC MAPS

The Great Basin Center for Geothermal Energy: Two Decades of Putting Renewable Energy Research to Work for Nevada and the World

Geological Controls on Geothermal Resources for Power Generation