NBMG News

March 31, 2021

Geologic Map of the Gordon Creek Quadrangle, Elko County, Nevada—GIS files now available

by Karri R. Sicard and Arthur W. Snoke View/download/purchase: https://pubs.nbmg.unr.edu/Geol-Gordon-Creek-quad-p/m188.htm GIS files now available here: https://pubs.nbmg.unr.edu/CDP-Geol-Gordon-Creek-p/m188z.htm

March 31, 2021

NPGS Monthly Meeting—Thursday, April 1 at 7 PM, PDT

Recent Drilling at the Utah FORGE Project Presented by William Rickard A message from NPGS: We are pleased to announce our Thursday April 1 2021...

March 19, 2021

The Nevada Mineral Industry 2019

By John L. Muntean, David A. Davis, and Bridget Ayling Year: 2020Series: Mineral Industry MI-2019Format: 254 pages, includes color, plastic comb-bound report View/Download/Purchase: https://pubs.nbmg.unr.edu/The-NV-mineral-industry-2019-p/mi2019.htm Starting in 1979, NBMG has issued annual...

March 19, 2021

New Paper from NBMG’s Nevada Geodetic Laboratory

Article in Journal of Geodesy—January 2021 Robust Estimation of Spatially Varying Common-mode Components in GPS Time-series By Corné Kreemer and Geoffrey Blewitt New Paper on Common-mode Filtering “There is...

March 11, 2021

New Geologic Map in Elko County

Geologic Map of the North Half of the Tent Mountain Quadrangle, Elko County, Nevada Authors: Andrew V. Zuza, Seth Dee, and Benjamin J.C. Laabs Year: 2020Series: Open-File Report...

March 11, 2021

New Nevada Active Mines Map 2021

Nevada Active Mines and Energy Producers By John L. Muntean and David A. Davis Year: 2021Series: Open-File Report 2021-01Version: supersedes Open-File Reports 2019-01, 2017-01, 2014-01 (first and second editions), 2010-05, and...

March 9, 2021

Prospectors & Developers Association of Canada (PDAC)—March 8–11

Visit the Nevada Booth! A message from Laura Ruud, Geological Society of Nevada: If you are attending the PDAC Convention virtually this coming week, March...

March 4, 2021

COS Mineral Monday with Garrett Barmore

Meteorites and the Fleischmann Planetarium A message from the Keck Museum: The Keck Museum is excited to welcome the third museum to the College of...

March 4, 2021

Nevada State Museum Zoom Lecture—Thursday, March 25 at 6:30, PST

Collectable Nevada Gems, Minerals, and Rocks Presented by Jon Price, State Geologist Emeritus A message from the Nevada State Museum: The presentation will include a brief...

March 4, 2021

New Mackay Speaker Series—Friday, March 19 at 3 PM: Reminder: Register in advance!

The Origin of the Thacker Pass Lithium Deposit, the Largest Known Lithium Resource in the United States Presented by Dr. Thomas Benson, Lead Global Exploration...