Tag: Minerals

December 9, 2011

New at NBMG: Map 174: Geologic map of the Caetano caldera, Lander and Eureka counties, Nevada

by Joseph P. Colgan, Christopher D. Henry, and David A. John2011 A 1:75,000-scale, color geologic map of the 34 Ma Caetano caldera, Lander and Eureka counties, Nevada with descriptions of 41 geologic units and one cross section. Accompanying text …

December 7, 2011

Annual Keck Mineral and Rock Sale, December 14th!

The annual mineral and rock sale will be held on Wednesday, December 14 (Prep Day) from noon – 3 p.m. inside the W.M. Keck Earth Science and Mineral Engineering Museum, at the University of Nevada, Reno campus. Proceeds this year benefit the museu…

November 10, 2011

New at NBMG: Oil and gas well information for Nevada-2011 update

OF11-6: Oil and gas well information for Nevada—2011 updatecompiled by Ronald H. Hess, Martha A. Henson, David A. Davis, Samuel H. Limerick, Siewe Siewe Siewe, and Mary Niles 2011This is a digital compilation of oil and gas well permits, completio…

October 4, 2011

Major mines of Nevada 2010 now available

This twenty-second issue of an annual series of reports on the major mines and mills in Nevada lists the names and addresses of operators, numbers of employees, and annual production in 2010. Map locations of all major mines are shown and an overv…

September 14, 2011

New petroleum map

OF11-2 – Qualitative petroleum potential map of Nevada by Larry J. Garside and Ronald H. Hess2011plate: 24 x 36 inches, text: 9 b/w pages, $18.00http://www.nbmg.unr.edu/sales/pbsdtls.php?sku=OF11-2Available free on the Web – plate – text

September 6, 2011

John Muntean speaks at GSN-Friday, September 9, 2011

Who: Dr. John Muntean, Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology, Research Economic GeologistWhat: Geological Society of Nevada meetingTopic: Ferroan carbonates in Carlin-type gold deposits: Real time detection of an important ore control by carbonate st…

August 26, 2011

“Mining Engineering” article by NBMG Director/State Geologist, Jon Price

The August 2011 issue of Mining Engineering features an article by NBMG Director and State Geologist, Jon Price: Energy critical elements: Securing materials for emerging technologies”Much of the text in this article has been quoted directly from …

August 26, 2011

“Economic Geology” article by NBMG geologist, John Muntean

The August 2011 issue of Economic Geology features an article by John Muntean (NBMG) and Paul Taufen: Geochemical exploration for gold through transported alluvial cover in Nevada: Examples from the Cortez Mine Economic Geology 2011 v. 106, p. 809…

June 3, 2011

Don’t miss geology talk by Jon Price at Waldens Coffee House, Tuesday June 7th!

NBMG Director and State Geologist, Jon Price, will be giving a talk at Waldens Coffee House (3940 Mayberry Drive in Reno) on Tuesday, June 7th at 7:00 pm. The topic will be “The Future of Global Mineral Resources.” Hope to see you there!

January 20, 2011

New at NBMG: MI-2009 – The Nevada Mineral Industry 2009

This report, the thirty-first of an annual series, describes mineral, oil and gas, and geothermal activities and accomplishments in Nevada in 2009: production statistics, exploration and development including drilling activity, discoveries of oreb…