Tag: Nevada Geology

January 3, 2022

NEW ARTICLE – Hiking Valley of Fire State Park: 5 Geological Wonders to See

ACTION HUB: Hiking Valley of Fire State Park: 5 Geological Wonders to See By: Suzanne Downing – Posted: December 22, 2021 There’s a reason why hikers compare trekking in...

December 28, 2021

AEG Great Basin January Meeting

MEETING ANNOUNCEMENT The bar is sponsored by Doug and Merrily Graham and we are reimbursing the first three students who submit RSVP’s. Please join us...

October 11, 2021

2022 Nevada Geology Calendar Now Available

Nevada Geology Calendar 2022 Designed by: Christina Clack, Jennifer M. Vlcan, Chip Carroon, Christopher D. Henry, James E. Faulds, and Rachel E. Micander.Year: 2021Format: 13...

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.

July 2, 2021

ROCKHOUNDING IN NEVADA – Resources for your next trip

Nevada Magazine editor Megg Mueller recently joined NBMG Geologist Rachel Micander on a rockhounding day trip to Wonderstone Mountain. You can read about their trip in the July Issue of Nevada Magazine.

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 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 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...

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...