Since the 1960's, when gold was first found along the Carlin Trend, northeastern Nevada has become the largest gold producing region in North and South America and the 4th largest gold producer in the world. This is not your great-great grandfathers' gold mining with picks and shovels; this is highly technical state of the art mining of microscopic gold. The largest gold mine producing companies in the world, Barrick Gold Corporation and Newmont Mining Corporation both have significant open pit and underground gold mining operations in the area employing thousands of people and providing some of the best paying jobs in the state of Nevada.
Nevada is one of the special geologic places on the globe where wide arrays of minerals are prevalent, such as gold, silver, copper, barite, molybdenum, clay, silica, lithium, and many more. Even geothermal water is abundant in the state and mined for energy. Learn More.
Leadership, Excellence and Innovation in Earth Sciences and Mineral Engineering. Learn More.
Elko Daily Free Press Mining QuarterlyLong Canyon Project to add 400 jobsDecember 9, 2011, Adella Harding, Staff Writer, Elko Daily Free PressNevada has years of mining aheadDecember 5, 2011, Adella Harding, Staff Writer, Elko Daily Free PressExploration spending up in NevadaNovember 30, 2011, Adella Harding, Staff Writer, Elko Daily Free PressNewmont officials outline plans for Long CanyonNovember 11, 2011, Elaine Swanson, Staff Writer, Elko Daily Free PressExploration Successes, better efficiencies futher boost miningOctober 31, 2011 John Seelmeyer, Northen Nevada Business WeeklyGold futures top $1,900 an ounceAugust 23, 2011, Adella Harding, Staff Writer, Elko Daily Free Press$1,800+ Gold prices reach new recordsAugust 19, 2011, Adella Harding, Staff Writer, Elko Daily Free PressReport: Mining provides high-paying jobsOctober29, 2010, Adella Harding, Mining Editor, Elko Daily Free Press