Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology

08/21/2026

Nevada contains known occurrences or deposits of 33 of the 50 minerals identified as “Critical Minerals” by the U.S. Department of the Interior. Learn more about how important these critical minerals are to our everyday lives.

06/23/2026

06/22/2026

NBMG is hiring! We are seeking a Geologic Information Specialist to support the Great Basin Science Sample and Records Library (GBSSRL) and help preserve, manage, and disseminate Nevada’s valuable geologic data and resources. This role offers a unique opportunity to contribute to research, outreach, and the stewardship of critical geoscience information. For full consideration, applications must be received by July 15, 2026.

For more information and to apply, visit: https://nshe.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/UNR-external/job/University-of-Nevada-Reno---Main-Campus/Specialist--Geologic-Information---Nevada-Bureau-of-Mines-and-Geology_R0152233

06/02/2026

Check out this free virtual program tonight at 6pm! The GBNP Foundation sponsors monthly meetings through 2026.

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Dive underground with the GBNP Foundation during National Cave and Karst Week to explore how Great Basin National Park's subterranean wonders have shaped—and been shaped by—science, stewardship, and community engagement.

Gretchen Baker, Great Basin National Park’s ecologist and cave specialist, will be joined by Louise Hose—the leading scholar on Lehman Caves geologic research—and Jeanne Howerton—Lehman Caves’ first girl guide—to explore the geology, biology, research, and history unique to Great Basin National Park's cave systems.

05/01/2026

Two (magnitudes 4.3 and 5.2) occurred near Silver Springs today at 1:15am and 1:18am! You can see the aftershock rate pick up after those events on this from station PWRL. PWRL was installed April 15th, the day after the 5.7, to monitor aftershocks.

05/01/2026

A beautiful, detailed atlas of the Sierra Nevada was released by our colleagues at the California Geological Survey. This publication does an excellent job of bringing the geologic story of the Sierra Nevada to life and highlighting the value of high-quality geologic mapping.

Visit their web page that hosts the numerous maps, data layers, and an associated report that make up the Atlas.: https://www.conservation.ca.gov/cgs/sierra-nevada-atlas

04/20/2026

With more than 300 distinct mountain ranges, the most of any state, Nevada’s landscape is a stunning result of millions of years of geologic stretching and change. In the KRNV News 4 feature below, NBMG’s Jim Faulds shares how the Basin and Range landscape creates the “up-and-down” terrain that makes Nevada truly one of a kind.

If you tell someone from out of state you're from Nevada, they probably picture vast expanses of wide-open, flat desert.But that picture in the out-of-towner's

04/13/2026

The second annual Nevada Geosciences Research Symposium held April 10, 2026 at the University of Nevada, Reno was a success! The symposium brought together geoscience students, faculty, and researchers for a day of collaboration and discovery.

With 25 presentations covering topics from Mars' northern ice cap to blind geothermal exploration in Nevada, the event showcased the depth of geoscience research across the integrated Nevada Geosciences group, which includes members of the Department of Geological Sciences and Engineering, the Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology and the Nevada Seismological Laboratory.

Thank you to the sponsors GSN, AEG, Terēan, and CREG for their support, and to everyone who presented and attended. We look forward to next year!