Nevada Mining Blog

Nevada Mining Association welcomes Allen Biaggi

Thursday, December 30th, 2010

The Mining Association is pleased to announce that Allen Biaggi has left his brief retirement to provide consulting services to the Nevada Mining Association. Allen will, among other things, assist the industry in managing environmental, natural resource, conservation, and land use issues.

After over 30 years of service to the state of Nevada—most recently as the Director of the Department of Conservation—Allen has developed an expertise on mining-related environmental issues that is second to none. We’re pleased to have his advice and guidance.

A third generation Nevadan, Allen earned his degree in Hydrology and Architectural Engineering from the University of Nevada, Reno.

Thanks Allen for joining the mining team.

Foundations provide necessary resources for better education

Tuesday, December 14th, 2010

Education is a top priority for the mining industry.  We rely on highly-skilled, well-educated employees and understand the value that quality education brings to our communities and state.  One unheralded example is the ‘Mining Industry Foundation’ created almost 20 years ago by a handful of mining companies in Humboldt County to support Lowry High School in Winnemucca, Nev. (more…)