More than 12,000 people are directly employed by the Nevada mining industry. The majority of these individuals work on mine sites throughout the state in a wide array of jobs, such as geologists, engineers, and mechanics. Every day they work to extract the minerals our society needs to function. (more…)

We last left Nevada mining history in 1919 following the state’s first mining renaissance with the emergence of new mine sites in Tonopah, Goldfield and Ely and the impact minerals from these mines had on the United States’ arms effort in World War I. (more…)

On Feb. 2, 2012, NPR ran a story, titled “Sour Economy Has Nevada Looking For New Jackpot,” that examined our state’s recent downturn and once again pointed to taxing the mining industry as the only savior to our current economic state. (more…)