Nevada Mining COVID-19 Information & Response
COVID-19 has significantly altered nearly every part of our day-to-day life across Nevada and the world. This page will provide the latest information and updates on Nevada mining, resources for individuals and companies facing hardships, and steps the industry is taking to help the Silver State combat COVID-19.
COVID-19 & Mining in Nevada
Nevada Governor Steve Sisolak has designated mining as an essential industry. Mines are allowed to continue operations, with a memorandum from the Nevada Department of Business & Industry providing specific guidelines designed to keep employees safe. See below for mining industry specific resources.
Mining Resources:
Nevada Department of Business & Industry Mining Guidelines
Best Practices for Employer Provided Transportation During Outbreak Conditions
Nevada Dept. of Environmental Protection COVID-19 Response Page
Mine Safety & Health Administration
Business & Community Resources
COVID-19 has resulted in thousands of Nevadans and Nevada businesses suddenly facing unexpected hardships. See these links for information on accessing small business loans, food bank calendars, and additional ways to access help around the state.
Business Resources:
Roadmap to Recovery for Nevada
Small Business Administration Disaster Loans Information
SBA Paycheck Protection Program
Nevada Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation Website
Department of Business & Industry COVID-19 Announcements
Dept. of Labor COVID-19 information
Nevada COVID-19 Response, Relief and Recovery Taskforce
GOED COVID-19 Disaster Response Page
Community Resources:
State of Nevada Unemployment Resources
Kinross Round Mountain Nevada Outreach Training Organization & NyE Communities Coalition
Nevada Mining Association Job Board
Food Bank of Northern Nevada Rural Food Pantry Calendar (English/Spanish)
Food Bank of Northern Nevada Washoe County Food Pantry Calendar (English/Spanish)
Food Bank of Northern Nevada Drive Through Mobile Harvest (September 2020)
Three Square Food Bank Las Vegas Drive-Thru Distribution Info
Clark County School District Meal Information
Washoe County School District Meal Information
Nevada Dept. of Agriculture Meal Locations
Mining is Here for Nevada
Nevada mine operators and Nevada Mining Association members are stepping up across the state to help healthcare workers and support the communities they live and work in. Just as it has been for over 150 years, mining is here for Nevada.
Nevada Gold Mines:
$1,500,000 to Nevada COVID-19 Response, Relief and Recovery Taskforce
$1,100,000 to Chamber Check program, giving all NGM employees $150 to spend at local businesses in Elko, Winnemucca, and Battle Mountain.
$200,200 to area native tribes to purchase food and prayer beads
$100,000 to Three Square Food Bank in Las Vegas
$50,000 to food banks in Elko, Battle Mountain, and
Winnemucca
$22,000 to senior centers in Elko, Battle Mountain,
Winnemucca
12 cows from Nevada Gold Mines ranches to area native tribes
Coeur Mining:
Donated to Nevada COVID-19 Response, Relief and Recovery Taskforce
Initiated community-led gift card initiative to support
local businesses and communities
Donated N95 masks to local emergency response personnel
throughout Nevada
Building and donating a structure in Lovelock for
drive-through COVID-19 testing
Fiore Gold:
$2,400.00 to Committee Against Child Hunger
$2,400.00 to Eureka Senior Center
$2,400.00 to Ely Food Commodity Bank organized by the First Baptist Church
$700.00 to White Pine County Chartwells Food Service for food carts
Lhoist North America:
Nevada Mining Association:
Purchased $2,500 in gift cards to Nevada restaurants to donate to teachers across the state
Elko Mining Group:
Donated $250,000 and 2,500 gallons of hand sanitizer to rural Nevada communities in conjunction with Waterton Global Resource Management Inc.
Atlantis Casino & Spa:
Donated 5,000 masks, 15,000 gloves, 15 gallons of bleach, and cell-phone chargers to area hospitals
Kinross Round Mountain:
$100,000 to Southwest Central Regional Economic Development Authority to create loan grant program for small businesses in northern Nye County, Esmeralda County, and southern Lander County
$35,000 to Nevada Outreach Training Organization & NyE Communities Coalition to help area residents facing challenges related to unemployment, food security, childcare, health care access, & more
Kinross Bald Mountain:
$35,000 to Elko County School District for Spring Creek weekday meal program
$20,000 to the City of Ely’s Revolving Loan Program
$10,000 to the White Pine County Chamber of Commerce to support healthcare workers at the William Bee Ririe Hospital in Ely and local businesses
$9,600 to the White Pine County School District Weekend Lunch Program
$8,000 to White Pine Ministerial Association Food Bank
$7,200 to White Pine County School District weekend meal program
$6,000 to Eureka Senior Center for meal service
$3,000 to Friends in Service Helping Food Bank in Elko
Lithium Nevada:
Donating $250 weekly to food banks in Humboldt County
Volunteering for food distribution at Humboldt County food banks
KGHM Robinson:
$20,000 to the Boys & Girls Club of White Pine County
$50 to each employee in Chamber Checks to support local businesses
Meals, gloves, food wraps, carry out containers, and lunch bags to the White Pine County Senior Center
Card games and 14,000 lunch bags to the White Pine County School District
Safety glasses to the White Pine County donation drive and the Ely Volunteer Fire Department
K95 masks to the White Pine County Care Center, White Pine County Senior Center, and White Pine County School District
Tyvex suits to the William Bee Ririe Hospital and City of Ely Fire Department
Cyanco:
Provided emergency funding to the Humboldt General Hospital
Providing meals twice weekly to feed Humboldt General Hospital staff
Purchased and distributed 50 Chromebook laptops to at-risk Humboldt County students
Employer Lynx Inc.:
Donated $600 to Food Bank of Northern Nevada