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Division of Minerals AML contractor Environmental Protection Services performing hard closures of abandoned mines in northeast Clark County, May 10, 2023.

The Nevada Commission on Mineral Resources meeting at the Nevada Legislative Building in Carson City, NV on 08/10/2023.

Administrator Ghiglieri giving a welcome speech on the second day of the Recharge Nevada, Nevada Lithium Circular Economy Conference at the University of Nevada. April 8-9, 2024.

(March 13, 2024) A group of Southern Nevada K-12 teachers tour the Lhoist Amargosa Valley Specialty Clay facility during the 2024 Southern Nevada Earth Science Teachers Workshop hosted jointly by the Division of Minerals and Nevada Mining Association Education Committee.

Lucia Patterson and Garrett Wake presenting Nevada mining to U.S. Department of State-sponsored International Visitor Leadership Program on Regional Lithium Cooperation with delegates from Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Mexico and Peru. UL 2-22-24

Blue Mountain Well Inspection on 03/22/2023. UL20230801

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Current Information

Public Meeting(s)

Commission on Mineral Resources, Division of Minerals

Date and Time: August 1, 2024
Location: TBA
- Virtually - Join Zoom Meeting - https://us02web.zoom.us/j/9712825638?pwd=YkZPbHJIdUQ0cUo3bldzb2k3aS9UUT09&omn=81615436617; Meeting ID: 971 282 5638; Passcode: NDOM
See the Commission on Mineral Resources Meetings, Agendas, and Minutes page for handouts and additional information.

Education and Outreach

Nevada Earth Science Education Workshops
- 40th Annual Northern Nevada Earth Science Education Two-Day Workshop 2024
  - When: June 25-26, 2024
  - Where: North Valleys High School, 1470 E. Golden Valley Rd, Reno, NV 89506
  - Addition Information and Registration: https://www.nevadamining.org/education/workshops/
- All About Mining: Mining for a STEM Education - a Virtual Teacher's Workshop (Now Available)
  - website: https://allaboutmining.org/
  - Questions? Contact: Garrett Wake, Nevada Division of Minerals Las Vegas, email: gwake@minerals.nv.gov.

Scholarship Opportunities

National Abandoned Mine Lands Program (NAAMLP) Scholarship
- NAAMLP offers a $2,500 scholarship to assist in the education of students whose intention is to work as scientists, engineers or technicians in the field of mine land reclamation.
- Applications are due May 31, 2024.
  - https://www.scholarships.com/ - Under “Career Opps Scholarships, search for NAAMLP Land Reclamation Scholarship, Amount: $2,500, Deadline: May 31, 2024.
  - https://www.naamlp.com/scholarship