Gold Mining

CARSON CITY — The Nevada Governor’s Office of Economic Development board approved applications for five businesses, that will create 103 new jobs and make nearly $119 million in capital investments in Douglas, Washoe, Humboldt and Clark counties.

Ken Beaton likes to say if you think there’s nothing to do in your home town, “check into a Battle Mountain hotel for three weeks one Tuesday evening.”
Beaton, a Carson City resident who was a business teacher at Battle Mountain High School from 1972 to 1975, is a big fan of the Lander County seat, which is located along Interstate 80 between Winnemucca and Elko.

Here is the 2017 State of the State presented by Nevada Gov. Brian Sandoval.

(Reno, Nev.) – The National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges (NCJFCJ) has elected Michael J. Brown, Barrick Gold USA president, to the Board of Directors.

CARSON CITY — Nevada’s general fund is taking a hit this year of more than $70 million because of changes in the gold mining industry, but the effect on the counties that rely on the net proceeds of minerals will be tougher to absorb.

Fred Holabird is a mining geologist, author and scholar who is an expert in the history of American mining, coins, the Comstock and West. Holabird is the guest speaker in Carson City at the Nevada State Museum’s Frances Humphrey Lecture Series from 6:30 to 8:00 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 22.

CARSON CITY – A group called Nevadans United for Fair Mining Taxes filed a constitutional amendment initiative today with the Nevada Secretary of State’s office that would allow the cap on mining taxes to increase from 5 percent to 9 percent.

“This initiative is not a tax increase,” said Las Vegas businessman Monte Miller, who heads up the group. “It simply raises the cap on mining taxes and leaves the issue on whether to raise the tax in the hands of the Nevada Legislature and governor.”

By the Shasta Cascade Wonderland Association
The Shasta Cascade region remains a popular destination for those seeking to strike it rich by gold panning, or to simply try something new.
Many of the towns throughout the region are rich in gold mining and gold-rush era history, many of which have literally stood the test of time.
If you are interested in feeling the “rush” that so many hopefuls experienced, then grab a pan and try your luck in one of the many creeks or rivers.

The Northern Nevada Development Authority's monthly breakfast on July 27 will feature a program on mining in the Silver State. Discover why mining is important not only to the state of Nevada but also to those of us here in the Sierra Region.

Hear from Lou Schack, Barrick Gold's Director of Communications and Community Affairs, on how Barrick has became THE largest GOLD mining company in the WORLD - and the largest mining company (of any kind) in Nevada! Lou will describe the company's various operations in and contributions to Nevada.

A website that dedicates itself to Silver City and proposed gold mining around the historic Lyon County community has been launched.

SilverCityNvBlogspot.com was developed by a group of town residents with the idea of providing a citizen point of view as Comstock Mining, Inc., fueled by record gold prices, looks to change the land-use designation of a parcel it now occupies and has been doing exploratory drilling.

A number of Silver City residents will go before lawmakers today to show their support of a proposed amendment to Nevada's eminent domain law that would remove the ability of a private person or business to exercise the law for the purposes of mining.

The current law on eminent domain (Chapter 37 of the Nevada Revised Statues) allows private individuals to take private land from property owners without their consent, for the purposes of mining. Testimony on this bill will be heard by the Judiciary Committee of the Nevada State Legislature today at 9 a.m. in room 2149.