Minerals Reports, Tables, and Maps
2022 Nevada Mineral Industry Report
The Nevada Mineral Industry Report is an annual report that describes the state's mineral, oil and gas, and geothermal activities and accomplishments. The report describes those accomplishments in Nevada for 2022, which includes production, reserve, and resource statistics; exploration and development -- including drilling for petroleum and geothermal resources, discoveries of orebodies, new mines opened, and expansion and other activities of existing mines; and a directory of mines and mills. NBMG Special Publication MI-2022.
Published by the Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology, 2023.
2022 Major Mines of Nevada Report
This is the 33rd iteration of an annual series of summary reports on major mines of Nevada. Information on employment and production for the calendar year 2022 was provided by the individual mine operators. The Nevada Division of Minerals maintains a complete register of Nevada mines.
Published by the Nevada Division of Minerals, 2023.
2021 Nevada Mineral Industry Report
The Nevada Mineral Industry Report is an annual report that describes the state's mineral, oil and gas, and geothermal activities and accomplishments. The report describes those accomplishments in Nevada for 2021, which includes production, reserve, and resource statistics; exploration and development -- including drilling for petroleum and geothermal resources, discoveries of orebodies, new mines opened, and expansion and other activities of existing mines; and a directory of mines and mills. NBMG Special Publication MI-2021.
Published by the Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology (NBMG)
2021 Major Mines of Nevada Report: Mineral Industries in Nevada’s Economy
This is the thirty-second of an annual series of summary reports on major mines of Nevada. Aggregate operations are not included. Information on employment and production for the calendar year 2021 was provided by the individual mine operators. The Nevada Division of Minerals maintains a complete register of Nevada mines.
Published by the Nevada Division of Minerals (NDOM)
2021 Nevada Energy and Metal Production Graphs and Table
Graphs and table summarizing Nevada's energy and metal mineral production from 1978 to 2021.
Graphs and table created by the Nevada Division of Minerals.
2022 Historic Average Price of Commodities (graph)
Graph showing the historic average price of gold, silver, copper and oil from 2016-present.
Created by the Nevada Division of Minerals.
Opportunities for Precious Metals Toll Processing and Copper Concentrate Processing in Nevada (2018)
The Nevada Commission on Mineral Resources, endeavoring to facilitate development in the mineral industry in the State, initiated a study in early 2018 intended to answer the following two questions. 1) Is there a need for a custom milling facility in Nevada for the processing of precious metals ores, or are there existing facilities that have capacity to process outside ores? 2) Would it be beneficial if there were a facility for processing copper concentrates in Nevada?
The scope of work for the study was divided into four tasks, as follows: 1) prepare a list of the precious metal and copper processing facilities in Nevada and their capacities, if applicable and available; 2) prepare a list of the known resources within the State that might benefit from precious metal ore custom processing or copper concentrate processing; 3) evaluate the potential for a toll ore or concentrate processing facility in Nevada based on compiled known resources; 4) analyze the findings to determine whether facilities for custom processing precious metal ores or processing copper concentrate should be pursued; 5) describe which entities might be interested in pursuing either of these, what infrastructure would be required, and, in the case of a copper concentrate processing plant, what types of downstream industries might locate near it.
NBMG Report 57.
Published by the Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology (NBMG)
USGS - Lithium - Critical Mineral Resources of the United States--Economic and Environmental Geology and Prospects for Future Supply (2017)
The U.S. Geological Survey "Critical Mineral Resources of the United States—Economic and Environmental Geology and Prospects for Future Supply," Chapter K: Lithium (Professional Paper 1802-K.)
Published by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)
USGS - A Preliminary Deposit Model for Lithium Brines (2013)
This report is part of an effort by the U.S. Geological Survey to update existing mineral deposit models and to develop new ones. The global transition away from hydrocarbons toward energy alternatives increases demand for many scarce metals. Among these is lithium, a key component of lithium-ion batteries for electric and hybrid vehicles. Lithium (Li) brine deposits account for about three-fourths of the world’s lithium production (U.S. Geological Survey, 2011). Updating an earlier deposit model by Asher-Bolinder (1991), we emphasize geologic information that might directly or indirectly help in exploration for lithium brine deposits, or for assessing regions for mineral resource potential. Special attention is given to the best-known deposit in the world—Clayton Valley, Nevada (Kunasz, 1974; Davis and others, 1986; Price and others, 2000; Zampirro, 2004); Munk and others (2011a, b)—and to the giant Salar de Atacama, Chile (Risacher and others, 2003; Lowenstein and Risacher, 2009).
USGS Open-File Report 2013–1006
Published by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)
Hydrogeology of Clayton Valley Brine Deposits, Esmeralda County, Nevada
This paper seeks to define the geology and character of the aquifers in the Clayton Valley brine field, Esmeralda County, Nevada. Six aquifers are recognized in this closed basin playa in west-central Nevada. These are the sources of the lithium reserves and resources of Chemetall Foote Corporation, Silver Peak Operations, Nevada. Lithium-rich brine resides in confined to semi-confined hydrologic units within the playa region.
NBMG Special Publication 033.