Collections

Geologic Specimen and Geochemical Database

The Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology (NBMG) sample catalog is a consolidation of the lists of a number of small NBMG rock sample collections. Click below to search the database.

Historical Aerial Photography of the Reno and Carson City Area, Nevada

Click below to access photos from the Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology (NBMG) historic air photo collection.

Keck Museum Rock and Mineral Collection

The W. M. Keck Earth Science and Mineral Engineering Museum on the University of Nevada, Reno campus has a large rock, mineral, and fossil collection.

Mackay-Stanford Ore Deposits Collection

A significant collection of thousands of samples from ore deposits throughout the world has been donated by Stanford University to the University of Nevada, Reno.

Nevada Mining Districts

The Mining District Files consist largely of historical and current maps, reports, articles, photographs, correspondence, assays, production reports, and reserve information on all aspects of mining in Nevada. Use the interactive map or database search.

Nevada Mining Districts

The Mining District Files consist largely of historical and current maps, reports, articles, photographs, correspondence, assays, production reports, and reserve information on all aspects of mining in Nevada. Use the interactive map or database search.

U.S. Bureau of Mines Mineral Land Assessments

USGS, DOE, USBM, Engineering, and NBMG Open-File Reports

Robert C. Speed Unpublished Geologic Maps Collection