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  Great places to learn more about mining and Nevada

http://www.cyberhighway.net/~gilbertt/     Tom's Assayer Library Home Page: Analytical Support in the Mining Industry

http://www.phmining.com     Mining fun facts

http://www.phmining.com/facts/lives.html    Uses for minerals in our lives especially gold

http://www.phmining.com/facts/resources.html      Educational resources for mining education

http://www.nma.org      National Mining Association home page, look for mining education

http://www.nma.org/edsources.html      Nevada Mining Association, educational resources, good list of entities to contact for educational materials and information

http://minerals.state.nv.us/      Nevada division of minerals home page

http://www.theimage.com/mineral/minerals1.html      This amazing database has over 450 photos of 80+ minerals - more of gems - and some in 3D stereoscopic vision! WOW! Click on a mineral type and get a detailed examination of the mineral and where it is found. Awesome, simply awesome!

http://www.dnai.com/~wfw/rocker.html           Plans and descriptive text for building a rocker box for placer gold

http://www.dnai.com/~wfw/dnld.html       Plans and instructional texts for building placer gold equipment

http://www.nordnet.fr/lewarde/iconographiegb.html      This extraordinarily large collection of films, photographs and tapes constitutes a valuable record of all aspects of the history of the coal mines and the coal mining district from the end of the 19th Century right up to the closure of the last pit in 1990.

http://www.ncgold.com/goldrushtown/glossary.html       Gold Rush glossary, a Nevada City Elementary school Cyberfair, much mining information, especially good glossary

http://www.ccsd.net/schools/McCaw/index.html       The McCaw School of Mines is an introduction to mining for elementary school students. It is the only mine in the country attached to a school. Though described as a museum the McCaw School of Mines is actually more of a hands on experience. Website of the actual mine

http://www.goldinstitute.org       All about Gold from the enviromental impact of gold mining to the oxidation process and goldmilling

http://www.vcnevada.com/vc03000.htm        History of Virginia City, Nevada and the Comstock Lode

http://sierrapacific.com/aboutspr/history.html        Sierra Pacific Power company short history of itself

http://www.state.nv.us        Nevada home page

http://www.leg.state.nv.us/General/FACTS.cfm         Facts about Nevada


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