COMMISSION ON MINERAL RESOURCES NEVADA DIVISION OF MINERALS Nevada Assembly Committee on Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Mining March 3, 2011 Alan R. Coyner, Administrator Nevada Division of Minerals 400 W. King Street #106 Carson City, NV 89703 minerals.state.nv.us [email protected] 775/684-7047 MISSION MISSION The mission of the Division of The mission of the Division of Minerals is to administer Minerals is to administer programs and activities to programs and activities to promote, advance, and protect promote, advance, and protect mining and the development and mining and the development and production of petroleum and production of petroleum and geothermal resources in Nevada. geothermal resources in Nevada. WHO WE ARE WHO WE ARE State Agency and part of the Commission State Agency and part of the Commission on Mineral Resources (CMR) on Mineral Resources (CMR) CMR is 7 members appointed by the CMR is 7 members appointed by the Governor from the minerals industry Governor from the minerals industry Offices in Carson City (8 employees) and Offices in Carson City (8 employees) and Las Vegas (2 employees) Las Vegas (2 employees) Annual budget of $2,100,000 Annual budget of $2,100,000 No general fund money in budget, all No general fund money in budget, all revenue from fees on minerals industry revenue from fees on minerals industry WHAT WE DO WHAT WE DO Industry Relations and Government Affairs Industry Relations and Government Affairs Abandoned Mine Lands Program Abandoned Mine Lands Program Oil, Gas, and Geothermal Program Oil, Gas, and Geothermal Program Minerals Education, including the Nevada Minerals Education, including the Nevada Earth Science Teacher Earth Science Teacher ’ ’ s Workshops s Workshops Mines Registry (production and exploration Mines Registry (production and exploration data on mining, oil and gas, and geothermal) data on mining, oil and gas, and geothermal) State Reclamation Bond Pool State Reclamation Bond Pool ABANDONED MINE LANDS ABANDONED MINE LANDS “ “ STAY OUT AND STAY ALIVE STAY OUT AND STAY ALIVE ” ” 15,227 discovered 10,968 secured thru 2010 Minimum standard for securing – T-post and 4-strand barbed wire fence with warning sign 2010 SUMMER INTERN PROGRAM 2010 SUMMER INTERN PROGRAM Eight UNR Eight UNR - - Mackay students investigated 2,123 abandoned mine Mackay students investigated 2,123 abandoned mine features in 14 counties, logged 305 hazards and secured 243 features in 14 counties, logged 305 hazards and secured 243
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COMMISSION ON MINERAL RESOURCES NEVADA DIVISION OF MINERALS
Nevada Assembly Committee on Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Mining
March 3, 2011
Alan R. Coyner, Administrator Nevada Division of Minerals
400 W. King Street #106 Carson City, NV 89703
775/684-7047
MISSIONMISSION
The mission of the Division of The mission of the Division of Minerals is to administer Minerals is to administer programs and activities to programs and activities to promote, advance, and protect promote, advance, and protect mining and the development and mining and the development and production of petroleum and production of petroleum and geothermal resources in Nevada.geothermal resources in Nevada.
WHO WE AREWHO WE ARE
�� State Agency and part of the Commission State Agency and part of the Commission on Mineral Resources (CMR)on Mineral Resources (CMR)
�� CMR is 7 members appointed by the CMR is 7 members appointed by the Governor from the minerals industryGovernor from the minerals industry
�� Offices in Carson City (8 employees) and Offices in Carson City (8 employees) and Las Vegas (2 employees)Las Vegas (2 employees)
�� Annual budget of $2,100,000Annual budget of $2,100,000�� No general fund money in budget, all No general fund money in budget, all
revenue from fees on minerals industryrevenue from fees on minerals industry
WHAT WE DOWHAT WE DO
�� Industry Relations and Government AffairsIndustry Relations and Government Affairs�� Abandoned Mine Lands ProgramAbandoned Mine Lands Program�� Oil, Gas, and Geothermal ProgramOil, Gas, and Geothermal Program�� Minerals Education, including the Nevada Minerals Education, including the Nevada
Earth Science TeacherEarth Science Teacher’’s Workshopss Workshops�� Mines Registry (production and exploration Mines Registry (production and exploration
data on mining, oil and gas, and geothermal)data on mining, oil and gas, and geothermal)�� State Reclamation Bond PoolState Reclamation Bond Pool
ABANDONED MINE LANDSABANDONED MINE LANDS““STAY OUT AND STAY ALIVESTAY OUT AND STAY ALIVE””
15,227 discovered10,968 secured thru 2010
Minimum standard for securing – T-post and 4-strand barbed wire fence with warning sign
2010 SUMMER INTERN PROGRAM2010 SUMMER INTERN PROGRAMEight UNREight UNR--Mackay students investigated 2,123 abandoned mine Mackay students investigated 2,123 abandoned mine
features in 14 counties, logged 305 hazards and secured 243features in 14 counties, logged 305 hazards and secured 243
dkeirstead
New Stamp
EAGLE SCOUT SECURING PROJECTS
117 projects since 1992 resulting in 581 securings
AML BAT GATE PROJECTSBEFORE AFTER
AML BACKFILL PROJECTAML BACKFILL PROJECT
740BACKFILLSSINCE 2000
PUBLIC AWARENESS CAMPAIGNPUBLIC AWARENESS CAMPAIGN
Brochures, bumper stickers, notebooks, magnets, stickers, pencils, coffee mugs, and
SQUEEZE BATS!
Commission on Mineral Resources and Division of Minerals Commission on Mineral Resources and Division of Minerals Cooperative AML Project with 4Cooperative AML Project with 4thth Ward School in Virginia CityWard School in Virginia City
Stay Out and Stay Alive Hologram Exhibit(only hologram museum exhibit in Nevada)
MINERALS EDUCATIONMINERALS EDUCATION
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NEVADA NATURALNEVADA NATURAL RESOURCES INFORMATIONRESOURCES INFORMATION
• Major Mines of Nevada – NDOM– http://minerals.state.nv.us
• The Nevada Mineral Industry – NBMG– www.nbmg.unr.edu
• Economic Overview of the Nevada Mining Industry – NvMA– www.nevadamining.org
UPDATE ON PRODUCTION AND UPDATE ON PRODUCTION AND EXPLORATION ACTIVITY IN NEVADAEXPLORATION ACTIVITY IN NEVADA
Jonathan G. Price1, Alan R. Coyner2,John Muntean1, and Doug Driesner2
1Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology(www.nbmg.unr.edu)
2Nevada Division of Minerals (minerals.state.nv.us)
The 2009 total was $5.8 billiondown from $6.4 billion in 2008
NEVADA MINERALNEVADA MINERALAND ENERGY PRODUCTIONAND ENERGY PRODUCTION 23 major gold operations
(8 not on the Carlin trend with production
>100,000 ounces in 2009)
NEVADA PETROLEUMNEVADA PETROLEUM
Price
Production
PETROLEUM EXPLORATIONPETROLEUM EXPLORATION
2006 2007 2008 2009 2010Wells permitted 7 14 12 3 4Wells drilled 6 7 7 4 2
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“Nevada is the Saudi Arabia of Geothermal Energy” – Senator Harry Reid NEVADA GEOTHERMAL ENERGYPrice
Production
Production was 1.7 million MWH Production was 1.7 million MWH in 2009, second only to CAin 2009, second only to CA
Location Plant Name Operator Nameplate Capacity (MW)Beowawe Beowawe Terra-Gen 17Blue Mountain Faulkner 1 Nevada Geothermal 49.5Brady Brady Hot Springs Ormat Nevada, Inc 26.1Desert Peak Desert Peak Ormat Nevada, Inc 23Dixie Valley Dixie Valley Terra-Gen 64.7Empire Empire US Geothermal Power 4.8Jersey Valley Jersey Valley Ormat Nevada, Inc 23.5Salt Wells Salt Wells Enel North America 23.6Soda Lake (2) Soda Lake 1 Magma Energy Corp 5.1
Soda Lake 2 Magma Energy Corp 21Steamboat SBIA Ormat Nevada, Inc 2.4Complex (7) SBII Ormat Nevada, Inc 23.6
SBIII Ormat Nevada, Inc 23.6Steamboat Hills Ormat Nevada, Inc 20.1Galena 1 Ormat Nevada, Inc 30Galena II Ormat Nevada, Inc 13.5Galena III Ormat Nevada, Inc 30
Stillwater Stillwater II Enel North America 47.2
Wabuska (2) Wabuska I & llHomestretch Geothermal 2.4
TOTALS 11 20 451.1* Nameplate capacity is a manufacturers specification and does not necessarily reflect the resource capability. 1MW powers ~300 homes.
2010 GEOTHERMAL PRODUCERS2010 GEOTHERMAL PRODUCERS POWER PRODUCTION WELLS
GEOTHERMAL EXPLORATIONGEOTHERMAL EXPLORATION
2006 2007 2008 2009 2010Wells permitted 45 59 116 195 119Wells drilled 13 36 47 71 72
BLM GEOTHERMAL LEASESBLM GEOTHERMAL LEASES
1,173,382 acres and 552 leases cumulative through 2010
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Geothermal Power Plants, BLMLeases, and Primary Prospects NBMG
OFR 09-10
’49ers = 29 M oz Au
Goldfield (NV), Black Hills (SD), Cripple Creek (CO), porphyry Cu (AZ &UT) = 95 M oz Au
1981-2009Total U.S. = 224 M oz Au
Nevada deposits = 157 M oz Au
GOLD PRODUCTION 1835GOLD PRODUCTION 1835--20092009 NEVADA GOLDNEVADA GOLD
Nevada produced 75% of the US and 7% of the world production in 2009
China has been the #1 gold producing country since 2007
WORLD GOLD WORLD GOLD PRODUCTIONPRODUCTION NEVADA SILVERNEVADA SILVER
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NEVADA MINING FINANCIAL ASSURANCE
(in millions)2003 2005 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011
Bonds $272 $248 $210.6 $214.0 $328.2 $393.0 $998.9
Letters of Credit
$254 $412.7 $618.1 $654.5 $629.9 $413.4
CD / Cash $4 $4.7 $9.3 $3.9 $6.1 $7.0
CorpGuarantee
$271 $204 $187.3 $182.0 $179.7 $183.7 $183.0
USFS $14 $10 $12.3 $12.5 $13.5 $13.3 $13.3
Bond Pool $1 $1 $2.3 $2.7 $2.2 $2.2 $2.2
Total $558 $721 $829.9 $1,038.6 $1,182.0 $1,228.2 $1,617.8
NOTE: Data from the Nevada Division of Environmental Protection
ACTIVE CLAIMS & GOLD PRICES ACTIVE CLAIMS & GOLD PRICES 19821982--20092009
NOTE: Claim data from the BLM Public Land Statistics
NOTICE OF INTENT TO HOLDNOTICE OF INTENT TO HOLDCLAIM FILINGS AND GOLD PRICESCLAIM FILINGS AND GOLD PRICES
20032003--20102010
NOTE: Claim filings data from the Nevada Division of Minerals
Nevada is a major natural Nevada is a major natural resource producer and has resource producer and has
significant mineral and significant mineral and energy resources that can energy resources that can provide strong economic provide strong economic
development into the futuredevelopment into the future
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Alan R. Coyner
Nevada Division of Minerals
400 W. King St. #106
Carson City, NV 89703
775/684-7047
minerals.state.nv.us
Gold, Round Mountain Opal, Virgin Valley
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