NEVADA EARTH SCIENCE EDUCATION PROGRAMS NATIONAL SCIENCE TEACHERS ASSOCIATION CONFERENCE

1. NEVADA EARTH SCIENCE EDUCATION PROGRAMS NATIONAL SCIENCE TEACHERS ASSOCIATION CONFERENCE Reno/Sparks Convention Center, Reno, Nevada OCTOBER 23, 2015 Bill Durbin, Chief, Southern Nevada OperationsNevada Division of Minerals2030 E. Flamingo Rd. Suite 220Las Vegas, NV 89119minerals.nv.govbdurbin@minerals.nv.gov702/486-4343

2. NEVADA DIVISION OF MINERALS (NDOM) MISSION STATEMENT To encourage and assist in the responsible exploration for and the production of minerals, oil, gas, and geothermal energy which are economically beneficial to the State.

3. NDOM - WHO WE ARE • State of Nevada Agency under the Commission on Mineral Resources (CMR) • CMR is a 7-member commission appointed by the Governor representing the solid minerals, fluid minerals and geothermal industries and the general public • Offices in Carson City (8 staff) and Las Vegas (3 staff) • Annual budget of $2,000,000 • No general fund money in budget, all revenue from fees paid by the solid and fluid minerals industry and geothermal operations

4. WHAT WE DO • Industry Relations and Government Affairs • Abandoned Mine Lands Public Safety Program • Minerals/Earth Science Education and Public Outreach • Oil, Gas, and Geothermal Program Management and Regulation • Mines Registry (production and exploration data on mining, oil and gas, and geothermal) • State Reclamation Bond Pool

5. EDUCATION AND PUBLIC OUTREACH • NDOM PARTNERS WITH THE NEVADA MINING ASSOCIATION TO CONDUCT TWO ANNUAL EARTH SCIENCE EDUCATION WORKSHOPS FOR TEACHERS – ONE IN LAS VEGAS (SPRING BREAK), ONE IN RENO (SUMMER) • 6 STAFF MEMBERS ON THE NEVADA MINING ASSOCIATION EDUCATION COMMITTEE • WORK WITH TEACHERS AND EDUCATION COMMITTEE STAFF TO ENSURE HANDS-ON ACTIVITIES DEVELOPED AND PRESENTED ARE ALIGNED TO CURRENT CURRICULUM STANDARDS • NDOM STAFF IN CARSON CITY AND LAS VEGAS DO NUMEROUS CLASSROOM PRESENTATIONS AND HANDS-ON ACTIVITY SESSIONS ACROSS THE STATE OF NEVADA FOR STUDENTS IN GRADES K-12 EVERY YEAR (71 completed to-date in Calendar Year 2015) • PRESENTATIONS MADE AT PUBLIC VENUES – GEOLOGICAL AND ENGINEERING SOCIETIES, ROTARY, KIWANIS, GOLD PROSPECTOR CLUBS, GEM AND MINERAL SOCIETIES, OUTDOOR RECREATION EVENTS

6. EARTH SCIENCE EDUCATION WORKSHOPSNORTHERN NEVADA (31 YEARS) – SOUTHERN NEVADA (26 YEARS) CLASSROOM ACTIVITY SESSIONS FIELD TRIPS/MINE TOURS

7. CLASSROOM PRESENTATIONS EXAMPLES OF TOPICS: MINERAL AND ROCK IDENTIFICATION NEVADA MINING HISTORY MODERN MINING, MILLING AND RECLAMATION ANIMAL, VEGETABLE OR MINERAL: MINERALS AND ROCKS AS RAW MATERIALS EARTHQUAKE SAFETY HANDS-ON ACTIVITIES CAREERS IN THE MINING INDUSRY ABANDONED MINE PUBLIC SAFETY

8. PUBLIC VENUES

9. NDOM CONTACTS FOR NEVADA SCHOOL PRESENTATIONS • CARSON CITY OFFICE • ROB GHIGLIERI – (775) 684-7048 - rghiglieri@minerals.nv.gov • LUCIA PATTERSON – (775) 684-7053 – lmpatterson@minerals.nv.gov • NICK POTTER – (775) 684-7046 – nrpotter@minerals.nv.gov • LAS VEGAS OFFICE • BILL DURBIN – (702) 486-4344 – bdurbin@minerals.nv.gov • DEBBIE SELIG – (702) 486-4343 – ndomlv@minerals.nv.gov • GARRETT WAKE – (702) 486-3915 – gwake@minerals.nv.gov

10. FOR MORE INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT THE NEVADA DIVISION OF MINERALS AND VISIT OUR WEBSITEminerals.nv.gov CARSON CITY OFFICE 400 W. KING ST. SUITE 106 CARSON CITY, NV 89703 (775) 684-7040 (main) (775) 684-7052 (fax) LAS VEGAS OFFICE 2030 E. FLAMINGO RD. SUITE 220 LAS VEGAS, NV 89119 (702) 486-4343 (main) (702) 486-4345 (fax)

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