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Round Mountain Gold Mine near Round Mountain, Nevada - Photo by Jason Henderson Photography

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May 2009

May 14
Thursday

SOUTHERN NEVADA CHAPTER
Barbeque meeting to “kick off the summer”.

Time: 5:30
Location: Sunset Park, Las Vegas

For more information and reservations contact Josh Bonde at (702) 468-2500.

 

May 15
Friday

GSN MEMBERSHIP MEETING (Every 3rd Friday of the month)
The monthly meeting will be held at the Reno Elks Lodge, 597 Kumle Lane, Reno, NV. Drinks at 6:00 PM , dinner at 7:00 PM, and talk at 8:00 PM. Sponsor for the evening will be CGS, Inc. Speaker for the evening will be Paul Spielman, Ormat Technologies Inc. and David Fitch, Consulting Geologist. Their talk will be titled “Geology, Gold, Magma and Drilling Challenges, Puna Geothermal Venture, Hawaii”. Dinner reservations must be made by 1:00 PM Wednesday, May 13th. Contact Kathy Sestanovich at (775) 323-3500 or e-mail gsn@gsnv.org for reservations.

 

May 18
Monday

MapInfo User's Group Meeting

Time: 6:30 – 8:30
Location: South Meadows Library

Topic: Keith Fowlow (Kinross Gold) will present the basics of making scaled maps for plotting using MapInfo. In addition, Keith will demonstrate the capabilities of MapInfo Discover Mobile using a handheld PDA.  This will be an open forum, so please come prepared with questions and/or advice. Questions? Contact Keith at keith.fowlow@kinross.com.

GeoGRAFX GIS Services
540 W. Prince Rd, Bldg B
Tucson, AZ 85705
phone: 520 744-4457 fax: 520 744-3066
http://www.midugnv.com

 

May 21
Thursday

ELKO CHAPTER (Every 3rd Thursday of the month)
The monthly meeting will be held at the Western Folk Life Center, 501 Railroad Street. Refreshments at 6:00 PM, talk at 7:00 PM. Sponsor for the evening to be announced. Speaker for the evening will be Dhiren Patel. His talk will be titled “Leeville Mine: Challenge and Opportunity” For more information contact Moira Smith at (775) 777-2900.

 

June 2009 Meetings

June 27
Saturday

GSN Annual Golf Tournament 2009 (Lakeridge Golf Course)
Hosted by Inspectorate America Corporation.
Saturday, June 27 th . Tee time will commence at 1:00 p.m. with a “Shotgun Start” at Lakeridge Golf Course.  The tournament is restricted to the first 100 people to enter, so sign up early! Deadline for reservations is Friday, June 19 th . You may call Kathy at the GSN office (775) 323-3500, fax (775) 323-3599, or e-mail gsn@gsnv.org to sign up individually, or as a foursome. A fee of $35.00 per head that will include golf, dinner, and two drink coupons and $5.00 per head for those not golfing will be charged.  Mulligan's may be purchased at 4/$20.00 with a limit of four per person.  Dinner will follow the tournament and raffle tickets for prizes will be sold at 5/$20.00 or $5.00 each. All proceeds raised are to benefit the GSN Foundation.  Please join us for a great time and we thank you in advance for supporting the GSN Foundation.

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Our Mission:

The Geological Society of Nevada (GSN) is a non-profit scientific society whose principal mission is to promote the advancement of the geological sciences, especially as they relate to Nevada. The Society encourages the dissemination of scientific and practical knowledge through semiformal presentations, field trips and symposia as well as by publishing the literature resulting from these activities.

The Society has developed a secondary mission, through the GSN Foundation, of funding a number of earth science related charitable programs, including grants for K-12 field trips, university scholarships and grants for geological mapping.

 

Contact Information

Geological Society of Nevada
P.O. Box 13375
Reno, NV 89507 USA
Phone (775) 323-3500 • Fax (775) 323-3599

Kathy Sestanovich, Office Manager

Offices are located on the University of Nevada, Reno Campus
Laxalt Mineral Research Center, Room 266
Office hours:   8:00 am - 3:00 pm,  Monday through Friday

 

Meeting Schedules:

Reno: Every third Friday of the month from September through May:

6:00 PM - Social
7:00 PM - Dinner
8:00 PM - Speaker


Elks Lodge
597 Kumle Lane
Reno, NV
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Elko: Every third Thursday of the month:

6:00 PM - Social
7:00 PM - Dinner
8:00 PM - Speaker

Summer: BBQ @
Little Creek Gallery
516 Commercial St.
Elko, NV

Winter:
Western Folklife Ctr
501 Railroad St.
Elko, NV

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Southern Nevada: The last Thursday of the month:

6:00 PM - Social
7:00 PM - Speaker


UNLV
Lily Fong Geoscience Building, Room 105
Las Vegas, NV
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Winnemucca: Every second Wednesday of the month:

6:30 PM - Social
7:00 PM - Speaker

Martin Hotel
94 W Railroad St.
Winnemucca, NV

 

 


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