Eureka County News

On July 23, 1952, U.S. Senator George Malone of Nevada announced formation of a committee, chaired by former state engineer Alfred Merritt Smith, to work for installation of the world's first atomic power plant to be located at Ruby Hill in Eureka County.

In a sharp rebuke, Nevada's 17 elected county assessors Thursday refused a request by the state Board of Equalization to appear before a board hearing on Dec.

Miranda Gold Corp. has staked 122 unpatented lode claims in the Roberts Mountains in Eureka County, Nevada approximately 26 mi northwest of the town of Eureka.

Two of the three core holes at Ice will provide high quality samples for: verification of historic drill assay results near KR-001, a reverse-circulation drill hole with 95 ft of 0.117 oz Au/t from 20 to 115 ft ; and direct observation of alteration, structure and lithologic patterns in the gold-bearing host rocks.

Miranda Gold Corp. announces that its exploration funding partner Montezuma Mines Inc.

A Nye County commissioner has appealed a U.S. Forest Service decision to close motorized access to national forest roads not included on maps under a new travel management plan for the Austin-Tonopah area in north central Nevada.

Eureka County Commissioners plan to seek intervenor status on a Western Watersheds Project lawsuit over permits for public land use in the West, and Western Watersheds Executive Director Jon Marvel said Tuesday the "case will take six to eight months or perhaps more to litigate." [ News Source ] Posted in Environmental lawsuit

Newmont Mining Corp. says a veteran employee was killed in an accident at a northern Nevada gold mine.

Newmont Mining Corp. says a veteran employee was killed in an accident at a northern Nevada gold mine.

Was there a tornado in Eureka County on Tuesday? This photo supports the possibility.

Over the last year Nevadans have been inundated with talks of budget cuts and tax increases.

Submitted Story Four Lyon County students have been listed among some 24 Northern Nevada high school seniors to receive John Ascuaga's Nugget Scholraship awards.

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission says eight petitioners and 299 challenges will be heard during upcoming hearings on the Energy Department's application to open and operate a national nuclear waste dump in Nevada.

Nevada will spend far more per pupil during the 2008-09 school year than citizens have been led to believe, an education policy analyst with the Nevada Policy Research Institute finds.