Got the chance to discuss the opportunities and challenges in the Nevada lithium sector with the Nevada Independent recently in an article that was published yesterday; more here: thenevadaindependent.com/article/neva...

Nevada lithium mines forge ahead despite inflation, policy and legal headwinds - The Nevada Independent

Mining developers say Nevada will have three operating lithium mines by 2030, despite cost increases from federal tariffs, the conflict in Iran and other federal initiatives that are challenging the i...

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For more on the Öland stone fossil assemblages, including these rather spectacular orthoceras belemenites, see here (and other sources): www.lansstyrelsen.se/download/18....

Dr. Simon Jowitt@thejow.bsky.social · 3mo ago

If you are a paleontologist who happens to be passing through Stockholm Arlanda airport, make sure you look down at the flooring…

If you are a paleontologist who happens to be passing through Stockholm Arlanda airport, make sure you look down at the flooring…

Did this this week, was an interesting experience…

Honestly wtaf does this mean

FinTwitter@fintwitter.bsky.social · 5mo ago

TREASURY EXPECTED TO ANNOUNCE MEASURE AS SOON AS THURSDAY TO COMBAT RISING ENERGY PRICES THAT INCLUDES USING OIL FUTURES MARKET - SENIOR WHITE HOUSE OFFICAL

Oh puh-leez

CNN@cnn.com · 5mo ago

President Donald Trump unveiled a voluntary pledge with major tech companies that the administration said will protect consumers from rising electricity costs spurred by artificial intelligence development. https://cnn.it/406PDix

This is great for UNR but being able to donate land after your death to fund economic geology at a university is seriously badass (and I wish I were successful enough so I could do the same)

Dr. Simon Jowitt@thejow.bsky.social · 7mo ago

Excellent boost for economic geology at the University of Nevada Reno… www.unr.edu/nevada-today...

Excellent boost for economic geology at the University of Nevada Reno… www.unr.edu/nevada-today...

Gift of land will support economic geology program

Over 6,000 acres of land were gifted to the CREG program to establish an endowment. The gift came from the families of an alumnus and his business partner.

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Some wildlife on the first walk of 2026…

Positive affirmation is always welcome, even if it is from spam email. The fact they believe I’m doing wonderfully works for me.

Nice to have the opportunity to contribute to this Vox piece on lithium and the challenges and opportunities in the sector for Nevada: www.youtube.com/watch?v=bYzm...

The "white gold rush"

YouTube video by Vox

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Just gone past 7,000 citations according to Google Scholar. Not bad given my first was apparently in 2012, and good to know my work is being read and used…

Another day at the grindstone ahead 😆 🎂 🥳

Not only is today Yorkshire Day but it is also apparently International Beer Day. What a Friday!

Not sure how AGU can get away with charging $70 an abstract and then have a very problematic submission system. Yes, it is busy but who doesn’t wait until the last minute to submit?

Some rather impressive bridgework…

Hello Edinburgh… it’s been a while.

Nice to be quoted in this article on challenges over lithium mine development in the Silver State: nevadacurrent.com/2025/07/11/n...

Nevada mine delayed amid lithium price plunge • Nevada Current

A proposed lithium-boron mine in Nevada has been delayed for a second time amid a lithium price crash caused by softer electric vehicle demand and an oversupply of the battery metal globally.

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Age verification? Still waiting for my copper ingots.

Count Mysterioso@mysteriosox.bsky.social · last yr.

Age verification? My parents' parties:

Is Nevada the gold rather than silver state? Perhaps… www.reviewjournal.com/business/is-...

Is Nevada really the gold state?

If Nevada was a country, it would be the fifth largest gold producer in the world, behind China, Russia, Australia and Canada.

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Well, there’s another $3 trillion added to the U.S. national debt to continue the record of Republican leadership moving the deficit in the wrong direction… www.bbc.com/news/article...

Fact-checking three key claims about Trump's mega-bill

Trump insists that the new bill will save the US billions, but it has been criticised by his old ally Elon Musk.

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Gave a pint or so today… or nearly an armful as Tony Hancock might have put it.

I see Wimbledon have replaced line judges with robots, yet they still ignore my suggestion to replace all the ball boys and ball girls with a single Jack Russell terrier.

More commentary on the funding situation where cuts would negatively impact exactly the work the federal government wants to do in mineral exploration and mining to support national, economic and energy security: www.kunr.org/local-storie... - precompetitive data is crucial…

Federal cuts could put state geological surveys on shaky ground in the Mountain West

The Trump administration’s proposed budget bill would cut funding to the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) by nearly 40%, including grants to universities. That could affect funding relied on by survey of...

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Nice to get to talk to the New York Times @nytimes.com about funding challenges around publicly available precompetitive geoscience data acquisitions and geological mapping right when these data are more vital than ever for national and economic security: www.nytimes.com/2025/06/20/c...

There Might Not Be a Map for That: Budget Cuts Threaten Geological Surveys

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This journal “paper” seems to be doing the rounds but if you actually read it, it is very much an op-ed rather than anything focused on science. Any scientific papers with quotes in like these should ring alarm bells and some of the references seem a little worrying too… www.jmaj.jp/detail.php?i...

One nice thing about flying out of Reno airport is the artwork by the check in desks, which incorporates geological maps of Nevada. Next stop (after two layovers!), Potsdam, Germany!

Meanwhile in Turkmenistan, they’ve let President Serdar Berdimuhamedov out for his annual school trip to the middle of a field. “But I stood in a field last year!” he complains. “Shut up and stand in the field or no chippy tea tonight”, says his dad.

Not every day you come across rather nice stibnite crystals like these. There’s antimony in them thar hills…

So more money for athletics to the detriment of everything else? Will be watching to see how this pans out. Athletes should have fair payment, but will this drive to try and be competitive mean the rest of the university suffers? www.rgj.com/story/sports...

Rempe releases statement that Nevada athletics will opt in to the House settlement

Rempe releases statement that Nevada athletics will opt in to the House settlement; Judge approved settlement Friday night

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