Las Vegas Sun

March 28, 2024

Teachers listen to Barrick's Tim Buchanan at the new Bullfrog Mine near Beatty during the 25th Annual Southern Nevada Earth Science Education Workshop Wednesday, April 16, 2014. The gold and silver mine was in operation from 1988 to 1999. The tour also included a trip the ghost town of Rhyolite. Teachers spent the first day of the workshop focused on classroom activities related to rocks and minerals.

STEVE MARCUS

Teachers listen to Barrick's Tim Buchanan at the new Bullfrog Mine near Beatty during the 25th Annual Southern Nevada Earth Science Education Workshop Wednesday, April 16, 2014. The gold and silver mine was in operation from 1988 to 1999. The tour also included a trip the ghost town of Rhyolite. Teachers spent the first day of the workshop focused on classroom activities related to rocks and minerals.