Mining activity in Nevada, 1851-1995

This report describes a Microsoft PowerPoint digital movie package that displays patterns of Nevada mineral activity from 1851 to 1995 and historical factors that influenced these patterns. The digital package consists of a full length educational movie with text and two short animations showing the evolving patterns of significant Nevada mineral deposits and mining districts over selected decades. The movie was created from images that were exported from a geographic information system (GIS), Environmental Systems Research Institute (ESRI) ArcView 3.2.