Great Basin Rendezvous

The NMEC Great Basin Rendezvous (GBR) is held in mid September each year

The GBR is a chance for the NMEC geologists, drillers, consultants and their families to gather for activities and camping in a beautiful setting and enjoy the Nevada outdoors.

Typically the event alternates between two locations.  One is Camp Lamoille in the beautiful, glaciated Ruby Mountains metamorphic core complex near Elko, Nevada. The second is the Wilson family’s Royal Peacock Opal Mine in the Virgin Valley Northern Nevada.

Camp Lamoille reopened in 2023 after a fire.  It has open-air pavilion with ten tables a newly remodeled restroom/shower house with ADA-accessible toilets, plenty of camping areas for tents and there are 14 RV spaces with power and water hookups.  The Royal Peacock mine has dry camping facilities for tents or small trailers, as well several RV spaces with power hookup.  There are bathroom and shower facilities. GBR participants get a discount to dig on fresh cut mine faces or sift through tailings for opals.

Typically each year there are field trips, hikes, lots of food, and a live band to entertain on one night. Typically thanks to sponsorship much of the major dinners and breakfast are sponsored as well as 8-10 students get free event access

Registration typically starts in July each year, when registration is open click here to register for the event.

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TO HELP SPONSOR THE GREAT BASIN RENDEZVOUS, click here

For further sponsorship information contact Catherine Lee  (clee@westlandresources.com) or JoAnn Newbury (jnewbury.consulting@yahoo.com)

For further information on the Great Basin Rendezvous contact Warren Thompson at (wfthompson@frontiernet.net)

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