Dr. Simon Jowitt
@thejow.bsky.social
Economic geologist, Nevada State Geologist and Director of the Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology @unevadareno, formerly @UNLVGeoscience @MonashEAE, @GeologyLeics, @CambSchMines, @GeosciencesEd. Views are my own. From Shipley, WYorks, and a BCAFC fan.
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Dr. Simon Jowitt
@thejow.bsky.social
· Nov 13
Still one of my favourite rock labels. From Rhyolite, Nevada.
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…
October 13, 2025 at 1:13 PM
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 😆 🎂 🥳
August 21, 2025 at 9:25 AM
Another day at the grindstone ahead 😆 🎂 🥳
Not only is today Yorkshire Day but it is also apparently International Beer Day. What a Friday!
August 1, 2025 at 2:19 PM
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?
July 30, 2025 at 10:04 PM
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…
July 30, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Some rather impressive bridgework…
Hello Edinburgh… it’s been a while.
July 17, 2025 at 9:34 AM
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.
nevadacurrent.com
July 13, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Nice to be quoted in this article on challenges over lithium mine development in the Silver State: nevadacurrent.com/2025/07/11/n...
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Age verification? Still waiting for my copper ingots.
July 11, 2025 at 9:46 AM
Age verification? Still waiting for my copper ingots.
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.
www.reviewjournal.com
July 8, 2025 at 1:40 AM
Is Nevada the gold rather than silver state? Perhaps… www.reviewjournal.com/business/is-...
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.
www.bbc.com
July 3, 2025 at 6:38 PM
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...
Gave a pint or so today… or nearly an armful as Tony Hancock might have put it.
July 3, 2025 at 1:21 AM
Gave a pint or so today… or nearly an armful as Tony Hancock might have put it.
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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.
June 30, 2025 at 3:56 PM
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...
www.kunr.org
June 30, 2025 at 2:03 AM
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…
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
www.nytimes.com
June 20, 2025 at 3:12 PM
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...
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...
Significant Increase in Excess Deaths after Repeated COVID-19 Vaccination in Japan | JMA Journal
www.jmaj.jp
June 18, 2025 at 5:50 AM
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!
June 13, 2025 at 11:33 AM
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!
Reposted by Dr. Simon Jowitt
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.
“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.
June 13, 2025 at 10:09 AM
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.
“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…
June 11, 2025 at 11:47 PM
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
www.rgj.com
June 8, 2025 at 2:28 AM
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...
New geyser activity in Nevada; good to see the Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology keeping the piblic informed about this geothermal activity. www.2news.com/news/too-dan...
Too dangerous to visit: 30-foot boiling water ‘geyser’ erupts in South Reno
Geologists don't know why it's erupting, or how long it will last, but they're cautioning the community to stay away from the boiling hot water.
www.2news.com
June 6, 2025 at 9:14 PM
New geyser activity in Nevada; good to see the Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology keeping the piblic informed about this geothermal activity. www.2news.com/news/too-dan...
Last day in the office for a short while before heading to Baton Rouge and humidity tomorrow…
May 30, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Last day in the office for a short while before heading to Baton Rouge and humidity tomorrow…
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It blew up. The last sentence means the Trump admin has lifted all restrictions.
May 28, 2025 at 1:11 AM
It blew up. The last sentence means the Trump admin has lifted all restrictions.
Good overview of mining and exploration activity in Nevada in Engineering & Mining Journal: www.e-mj.com/flipbooks/ma...
May 2025 - E & MJ
www.e-mj.com
May 16, 2025 at 1:03 PM
Good overview of mining and exploration activity in Nevada in Engineering & Mining Journal: www.e-mj.com/flipbooks/ma...
Reposted by Dr. Simon Jowitt
I’m wasting my life
WHITE HOUSE: 80% WAS A NUMBER TRUMP THREW OUT THERE
May 9, 2025 at 5:52 PM
I’m wasting my life
Not a bad memento from giving a talk to the Arizona Geological Society a couple of days ago…
May 10, 2025 at 1:29 AM
Not a bad memento from giving a talk to the Arizona Geological Society a couple of days ago…