Mountain Strat

Toiyabe: a native American word meaning mountain. The Toiyabe range is the most majestic mountain range near the center of the Great Basin


The Toiyabe Mining Association Cooperative assists individuals to stake mining claims on locatable minerals discovered by Cedar Strat in the Great Basin of western Utah and Nevada


See www.cedarstrat.com www.cedarstrat.com for information on Great Basin shales

Maps and Data

Geologic Map Great Basin

See samples from the only comprehensive and coherent geologic survey of the Nevada and the Great Basin. Nevada is the only state without its own geologic survey.

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  • Great Basin Shale

    The Great Basin has 40,000 ft. of paleozoic rock in which numerous types of shale are stacked

  • TOC Analyses

    There is enough organic material in the Great Basin for trillions of barrels of oil

  • XRF Analyses

    We have analyzed 1000 of the samples with XRF analyzers in 2021 and 896 of them in 2011.

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Dr. Alan Chamberlain (NAPE video)

With 40 years of experience, Dr.Chamberlain has uncovered a huge opportunity in the Great Basin

Maps and Data

Geologic Map Great Basin

See samples from the only comprehensive and coherent geologic survey of the Nevada and the Great Basin. Nevada is the only state without its own geologic survey.

Featured MapsSee more

  • Great Basin Shale

    The Great Basin has 40,000 ft. of paleozoic rock in which numerous types of shale are stacked

  • TOC Analyses

    There is enough organic material in the Great Basin for trillions of barrels of oil

  • XRF Analyses

    We have analyzed 1000 of the samples with XRF analyzers in 2021 and 896 of them in 2011.

See samples from the only comprehensive and coherent geologic survey of the Nevada and the Great Basin. Nevada is the only state without its own geologic survey.