Las Vegas is not a part of the North American manufacturing core, as is true for all of the cities on the west side of the United States. One of the main topics in this chapter is minerals, and even though Vegas does not look like the most mineral rich city it does have a couple of active mines. The first mine is one that produces 2 million tons of limestone a year, and the second mine produces gypsum at a rate of 1,148,642 tons per year. Limestone is primarily used in the construction industry, which due to the increase in population over the past couple of years in Vegas, definitely comes in handy. The company that owns the mine in Las Vegas extracts the limestone and uses it to produce materials that are used to create buildings. Gypsum is used as a strengthening agent, especially when mixing concrete and materials used to make wall boards. Vegas may not be a part of the North American manufacturing core, but they could be referred to as the tourism core of Nevada.
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