Global economies ebb and flow like the tide, but Nevada hasn't lost any of its luster as one of the world's premier places to mine for gold.The mining boom that has powered northeastern Nevada's economy since the late 2000s is as strong as ever, says Chuck Jeannes, president and chief executive officer of Vancouver-based Goldcorp.Jeannes, a graduate of Reno High School and the University of Nevada, Reno, and a longtime Reno resident, now heads up the largest mining company in Canada and Mexico.Goldcorp's interests in Nevada are puny compared to the state's largest mining companies Barrick Gold Corp. and Newmont …