Gold mining in Nevada, a state of the United States, is a major industry, and one of the largest sources of gold in the world. Nevada currently produces 82% of all the gold mined in the United States, over six million ounces in 2007. Almost all the gold in Nevada comes from large open pit mining and cyanide heap leaching recovery. A number of major mining companies, such as Newmont Mining, operate gold mines in the state. Active gold mines include those at Jerritt canyon.
Although Nevada was known much more for silver in the 1800s, many of the early silver-mining districts also produced considerable quantities of gold. The Comstock Lode, for instance, produced 8.6 million troy ounces (267 tonnes) of gold through 1959, and the Eureka district produced 1.2 million troy ounces (37.3 tonnes).
How Gold is Mined
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Gold mining is a major industry in the U.S. State of Nevada. In 2007, mining overall contributed $5.4 billion to the state's economy, $4.2 billion of that was from gold mining. Gold production from Nevada is higher than any other U.S. state, 6,037,000 ozt (6,623,000 oz; 187,800,000 g) in 2007, accounting for 78% of all gold produced in the United States. The following is a list of active gold mines in Nevada.
| Mine |
Owner |
County |
Production [1] (Year) |
| Bald Mountain mine |
Barrick Gold |
White Pine |
125,998 (2007) |
| Cortez Gold Mine |
Barrick Gold |
Lander & Eureka |
534,173 (2007) |
| Eastern Nevada Operations [2] |
Newmont Mining Corporation |
Eureka & Churchill |
1,322,001 (2007) |
| Coeur Rochester mine |
Coeur Rochester, Inc |
Pershing |
50,408 (2007) |
| Florida Canyon mine |
Florida Canyon Mining, Inc. |
Pershing |
31,916 (2007) |
| Goldstrike mine (Open pit) [3] |
Barrick Gold |
Eureka |
1,215,447 (2007) |
| Goldstrike mine (Underground) [4] |
Barrick Gold |
Elko |
413,186 (2007) |
| Hollister mine |
Great Basin Gold |
Elko |
4,006 (2007) |
| Hycroft mine |
Allied Nevada Gold Corporation |
Humboldt |
(re-opened 2008) |
| Jerritt Canyon mine |
Queenstake Resources |
Elko |
121,708 (2007) |
| Lone Tree mine |
Newmont Mining Corporation |
Humboldt |
182,768 (2007) |
| Marigold mine |
Goldcorp |
Humboldt |
140,840 (2007) |
| Midas mine |
Newmont Mining Corporation |
Elko |
79,133 (2007) |
| Phoenix project |
Newmont Mining Corporation |
Lander |
181,313 (2007) |
| Robinson mine [5] |
Robinson Nevada Mining Company |
White Pine |
108,118 (2007) |
| Ruby Hill mine |
Barrick Gold |
Eureka |
142,856 (2007) |
| Smoky Valley Common Operation |
Round Mountain Gold Corporation [6] |
Esmeralda |
587,445 (2007) |
| Standard Gold mine |
Standard Gold Mining, Inc. |
Pershing |
11,814 (2007) |
| Trenton Canyon mine |
Newmont Mining Corporation |
Humboldt |
1,768 (2007) |
| Turquoise Ridge Joint Venture |
Barrick Gold |
Humboldt |
251,133 (2007) |
| Twin Creeks Mine |
Newmont Mining Corporation |
Humboldt |
488,457 (2007) |
Notes:
[1] Listed in ounces of gold.
[2] Newmont's Eastern Nevada Operations consist of 25 mines.[1]
[3] Formerly known as the Betze-Post mine, named after the two co-discoverers[5]
[4] Formerly known as the Meikle mine.[5]
[5] Also produced 131,986,134 pounds of copper.[1]
[6] Joint venture between Barrick Gold and Kinross Gold
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