List of active gold mines in Nevada

Gold mining is a major industry in the U.S. State of Nevada. In 2019 mining overall contributed $8.1 billion to the state's economy, $7.1 billion from gold and silver mining (all silver produced in Nevada is as a by-product from gold mines). Gold production from Nevada was higher than any other U.S. state, 4,868,086 troy ounces (151,410 kg) in 2019 (a decrease of 12.8% on 2018), accounting for 76% of gold produced in the United States and 4.4% of the world's production. The Nevada mining industry supported an average 14,887 direct employees in 2019, with about 75,000 additional jobs related to providing goods and services needed by the mining industry.[1][2]

Emigrant
Mineral Ridge
Aurora
Borealis
Isabella Pearl
Round Mountain
Denton-Rawhide
Robinson
Pan
Ruby Hill
Gold Bar
Bald Mountain
Cortez Hills
Pipeline
Rochester
Fire Creek
Phoenix
Florida Canyon
Marigold
Carlin
Lone Tree
Hycroft
Long Canyon
Goldstrike
South Arturo
Hollister
Turquoise
Midas
Twin Creeks
Starvation Canyon
Jerritt Canyon
Active gold mines in Nevada

The following is a list of active gold mines in Nevada.

Twin Creeks gold mine, Humboldt County, 2009

List of active gold mines
Mine Owner County Production (oz) (Year) References
Aurora mine, former Esmerelda Hecla Mining Mineral 4,190 (2019) [2]
Bald Mountain mine Kinross Gold White Pine 187,961 (2019) [2][3]
Borealis Mine Gryphon Gold Corporation Mineral 605 (2019) [2]
Carlin Operations [1] Barrick Gold (61.5%), Newmont (38.5%) Elko & Eureka 880,615 (2019) [2]
Coeur Rochester mine [2] Coeur Mining Pershing 35,401 (2019) [2][4]
Cortez Gold Mine[3] Barrick Gold (61.5%), Newmont (38.5%) Lander & Eureka 943,724 (2019) [2][5]
Denton-Rawhide Mine Rawhide Mining, LLC Mineral 14,381 (2019) [2]
Fire Creek mine Hecla Mining Lander 52,616 (2019) [6][2]
Florida Canyon mine Argonaut Gold Inc Pershing 43,305 (2019) [7]
Gold Bar mine McEwen Mining Eureka 30,712 (2019) [2][8]
Goldstrike mine [4] Barrick Gold (61.5%), Newmont (38.5%) Eureka 824,817 (2019) [2]
Hollister mine, former Ivanhoe Hecla Mining Elko 3,264 (2019) [2]
Hycroft mine Hycroft Mining Humboldt 8,916 (2019) [2]
Isabella Pearl mine Gold Resource Corp. Mineral 10,810 (2019) [2]
Jerritt Canyon mine [5] Sprott Mining (80%), Whitebox Asset Management (20%) Elko 117,985 (2019) [2]
Lone Tree mine Barrick Gold (61.5%), Newmont (38.5%) Humboldt 17,483 (2019) [2]
Long Canyon mine Barrick Gold (61.5%), Newmont (38.5%) Humboldt 189,965 (2019) [2][9]
Marigold mine SSR Mining Humboldt 220,227 (2019) [10]
Midas mine, former Ken Snyder Hecla Mining Elko 6,096 (2019) [2][6]
Mineral Ridge mine Scorpio Gold Corp Esmeralda 3,863 (2019) [2][11]
Pan mine Fiore Gold White Pine 41,491 (2019) [2][12]
Phoenix project [6] Barrick Gold (61.5%), Newmont (38.5%) Lander 160,700 (2019) [2]
Robinson Mine [7] KGHM Polska Miedź White Pine 51,277 (2019) [2][13]
Round Mountain mine Kinross Gold Nye 361,664 (2019) [2][3]
Ruby Hill mine Waterton Global Eureka 3,356 (2019) [2]
South Arturo mine Barrick Gold (61.5%), Newmont (38.5%) Elko 21,029 (2019) [14]
Turquoise Ridge Joint Venture [8] Barrick Gold (61.5%), Newmont (38.5%) Humboldt 406,066 (2019) [2][15]
Twin Creeks Mine Barrick Gold (61.5%), Newmont (38.5%) Humboldt 237,644 (2019) [2]

See also

Notes
  • ^[1] Carlin consists of three open pits and four underground mines: Gold Quarry, Emigrant/Rain, Chukar, Exodus, Pete Bajo & Leeville.
  • ^[2] Rochester also produced 3.76 million oz of silver.[2]
  • ^[3] Includes Pipeline and South Pipeline open pits and Cortez Hills open pit and underground mines.
  • ^[4] Includes Betze-Post open-pit mine, and Meikle and Rodeo underground mines.
  • ^[5] Includes SSX-Steer, Smith and Starvation Canyon underground mines.[16]
  • ^[6] Phoenix also produced 30.6 million pounds of copper.[2]
  • ^[7] Robinson also produced 113 million pounds of copper (2019).[2][13]
  • ^[8] Includes Getchell and Turquoise Ridge underground mines.

References
  1. George, Micheal W. (28 February 2019). "Gold". Mineral commodity summaries 2019 (PDF). Reston, Virginia: U.S. Geological Survey. pp. 71–72. ISBN 9781411342835. Retrieved 6 November 2019.
  2. Visher, Mike; Patterson, Lucia (2019). "Major Mines of Nevada 2019" (pdf). Nevada Division of Minerals. Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology. Retrieved 19 November 2020.
  3. "Kinross reports 2019 fourth-quarter and full-year results". Toronto, ON: Kinross Gold Corporation. 12 February 2020. Retrieved 20 March 2020.
  4. "2019 Fourth Quarter and Full-Year Earnings" (PDF). Coeur Mining, Inc. 20 February 2020. p. 35. Retrieved 20 March 2020.
  5. "Annual Report 2019" (PDF). Toronto, Ontario: Barrik Gold Corporation. 25 March 2020. p. 7. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
  6. "Hecla Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2018 Results". Coeur d'Alene, ID: Hecla Mining Company. 21 February 2019. Retrieved 11 April 2019.
  7. "Management's Discussion and Analysis For the years ended December 31, 2019, 2018 and 2017". Vancouver, BC: Alio Gold Inc. 18 March 2020.
  8. "Form 8248-K: 2019 Full Year and Q4 Production Results". SEDAR. Toronto, Ontario: McEwen Mining Inc. 15 January 2020. Retrieved 5 March 2020.
  9. "2018 Annual Report and Form 10-K" (PDF). Greenwood Village, CO: Newmont Mining Corporation. 21 February 2019. p. 69. Retrieved 7 May 2019.
  10. "Management's Discussion and Analysis for the Year Ended December 31, 2019" (pdf). Sedar. SSR Mining. 20 February 2020. p. 4. Retrieved 20 March 2020.
  11. "Scorpio Gold Reports Fourth Quarter and Provides Year-End Financial Results for 2018". Vancouver, BC: Scorpio Gold Corporation. 29 April 2019. Retrieved 7 May 2019.
  12. "Fiore Gold Announces Full Year 2019 Results". Toronto, ON: Fiore Gold. 24 January 2020. Retrieved 20 March 2020.
  13. "The Management Board's report on the activities of KGHM Polska Miedź S.A. and of the KGHM Polska Miedź S.A. Group in 2018" (PDF). Lubin: KGHM Polska Miedź S.A. March 2019. p. 59. Retrieved 8 June 2019.
  14. "2018 Annual Report". SEDAR. Premier Gold Mines Limited. 15 April 2019. p. 23. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
  15. "Annual Report 2018" (PDF). Toronto, ON: Barrick Gold Corporation. 13 February 2019. p. 31. Retrieved 7 May 2019.
  16. "Operations". Jerritt Canyon Gold. Retrieved 11 February 2017.
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