Gold mining

Gold mining

Gold mining is the removal of gold from the ground. There are several techniques and processes by which gold may be extracted from the earth.-History:...

 is a major industry in the U.S.

United States

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 State

U.S. state

A U.S. state is any one of the 50 federated states of the United States of America that share sovereignty with the federal government. Because of this shared sovereignty, an American is a citizen both of the federal entity and of his or her state of domicile. Four states use the official title of...

 of Nevada

Nevada

Nevada is a state in the western, mountain west, and southwestern regions of the United States. With an area of and a population of about 2.7 million, it is the 7th-largest and 35th-most populous state. Over two-thirds of Nevada's people live in the Las Vegas metropolitan area, which contains its...

. 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, 6037000 ozt (187,771,690.6 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.

List of active gold mines

Mine	Owner	County	Production (Year)	References
Bald Mountain mine	Barrick Gold Barrick Gold Barrick Gold Corporation is the largest pure gold mining company in the world, with its headquarters in Toronto, Ontario, Canada; and four regional business units located in Australia, Africa, North America and South America...	White Pine White Pine County, Nevada White Pine County is a county located in the U.S. state of Nevada. Its population at the 2010 census was 10,030. Its county seat is Ely. It is the home of Great Basin National Park...	125,998 (2007)
Cortez Gold Mine Cortez Gold Mine Cortez Gold Mine is a large gold mining and processing facility in Lander and Eureka County, Nevada, United States, located approximately southwest of Elko. It is owned and operated by Barrick Gold and is made up of the Pipeline and South Pipeline deposits and the Cortez Hills deposit...	Barrick Gold	Lander Lander County, Nevada Lander County is a county located in the U.S. state of Nevada. As of the 2000 census, the population was 5,794. Its county seat is Battle Mountain.-History:...  & Eureka	534,173 (2007)
Eastern Nevada Operations	Newmont Mining Corporation	Eureka & Churchill Churchill County, Nevada Churchill County is a county located in the western U.S. state of Nevada. As of the 2000 census, the population was 23,982. As of July 1, 2007, the population of Churchill County was estimated at 27,190. The county, named after Mexican-American War hero brevet Brigadier General Sylvester Churchill,...	1,322,001 (2007)
Coeur Rochester mine	Coeur Rochester, Inc	Pershing Pershing County, Nevada Pershing County is a county located in the U.S. state of Nevada. As of the 2000 census, the population was 6,693. Its county seat is Lovelock. The county was named after army general John J. Pershing . It was formed from Humboldt County in 1919, and the last county to be established in...	50,408 (2007)
Florida Canyon mine	Florida Canyon Mining, Inc.	Pershing	31,916 (2007)
Goldstrike mine Goldstrike mine Barrick Goldstrike is a gold mine in North Eastern Nevada, Lynn District, Eureka County. It is located on the Carlin Trend where several other mines are found. Barrick Gold started mining Goldstrike in 1986. It is a part of the largest gold mining company in North America, Barrick...  (Open pit Open-pit mining Open-pit mining or opencast mining refers to a method of extracting rock or minerals from the earth by their removal from an open pit or borrow.... )	Barrick Gold	Eureka Eureka County, Nevada Eureka County is a county located in the U.S. state of Nevada. As of the 2000 census, the population was 1,651. Its county seat is Eureka.Eureka County is part of the Elko Micropolitan Statistical Area.-History:...	1,215,447 (2007)
Goldstrike mine (Underground)	Barrick Gold	Elko	413,186 (2007)
Hollister mine	Great Basin Gold	Elko Elko County, Nevada -Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 45,291 people, 15,638 households, and 11,493 families residing in the county. The population density was 3/sq mi . There were 18,456 housing units at an average density of 1/sq mi...	4,006 (2007)
Hycroft mine	Allied Nevada Gold Corporation	Humboldt Humboldt County, Nevada Humboldt County is a county located in the U.S. state of Nevada. As of 2007, the population was estimated to be 18,052. Its county seat is Winnemucca.The county was the site of an arrest in 2000 that led to the U.S. Supreme Court decision Hiibel v...	(re-opened 2008)
Jerritt Canyon mine	Yukon-Nevada Gold Corp.	Elko	121,708 (2007)
Lone Tree mine	Newmont Mining Corporation	Humboldt	182,768 (2007)
Marigold mine	Goldcorp Goldcorp Goldcorp Inc. is a gold producer headquartered in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Goldcorp has 16 operations and development projects in 6 countries across the Americas....	Humboldt	140,840 (2007)
Midas mine	Newmont Mining Corporation	Elko	79,133 (2007)
Phoenix project Phoenix Project Phoenix Project may refer to:*Phoenix Project , a part of the Pentagon Renovation Program*The Phoenix Project , a nonprofit organization in Virginia*The Phoenix Project: Shifting from Oil to Hydrogen, a book by Harry Braun...	Newmont Mining Corporation	Lander	181,313 (2007)
Robinson mine	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	Nye Nye County, Nevada -National protected areas:* Ash Meadows National Wildlife Refuge* Death Valley National Park * Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest * Spring Mountains National Recreation Area -Demographics:...	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)