List of active gold mines in Nevada explained

Gold mining is a major industry in the U.S. State of Nevada. In 2020 mining overall contributed $9.5 billion to the state's economy, $8.4 billion from gold and silver mining (all silver produced in Nevada is as a by-product from gold mining). Gold production from Nevada was higher than any other U.S. state, 4632690ozt in 2020 (a decrease of 4.8% on 2019), accounting for 76% of gold produced in the United States and 4.5% of the world's production. The United States ranks fourth, behind China, Australia and Russia. The Nevada mining industry supported an average 15,136 direct employees in 2020, with about 75,000 additional jobs related to providing goods and services needed by the mining industry.^{[1] [2]}

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

List of active gold mines

Mine	Owner	County	Production (oz) (Year)	References
Arturo mine	Barrick Gold (61.5%), Newmont (38.5%)	Elko	53,303 (2021)
Aurora mine, former Esmerelda	Hecla Mining	Mineral	0 (2021)
Bald Mountain mine	Kinross Gold	White Pine	202,905 (2021)
	Barrick Gold (61.5%), Newmont (38.5%)	Eureka	377,082 (2021)
Borealis Mine	Waterton Global Mining Company	Mineral	3,936 (2021)
Carlin Operations	Barrick Gold (61.5%), Newmont (38.5%)	Elko & Eureka	755,016 (2021)
	Barrick Gold (61.5%), Newmont (38.5%)	Lander & Eureka	830,513 (2021)
	Rawhide Mining, LLC	Mineral	23,209 (2021)
Fire Creek mine	Hecla Mining	Lander	26,214 (2021)
Florida Canyon mine	Argonaut Gold Inc	Pershing	51,175 (2021)
Gold Bar mine	McEwen Mining	Eureka	43,881 (2021)
Granite Creek mine, former Pinson	i-80 Gold	Humboldt	1,745 (2023)
Hollister mine, former Ivanhoe	Hecla Mining	Elko	0 (2021)
Hycroft mine	Hycroft Mining	Humboldt	56,045 (2021)
Isabella Pearl mine	Fortitude Gold Corp.	Mineral	37,996 (2023)	^[3]
	First Majestic Silver Corp.	Elko	21,101 (2023)	^[4]
Lone Tree mine	i-80 Gold Corp	Humboldt	6,225 (2023)	^[5]
Long Canyon mine	Barrick Gold (61.5%), Newmont (38.5%)	Elko	260,924 (2021)
Manhattan Gulch mine	Manhattan Gulch LLC	Esmeralda	0 (2021)
Marigold mine	SSR Mining	Humboldt	278,488 (2023)	^[6]
Meikle Mine	Barrick Gold (61.5%), Newmont (38.5%)	Elko	325,826 (2021)
Midas mine, former Ken Snyder	Hecla Mining	Elko	0 (2021)
Mineral Ridge mine	Scorpio Gold Corp	Esmeralda	1,827 (2021)
Pan mine	Calibre Mining	White Pine	41,385 (2023)	^[7]
	Barrick Gold (61.5%), Newmont (38.5%)	Lander	173,067 (2021)
	Nevada Copper	Lyon	0 (2021)	^[8]
	Gold Acquisition Corp.	Pershing	5,388 (2021)
	KGHM Polska Miedź	White Pine	41,050 (2021)
	Coeur Mining	Pershing	27,985 (2021)
Round Mountain mine	Kinross Gold	Nye	247,662 (2021)	^[9]
Ruby Hill mine	i-80 Gold Corp	Eureka	6,643 (2023)
	Barrick Gold (61.5%), Newmont (38.5%)	Humboldt	543,123 (2021)

See also

• Gold mining in Nevada
• Nevada Gold Mines

Notes

• Carlin consists of three open pits and four underground mines: Gold Quarry, Emigrant/Rain, Chukar, Exodus, Pete Bajo & Leeville.
• Rochester also produced 3.16 million oz of silver.^[2]
• Includes Pipeline and South Pipeline open pits and Cortez Hills open pit and underground mines.
• Includes Betze-Post open-pit mine and Rodeo underground mine.
• Includes SSX-Steer, Smith and Starvation Canyon underground mines.^[10]
• Phoenix also produced 36.7 million pounds of copper.^[2]
• Robinson also produced 124 million pounds of copper.^[2]
• Includes Getchell and Turquoise Ridge underground mines.
• Pumpkin Hollow produced 3.3 million pounds of copper.^[2]

Notes and References

1. Book: Sheaffer. Kristin N. . Mineral commodity summaries 2021 . 29 January 2021 . U.S. Geological Survey . Reston, Virginia . 978-1-4113-4398-6 . 71-72 . 30 November 2021 . Gold.
2. Web site: Patterson . Lucia . Visher. Mike . Major mines of Nevada 2021 — mineral industries in Nevada’s economy . Nevada Division of Minerals . Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology. 30 March 2023 . pdf . 2022.
3. Web site: Annual Report for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2023 . Fortitude Gold Corporation . 11 July 2024 . Colorado Springs, CO . 23 . 26 February 2024.
4. Web site: Consolidated Financial Statements for the Years Ended December 31, 2023 and 2022 . First Majestic Silver Corp. . 11 July 2024 . Vancouver, BC . 5 . 31 December 2023.
5. Web site: I-80 Gold Reports Q4 and Full Year 2023 Operating Results . i-80 Gold Corp. . 11 July 2024 . Reno, NV . 12 March 2024.
6. Web site: SSR Mining Reports Fourth Quarter and Full-Year 2023 Results . SSR Mining . 11 July 2024 . Denver . 27 February 2024.
7. Web site: Management Discussion & Analysis - Years Ended December 31, 2023 & 2022 . Calibre Mining Corp . 11 July 2024 . Vancouver, BC . 31 December 2023.
8. Web site: Management's Discussion and Analysis - For the year ended December 31, 2022 . Nevada Copper . 26 May 2023 . Vancouver, BC . 10 . 20 March 2023.
9. Web site: 2022 Annual Report . Kinross Gold . 26 May 2023 . Toronto, Ontario . 20 . 15 February 2023.
10. Web site: Operations. Jerritt Canyon Gold. 11 February 2017.