List of active gold mines in Nevada

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, 4,632,690 troy ounces (144,090 kg) 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]

Emigrant

Las Vegas

Mineral Ridge

Aurora

Pumpkin
Hollow

Granite Creek

Borealis

Isabella Pearl

Manhattan Gulch

Round Mountain

Denton-Rawhide

Robinson

Pan

Reno

Ruby Hill

Gold Bar

Bald Mountain

Goldrush

Cortez Hills

Pipeline

Relief
Canyon

Rochester

Fire Creek

Phoenix

Florida Canyon

Marigold

Carlin

Lone Tree

Hycroft

Long
Canyon

Betze-Post, Meikle

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
Arturo mine	Barrick Gold (61.5%), Newmont (38.5%)	Elko	53,303 (2021)	[2]
Aurora mine, former Esmerelda	Hecla Mining	Mineral	0 (2021)	[2]
Bald Mountain mine	Kinross Gold	White Pine	202,905 (2021)	[2][3]
Betze-Post mine [4]	Barrick Gold (61.5%), Newmont (38.5%)	Eureka	377,082 (2021)	[2]
Borealis Mine	Waterton Global Mining Company	Mineral	3,936 (2021)	[2]
Carlin Operations [1]	Barrick Gold (61.5%), Newmont (38.5%)	Elko & Eureka	755,016 (2021)	[2]
Cortez Gold Mine[3]	Barrick Gold (61.5%), Newmont (38.5%)	Lander & Eureka	830,513 (2021)	[2]
Denton-Rawhide Mine	Rawhide Mining, LLC	Mineral	23,209 (2021)	[2]
Fire Creek mine	Hecla Mining	Lander	26,214 (2021)	[2]
Florida Canyon mine	Argonaut Gold Inc	Pershing	51,175 (2021)	[2]
Gold Bar mine	McEwen Mining	Eureka	43,881 (2021)	[2]
Granite Creek mine, former Pinson	i-80 Gold	Humboldt	1,745 (2023)	[4]
Hollister mine, former Ivanhoe	Hecla Mining	Elko	0 (2021)	[2]
Hycroft mine	Hycroft Mining	Humboldt	56,045 (2021)	[2]
Isabella Pearl mine	Fortitude Gold Corp.	Mineral	37,996 (2023)	[5]
Jerritt Canyon mine [5]	First Majestic Silver Corp.	Elko	21,101 (2023)	[6]
Lone Tree mine	i-80 Gold Corp	Humboldt	6,225 (2023)	[4]
Long Canyon mine	Barrick Gold (61.5%), Newmont (38.5%)	Elko	260,924 (2021)	[2]
Manhattan Gulch mine	Manhattan Gulch LLC	Esmeralda	0 (2021)	[2]
Marigold mine	SSR Mining	Humboldt	278,488 (2023)	[7]
Meikle Mine	Barrick Gold (61.5%), Newmont (38.5%)	Elko	325,826 (2021)	[2]
Midas mine, former Ken Snyder	Hecla Mining	Elko	0 (2021)	[2]
Mineral Ridge mine	Scorpio Gold Corp	Esmeralda	1,827 (2021)	[2]
Pan mine	Calibre Mining	White Pine	41,385 (2023)	[8]
Phoenix project [6]	Barrick Gold (61.5%), Newmont (38.5%)	Lander	173,067 (2021)	[2]
Pumpkin Hollow mine [9]	Nevada Copper	Lyon	0 (2021)	[2][9]
Relief Canyon [7]	Gold Acquisition Corp.	Pershing	5,388 (2021)	[2]
Robinson Mine [7]	KGHM Polska Miedź	White Pine	41,050 (2021)	[2]
Rochester mine [2]	Coeur Mining	Pershing	27,985 (2021)	[2]
Round Mountain mine	Kinross Gold	Nye	247,662 (2021)	[2][3]
Ruby Hill mine	i-80 Gold Corp	Eureka	6,643 (2023)	[4]
Turquoise Ridge U/G & Twin Creeks Mine [8]	Barrick Gold (61.5%), Newmont (38.5%)	Humboldt	543,123 (2021)	[2]

See also

• Gold mining in Nevada
• Nevada Gold Mines

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 3.16 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 Rodeo underground mine.
• ^[5] Includes SSX-Steer, Smith and Starvation Canyon underground mines.^[10]
• ^[6] Phoenix also produced 36.7 million pounds of copper.^[2]
• ^[7] Robinson also produced 124 million pounds of copper.^[2]
• ^[8] Includes Getchell and Turquoise Ridge underground mines.
• ^[9] Pumpkin Hollow produced 3.3 million pounds of copper.^[2]

References

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