Cortez mining district
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The Cortez mining district is a major gold-producing area in north-central Nevada, known for its large-scale open-pit and underground operations.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
gold mining district
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mining district ⓘ |
| containsMine |
Cortez Hills mine
NERFINISHED
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Goldrush project NERFINISHED ⓘ Horse Canyon mine NERFINISHED ⓘ Pediment deposit ⓘ Pipeline mine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| depositType | Carlin-type gold deposit ⓘ |
| discovered | 1860s ⓘ |
| economicImportance |
one of the largest gold-producing areas in Nevada
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one of the major gold-producing districts in the United States ⓘ |
| environmentalConcern |
land disturbance from open-pit mining
ⓘ
water use and quality impacts ⓘ |
| geologicalSetting | carbonate-hosted sedimentary rocks ⓘ |
| historicalProduction | significant silver production in the 19th century ⓘ |
| hostRock |
Paleozoic carbonate rocks
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siliciclastic sedimentary rocks ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Carlin-type gold deposits
ⓘ
large-scale gold production ⓘ open-pit mining operations ⓘ underground mining operations ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Nevada
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north-central Nevada ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeEntity |
Eureka County, Nevada
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lander County, Nevada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mineral |
gold
ⓘ
silver ⓘ |
| miningMethod |
open-pit mining
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underground mining ⓘ |
| modernDevelopment | large-scale gold mining since late 20th century ⓘ |
| nearbySettlement |
Beowawe, Nevada
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Crescent Valley, Nevada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operatedBy | Nevada Gold Mines NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| oreControl |
stratigraphic controls on mineralization
ⓘ
structurally controlled mineralization ⓘ |
| oreType |
oxidized gold ore
ⓘ
refractory gold ore ⓘ |
| partOf |
Battle Mountain–Eureka mineral belt
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Cortez Trend NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| previousOperator |
Barrick Gold
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Newmont Corporation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| processingMethod |
heap leaching
ⓘ
milling ⓘ |
| regulatoryAuthority |
Nevada Division of Environmental Protection
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
U.S. Bureau of Land Management NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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