Cortez Gold Mine
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Cortez Gold Mine is a major gold-producing mining complex in north-central Nevada and one of the largest and longest-operating gold mines in the United States.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
gold mine
ⓘ
mining complex ⓘ |
| commodityType | precious metals ⓘ |
| containsDeposit |
Cortez Hills deposit
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Fourmile deposit NERFINISHED ⓘ Goldrush deposit ⓘ Pipeline deposit ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| employerInRegion | north-central Nevada mining workforce ⓘ |
| environmentalRegulationJurisdiction |
State of Nevada
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
U.S. federal government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geologicalProvince | Great Basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geologicalSetting | Carlin-type gold deposit ⓘ |
| hasExplorationActivity | ongoing exploration for additional gold resources ⓘ |
| hasFacility |
Cortez Hills underground mine
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pipeline open pit ⓘ mill and processing facilities ⓘ |
| industry | gold mining industry ⓘ |
| jointVentureName | Nevada Gold Mines joint venture ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Nevada ⓘ |
| locatedInCounty |
Eureka County, Nevada
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lander County, Nevada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | north-central Nevada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Battle Mountain-Eureka mineral trend NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Cortez Trend NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| miningMethod |
open-pit mining
ⓘ
underground mining ⓘ |
| modernOpenPitMiningStart | 1960s ⓘ |
| near | Crescent Valley, Nevada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operator | Nevada Gold Mines NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| oreType |
oxide gold ore
ⓘ
refractory gold ore ⓘ |
| owner |
Barrick Gold
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Newmont Corporation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ownershipStructure | joint venture ⓘ |
| partOf | Cortez mining district NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| processingMethod |
carbon-in-column
ⓘ
carbon-in-leach ⓘ heap leaching ⓘ |
| product |
gold
ⓘ
silver ⓘ |
| significance |
major gold-producing complex in Nevada
ⓘ
one of the largest gold mines in the United States ⓘ one of the longest-operating gold mines in the United States ⓘ |
| startOfOperation | 1860s ⓘ |
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