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Major Mines of Nevada 2009
Major Mines of Nevada 2009
2010
College of Science
Mackay School of Earth Sciences and Engineering
ELKO
SECTION II
WASHOE
SECTION IV
PERSHING
SECTION III
SECTION V
LANDER EUREKA
STOREY WHITE PINE
CHURCHILL
SECTION
LYONI
DOUGLAS
LYON
MINERAL
NYE
SECTION VI
ESMERALDA
LINCOLN
SECTION VII
CLARK
Contents
Major mines
Section I
Lyon County 5
Storey County 5
Section II
Humboldt County 6
Pershing County 8
Section III
Eureka County 11
Lander County 12
Section IV
Elko County 15
White Pine County 15
Section V
Churchill County 17
Mineral County 17
Section VI
Esmeralda County 19
Nye County 19
Section VII
Clark County 21
Lincoln County 21
Index 28
Vya
80
4*
Fernley 3
5* 5 4 2
STOREY Silver
Springs
341
50
Virginia
City
Dayton
447
Carson
1 95
City
CARSON CITY L Y O N
395
Gerlach D O U G LAS ALT
95
Empire Minden Weed Yerington
Gardnerville Heights
339
W A S H O E 395
Smith
Wellington
208
338
446
Nixon
447
445
Wadsworth
0 5 10 15 20 25 Miles
395 N
80
Reno
Verdi Sparks
341
431
0 10 20 30 40 50 Miles
4
Section I
Lyon County
Adams Claim Gypsum Mine (1) NCC Limestone Quarry (4) and Mill (4*)
Operator: Operator:
Art Wilson Co. Nevada Cement Co.
P.O. Box 20160 P.O. Box 840
Carson City, NV 89721 Fernley, NV 89408
775-882-0700 Fax: 882-0790 775-575-2281 Fax: 575-4387
Company employees: 45 Company employees: 121
Production: Production:
Gypsum - 121,593 tons Limestone/Clay
Limestone
5
Denio McDermitt
140
1
76
95
293
290
Orovada
140
Paradise Valley
9
H U M B O L D T 8
Winnemucca
Golconda
2
5 80
Sulphur
80
15 3
95
4
12* 13
12 400
14
P E R S H I N G
11
379
11* 10
Lovelock
N
80
0 10 20 30 40 50 Miles
Section II
Humboldt County
Ashdown Mine (1) Hycroft Mine (2)
Operator: Operator:
Win-Eldrich Mines Ltd. Allied Nevada Gold Corp.
Ashdown Project P.O. Box 3030
202 North Avenue #102 Winnemucca, NV 89446
Grand Junction, CO 81501 775-623-5260 Fax: 623-0215
Production: Company employees: 159
Molybdenum - 214,928 pounds Production:
Gold - 53,189 oz
Silver - 65,753 oz
6
Lone Tree Mine (3) Royal Peacock Opal Mine (7)
Operator: Operator:
Newmont Mining Corp. Walter Wilson
P.O. Box 388 P.O. Box 165
Valmy, NV 89438 Denio, NV 89404
775-635-6423 Fax: 635-6460 775-941-0374 (summer)
Company employees: 54 775-272-3201 (winter)
Gold - 12,011 oz Production:
Silver - 2,309 oz Precious opal
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Pershing County
Coeur Rochester Mine (10) Florida Canyon Mine (13)
Operator: Operator:
Coeur Rochester, Inc. Florida Canyon Mining, Inc.
P.O. Box 1057 P.O. Box 330
Lovelock, NV 89419 Imlay, NV 89418
775-273-7995 Fax: 273-7423 775-538-7300 Fax: 538-7691
Company employees: 34 Company employees: 138
Production: (included with Standard Mine)
Gold - 12,663 oz Contract employees: 30
Silver - 2,181,788 oz Production:
Gold - 44,814 oz
Colado Mine and Plant (11), Mill (11*) Silver - 39,760 oz
Operator:
EP Minerals, LLC Standard Mine (14)
150 Coal Canyon Road Operator:
Lovelock, NV 89419 Standard Gold Mining, Inc.
775-824-7540 Fax: 824-7582 P.O. Box 330
Company employees: 117 Imlay, NV 89418
Production: 775-538-7300 Fax: 538-7691
Diatomite, Perlite Company employees: 138
(included with Florida
Empire Mine (12), Mill (12*)-in Canyon Mine)
Washoe County Production:
Operator: Gold - 1,510 oz
United States Gypsum Co. Silver - 3,270 oz
P.O. Box 130
Empire, NV 89405 W. Glen Sexton Family Trust (15)
775-557-2341 Fax: 557-2212 Operator:
Company employees: 101 Nutritional Additives Corp.
Production: 415 Wellington Street
Gypsum - 201,894 tons Winnemucca, NV 89445
775-623-1151 Fax: 623-1153
Company employees: 3
Production:
Dolomite
8
Turquoise Ridge Joint Venture
(Mike Visher photos).
9
1
2
5* 80
4 Palisade
7 Battle Mountain
Beowawe
305 306
278
5 6
L A N D E R
E U R E K A
305 306
Eureka
50
50 3
Austin
376 379
N 0 10 20 30 40 50 Miles
10
Section III
Eureka County
Betze-Post Mine (1)
Operator:
Barrick Goldstrike Mines, Inc.
P.O. Box 29
Elko, NV 89803
775-748-1001 Fax: 748-1240
Company employees: 1,008
Production:
Gold - 901,992 oz
Silver - 120,736 oz
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Lander County
Argenta Mine and Mill (4) Cortez Hills/Pipeline Mines (6)
Operator: Operator:
Baker Hughes Drilling Fluids Barrick Cortez, Inc.
P.O. Box 277 HC66 Box 1250
Battle Mountain, NV 89820 Crescent Valley, NV 89821-1250
775-635-5441 Fax: 635-5455 775-468-4400 Fax: 468-4496
Company employees: 35 Company employees: 799
Contract employees: 8 Contract employees: 384
Shipped: Production:
Barite - 84,470 tons Gold - 517,512 oz
Silver - 74,080 oz
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Phoenix Project (Mike Visher photos).
13
Jackpot
Mountain City
93
225
2
Tuscarora E L K O
Midas
226
4 233
1
6 Wells
7 Deeth
3 80 80
Elko 5
6* 227 Wendover
Carlin Lamoille
229
228
Jiggs
93
ALT
50
Currie
N
8 93
Cherry Creek
489
0 10 20 30 40 50 Miles
ALT
50
892
W H I T E P I N E
50 McGill
893
Ruth
9 Ely
Baker
318
Lund
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Section IV
Elko County
Hollister Mine (1) Rossi Mine (6), Dunphy Mill (6*)-in
Operator: Eureka County
Rodeo Creek Gold, Inc. and Operator:
Great Basin Gold Inc. Halliburton/Baroid
P.O. Box 2610
Winnemucca, NV 89446 912 Dunphy Ranch Rd.
775-623-5760 Fax: 623-5759 Battle Mountain, NV 89820
Company employees: 159 775-468-0515 Fax: 468-2060
Contract employees: 46 Company employees: 40
Production: Contract employees: 22
Gold - 31,174 oz Shipped: Barite - 171,331 tons
Silver - 243,148 oz
Jerritt Canyon Mine (2) Storm Mine (7)
Operator: Operator:
Queenstake Resources USA, Inc. Barrick Goldstrike Mines, Inc.
HC31 Box 78 P.O. Box 29
Elko, NV 89801 Elko, NV 89803
775-738-5006 Fax: 758-9231
Company employees: 120 775-748-1001 Fax: 748-1240
Production: Company employees: 5
Gold - 9,770 oz Contract employees: 80
Production:
Meikle Mine (3)
Operator: Gold - 64,558 oz
Barrick Goldstrike Mines, Inc. Silver - 50,069 oz
P.O. Box 29
Elko, NV 89803
775-778-8858 Fax: 778-8865 White Pine County
Company employees: 767 Bald Mountain Mine (8)
Production: Operator:
Gold - 388,548 oz Barrick Gold U.S., Inc.
Silver - 30,198 oz
P.O. Box 2706
Midas Mine (4) Elko, NV 89803
Operator: 775-237-7100 Fax: 237-7101
Newmont Mining Corp. Company employees: 186
HC66 Box 125 Contract employees: 20
Midas, NV 89414 Production:
775-635-6423 Fax: 635-6460 Gold - 75,037 oz
Company employees: 262 Silver - 12,389 oz
Production:
Gold - 123,621 oz Robinson Mine (9)
Silver - 1,634,601 oz Operator:
Robinson Nevada Mining Company
Pilot Peak Lime Plant (5)
Operator: P.O. Box 382
Graymont Western U.S. Ruth, NV 89319
P.O. Box 2520 775-289-7000 Fax: 289-7349
West Wendover, NV 89883 Company employees: 525
775-483-5463 Fax: 483-5149 Production:
Company employees: 54 Copper - 122,000,000 pounds
Production: Gold - 98,970 oz
Limestone, quicklime, Silver - 200,819 oz
hydrated lime Molybdenum - 89,000 pounds
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ALT
95
2
80
95
121
C H U R C H I L L 50
116
50
Fallon
Cold Springs
50
1 Middle
Gate
361
3
Schurz
359
95
361
M I N E R A L
95
Luning
Hawthorne
338
Mina
4 359
95
360
0 10 20 30 40 50 Miles N
16
Section V
Churchill County Mineral County
Huck Salt Company (1) Denton-Rawhide Mine (3)
Operator: Operator:
Huck Salt Company Kennecott Rawhide Mining Co.
2900 Phritzie Ln. P.O. Box 2070
Fallon, NV 89406 Fallon, NV 89407
775-423-2055 Fax: 423-0467 775-945-1015 Fax: 945-1213
Company employees: 9 Company employees: 16
Production: Contract employees: 6
Salt - 25,053 tons Production:
Gold - 19,370 oz
Moltan Company (2) Silver - 209,528 oz
Operator:
Moltan Company Esmeralda Mine (4)
P.O. Box 860 Operator:
Fernley, NV 89408 Antler Peak Gold, Inc.
775-423-6668 Fax: 423-6411 P.O. Box 2570
Company employees: 44 Hawthorne, NV 89415
Production: 775-546-5010 Fax: N/A
Diatomite Company employees: 24
Contract employees: 20
Production:
Gold - 5,212 oz
Silver - 24,980 oz
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361
Ione 379
Gabbs
4 376
5 Currant
318
Manhattan 6
Sunnyside
Warm Springs
95 6
1 Tonopah
265 375
264
Goldfield
Silver Peak
2 N Y E
ESMERALDA
266
95
Scottys Junction
267
Beatty
Amargosa Valley
373
3
160
0 10 20 30 40 50 Miles N
Pahrump
322
Pioche
318
Panaca
319
Caliente
375 93
Hiko
5 317
Alamo
L I N C O L N
93
Mesquite
168 91
Bunkerville
Indian
Springs Logandale
95
Overton
4
156
1
C L A R K 169
157 North
Las Vegas 2
Las Vegas 3
160 Boulder City
159
161 Goodsprings
165
15 95
Nelson
N
164
0 10 20 30 40 50 Miles
Searchlight
163
20
Section VII
Clark County
Apex Quarry and Plant (1) Simplot Silica Products (4)
Operator: Operator:
Chemical Lime Co. J.R. Simplot Company
P.O. Box 363068 P.O. Box 308
North Las Vegas, NV 89036 Overton, NV 89040
702-643-7702 Fax: 643-9517 702-397-2667 Fax: 397-2798
Company employees: 119 Company employees: 37
Production: Production:
Dolomite, lime Silica sand - 413,291 tons
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SUMMARY OF 2009 PRODUCTION
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Economic Impacts of Mining in Nevada—2009
In 2009 Nevada’s mining industry Production Highlights
saw a setback in its total value of
Nevada’s gold production was
production. The total value of all mineral
5,033,000 troy ounces in 2009.
commodities produced, including While the production level is down
oil and gas and geothermal energy, approximately 12% from 2008,
was about $5.8 billion, a $0.3 billion Nevada remains the nation’s top
decrease from 2008. The value was gold producer with about 75% of the
driven by gold, which contributed about U.S. total. Underground operations
$4.9 billion, based on an average price contributed about 24% of the total gold
of $972 per troy ounce. Nevada led the production in 2009. Silver production
nation in 2009 in the production of gold, dropped to 7,310,000 troy ounces
barite, and lithium as it has for several in 2009 compared to 7,965,000 in
years. Nevada’s mines produced a 2008. Copper production decreased
to 145,733,000 pounds in 2008
wide variety of other mineral and energy
compared to 175,538,000 pounds in
commodities such as aggregates,
2008. Barite production was down
copper, diatomite, dolomite, geothermal
to 476,000 tons in 2009 compared
energy, iron, lapidary and gem stones, to 595,000 tons in 2008. Gypsum
lime and limestone, magnesium production was down to 1,198,000 tons
compounds, mercury, molybdenite, oil, in 2009 compared to 1,401,000 tons
perlite, potassium sulfate, salt, silica in 2008. Molybdenum production was
sand, silver, and specialty aggregates 303,000 pounds in 2009 compared to
and clays. 495,000 pounds in 2008.
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Employment can be used for other activities once
mining is completed. This process,
According to the Nevada Department called reclamation, returns mined
of Employment, Training, and areas to other productive uses such as
Rehabilitation, the Nevada mining livestock grazing, wildlife habitat, or other
industry employed an average of industrial applications. To ensure that
11,609 employees in 2009. The reclamation is done, mine operators are
average pay for mineral industry required to post reclamation bonds that
employees during this time was are held by government agencies. The
$78,727 per year, the highest average bonds are released only after the mined
of any employment sector in the state. area is stabilized and the reclamation
In addition, it is estimated there are goals have been met. According to
about 49,000 jobs in the state related the Nevada Division of Environmental
to providing goods and services Protection, approximately $1,555 million
needed by the mining industry. in reclamation bonds are currently
Mining employment has remained an posted. Mine operators are proud of
important factor in Nevada. their efforts and are constantly seeking
ways to enhance their reclamation
Permitting and Reclamation technology.
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in a state of flux, due to some reserves who do not operate mines in the state.
being lost to production, additions of Each year, the Division of Minerals
new reserves through new discoveries, conducts an exploration survey to
and changing economic conditions. The determine the level of exploration activity
price of gold and the cost of production and the factors that are responsible
are the main factors in determining for those levels. The respondents
whether the resource in a mineral deposit to the latest survey indicated they
is really a reserve or just a sub-economic spent $110.9 million on exploration in
resource. Extensive gold resources, not Nevada in 2009, down from $158.1
currently economic, are known to exist million in 2008. The respondents
at or near many operations. An increase
reported having 154 geologists on
in the gold price with all else being equal
the payroll in 2009. Existence of
would mean many companies would be
able to reclassify their resources into favorable geology and commodity
a reserve category. An increase in prices were cited as the most important
the cost of regulatory compliance has factors influencing exploration levels.
the same effect as a lowering of the Exploration geologists and the drillers,
gold price, thus increasingly complex assayers, and others who support
and expensive regulations can reduce their activities represent a significant
reserves. Under current conditions, the positive economic impact, particularly
existing proven reserves are sufficient to in Nevada’s rural areas.
sustain gold production at current levels
for about 13 years. Minerals Other Than Gold and Silver
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diatomite, dolomite, gypsum, limestone, Elko County and homes in Lincoln and
lithium compounds, magnesite, Washoe Counties are examples of
molybdenite, perlite, salt, and specialty public and private facilities using this
clays are produced in this state. renewable energy resource.
Oil and gas exploration and
production are relatively minor when Conclusion
compared to mining, but are nonetheless
important to the economy of east-central With a calculated value of about $5.8
Nevada. In oil field terms, Nevada billion, Nevada’s mineral industry
is considered a frontier, meaning its continued to be a major economic force
potential is yet to be realized. Oil in the state in 2009. This situation
production in 2009 was about 455,000 should continue for many years to come.
barrels (42 gallons per barrel). Challenges will exist, as they always
Nevada is rich in geothermal have, but Nevada’s mineral reserves
resources and is second only to and the potential to add to them will spur
California in the production of the creativity of the mineral industry.
geothermal power. Currently, Nevada Prices of many mineral commodities
has 19 plants that sold approximately have improved in recent years, allowing
1.7 million megawatt hours of electricity companies to increase their exploration
in 2009. This is enough to power about and development efforts. The continued
85,000 typical homes. Geothermal development of new projects will assure
heat is also directly used for a variety that the mining industry will remain
of commercial, domestic, and public strong in the future.
applications in Nevada. Schools in
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1
HUMBOLDT
11
25
2
24 15
9 20 ELKO
12 Winnemucca 22 14
10
13 3 17
12
24 4 Elko
13 3 16
8 8
21 23
1
PERSHING 17 6
5 3
7 5 9 5
6 1
14 4 2
WASHOE 2 LANDER EUREKA
3
Reno 6 CHURCHILL
15 10 20
6 8
7 STOREY 5 WHITE PINE
10 11 11
1 18
CC LYON
DOUGLAS 9
7
19
MINERAL 19
4
NYE
4
ESMERALDA
21
23
LINCOLN
22
12 CLARK
Metals 2
1. Ashdown Mine Industrial Minerals 16
2. Bald Mountain Mine 1. Adams Gypsum Mine Las Vegas
3. Betze-Post Mine 18
2. Apex Lime Plant
4. Carlin Operations (25 mines) 3. Argenta Barite Mine
5. Coeur Rochester Mine 4. Basalt Diatomite Mine
6. Cortez Hills and Pipeline Mines 5. Celite Diatomite Mine
7. Denton-Rawhide Mine 6. Clark Diatomite Mine
8. Florida Canyon Mine 7. Colado Diatomite Mine
9. Hollister Mine 8. Empire Gypsum Mine Oil Fields
10. Hycroft Mine 9. Greystone Barite Mine 1. Blackburn Field
11. Jerritt Canyon Mine 10. Hazen Diatomite Mine 2. Deadman Creek
12. Lone Tree Mine 11. Huck Salt Mine 3. North Willow Creek Field
13. Marigold Mine 12. IMV Nevada Clay 4. Railroad Valley (Eagle Springs, Trap Spring, Currant,
14. Meikle Mine 13. MIN-AD Dolomite Mine Sand Dune, Grant Canyon, Bacon Flat, Kate Spring,
15. Midas Mine 14. Moltan Diatomite Mine Duckwater Creek, Sans Spring, and Ghost Ranch Fields)
16. Mule Canyon Mine 15. NCC Limestone Quarry 5. Three Bar Field
17. Phoenix Project 16. PABCO Gypsum 6. Tomera Ranch Field
18. Robinson Mine 17. Pilot Peak Limestone Quarry
19. Round Mountain Mine 18. Pioneer Gypsum Mine Geothermal Power Plants
20. Ruby Hill Mine 19. Premier Magnesite Mine 1. Beowawe 7. Steamboat I, IA, II, and III, Galena
21. Standard Mine 20. Rossi Barite Mine 2. Bradys Hot Springs 8. Stillwater 1 and 2
22. Storm Mine 21. Silver Peak Lithium Carbonate 3. Desert Peak 1 and 2 9. Wabuska
23. Trenton Canyon Mine 22. Simplot Silica Products 4. Dixie Valley 10. Steamboat Hills
24. Turquoise Ridge Joint Venture 23. Tenacity Perlite Mine 5. Empire 11. Salt Wells
25. Twin Creeks Mine 24. W.Glen Sexton Dolomite Mine 6. Soda Lake 1 and 2 12. Blue Mountain
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Index
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