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 . Gold production from Nevada was higher than any other U.S. state, 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.

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

List of active gold mines

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.
• 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.
• Phoenix also produced 36.7 million pounds of copper.
• Robinson also produced 124 million pounds of copper.
• Includes Getchell and Turquoise Ridge underground mines.
• Pumpkin Hollow produced 3.3 million pounds of copper.

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