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  2. List of active gold mines in Nevada - Wikipedia

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    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 ...

  3. List of gold mines in the United States - Wikipedia

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    This list of gold mines in the United States is subsidiary to the list of mines article and lists working, defunct and future mines in the country and is organised by the primary mineral output. For practical purposes stone, marble and other quarries may be included in this list.

  4. Gold mining in the United States - Wikipedia

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    The gold was recovered from dry placers. Other placer deposits on the west bank of the Colorado River were quickly found, including the Picacho and Cargo Muchacho districts. Placer gold deposits were found at San Ysidro in San Diego County in 1828, San Francisquito Canyon and Placerita Canyon in Los Angeles County in 1835 and 1842, respectively

  5. Recreational gold mining - Wikipedia

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    Recreational gold mining and prospecting has become a popular outdoor recreation in a number of countries, including New Zealand (especially in Otago), Australia, South Africa, Wales (at Dolaucothi and in Gwynedd), in Canada and in the United States especially. Recreational mining is often small-scale placer mining but has been challenged for ...

  6. Gold Country - Wikipedia

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    The tale of a 427-pound nugget found near there is unverified. [9] [10] Hydraulic mining was used at Howland Flat and Poker Flat in the 1850s. $700,000 worth of gold came out of Poker Flat alone. [3] Tuolumne County – Knights Ferry had the largest covered bridge on the west coast dating

  7. Getchell Mine - Wikipedia

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    The refractory gold ore is treated by pressure oxidation technology at the Twin Creeks Sage autoclave and gold recovered using conventional carbon-in-leach technology. [ 2 ] [ 4 ] The gold deposit is a sediment -hosted disseminated Carlin–type deposit, with sub-micron sized gold distributed in pyrite and marcasite .

  8. Cortez Gold Mine - Wikipedia

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    Cortez Gold Mine is a large gold mining and processing facility in Lander and Eureka County, Nevada, United States, located approximately 63 miles (100 km) southwest of Elko. It is owned as a joint venture between Barrick Gold Corporation (61.5%) and Newmont Corporation (38.5%), operated by Barrick, and comprises the Pipeline, Crossroads, and ...

  9. Gold mining - Wikipedia

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    Gold mining can significantly alter the natural environment. Gold mining activities in tropical forests are increasingly causing deforestation along rivers and in remote areas rich in biodiversity. [77] [78] Mining has increased rainforest loss up to 70km beyond lease boundaries, causing nearly 11,670 km 2 of deforestation between 2005 to 2015 ...