Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology

SPECIAL PUBLICATION P-21

Major Mines of Nevada 2009

Mineral Industries in Nevada’s Economy

By Doug Driesner and Alan Coyner

The Nevada Division of Minerals

2010

This is the twenty-first of an annual series of summary reports on

major mines of Nevada. Sand and gravel operations are not included.
Information on employment and production for the calendar year 2009
was provided by the individual mine operators. The Nevada Division
of Minerals maintains a complete register of Nevada mines. For further
information, contact them at 400 W. King, Suite 106, Carson City,
Nevada 89703 or call (775) 684-7040, fax (775) 684-7052, or visit
their Web site at http://minerals.state.nv.us.

College of Science
Mackay School of Earth Sciences and Engineering

University of Nevada, Reno

 HUMBOLDT

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

Summary of 2009 production 22

Economic impacts of mining

in Nevada—2009 23

Major mines, oil fields, and

geothermal plants, 2009 (map) 27

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

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 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

Celite Diatomite Mine (2) Storey County

Operator:
World Minerals, Inc. Clark Mine (5) and Mill (5*)
100 Front Street Operator:
Fernley, NV 89408 EP Minerals, LLC
775-575-2536 Fax: 575-1570 640 Clark Station Rd.
Company employees: 14 Sparks, NV 89434
Contract employees: 1 775-824-7700 Fax: 824-7715
Production: Company employees: 66
Diatomite Production:
Diatomite
Hazen Pit (3)
Operator:
EP Minerals, LLC
640 Clark Station Rd.
Sparks, NV 89434
775-824-7700 Fax: 824-7715
Company employees: 2
Production:
Diatomite

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 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

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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

Turquoise Ridge Joint Venture (8)

Marigold Mine (4) Operator:
Operator: Barrick Gold Corporation
Goldcorp, Inc. HC66 Box 220
P.O. Box 160 Golconda, NV 89414
Valmy, NV 89438 775-529-5001 Fax: 529-0753
775-635-2317 Fax: 635-2551 Company employees: 318
Company employees: 262 Contract employees: 74
Contract employees: 69 Production:
Production:
Gold - 177,333 oz
Gold - 146,842 oz

Silver - 4,239 oz
Twin Creeks Mine (9)
Operator:
MIN-AD Mine and Mill (5)
Newmont Mining Corp.
Operator:
P.O. Box 69
MIN-AD, Inc.
Golconda, NV 89414
P.O. Box 39
775-635-9400 Fax: 635-4602
Winnemucca, NV 89446
Company employees: 581
775-623-5944 Fax: 623-9028
Production:
Company employees: 20
Gold - 437,830 oz
Contract employees: 4
Silver - 84,159 oz
Production:
Dolomite

Rainbow Ridge Opal Mines (6)

Operator:
Rainbow Ridge Opal Mines, Inc.
P.O. Box 97
Denio, NV 89404
775-941-0270 (summer)
Production:
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

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Turquoise Ridge Joint Venture
(Mike Visher photos).

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 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

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 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

Eastern Nevada Operations

(Carlin Operations) (2)
Carlin N, 19 Locations
Carlin S, 6 Locations
Operator:
Newmont Mining Corp.
1655 Mountain City Highway
Elko, NV 89801
775-778-4000 Fax: 778-4751
Company employees: 2,175
Production:
Gold - 1,172,790 oz
Silver - 225,431 oz

Ruby Hill Mine (3)

Operator:
Barrick Gold Corporation
P.O. Box 676
Eureka, NV 89316
775-237-6060 Fax: 237-5408
Company employees: 127
Production:
Gold - 103,523 oz.
Silver - 39,110 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

Battle Mountain Grinding Plant Phoenix Project (7)

(Greystone Mine) (5), Mill (5*) Operator:
Operator: Newmont Mining Corp.
M-I Swaco P.O. Box 1657
P.O. Box 370 Battle Mountain, NV 89820
Battle Mountain, NV 89820 775-635-6423 Fax: 635-6460
775-635-5135 Fax: 635-2645 Company Employees: 465
Company employees: 67 Production:
Shipped: Gold - 218,732 oz
Barite - 220,650 tons Silver - 1,212,153 oz
Copper - 23,733,389 pounds

Cortez Hills Mine (Jon Price photo).

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Phoenix Project (Mike Visher photos).

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 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

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 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

Smoky Valley Common Operation, Round Mountain (John Muntean photo).

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 Section VI
Esmeralda County Nye County
Basalt Mine and Mill (1) IMV Nevada (3)
Operator: Operator:
Grefco Minerals, Inc. Mud Camp Mining Co. LLC
P.O. Box 278 HC 70 Route Box 549
Dyer, NV 89010 Amargosa Valley, NV 89020
775-573-2422 Fax: 573-2422 775-372-5341 Fax: 372-5640
Company employees: 5 Company employees: 28
Production: Production:
Diatomite Specialty clays - 20,000 tons

Silver Peak Operations (2) Premier Chemicals (4)

Operator: Operator:
Chemetall Foote Corp. Premier Chemicals, LLC
P.O. Box 98 P.O. Box 177
Silver Peak, NV 89047 Gabbs, NV 89409
775-937-2222 Fax: 937-2250 775-285-2601 Fax: 285-4021
Company employees: 27 Company employees: 85
Contract employees: 4 Production:
Production: Magnesium compounds
Lithium compounds
Smoky Valley Common Operation (5)
Operator:
Round Mountain Gold Corp.
P.O. Box 480
Round Mountain, NV 89045-0480
775-377-2366 Fax: 377-3224
Company employees: 678
Contract employees: 63
Production:
Gold - 414,941 oz
Silver - 850,878 oz

Smoky Valley Common Operation, Round Mountain (John Muntean photo).

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 93

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

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 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

PABCO Gypsum (2)

Operator:
PABCO Building
Products, LLC Lincoln County
P.O. Box 364329
Las Vegas, NV 89036 Tenacity Perlite Mine and Mill (5)
702-407-3700 Fax: 643-6249 Operator:
Company employees: 106 Wilkin Mining & Trucking, Inc.
Contract employees: 2 HC 34 Box 199
Production: Caliente, NV 89008
Gypsum - 715,701 tons 775-728-4463
Company employees: 7
Pioneer Gypsum Mine (3) Production:
Operator: Perlite
Pioneer Gypsum Mining, Inc.
4880 Donovan Way
North Las Vegas, NV 89081
702-399-5939 Fax: 399-8353
Company employees: 8
Production:
Gypsum - 158,605 tons

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 SUMMARY OF 2009 PRODUCTION

Gold 5,033,000 ounces

Silver 7,310,000 ounces
Barite (shipped) 476,500 tons
Copper 145,733,000 pounds
Diatomite N/A
Dolomite N/A
Gypsum 1,198,000 tons
Limestone N/A
Lithium compounds N/A
Mercury N/A
Molybdenum 303,000 pounds
Perlite N/A
Potassium sulfate N/A
Precious opal 70 pounds
Quartzite 3,600 tons
Salt 25,000 tons
Silica sand 413,000 tons
Specialty clay 25,000 tons
Turquoise N/A
N/A Not available publicly

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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.

Before mining can take place, plans of Gold Reserves

operation must be submitted and permits
must be obtained from federal and state Nevada’s reported gold reserves at
agencies to ensure that resources such or near currently operating mines that
as wildlife, air, and water are protected. can be mined at a profit under current
Nevada and federal laws and regulations economic conditions stood at about
require that lands disturbed by mining 65.2 million troy ounces at the end of
activities must be rehabilitated so they 2009. The amount of reserves is always

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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

Exploration Minerals other than gold and silver are

also important to Nevada’s economy.
Exploration for new deposits, particularly Copper ranked second behind gold
gold, is an ongoing effort by both the in terms of value in 2009. Industrial
operating companies and many others minerals such as aggregates, barite,

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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

Major mines, oil fields, and geothermal plants, 2009.

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 Index

Adams Claim Gypsum Mine 5 Marigold Mine 7

Apex Quarry and Plant 21 Meikle Mine 15
Argenta Mine and Mill 12 Midas Mine 15
Ashdown Mine 6 MIN-AD Mine and Mill 7
Bald Mountain Mine 15 Moltan Company 17
Basalt Mine and Mill 19 Mule Canyon Mine 13
Battle Mountain Grinding Plant 12 NCC Limestone Quarry and Mill 5
Betze-Post Mine 11 PABCO Gypsum 21
Carlin Operations 11 Phoenix Project 13
Celite Diatomite Mine 5 Pilot Peak Lime Plant 15
Clark Mine and Mill 5 Pioneer Gypsum Mine 21
Coeur Rochester Mine 8 Premier Chemicals 19
Colado Mine, Plant, and Mill 8 Rainbow Ridge Opal Mines 7
Cortez Hills Mine 12 Robinson Mine 15
Cortez Pipeline Mine 12 Rossi Mine 15
Denton-Rawhide Mine 17 Royal Peacock Opal Mine 7
Dunphy Mill 15 Ruby Hill Mine 11
Eastern Nevada Operations 11 Silver Peak Operations 19
Empire Mine and Mill 8 Simplot Silica Products 21
Florida Canyon Mine 8 Smoky Valley Common Operation 19
Greystone Mine 12 Standard Mine 8
Hazen Pit 5 Storm Mine 15
Hollister Mine 15 Tenacity Perlite Mine and Mill 21
Huck Salt 17 Trenton Canyon Mine 13
Hycroft Mine 6 Turquoise Ridge Joint Venture 7
IMV Nevada 19 Twin Creeks Mine 7
Jerritt Canyon Mine 15 W. Glen Sexton Family Trust 8
Lone Tree Mine 7

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