Cortez Gold Mine, NV, USA
Key Data:
Producer of
Gold
Location
Nevada, USA
Ownership
Barrick Gold Corp. (60%) Rio Tinto (40%) as Kennecott Minerals Co (Rio Tinto held 40% share until Feb 2008).
Geology type
Disseminated, carbonate-hosted, sub-microscopic gold
Mineral type
Gold
Reserve base
234Mt grading 1.4 g/t Au, containing 7.8Moz Au (2005)
Annual production
904,000oz Au (2005)
Mining method
Open pit
Processing method
Crushing, grinding and carbon-in-leach gold recovery
Employment
380
Key equipment
n/a
