Mining at Round Mountain occurred as early as 1906, using underground techniques. The mine produced 350,000 ounces of gold through underground mining over a sixty-year period, before converting to an open pit.[3] In 2003 Kinross acquired 50% of the Round Mountain mine from Echo Bay Mines through a merger. In 2016, Kinross purchased the remaining 50% from Barrick Gold Corporation.[4]
Descriptionedit
The Round Mountain Gold Mine is owned and operated by Kinross Gold. Until early in 2016, it was a 50:50 joint venture between Barrick Gold and Kinross Gold, with Kinross as the operator. The mine is 55 miles (89 km) north of the town of Tonopah, with a workforce of approximately 750 people. In 2010, expansion of the mine was approved by the Bureau of Land Management. The expansion would include increasing the depth and width of the pit, and increasing the capacity of related mining and mineral processing infrastructure. The expansion was appealed by the non-governmental organizations Great Basin Resource Watch and the Western Shoshone Defense Project. The groups also appealed the construction of Gold Hill, a second pit near Round Mountain, that is part of the expansion.[5][6] As of summer 2011, road construction and environmental mitigation began for the Round Hill expansion. Ore from the Gold Hill site is processed on site on a leach pad, while the pouring of gold bars takes place at the Round Mountain facility.[7]
Geological Settingedit
The Round Mountain Mine is a low sulfidation epithermal deposit.
^Hardrock Mining on Federal Lands. National Research Council (U.S.). 3 December 1999. p. 136. ISBN0-309-06596-8.
^"Round Mountain, USA". Kinross Gold. Retrieved 27 August 2011.
^Harding, Adella (7 July 2010). "BLM OKs Round Mountain expansion". Elko Daily Free Press. Retrieved 31 August 2011.
^Harding, Adella (22 Aug 2010). "Appeals filed against Round Mountain". Elko Daily Free Press. Retrieved 31 August 2011.
^Harding, Adella (Summer 2011). "Gold Hill moves closer to mining satellite pit". Elko Daily Free Press - Mining Quarterly. p. 36. Retrieved 31 August 2011.
Gold specimen from Round Mountain, size 2.0 x 1.8 x 0.7 cm.
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round, mountain, gold, mine, open, gold, mine, round, mountain, nevada, mine, operated, owned, kinross, gold, round, mountainaerial, photo, round, mountain, open, 2008locationround, mountainlocation, locationnye, countystatenevadacountryunited, statescoordinat. The Round Mountain Gold Mine is an open pit gold mine in Round Mountain Nevada The mine is operated and owned by Kinross Gold 2 Round MountainAerial photo of Round Mountain open pit in 2008LocationRound MountainLocation of Round Mountain Gold MineLocationNye CountyStateNevadaCountryUnited StatesCoordinates38 42 36 N 117 03 58 W 38 71000 N 117 06611 W 38 71000 117 06611ProductionProduction324 277 oz gold 1 Financial year2020HistoryOpened1906OwnerCompanyKinross Gold CorporationWebsitekinross comYear of acquisition2003 Contents 1 History 2 Description 3 Geological Setting 4 See also 5 ReferencesHistory editMining at Round Mountain occurred as early as 1906 using underground techniques The mine produced 350 000 ounces of gold through underground mining over a sixty year period before converting to an open pit 3 In 2003 Kinross acquired 50 of the Round Mountain mine from Echo Bay Mines through a merger In 2016 Kinross purchased the remaining 50 from Barrick Gold Corporation 4 Description editThe Round Mountain Gold Mine is owned and operated by Kinross Gold Until early in 2016 it was a 50 50 joint venture between Barrick Gold and Kinross Gold with Kinross as the operator The mine is 55 miles 89 km north of the town of Tonopah with a workforce of approximately 750 people In 2010 expansion of the mine was approved by the Bureau of Land Management The expansion would include increasing the depth and width of the pit and increasing the capacity of related mining and mineral processing infrastructure The expansion was appealed by the non governmental organizations Great Basin Resource Watch and the Western Shoshone Defense Project The groups also appealed the construction of Gold Hill a second pit near Round Mountain that is part of the expansion 5 6 As of summer 2011 road construction and environmental mitigation began for the Round Hill expansion Ore from the Gold Hill site is processed on site on a leach pad while the pouring of gold bars takes place at the Round Mountain facility 7 Geological Setting editThe Round Mountain Mine is a low sulfidation epithermal deposit See also editKinross Gold List of active gold mines in NevadaReferences edit Kinross reports 2020 fourth quarter and full year results PDF Toronto Ontario Kinross Gold Corporation 10 February 2021 Retrieved 9 July 2021 Kinross Gold November 12 2015 Kinross Acquires Strategic Nevada Assets Kinross Press Release Retrieved November 12 2015 Hardrock Mining on Federal Lands National Research Council U S 3 December 1999 p 136 ISBN 0 309 06596 8 Round Mountain USA Kinross Gold Retrieved 27 August 2011 Harding Adella 7 July 2010 BLM OKs Round Mountain expansion Elko Daily Free Press Retrieved 31 August 2011 Harding Adella 22 Aug 2010 Appeals filed against Round Mountain Elko Daily Free Press Retrieved 31 August 2011 Harding Adella Summer 2011 Gold Hill moves closer to mining satellite pit Elko Daily Free Press Mining Quarterly p 36 Retrieved 31 August 2011 nbsp Gold specimen from Round Mountain size 2 0 x 1 8 x 0 7 cm nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Round Mountain Gold Mine Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Round Mountain Gold Mine amp oldid 1188506101, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
