Active Gold Mines in the United States | Sciencing
5 million ounces per year. Meikle is an underground mine next to BetzePost. Cortez Gold MineThe Cortez mine, also known as the CortezPipeline, is in Nevada about 60 miles south of Elko. The mine originally started as a joint venture between Placer Dome mining and Kennecott Explorations Ltd. of Australia, a Rio Tinto subsidiary. Barrick Gold purchased Placer Dome in 2006 and then Kennecott''s ...