Nevada · Lander County
Plant

Cortez Gold Operations

Lander County, Nevada, United States
GoldSilverMercury
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Commodities
PrimaryGold
TertiarySilver, Mercury
Commodity typeM
Deposit
WorkingsSurface, Underground
Economic & production
Development statusPlant
First production1968
Discovery year1966
Identification
Deposit ID10125727
MRDS IDW002496
Alternate namesCortez Gold Mine, South PipelinePipeline, Cortez Open Pit
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates40.14991, -116.59282
References
USGS BULLETIN 1312-P, 1971, P5, PLATE 2.USGS (PP?) 408, 1910, P103.RANDO MINING DIRECTORY, 1996/97, U.S. MINES & MININGCOMPANIES, P237, "CORTEZ MINE".1995/96, NEVADA MINES DIRECORTY, P 16, "PLACER DOME U.S.INC.", P 23, "CORTEZ MINE".AMERICAN MINES HANDBOOK 1996, PP 193-196, "CORTEZ MINE".PLACER DOME, PRESS RELEASE'S, 1994-1995, VARIOUS.THE RTZ CORP, PLC, 1994 ANNUAL REPORT AND FORM 20K.PLACER DOME, 1994 ANNUAL REPORTUSGS PROF PAPER 610, 1968, P179.WARGO, JOSEPH G. THE NEXT EXPLORATION STATE FOR CARLIN-TYPEGOLD DEPOSTIS, MINING ENGINEERING, V31,#9, SEPT. 1979,PP. 1321-1323.ECONOMIC GEOLOGY, V64, 1969, PP. 526-537.BASIN AND RANGE GEOLOGY GUIDEBOOK, FIELD CONFERENCE, RENONEVADA, 1969, NEVADA MACKAY SCHOOL OF MINES, 1969, PP.12/1 - 12/11.WORLD MINING, V5, #5, 1969, PP. 28-32.THE RTZ CORPORATION PLC CRA LIMITED, 1995 ANNUAL REPORT ONFORM 20-F.PLACER DOME, INC, 1995 10-K REPORT, P 19.THE NORTHERN MINER, V83 #14, 6-2-97, P. B1, B6.RTZ-CRA 1996 ANNUAL REPORT ON FORM 20-F.1995-96 PROD; RTZ-CRA CORP. PLC CRA LTD, FACT BOOK 1997,P 33.DRY GRINDING EZPERIENCE AT THE CORTEZ GOLD MINE", GARRYKEIZER, MINING ENGINEERING, V145, #12, DEC. 93, PP. 1459-1462.NEVADA BUREAU OF MINES, BULL #88, 1977, P78.AMERICAN MINES HANDBOOK, 1996, P 195.PLACER DOME INC., 1995 10-K REPORT, P 12.PLACER DOME INC., 1996 10-K REPORT, PP. 14-16.RTZ-CRA FACT BOOK, P21 & RTZ-CRA ANNUAL REPORT; FORM 20-F,PP. 17, 29.