Round Mountain Mine, Round Mountain District, Nye Co., Nevada, USA

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An open pit, heap-leach operation gold mine owned by Homestake Mining Co. (25%) & Round Mountain Gold Corp. Produced 4 million tons ore (= 3,720 kg Au) (1984).

References:
W. E. Wilson (2009) The Round Mountain mine, Nye County, Nevada Mineralogical Record 40:105-115
Mining Annual Review (1985): 326
Minerals yearbook (1988) - Mining & Quarrying Trends: 31.
http://www.minrec.org/archivedetail.asp?id=65

Map Reference: 38°42'N , 117°4'W

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Mineral List:

'Adularia'
Calcite
'Chlorite Group'
Fluorite
Goethite

Gold
var: Electrum
Hematite
Jarosite
Limonite

Pyrite
Pyrolusite
Realgar
Scorodite
'Sericite'

15 entries listed. 10 valid minerals.

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