Mine · Lander County, Nevada, United States
Cortez District
Cortez District is a mine in Lander County, Nevada, United States, owned by Barrick Nevada Holding LLC; Newmont USA Limited.
Facts
Every value links to its source, and to the source's own record where it has one. Licences and last-checked dates are per row.
| Fact | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Location | Lander County | MSHA Mines Data Set · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Status | Operating (active) | MSHA Mines Data Set · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Commodities | gold (mainly gold) | MSHA Mines Data Set · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Owner | Barrick Nevada Holding LLC; Newmont USA Limited (controls the operator) | MSHA Mines Data Set · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Nevada Gold Mines LLC | MSHA Mines Data Set · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Employees | 873 people (annual average, in 2025) | MSHA Mines Data Set · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Mine type | Surface | MSHA Mines Data Set · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 40.1925, -116.6236 | MSHA Mines Data Set · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
Research on this mine and its owner.Who owns it up to the parent company, its permits, resources and offtake, and an introduction to the owner.
Request researchHow its owner compares
Barrick Nevada Holding LLC; Newmont USA Limited owns 19 of the 2,675 mines in the United States in our data with a named owner; 11 owners have more. Counts cover the mines in our data that name an owner, holder or operator; an asset with several owners counts for each.
| Owner in United States | Rank | Mines | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpha Metallurgical Resources Inc | 1st | 56 | 2.1% |
| Sev.en Global Investments a.s. | 2nd | 50 | 1.9% |
| Rosebud Mining Company | 3rd | 40 | 1.5% |
| Martin Marietta Materials Inc | 4th | 29 | 1.1% |
| Metinvest B V | 4th | 29 | 1.1% |
| Barrick Nevada Holding LLC; Newmont USA Limited | 12th | 19 | 0.71% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this mine: 283 water rights (150 active), measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 3.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wsp-F water right 75053 | Water right | 1,665 acre-ft/year | Permitted | 0.5 km |
| Sf water right 24664 | Water right | 322 acre-ft/year | Active | 0.7 km |
| Cortez Well (Well #2) water right 24663 | Water right | 489 acre-ft/year | Active | 0.9 km |
Owner, operator and place
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Data on this page
- MSHA Mines Data Set. MSHA Mines Data Set, Public domain.
- Nevada Division of Water Resources water rights points of diversion. Nevada Division of Water Resources water rights points of diversion, CC0 1.0 Universal.