Mines & Mining Companies of Elko County

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Mines & Mining Companies of Elko County

Every mine site registered with MSHA in Elko County, who runs it, where it is, and where to find their jobs. Plus the big operations just over the county line.

  • 25current mine sites in Elko County
  • 13listed Active by MSHA
  • 20operators & contractors
  • 123past & closed mines on record
  • Gold & silver
  • Copper
  • Barite
  • Lime & industrial sand
  • Sand, gravel & stone
  • Not active (MSHA)
  • Approximate location

Gold, silver & metals

Nevada Gold Mines

Joint venture: Barrick 61.5% (operator), Newmont 38.5%

Barrick-operated joint venture with Newmont. Elko County sites are Long Canyon and Emigrant; its big Carlin complex sits just over the line in Eureka County, with offices in Elko.

  • Gold
14 sites
  • Long Canyon Active
    Surface Gold Elko County 15 employees (MSHA)

    Mining stopped in 2022 and Barrick moved the site toward closure in late 2024; MSHA still lists it Active (residual leaching and reclamation).

    MSHA ID 2602778
  • Emigrant Active
    Surface Gold Elko County 3 employees (MSHA)

    MSHA coordinates point at Elko town; map pin uses the USGS MRDS location.

    MSHA ID 2602697
  • Goldstrike Mine Active
    Surface Gold Near Elko County · Eureka County 390 employees (MSHA)
    MSHA ID 2601089
  • Meikle Mine Active
    Underground Gold Near Elko County · Eureka County 605 employees (MSHA)

    MSHA places it in Eureka County; its pin sits on the Elko-Eureka county line.

    MSHA ID 2602246
  • Leeville Active
    Underground Gold Near Elko County · Eureka County 552 employees (MSHA)
    MSHA ID 2602512
  • Pete Bajo Active
    Underground Gold Near Elko County · Eureka County 167 employees (MSHA)
    MSHA ID 2602689
  • Exodus Active
    Underground Gold Near Elko County · Eureka County 116 employees (MSHA)

    MSHA lists only a Carlin placeholder point; not mapped.

    Not mapped MSHA ID 2602661
  • El Nino Active
    Underground Gold Near Elko County · Eureka County 69 employees (MSHA)
    MSHA ID 2602830
  • Genesis Active
    Surface Gold Near Elko County · Eureka County 250 employees (MSHA)
    MSHA ID 2600062
  • South Area Active
    Surface Gold Near Elko County · Eureka County 1200 employees (MSHA)

    MSHA lists only a Carlin placeholder point; not mapped.

    Not mapped MSHA ID 2600500
  • Arturo Active
    Surface Gold Near Elko County · Eureka County 4 employees (MSHA)

    MSHA places it in Eureka County; its pin sits on the Elko-Eureka county line.

    MSHA ID 2602767
  • Mill 6 Active
    Facility Gold Near Elko County · Eureka County 130 employees (MSHA)
    MSHA ID 2602678
  • Mill/Autoclave Operations Active
    Facility Gold Near Elko County · Eureka County 277 employees (MSHA)

    MSHA lists only a Carlin placeholder point; not mapped.

    Not mapped MSHA ID 2602674
  • Roaster Operations Active
    Facility Gold Near Elko County · Eureka County 153 employees (MSHA)

    MSHA lists only a Carlin placeholder point; not mapped.

    Not mapped MSHA ID 2602673

First Majestic Silver (Jerritt Canyon Gold LLC)

Jerritt Canyon Gold LLC, 100% owned

Owns the Jerritt Canyon gold mill and underground mines north of Elko. In care and maintenance since 2023; a restart plan was announced in April 2026.

  • Gold
4 sites
  • Jerritt Canyon Mill Active
    Facility Gold Elko County 48 employees (MSHA)

    Operation in care and maintenance since March 2023; First Majestic announced a restart plan in April 2026. MSHA lists a placeholder point; pin uses USGS MRDS.

    MSHA ID 2601621
  • SSX Mine Active
    Underground Gold Elko County 36 employees (MSHA)

    Underground rehabilitation began in 2026 under the restart plan.

    MSHA ID 2602299
  • Smith Mine (MSHA: Lee Smith) Active
    Underground Gold Elko County 36 employees (MSHA)

    Underground rehabilitation began in 2026 under the restart plan. MSHA lists a placeholder point; pin is the general Jerritt Canyon location from USGS MRDS.

    MSHA ID 2602397
  • Enfield Bell Mine Intermittent
    Surface Gold Elko County 5 employees (MSHA)
    MSHA ID 2601620

Equinox Gold

Gold Standard Ventures (US) Inc.

Building the South Railroad open-pit gold mine south of Carlin (acquired with Orla Mining in 2026). Construction started in 2026.

  • Gold
1 site
  • South Railroad Mine Intermittent
    Surface Gold Elko County 30 employees (MSHA)

    Construction began in 2026; Equinox Gold expects mining in 2027 and first gold in 2028. About 16 miles south of Carlin. MSHA coordinates point near Elko town; pin uses the USGS MRDS Dark Star deposit, part of South Railroad (approximate).

    MSHA ID 2602925

Humboldt Mining Company

Small gold operation at the Prunty Mine in the Charleston district, north of Elko.

  • Gold
1 site
  • Prunty Mine Active
    Surface Gold Elko County 3 employees (MSHA)
    MSHA ID 2601261

Hecla Mining

Klondex Hollister Mine Inc. / Klondex Midas

Owns the Hollister and Midas underground gold-silver mines in western Elko County. Both are on care and maintenance; Hecla is drilling and evaluating restarts.

  • Gold
1 site
  • Hollister Mine Non-producing
    Underground Gold Elko County

    Production suspended in 2019 (care and maintenance). Hecla restarted drilling in 2026.

    MSHA ID 2602535

Industrial minerals: lime & barite

Drilling Minerals Industries, LLC

Universal Fluids LLC

Barite grinding mill at Osino, east of Elko.

  • Barite
Jobs on Elko Local
1 site
  • DMI Osino Barite Mill Active
    Facility Barite Elko County 12 employees (MSHA)
    MSHA ID 2602724

Halliburton

Operates the Rossi barite jig plant (barite is used in drilling mud).

  • Barite
1 site
  • Rossi Jig Plant Active
    Surface Barite Elko County 5 employees (MSHA)

    MSHA coordinates fall in Lander County; pin uses the USGS MRDS Rossi Mine location in Elko County (approximate).

    MSHA ID 2602239

Sand, gravel & stone

Vega Construction & Trucking

Elko rock, sand and gravel supplier and heavy-haul trucker.

  • Sand & gravel
2 sites
  • Vega Portable Crusher #1 Intermittent
    Portable Sand & gravel Elko County 5 employees (MSHA)
    MSHA ID 2601862
  • Vega Wash Plant Intermittent
    Portable Sand & gravel Elko County 1 employees (MSHA)
    MSHA ID 2602639

Modern Concrete, Inc.

Big 7 Ventures (since 2025)

Remote ready-mix concrete supplier based in Elko; MSHA operator of the Fraser industrial-sand pit.

  • Industrial sand
1 site
  • Fraser Pit Intermittent
    Surface Industrial sand Elko County 4 employees (MSHA)

    MSHA lists a placeholder point (Carlin); not mapped.

    Not mapped MSHA ID 2602616

Harney Rock & Paving Co. (Silver State Rock Products)

Pardo Quarry near Elko. Its Elko division, Silver State Rock Products, describes itself as Elko's largest ready-mix concrete supplier.

  • Dimension stone
1 site
  • Pardo Quarry Active
    Surface Dimension stone Elko County 3 employees (MSHA)
    MSHA ID 2602292

Shelton's

Operator of record for a BLM gravel pit near Wendover.

  • Sand & gravel
Jobs on Elko Local
1 site
  • Shelton Nevada BLM Pit Intermittent
    Portable Sand & gravel Elko County 2 employees (MSHA)
    MSHA ID 2602585

Ruby Mountain Rock & Ready-Mix

Sand, gravel and ready-mix from its pit in Spring Creek.

  • Sand & gravel
1 site
  • Ruby Mountain Rock & Ready-Mix pit Intermittent
    Surface Sand & gravel Elko County 1 employees (MSHA)
    MSHA ID 2602571

Contractors with MSHA-registered plants

N.A. Degerstrom

Mining contractor running the Rossi crusher.

  • Barite
Jobs on Elko Local
1 site
  • Rossi Crusher Active
    Surface Barite Elko County 15 employees (MSHA)

    MSHA lists Eureka County, but its coordinates and the Nevada 2025 mine directory place it in Elko County at the Rossi mine.

    MSHA ID 2602735

Q&D Construction

Reno-based contractor; operates the Maggie Creek Ranch pit north of Carlin.

  • Industrial sand
1 site
  • Maggie Creek Ranch Pit Intermittent
    Portable Industrial sand Elko County 12 employees (MSHA)

    MSHA codes this pit to Lyon County, but its coordinates and the Nevada 2025 mine directory place it in Elko County.

    MSHA ID 2602810

Progressive Contracting Inc

Portable barite plant north of Carlin.

  • Barite
Jobs on Elko Local
1 site
  • Portable #2 (barite) Intermittent
    Portable Barite Elko County 10 employees (MSHA)

    MSHA coordinates are in Utah; MSHA directions put it off Maggie Creek Ranch Rd, 17 mi north of Carlin. Not mapped.

    Not mapped MSHA ID 4202085

Bolinder Company Inc

Portable sand and gravel plant working at NGM Goldstrike.

  • Sand & gravel
Jobs on Elko Local
1 site
  • Portable #2 (sand & gravel) Active
    Portable Sand & gravel Near Elko County · Eureka County 7 employees (MSHA)

    Registered to Elko County with MSHA, but its coordinates plot at NGM Goldstrike in Eureka County.

    MSHA ID 4202408

Ames Construction

Heavy civil and mining contractor; portable plant at NGM Genesis.

  • Sand & gravel
1 site
  • Ames Portable Unit Intermittent
    Portable Sand & gravel Near Elko County · Eureka County 5 employees (MSHA)

    Registered to Elko County with MSHA, but its coordinates plot at NGM Genesis in Eureka County.

    MSHA ID 2602306

W.W. Clyde & Co.

Heavy civil contractor; portable plant near West Wendover.

  • Sand & gravel
1 site
  • Portable plant 24-1045 Intermittent
    Portable Sand & gravel Elko County 3 employees (MSHA)
    MSHA ID 4201729

Ledcor

Ledcor CMI Inc.

Mining contractor; portable crusher at NGM South Area.

  • Crushed stone
1 site
  • Powerscreen crusher (portable) Intermittent
    Portable Crushed stone Elko County 2 employees (MSHA)

    Portable crusher working at NGM South Area per MSHA directions.

    MSHA ID 2602888

Nearby, outside Elko County

Nevada Gold Mines' Carlin complex (listed with its company above) is in Eureka County. Bald Mountain is in White Pine County, about 60 miles southeast of Elko.

Kinross Gold

Runs the Bald Mountain gold mine in White Pine County, about 60 miles southeast of Elko.

  • Gold
2 sites
  • Bald Mountain Mine Active
    Surface Gold Near Elko County · White Pine County 530 employees (MSHA)
    MSHA ID 2601842
  • Bald Mountain South Operation Area Active
    Surface Gold Near Elko County · White Pine County 2 employees (MSHA)
    MSHA ID 2602823

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Exploration & development projects

Early-stage projects aren't producing mines yet, so they're not on the map. Each one links to its source.

  • Tuscarora gold-silver project ICG Silver & Gold · Gold, silver Tuscarora district, Elko County Phase 1 drill program permitted. Website
  • Nevada North Lithium Project Surge Battery Metals · Lithium Southeast of Jackpot, Elko County Drilling resumed in 2026. Website
  • North Elko Lithium Project Peloton Minerals · Lithium About 44 miles northeast of Wells Early-stage exploration. Website
  • Midas Mine Hecla Mining · Gold, silver Midas, Elko County Closed (MSHA: Abandoned 2025). Hecla is evaluating a restart. Website
  • Lost Hills drilling Kinross Gold · Gold Elko County Listed in the Nevada 2025 Active Mines Directory. Website
  • Gillespie Project AngloGold Ashanti · Gold Elko County Listed in the Nevada 2025 Active Mines Directory. Source
  • Tijuana John CP Resources Elko County Listed in the Nevada 2025 Active Mines Directory. Source

New to mining?

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  • Safety training comes first. Federal rules (30 CFR Part 48) require new-miner training before you work: at least 40 hours for underground and 24 hours for surface miners. Many employers provide it when they hire you. Look it up in Pocket 30 CFR
  • Contractors hire too. Many jobs at mine sites are with the contractors and suppliers listed above, not only the mine owners.
  • Learn from the record. Our Mining Fatality Explorer shows what has gone wrong at mines, so you know which hazards to take seriously.
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Idle & past mines (123 MSHA records)

MSHA lists these Elko County mines as abandoned. Most closed long ago. Shown for history; "last operator" is the last company on file with MSHA.

MineLast operatorCommodityNearStatus dateMSHA ID
033 Crusher H K Portable PlantH-K Contractors IncSand & gravel10/31/19862601975
4 M4 MGold02/12/19862601936
8X20 3-DECK SCREEN PLANTCANYON CONSTRUCTION CO.Sand & gravelCarlin09/18/20152602763
AMES PORTABLE UNIT #4Ames Construction IncSand & gravel07/13/20002602390
Amy MineStocks Trucking Company LLCGoldJarbidge10/05/20152602666
Azletts MillDale Aslett Sand & Gravel IncBarite08/25/19822601424
BARMAC IMPORT CRUSHERCanyon Construction CompanySand & gravel09/03/19972602312
Battle Creek Tungsten MineR & A MineralsTungsten10/03/19842601688
Big JimBarite Mining IncBarite08/23/19822601695
Big Ledge MineCircle A Construction Mining & MillingBarite06/06/19862601895
Big Ledge MineNational Oilwell Varco, LPBariteJackpot01/31/20172602603
BIG SPRINGSAnglogold (Jerritt Canyon) CorpGold05/03/20012602003
Bmex Pavlak MillBmex CorpGold09/16/19862601939
Bourne Creek MineBourne Creek Mining CompanyGold08/30/19852601753
Brian MillsiteBarite Mining IncBarite08/23/19822601704
Bullion Monarch MineUniversal Gas (Montana) IncGold04/27/19842601343
Bullion Monarch Mine ContractLloyd C Evans Construction CompanyGold07/24/19802601569
CANICA VSI CRUSHER #1371BJ Rees's EnterpriseSand & gravelWendover09/30/20242602504
CARLIN UNDERGROUNDSmall Mine DevelopmentGold03/20/19982602238
Chieftain PowerscreenCanyon Construction CoSand & gravelTonopah09/28/20212602641
City Of Elko PitRobert L Helms Construction & Development CoSand & gravel09/07/19822601652
Cleaveland Gold Note & 86Richfield Resources IncSilver06/10/19802601590
Concrete Prods Co Portable CrushConcrete Products Co-Div/Gibbons & Reed CompanySand & gravel10/13/19832601844
Convention JarbidgeLittle Devil Mining CorpGold02/12/19862601937
Cortez Joint VentureGlobal Bird Management, Inc.Other nonmetallicElko04/06/20072602545
Country River PitSan Roc IncSand & gravel12/11/19842601827
Crusher 1Acha Construction LLCSand & gravelCarlin07/07/20162602780
D G & S IncorporatedD G & S IncSand & gravel09/10/19862601958
DAVIS PITDavis Equipment Company-Div/Ruby Mtn FreightSand & gravelElko, Nv07/02/20032602384
DEE NORTH U/G PROJECTSmall Mine DevelopmentGold01/18/20012602382
Delno MinePanther MiningSilver10/17/19782601444
Diamond JimGold Creek Silver Mines IncSilver07/18/19832601565
Dry Creek Mill SiteNational Oilwell Varco, LPBariteJackpot, Nv04/24/20212602646
Easy MinerA W Arnold & Associates IncBarite09/08/19822601667
Elburz PitJ/P AssociatedSand & gravel07/23/19802601626
Elko City PitRon Lewis Construction CompanySand & gravel11/25/19802600832
Elko PitElko Sand & GravelSand & gravelElko, Nv10/02/20022602163
Emigrant MillBox Cedar Mining IncTungsten12/03/19792601534
Esmeralda Mine Or EsmeraldaK M Mining & Development CompanyGold08/23/19822601633
FABTEC 54-INCH CONE AND 6X20 SCREENCANYON CONSTRUCTION CO.AgateElko02/18/20162602764
FABTEC 54-INCH CONE WITH 6X20 SCREENCanyon Construction Co.Sand & gravelElko09/28/20212602760
FabTec Agg PlantCanyon Construction CoSand & gravelElko07/11/20172602644
FalconAgau Ventures LtdSilver08/23/19822601628
Fish CreekBarite Mining IncBarite08/23/19822601696
Fraser PitWMC Company IncDimension stoneCarlin, Nv05/18/20042602308
G & R Big SpringsGibbons CompaniesGold07/13/19942602198
Haystack PitS.M.D. Development LLCSand & gravelElko09/29/20242602768
Heavy SparBarite Mining IncBarite03/22/19832601673
HOLLISTER MINENewmont Exploration LimitedGold07/30/19972602086
Hunch MineChromalloy Mining & MillingBarite08/25/19822601761
Jackpot PitPeter Kiewit Sons' CompanySand & gravel07/15/19782601465
Jones Flat PitShoshone Paiute TribesSand & gravelOwyhee02/19/20172602808
Jones PitRuby Dome IncSand & gravel07/27/19942602055
Jones PropertyPeabody Calada IncBarite08/23/19822601637
Jungle AreaChromalloy Mining & MillingBarite12/03/19842601098
KENSLEY MOUNTAIN PROJECTAlta Gold CompanyGold06/13/20002602261
KOLBERG PIONEER 3144 PORTABLE JAW CRUSHECANYON CONSTRUCTION CO.Sand & gravelElko09/28/20212602811
Kolberg Pioneer CS3055 Port Jaw CrusherCanyon Construction Co.Sand & gravelElko09/28/20212602826
KUE-KEN JAW CRUSHERCanyon Construction CompanySand & gravelSpring Creek, Nv08/22/20032602311
Lakes MillsiteEisenman Chemical CompanyBarite11/04/19852601430
Lakes MineBarite Mining IncBarite02/08/19832600959
Ledcor Jaw Crusher Premiertrax 400xLedcor CMI IncCrushed stoneCarlin03/27/20242602900
LongshotPetro-Chem IncBarite12/02/19812601686
Loomis Creek MineChromalloy Mining & MillingBarite08/25/19822601760
Mc Kinley PitRobert L Helms Construction & Development CoSand & gravel01/08/19812601109
Midas MineKlondex Midas Operations, Inc.GoldWinnemucca03/31/20252602314
Mountain City MillOxbow Tungsten Mines IncTungsten07/25/19782601353
Mountain City MillBanner Resources CorpSilver08/25/19822601795
MUNGERS BACKHOE GRAVEL PITMungers Backhoe ServiceSand & gravel02/07/20022602436
Murray MineVeris Gold U.S.A., Inc.GoldElko11/05/20142602211
NAD CrusherN.A. DegerstromBariteElko08/02/20222602749
NAD Impactor CrusherN. A. Degerstrom, Inc.Sand & gravelElko03/04/20142602725
Nevada Barite PlantChromalloy Mining & Minerals IncBarite08/25/19812601473
Nevada Milling Company MillNevada Milling CompanyTungsten06/15/19832601724
Nevada Portable #2Granite Construction CompanySand & gravelWells07/17/20212602871
Normal MineNormal Mining CompanySilver04/24/19852601863
Pardo PitHarney Rock & Paving CompanySand & gravel07/22/19912601818
Patsy Ann ClaimsUnichem Minerals IncBarite11/30/19822601672
Patsy Ann MineMc Neely Mining Contractors IncBarite12/03/19792601509
Pit No El 28-1Peter Kiewit Sons' CompanySand & gravel08/07/19782601455
Portable 391Elko Sand & GravelCrushed stoneElko09/23/20152602721
Portable Crusher 2300484G P Construction Company IncSand & gravel09/21/19922601999
Portable Crusher Lj-264G P Construction Company IncSand & gravel08/02/19892601462
Rain MineLost Dutchman Construction IncGold03/01/19942602217
RAIN UNDERGROUNDSmall Mine DevelopmentGoldCarlin10/31/20022602237
Randolph Mine And MillGoldcap Enterprises IncBarite12/28/19782601468
Rem Crusher #1Remington ConstructionSand & gravelSpring Creek09/16/20202602814
Ren MineW E S Construction Company IncGold09/09/19942602209
RiddleSan Rafael Exploration CompanyGold06/15/19832601702
Rossi MineN A Degerstrom IncBariteElko07/29/20032600397
RYNDON COMMUNITY PITCanyon Construction CompanySand & gravel09/28/20012602468
Saval 4Jerritt Canyon Gold LLCGoldElko09/19/20192602742
Saval IIJerritt Canyon Gold LLCGoldElko01/04/20242602875
Sharp Pit And MillSharp Concrete CompanySand & gravel06/20/19832600453
Simplicity Double Deck ScreenCanyon Construction CoSand & gravelElko08/13/20082602637
Snoose Creek MineChromalloy Mining & MillingBarite12/03/19842601759
South Fork GravelAcha ConstructionSand & gravelElko, Nv12/31/20142602736
South WellsLudwig Mining CompanyTungsten07/29/19812601600
SPRING CREEK SAND & GRAVELP Squared Enterprise, Inc.Sand & gravelSpring Creek09/09/20112602427
St ElmoTex-TahGold11/12/19802601571
St Elmo MineSt Elmo Mining IncGold01/02/19932602212
Star ValleyElko Sand & GravelSand & gravelElko10/16/20242602842
Starvation CanyonJerritt Canyon Gold, LLCGoldElko, Nv04/29/20162602634
State Highway District No3Nevada State Highway DepartmentSand & gravel05/21/19822600768
Steer OfficesJerritt Canyon Gold LLCGoldElko11/11/20042602370
Stormy Creek MillOld Soldier MineralsBarite12/12/19842601829
Stormy Creek MineOld Soldier MineralsBarite10/05/19842601592
SYMONS CONE CRUSHERCanyon Construction CompanySand & gravelSpring Creek, Nv08/28/20082602313
Tennessee MineTennessee Tungsten IncTungsten07/25/19782600328
TuscaroraRemtech L L CGold04/08/19922601561
Unichem Minerals Jig PlantUnichem Minerals IncBarite11/30/19822601792
Vega Portable Crusher #3Vega Construction & Trucking Co.Sand & gravelElko08/21/20032602500
Vivian TunnelPischel Mining Company IncCopper08/05/19852601498
VT CrusherVT Construction, IncSand & gravelElko11/26/20122602723
Wells City PitTibbals Construction IncSand & gravel10/16/19782601475
Wells PitJack B Parson Construction CompanySand & gravel09/07/19822601668
Wells Tungsten MillWells TungstenTungstenWells01/02/20202600985
Wells Tungsten MineBrough Livestock LLCTungstenWells01/02/20202600984
WENDOVER EQ S/N PID 0006LE74030024MODERN CONCRETESand & gravelWendover08/18/20082602645
West GeneratorJerritt Canyon Gold LLCGoldElko01/04/20242602885
WillieLudwig Mining CompanyLead-zinc07/29/19812601599
Wood GulchHomestake Mining CompanyGold04/08/19922602068
YANKEEE PITD H Blattner & Sons IncGold04/24/19972602214

Sources. Mine sites, status, mine type, commodity and employee counts: U.S. Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA mines data set), downloaded October 23, 2026. Cross-checked against the Nevada Division of Industrial Relations 2025 Active Mines Directory and the companies' own websites. Where MSHA's coordinates were placeholders, pins marked "approximate" use the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. MSHA status is what operators report and can lag reality; the notes on each site say so where we know. Logos and names belong to their companies and are shown only to identify them. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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