Facts
- MSHA status
- Active since Jul 19, 1984
- Type
- Surface
- County
- White Pine County
- State
- Nevada
- Land status (BLM data)
- Federal land managed by the Bureau of Land Management
- Nearest town
- Eureka
- Employees reported
- 530
- Operator
- KG Mining (Bald Mountain) Inc.
- Website
- kinross.com
- Coordinates
- 39.9422, -115.6147
- MSHA mine ID
- 2601842
Source: MSHA Mines data set, retrieved 2026-10-13. Status and counts can lag real operations.
This location is mapped as federal land. Public land is not an invitation to enter a working mine or old workings. Ask the managing agency about access, claims and closures.
History and geology (USGS)
- USGS site name
- Water Canyon Placers
- USGS status
- Past producer
- Commodities
- Gold
Matched by location to the USGS Mineral Resources Data System record 10222814 (retrieved 2026-10-13). The database was last updated around 2011, so history may be out of date.
Other gold mines under the same operator
- Bald Mountain Mine South Operation Area White Pine County, NV
Gold mines nearby
- Bald Mountain Mine South Operation Area 0 mi · active
- Archimedes Underground Mine 34 mi · active
- Ruby Hill Mine 36 mi · active
- Pan Mine 44 mi · active
- Gold Bar 46 mi · active
- Goldrush 56 mi · active
- Cortez District-Underground 56 mi · active
- Cortez District 56 mi · active