Goldstrike Mine

Goldstrike Mine is a surface gold mine in Eureka County, Nevada, near Carlin. MSHA lists its status as active since Apr 1, 1991 and records 390 employees. It is one of 57 gold mines in Nevada that are not marked abandoned, and one of 17 in Eureka County; by employees it ranks 12 of 54 in the state.

Facts

MSHA status
Active since Apr 1, 1991
Type
Surface
County
Eureka County
State
Nevada
Land status (BLM data)
Private land or land not mapped as public
Nearest town
Carlin
Employees reported
390
Operator
Nevada Gold Mines LLC
Coordinates
40.7139, -116.1039
MSHA mine ID
2601089

Source: MSHA Mines data set, retrieved 2026-10-13. Status and counts can lag real operations.

Land status comes from the BLM Surface Management Agency dataset and can be out of date. Check ownership before you go near any mine site.

History and geology (USGS)

USGS site name
Wagner
USGS status
Past producer
Commodities
Lead, Silver, Gold

Matched by location to the USGS Mineral Resources Data System record 10149723 (retrieved 2026-10-13). The database was last updated around 2011, so history may be out of date.

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