Meikle Mine

Meikle Mine is an underground gold mine in Eureka County, Nevada, near Carlin. MSHA lists its status as active since Jan 25, 2002 and records 605 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 5 of 54 in the state.

Facts

MSHA status
Active since Jan 25, 2002
Type
Underground
County
Eureka County
State
Nevada
Land status (BLM data)
Private land or land not mapped as public
Nearest town
Carlin
Employees reported
605
Operator
Nevada Gold Mines LLC
Coordinates
40.7139, -116.1039
MSHA mine ID
2602246

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Land status comes from the BLM Surface Management Agency dataset and can be out of date.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 The database was last updated around 2011, so history may be out of date.

Other gold mines under the same operator

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