Mill 6

Mill 6 is a gold processing facility in Eureka County, Nevada, near Carlin. MSHA lists its status as active since Oct 16, 2013 and records 130 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 21 of 54 in the state.

Facts

MSHA status
Active since Oct 16, 2013
Type
Processing facility
County
Eureka County
State
Nevada
Land status (BLM data)
Private land or land not mapped as public
Nearest town
Carlin
Employees reported
130
Operator
Nevada Gold Mines LLC
Coordinates
40.7856, -116.1861
MSHA mine ID
2602678

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Land status comes from the BLM Surface Management Agency dataset and can be out of date.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
Newmont Carlin Mill #5
USGS status
Plant
Commodities
Gold, Silver
Production years
from 1988
Discovered
1988

Matched by location to the USGS Mineral Resources Data System record 10222228 (retrieved 2026-10-13). The database was last updated around 2011, so history may be out of date.

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