Phoenix Mine

Phoenix Mine is a surface gold mine in Lander County, Nevada, near Battle Mountain. MSHA lists its status as active since Dec 15, 2003 and records 495 employees. It is one of 57 gold mines in Nevada that are not marked abandoned, and one of 3 in Lander County; by employees it ranks 8 of 54 in the state.

Facts

MSHA status
Active since Dec 15, 2003
Type
Surface
County
Lander County
State
Nevada
Land status (BLM data)
Federal land managed by the Bureau of Land Management
Nearest town
Battle Mountain
Employees reported
495
Operator
Nevada Gold Mines LLC
Website
newmont.com
Coordinates
40.5047, -117.1467
MSHA mine ID
2600550

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
Battle Mountain District
USGS status
Past producer
Commodities
Gold, Copper, Silver, Lead, Zinc, Antimony
Deposit type
Porphyry Cu, skarn-related
Output size
medium (USGS class)

Matched by location to the USGS Mineral Resources Data System record 60001009 (retrieved 2026-10-13). The database was last updated around 2011, so history may be out of date.

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