From a trip to The Cortez Gold Mine, located in Nevada, USA. It is one of the largest gold mines in the world, owned and operated by Barrick Gold Corporation.ortez is approximately 113km south west of Elko, Nevada. It consists of three distinct units: the Cortez open pit and two Carlin-type disseminated gold deposits – Pipeline and South Pipeline. Until February 2008 the operation was 60%-owned by Barrick Gold, having acquired Placer Dome for US $10.4bn in 2006, and 40% by Rio Tinto. See it on Google Maps here: https://maps.app.goo.gl/exUrNMkBqEGFbGaEA
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