Getchell Mine is an underground gold mine owned by both Barrick Gold, and Newmont Mining, and is located near Winnemucca, Nevada. The operation consists of two underground mines, the Getchell Mine, and Turquoise Ridge. The mining method currently used is drift and fill.
The gold deposit is a Carlin–type gold deposit a sediment-hosted disseminated gold deposit. These deposits are characterized by invisible gold distribution in pyrite and arsenopyrite.
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