Carlin Trend (gold mining region)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Carlin_Trend_(gold_mining_region)
GPTKB entity
Statements (32)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gold mining district
gptkbp:annualProduction millions of ounces
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Elko_County
gptkb:Eureka_County
gptkbp:directionA northwest-southeast
gptkbp:discoveredBy 1961
gptkbp:economicImportance major contributor to Nevada's gold output
gptkbp:featureType fault zone
gptkbp:firstMajorMine Carlin Mine
gptkbp:firstMajorMineOpened 1965
gptkbp:geologicalAge Paleozoic
gptkbp:hostRock limestone
sedimentary rocks
siliciclastic rocks
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Carlin Trend (gold mining region)
gptkbp:length about 40 miles
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Nevada
gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:mineralizationType Carlin-type gold deposit
gptkbp:miningMethod underground mining
open-pit mining
gptkbp:miningStarted 1960s
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Carlin,_Nevada
gptkbp:notableFinds changed gold mining industry in Nevada
gptkbp:notableFor large gold deposits
gptkbp:oilProduction one of the world's richest gold mining districts
gptkbp:operator gptkb:Newmont_Corporation
gptkbp:region gptkb:northeastern_Nevada
gptkbp:type disseminated gold
micron gold
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Carlin,_Nevada
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7