From scattered assets to scaled output: the rise of district-scale mining

It is a strategy that, with gold prices hitting record highs, has particularly strong potential in Nevada. In the US state, many operations are looking to mine gold oxide mineralisation and process it locally, says Jowitt. They include i-80 Gold , which has several projects that will feed into an existing processing plant the company has acquired, and nearby Fortitude Gold, which, in preparation for the winding down of its active gold mine, Isabella Pearl, is developing an adjacent satellite deposit. The cr ...