Mining : What Is Gold Mining? How Is Gold Mined? | Geology
Apr 16, 2019#0183;#32;Hard rock gold mining extracts gold in rock instead of fragments in loose sediment, producing most of the gold in the world. Openpit mining is sometimes used, for example in central Alaskas Fort Knox Mine. Barrick Gold Corporation has one of the largest openpit gold mines in North America located on its Goldstrike mine property in north eastern Nevada. Other gold mines use