page_title: Cortez Gold Mine
section_title: Mining operations
hierarchical_section_title: Cortez Gold Mine / Mining operations
caption_attribution_description: English: The diesel-electric powered Liebherr T282 B dumper / dump truck / mining truck. Deutsch: Muldenkipper Liebherr T282 Seitenansicht. Français&#160;: Un Liebherr T 282B vu de côté. tombereau Liebherr T 282B. Polski: Wywrotka Liebherr T 282B. Nederlands: De dieselelektrisch aangedreven Liebherr T282 dumper. 中文: 利勃海尔T282自卸式卡车. Suomi: Louheenkuljetusajoneuvossa komusuojuksena toimii lavan etureunan jatke. Liebherr T 282B. Suurimpiin maa-ajoneuvoihin lukeutuva yli 200 tonnin painoinen Liebherr T 282B kulkee sähkömoottoreiden voimin. Kyseisessä kaivosdumpperissa on sarjahybridin tai junien tavoin dieselmoottori tuottamassa sähköä. Türkçe: Liebherr T282 "çöp kamyonu". Magyar: Liebherr dömper, a világ egyik legnagyobb ilyen típusú járműve. Dansk: Lastbildumper i den tunge ende af skalaen. Українська: Кар'єрний самоскид Liebherr з дизельно-електричною силовою уставою
context_page_description: Cortez Gold Mine is a large gold mining and processing facility in Lander and Eureka County, Nevada, United States, located approximately 75 miles southwest of Elko. It is owned as a joint venture between Barrick Gold Corporation and Newmont Corporation, operated by Barrick, and comprises the Pipeline, Crossroads, and Cortez Hills open pit mines; and the Cortez Hills underground mine. Ore from the mines is treated at an oxide mill at the site and on leach pads, while refractory ore is shipped to Barrick’s Goldstrike operation for processing.
context_section_description: The Pipeline and South Pipeline deposits are currently being mined using traditional open pit mining techniques, while the Cortez Hills deposit will be mined out using both open pit and underground mining techniques.
caption: A Liebherr T282B 400 ton truck, the same model is in operation at the open pits at Cortez.
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