The Bald Mountain mine lies within the Southern Ruby Mountains of northeastern Nevada, approximately 110 kilometers northwest of Ely, Nevada and 110 kilometers southeast of Elko, Nevada. Bald Mountain is an open-pit, run-of-mine, heap leach gold mine with conventional heap leaching technology and carbon absorption for ore treatment.
In 2012, Bald Mountain produced 161,000 ounces of gold at total cash costs of $834 per ounce1. Proven and probable mineral reserves as of December 31, 2012, were 5.2 million ounces of gold2.