| Location | |
|---|---|
  Robinson Mine Location in Nevada | |
| Location | White Pine County |
| State | Nevada |
| Country | United States |
| Coordinates | 39°15′33″N 114°58′24″W / 39.25917°N 114.97333°W |
| Production | |
| Products | Copper, Gold, Molybdenum |
| History | |
| Opened | 1908 |
| Owner | |
| Company | KGHM Polska Miedź |
| Website | Robinson Mine webpage |
| Year of acquisition | 2012 |
The Robinson Mine is a porphyry copper deposit located at Ruth, White Pine County, Nevada, in the Egan Range, 4 miles (6.4 km) west of Ely. The mine comprises three large open pits: Liberty, Tripp-Veteran and Ruth. The ore is extracted using conventional surface methods, and is then processed into a copper-gold concentrate, and a molybdenum concentrate in a concentrating plant. Since 2012 the mine has been owned and operated by Polish copper miner KGHM Polska Miedź[1]
Large-scale copper mining began in the district in 1907 and, with some hiatuses and several changes of ownership, continues in 2019. Production from 1908 to 1978 was more than 4 billion pounds (1.5 million tonnes) of copper and 2,700,000 troy ounces (84 t) of gold, and 2018 annual production of 106 million pounds (48,000 tonnes) of copper and 37,100 troy ounces (1.15 t) of gold. Published ore reserves at Robinson as of end of 2017 were 565,400,000 pounds (256,500 t) of copper.[2][3] Current plans are for the mine to operate until 2022 before closure and reclamation.[4][1][5]
- ^ a b "KGHM Polska Miedź 2016 Annual Report" (PDF).
- ^ Perry, Rick; Visher, Mike (2018). "Major Mines of Nevada 2017" (pdf). Nevada Division of Minerals. Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology. Retrieved 22 March 2019.
- ^ Robinson Mining District history
- ^ "Final Environmental Assessment Robinson Mine Expansion Project" (PDF). Ely, Nevada: U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management. 22 December 2016. p. 2-56. Retrieved 9 June 2019.
- ^ "The Management Board's report on the activities of KGHM Polska Miedź S.A. and of the KGHM Polska Miedź S.A. Group in 2018" (PDF). Lubin: KGHM Polska Miedź. March 2019. p. 59. Retrieved 8 June 2019.