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Molten gold is poured into bar molds at the Cortez refinery on October 30, 2024.

An aerial view of the Cortez open-pit gold mine outside Elko, Nevada in the shadow of the Ruby Mountains.

A refiner prepares molten gold for pouring into casts at the Cortez Gold Mines refinery on October 30, 2024.

Nevada Gold Mines underground mines are made up of tunnels and shafts as deep as 2,000 feet below ground level on October 30, 2024.

Each gold bar generally weighs around 80 pounds. Nevada Gold Mines produced 85 tonnes of gold last year, worth $8 billion.

A stack of gold bars from NGM’s Cortez refinery. Based on the current price of gold, the total value of gold in this image is $10 million.

A hauler truck at Nevada Gold Mines Cortez pit outside of Elko, Nevada on October 30, 2024.