Going for Gold in Nevada NASA Earth Observatory
Goldstrike mine in northeastern Nevada is one of the largest gold mines in the world. In 2016, the mine produced million ounces of gold. Only two other operations—the Grasberg mine in Indonesia and the Muruntau mine in Uzbekistan—produced more.. On September 25, 2016, the Advanced Spaceborne Thermal Emission and Reflection Radiometer (ASTER) on NASA's Terra satellite captured this ...