The Goldstrike in northeast Nevada is the largest gold mine in North America. The mine complex, (including the Betze-Post-Screamer open-pit, and Meikle and Rodeo underground mines) is owned and operated by the world’s largest gold mining company, Barrick Gold.
Phoenix-based Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc. (FCX) is the world's largest publicly traded copper producer. The company's assets include the Grasberg mining complex in Indonesia, the world’s largest copper and gold mine in terms of recoverable reserves; the Morenci and Safford minerals districts in North America; and the Tenke Fungurume ...