The Mesquite Mine, operated by New Gold

New Gold

New Gold is a multinational mining company with gold, silver and copper containing assets. It engages in both exploratory and production activity in North America , South America and Australia...

, is located in Glamis

Glamis, California

Glamis is an unincorporated community in Imperial County, California. It is located northeast of Holtville, at an elevation of 335 feet ....

, Imperial County

Imperial County, California

Imperial County is a county located in the Imperial Valley, in the far southeast of the U.S. state of California, bordering both Arizona and Mexico. It is part of the El Centro Metropolitan Area, which encompasses all of Imperial County. The population as of 2000 was 142,361. The county seat is the...

, California

California

California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...

. It is one of the largest gold mines in the United States

United States

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. It is near the Mesquite Regional Landfill, a waste-by-rail landfill

Landfill

A landfill site , is a site for the disposal of waste materials by burial and is the oldest form of waste treatment...

 being constructed for trash primarily originating in Los Angeles County.

History

Felizario Parra discovered gold in April 1876, worked placers until 1880, and sold out for $3000.00. Dry washing of low grade ores continued intermittently for 100 years, along with many exploratory shafts. From 1957 to 1980, Dick and Anna Singer mined, recorded earlier efforts, made studies, and sold their findings to Gold Fields Mining Corporation. After investing 70 million in exploration, development and construction, Gold Fields began full scale production in March 1986. Production reached 207,897 ounces of gold in 1992. It was expected that this rate of production would be maintained through 1999 when the mine would be subsequently exhausted....Gold Fields and Santa Fe Pacific Gold Corporation, had given steady employment to over 300 persons, contributed heavily to public and private needs and operated with full environmental issues until it was acquired by New Gold Inc. in 2008. Mesquite Mine is still in production, contrary to previous predictions...and is set to produce over 100 million dollars in revenues for its new owners New Gold Inc.