The Winnemucca Mountain Mine is a gold, silver, and iron mine located in Humboldt county, Nevada at an elevation of 6,601 feet.
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All mine locations were obtained from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. The locations and other information in this database have not been verified for accuracy. It should be assumed that all mines are on private property.
Mine Info
Elevation: 6,601 Feet (2,012 Meters)
Commodity: Gold, Silver, Iron
Lat, Long: 40.99722, -117.75861
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Winnemucca Mountain Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Winnemucca Mountain Mine
Secondary: Gold Hill Group
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Primary: Iron
Tertiary: Copper
Tertiary: Molybdenum
Location
State: Nevada
County: Humboldt
District: Winnemucca Mountain District
Land Status
Land ownership: BLM Administrative Area
Note: the land ownership field only identifies whether the area the mine is in is generally on public lands like Forest Service or BLM land, or if it is in an area that is generally private property. It does not definitively identify property status, nor does it indicate claim status or whether an area is open to prospecting. Always respect private property.
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Gus And Ab Rogers
Years: 1945 -
Production
Year: 1943
Time Period: To 1943
Material type: ORE
Description: Cp_Grade: ^0.015 To 0.94 Oz/Ton Au
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1935
Discovery Year: 1937
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Model Name: Polymetallic veins
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Type: L
Description: N-Trending Shear Zone
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Yes
Rocks
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Triassic
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Triassic
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Molybdenite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Silver
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Location): NE 1/4 SEC. 13; S. SLOPE WINNEMUCCA MTN; 1:62500 QUADRANGLE MAP IS A 1958 EDITION
Comment (Production): 2227 TONS ORE WORTH $27,282 PRIOR TO 1943
Comment (Deposit): 22 UNPATENTED CLAIMS
Comment (Workings): OPEN CUTS, SHALLOW TUNNELS
Comment (Geology): SHEAR ZONE CONTAINS SMALL AMOUNTS OF GOLD AND SILVER IN GANGUE OF QUARTZ AND IRON OXIDES
Comment (Deposit): 22 UNPATENTED CLAIMS. ORE HAD A HIGH IRON CONTENT, AND WAS SHIPPED PRIMARILY FOR USE AS FLUX; DEVELOPED BY OPEN CUTS AND SHALLOW TUNNELS. OWNED BY GUS AND AB ROGERS IN 1937 THROUGH 1945 ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT
References
Reference (Deposit): WILLDEN, R., 1964, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF HUMBOLDT CO., NEV.; NEV. BUREAU OF MINES BULL 59.
Reference (Deposit): VANDERBURG, W.O., 1938, RECONNAISSANCE OF MINING DISTRICTS IN HUMBOLDT COUNTY, NEVADA; U.S.B.M. INF. CIRC. 6995
Reference (Deposit): 1937, PROSPECTUS FOR WINNEMUCCA MOUNTAIN MINES CO; ON FILE AT N.B.M.G.
Reference (Production): WILLDEN, R., 1964
Nevada Gold
Nevada has a total of 368 distinct gold districts. Of the of those, just 36 are major producers with production and/or reserves of over 1,000,000 ounces, 49 have production and/or reserves of over 100,000 ounces, with the rest having less than 100,000 ounces. Read more: Gold Districts of Nevada.
