The Winters Mine is a silver and gold mine located in Douglas county, Nevada at an elevation of 8,799 feet.
About the MRDS Data:
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: 8,799 Feet (2,682 Meters)
Commodity: Silver, Gold
Lat, Long: 38.87444, -119.48167
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Winters Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Winters Mine
Secondary: Burke Mine
Secondary: Sweeney
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Gold
Secondary: Iron
Secondary: Copper
Tertiary: Lead
Tertiary: Antimony
Location
State: Nevada
County: Douglas
District: Red Canyon
Land Status
Land ownership: Private
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
Type: Surface/Underground
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Replacement Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1865
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Model Name: Polymetallic veins
Orebody
Form: LENSES, STRINGERS
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Oxidized To A Depth Of 150 Ft.
Rocks
Name: Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Name: Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Triassic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Pyrite
Comments
Comment (Workings): NUMEROUS TUNNELS EXPLORING VEIN AT DIFFERENT LEVELS. SHALLOW SHAFTS
Comment (Deposit): Discovery Year: 1860S
Comment (Commodity): LEAD CARBONATE CARRYING UNSPECIFIED AG AND LESS AU
Comment (Deposit): ORE SHIPPED TO THOMPSON SMELTER ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT
References
Reference (Deposit): BURKE, A. J., 1913 , REPORT FROM SUPERINTENDENT OF MINE UNPUBL. NEV. BUREAU OF MINES FILE.
Reference (Deposit): HILL, J. M., 1915 , SOME MINING DISTRICTS IN NE CALIF. AND NW NEV., USGS BULL. 594 .
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.
