Washoe Claims

The Washoe Claims is a 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

Name: Washoe Claims

State:  Nevada

County:  Douglas

Elevation: 8,799 Feet (2,682 Meters)

Commodity: Gold

Lat, Long: 38.82056, -119.50861

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Satelite image of the Washoe Claims

Washoe Claims MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Washoe Claims
Secondary: Premier Mine


Commodity

Primary: Gold


Location

State: Nevada
County: Douglas
District: Red Canyon


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S


Physiography

Not available


Mineral Deposit Model

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Orebody

Not available


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Monzonite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

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Comments

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References

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Nevada Gold

Gold Districts of Nevada

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.