The Windlass Mine is a silver and gold mine located in Churchill county, Nevada at an elevation of 6,450 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: 6,450 Feet (1,966 Meters)
Commodity: Silver, Gold
Lat, Long: 39.49861, -117.86750
Map: View on Google Maps
Satelite View
MRDS mine locations are often very general, and in some cases are incorrect. Some mine remains have been covered or removed by modern industrial activity or by development of things like housing. The satellite view offers a quick glimpse as to whether the MRDS location corresponds to visible mine remains.
Windlass Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Windlass Mine
Secondary: Grand Prize Group
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Gold
Location
State: Nevada
County: Churchill
District: Alpine (Clan-Alpine) 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
Type: Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: J. P. Williams, Jr. Of Fallon
Years: 1947 -
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1875
Discovery Year: 1912
Discovery Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Model Name: Epithermal vein, Comstock
Orebody
Form: TABULAR
Structure
Type: L
Description: N-Trending Fualts
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Silicification
Rocks
Name: Rhyodacite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Name: Rhyodacite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Pliocene
Name: Rhyodacite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Gold
Ore: Cerargyrite
Ore: Argentite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Limonite
Comments
Comment (Location): 3/4 MILE NW OF WILLIAMS MINE ON UPPER NORTHERLY SLOPE OF HILL ABOVE FLORENCE CANYON EXACT LOCATION UNCERTAIN. ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1972)
Comment (Production): IN 1947, SCHRADER REPORTED 500 TONS OF $6/TON ORE LYING ON THE DUMPS. 2/3 AU; 1/3 AG.
Comment (Development): 5 CLAIMS
Comment (Deposit): NEARLY EAST-WEST VEIN 2-5 FEET THICK OF BANDED, QUARTZ & ADULARIA
Comment (Workings): SHAFT, INCLINED AT 65DEG, OPENS VEIN TO A50-FOOT DEPTH.
References
Reference (Deposit): WILLDEN, R, AND R.C. SPEED, 1974, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF CHURCHILL CO., NEV.; NBMG. BULL. 83.
Reference (Deposit): SCHRADER, F.C., 19478 CARSON SINK AREA, NEVADA; U.S.G.S. O.F. REPORT
Reference (Production): SCHRADER, F.C., (1947)
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.
